The video game release list of 6/13-6/19

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  I was actually going to consider giving Duke Nukem Forever the benefit of the doubt and buy it......until... : Sadogoat
  • I havent had this mutch fun for along time with duke, and duke takes me back to the 90´s. Not done with ... : Grizzlyfirez
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    I'm biased towards it, yes, but I've seen a lot of REALLY good reviews here from Australian Shackers : dognose
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      Swedish rewiewers, gives it a 2 of 5 rating. They must have been smoking alot :) : Grizzlyfirez
      • Which does not in any way negate the positive reviews I've seen. : dognose
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        Couldn't it be argued that Duke is pretty much a "North American" personality? Huge ass guns, huge ass m... : Derringer
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          Believe it or not, but that kind of culture is actually really popular in Europe for the exact reason tha... : ovrlrd
          • It's apparently selling very well in the UK. I saw georgb3dr saying on twitter that it topped the sales... : Gwyndion
    • its pretty simple, 360 reviews suck, PC reviews are good....work that one out : thewindcriesmary
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    Zero interest in Duke now. Most early reviews are reinforcing my suspicions about the game. A tired, an... : wytefang
    • yeah duke could have been the greatest game of all time. but don't we have enough of those. i don't actua... : svetoy
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    I'll pick it up, but not until it's in the $25 range. : EnderWigginDA
    • I'm thinking that'll be the case within 5-6 months. : Sailor of Fortune
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    Having played the final game about 1/2 the way through I will tell you it is much better than the demo(wh... : godm0de
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      Could you give us an idea of how long the game is? : ManiacalMoose
      • 6-9hours depending on how much you suck at shooters (this one is actually hard) : thewindcriesmary
      • Quite a few of us here beat it in around 8 hours. : MacemanInTW
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        it really depends on how long you play around with pinball, airhockey and slotmachines. my playtime was a... : fw_rams
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          Airhockey was surprisingly fun, did you play the wackamole? : abrasion
          • hehe yes i did .. i'm replaying the levels right now to get all the ego items.. still missing two of them... : fw_rams
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    Just buy the damned game, if you're over 27 / 28 or so it's totally worth it.
    The game is an excellent throwback to the old days, yet adopts many new gameplay mechanics from today, without diluting the experience.
    
    It's clunky in parts but not 'bad' at all. A few levels look a little bland, some polygons lacking, some texture detail and lighting passes - but that's only a few and nothing shockingly bad at all. In some sections I've been just outright wowed by the graphics actually.
    
    The one liners, comedy and stuff has been easily 80% funny, there's 15% cringeworthy and 5% holy fuck did they just say that (also funny) (I liked the "I thought this was an out hole or one direction only?" or some kind of comment on the flesh asshole door things)
    The 2 weapon thing isn't a showstopper.
    
    Seriously, I really think anyone old enough to remember Duke who can look back fondly should pick this up and just switch off for a while. It's not perfect but it's significantly better than I expected and worth it for older gamers.
    The young guys are either going to fucking detest it, or love it, I doubt there will be an inbetween.
    (I must be about 3/4 of the way through)
    

    Jun 12, 2011 4:58am PDT
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    Just buy the damned game, if you're over 27 / 28 or so it's totally worth it. The game is an excellent t : abrasion
    • Bang on. Hail to the king baby. : abjectblitz
    • Bang on. Hail to the king baby. : abjectblitz
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  Wow, didn't realize the Transformers game was this week. I thought the last one was pretty fun. I wonder ... : bouxdag
  • well it's by High Moon, same as the last one, so I have an idea A. It's a movie game and not high art and... : geedeck
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    http://www.shacknews.com/chatty?id=26086305#itemanchor_26086305 : dantastic
    • oh fuck i meant to link this http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E6jzNjUyYGQ well have a lol at my original... : dantastic
• Child of Eden is out this week? Madness. : Vincent Grayson
• Dangit, I forgot the new alice was coming out this week. I woulda waited on red faction if I had remembe... : catman1027
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  Cannot wait to play Alice. Definitely my most anticipated game of the year (sorry DNF, I will play you wh... : ovrlrd
  • WTF I don't see it on steam. :( : xylothan
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  Duke Nukem is the most overhyped crap.... nuff said, just wait until they dish out the dlc to just suck u... : TotalRecall
  • This is not true. I have played it. I know what I'm talking about. This game is Duke. And a good Duke. A... : harveymcmaster
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    cool story bro. BUY DNF IF YOU LIKE: - BOOBIES - GIRLS - Duke Nukem - Oldschool bossfights that ... : fw_rams
    • did i mention blowing up stuff? : fw_rams
• Alice or Duke hmmm.... : Zerbyte
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  having finished duke forever, all I can say is it sucks honestly. I don't remember the last time I've pla... : omwibya
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    How exactly have they pussified him? And if you way 2 weapon system, I'm going to punch you in the face. : Mad Brahmin Disease
    • It's the 2 weapon system, dumbass! Duke isn't strong enough to carry anymore than 2 guns! : Pneum0
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      it's not just that man, or the regenerating health either. It's what happens to him during the game.warni : omwibya
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        How is the titty bar an unnecessary level? it fits in well with what type of game DNF is and plays off in... : thewindcriesmary
        • i found it unnecessary because this game is supposed to be a shooter. I know duke is this larger than lif... : omwibya
        • For one thing, they literally just threw in a stripper level because they don't have strippers anywhere e... : PlayfulPuppy
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  anyone know of Alice & Duke will be compatible on Steamworks? : jimvolk
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    Duke definitely uses Steam. Don't know about Alice. : Sadogoat
    • It almost looks like Alica is retail or EA stupid download shit only =( : xylothan
• So...what's the odds on Duke taking Shack's Xbox 360 Exclusive GOTY, PS3 Exclusive GOTY, Multiplatform GO... : wfalcon
• Aaaw hell yeah, hopefully Alice is good. : Johnnsen
• After years of jokes, and much better games developed and released, Duke Nukem Forever will be released. ... : jrbstereo
• Duke Nukem Forever delayed according to the laws of physics! Most interesting release Child of Eden but t... : InfernoAblaze