Duke Nukem Now Never

Posted by Stropp on May 7, 2009

The breaking news from Rock Paper Shotgun and Shacknews, or perhaps rumors, is that 3D Realms the makers of Max Payne, Prey, and Duke Nukem 3D are closing up shop due to funding issues. That will put the final nail in the coffin of the Duke.

It’s a bit sad. I’ve played all the the Duke Nukem games, from the early platformers DN1 and DN2 to the big game itself, Duke Nukem 3D. Despite the on-going delays in the development of Duke Nukem Forever, I was still secretly anticipating its release.

It’s a little ironic really. If 3D Realms had simply pulled their collective finger out, and released the game when (or soon after) they had originally scheduled it, they probably would be in a better not-going-out-of-business financial situation now. They’d also probably have at least one more sequel to the game out the door too.

A bit too perfectionist for their own good methinks.

I figure the only thing that can save Duke Nukem now is if a third party buys up the IP and develops it themselves. We’ll just have to wait and see if that happens.

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