By: roushimsx 
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Steve Gibson
Obviously none of this would have happened without Steve! I had never gotten the chance to meet him before and I have to say, he's ever bit as cool in person as has always been suggested on here. Really an awesome gesture by him to set this whole thing up for us. We're not press and we're not involved "in the scene" so to speak; we're just gamers that love to watch slumberparty.avi Duke Nukem, so getting the chance to be involved in this was truly an awesome, once in a lifetime experience and I can't thank Steve enough for allowing me to be a part of it.
Randy Pitchford
Prior to Gearbox taking over the Duke IP, I had fairly limited exposure to Randy's personality and talks. I recall hearing about him saying some controversial stuff that pissed people off in the past but I simply ignored all of that because I assumed he was just an american Tomonobu Itagaki. You know, saying controversial stuff for the sake of being controversial and putting on this big front about being a hardcore gamer.
After hanging out and listening to him talk about games for a short period of time though, it's incredibly easy to completely forget that he's the CEO of a major game development studio and instead see him as just an outright, hardcore gamer. I'm talking about the kind that would not only post on the Shack (and fit in really well!), but the kind that would write lengthy, informative articles for HardcoreGaming101, Good Old Games, and Retro Gamer Magazine in his spare time if he wasn't so damn busy running a large multi team game development studio.
I'm extremely appreciative of his pivotal role in greenlighting the whole project and letting us come up into his offices to judge his studio's work and the remarkable amount of hospitality he showed us.
DNF Development and Production Staff
I unfortunately didn't get to speak with them to tell them how much I love them and appreciate their incredible devotion in completing a fantastic dream. Their level of dedication to the project is amazing and I'm so glad that they took some time out of their busy day to meet with us.
Adam, Korri, and Hayley
I think Adam is Steve's younger counterpart and he's damn cool. He helped babysit/escort us about and humor us with fun nuggets of Gearbox knowledge (yous guys might be good at SSF4, but I think I'd give you a good fight in King of Fighters '98 :( ). Korri greeted us in the main Gearbox entrance, helped babysit us, and was never without a smile, even as a bunch of creepy guys from the internet crowded around her desk pretending to take photos of the Gearbox logo right behind her. Hayley was running around behind the scenes to get things set up and ready for us while we were being led around, and I really appreciate the work she put into it!
Shackers!
You dudes were great! I normally avoid attending any shackmeets (you may have noticed by not noticing me at any previous shackmeet despite being in fairly reasonable driving distance), but I had a blast hanging out with you guys and talking Duke talk with yous. I appreciate you putting up with my habitual ranting and not-always-coherent speech problems and for not making fun of my inability to dress myself (in case I only introduced myself by my real name or you only saw me, I'm "Frank", the dude in the dark green american eagle t-shirt and roughed up not-$300 jeans). I don't want to sound completely gay or anything, but you guys were a ton of fun to hang out with and I apologize if my lack of a brain/mouth filter or quirks caused any moments of awkwardness.
Roommate
My roommate let me borrow his car because mine's broken. Sorry 'bout those extra miles, dude.
Anyone I missed
I know I missed a couple of peeps that had a hand in making this all happen and I'm sorry I left you out :(
Especially the dudes working at Gearbox that tolerated us being up in their workspace and drinking their soda. Holy shit, if any of you guys are ever up on Route 66 'round these parts and want to go out for a soda, give me call and the (non-alcoholic) drinks are on me!
Steve Gibson
Obviously none of this would have happened without Steve! I had never gotten the chance to meet him before and I have to say, he's ever bit as cool in person as has always been suggested on here. Really an awesome gesture by him to set this whole thing up for us. We're not press and we're not involved "in the scene" so to speak; we're just gamers that love to watch slumberparty.avi Duke Nukem, so getting the chance to be involved in this was truly an awesome, once in a lifetime experience and I can't thank Steve enough for allowing me to be a part of it.
Randy Pitchford
Prior to Gearbox taking over the Duke IP, I had fairly limited exposure to Randy's personality and talks. I recall hearing about him saying some controversial stuff that pissed people off in the past but I simply ignored all of that because I assumed he was just an american Tomonobu Itagaki. You know, saying controversial stuff for the sake of being controversial and putting on this big front about being a hardcore gamer.
After hanging out and listening to him talk about games for a short period of time though, it's incredibly easy to completely forget that he's the CEO of a major game development studio and instead see him as just an outright, hardcore gamer. I'm talking about the kind that would not only post on the Shack (and fit in really well!), but the kind that would write lengthy, informative articles for HardcoreGaming101, Good Old Games, and Retro Gamer Magazine in his spare time if he wasn't so damn busy running a large multi team game development studio.
I'm extremely appreciative of his pivotal role in greenlighting the whole project and letting us come up into his offices to judge his studio's work and the remarkable amount of hospitality he showed us.
DNF Development and Production Staff
I unfortunately didn't get to speak with them to tell them how much I love them and appreciate their incredible devotion in completing a fantastic dream. Their level of dedication to the project is amazing and I'm so glad that they took some time out of their busy day to meet with us.
Adam, Korri, and Hayley
I think Adam is Steve's younger counterpart and he's damn cool. He helped babysit/escort us about and humor us with fun nuggets of Gearbox knowledge (yous guys might be good at SSF4, but I think I'd give you a good fight in King of Fighters '98 :( ). Korri greeted us in the main Gearbox entrance, helped babysit us, and was never without a smile, even as a bunch of creepy guys from the internet crowded around her desk pretending to take photos of the Gearbox logo right behind her. Hayley was running around behind the scenes to get things set up and ready for us while we were being led around, and I really appreciate the work she put into it!
Shackers!
You dudes were great! I normally avoid attending any shackmeets (you may have noticed by not noticing me at any previous shackmeet despite being in fairly reasonable driving distance), but I had a blast hanging out with you guys and talking Duke talk with yous. I appreciate you putting up with my habitual ranting and not-always-coherent speech problems and for not making fun of my inability to dress myself (in case I only introduced myself by my real name or you only saw me, I'm "Frank", the dude in the dark green american eagle t-shirt and roughed up not-$300 jeans). I don't want to sound completely gay or anything, but you guys were a ton of fun to hang out with and I apologize if my lack of a brain/mouth filter or quirks caused any moments of awkwardness.
Roommate
My roommate let me borrow his car because mine's broken. Sorry 'bout those extra miles, dude.
Anyone I missed
I know I missed a couple of peeps that had a hand in making this all happen and I'm sorry I left you out :(
Especially the dudes working at Gearbox that tolerated us being up in their workspace and drinking their soda. Holy shit, if any of you guys are ever up on Route 66 'round these parts and want to go out for a soda, give me call and the (non-alcoholic) drinks are on me!