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Popular gaming franchise Duke Nukem has returned at the Gadget Show Live 2011 after more than a decade away from retail shelves. New game Duke Nukem Forever, a first-person shooter from 2K Games, is playable for the first time at the event, which opens to the trade today and is …
Read More »Duke Nukem delay ‘no trick’
Duke Nukem Forever developer Gearbox Software has said the long overdue game’s latest delay was not a marketing ploy. 2K Games’ Xbox 360, PS3, PC shooter was delayed last week from May 6th to June 10th, with Gearbox announcing the new date in the form of a comedic video. The …
Read More »Duke Nukem Forever due May
Duke Nukem Forever will be released on May 6th in the UK. The long-awaited FPS will arrive on the High Street three days after its US debut on May 3rd. Its release marks the end of the longest development time in the history of video games. Work began on Duke …
Read More »Duke Nukem treat for Borderlands players
Publisher 2K Games has announced a special treat that will be bundled with next week’s Borderlands Game of the Year Edition. Included in the box will be membership to what is being called the Duke Nukem First Access Club which will allow for early access to the (quite literally) long-awaited …
Read More »Gearbox owns Duke IP
Having revealed on Friday that it has come to the rescue of long-struggling shooting sequel Duke Nukem Forever, it has now been confirmed that developer Gearbox has been given complete control of the Duke Nukem IP. Gearbox was handpicked as the new home for Duke Nukem because of their continued …
Read More »Duke Nukem Forever lives!
Brothers in Arms and Aliens vs Predator developer Gearbox has, as predicted, been revealed as the studio tasked with steering the hugely traumatised Duke Nukem Forever to its seemingly impossible retail release. And furthermore, studio boss Randy Pitchford told a Seattle audience tonight that development on the game is complete. …
Read More »Gearbox reviving Duke Nukem Forever?
Duke Nukem Forever refuses to die, with fresh rumous suggesting the game’s development has been picked up by Gearbox Software. Sources have told Kotaku that the studio behind Borderlands and Brothers In Arms has picked up the project from the work started by the original developer 3D Realms – which …
Read More »3D Realms back from the dead
Just days after the 3D Realms team bowed out and gave their goodbyes, days after the developer’s twelve-year attempt to finish Duke Nukem Forever ended abruptly, the Texas outfit has made a stunning revelation: 3D Realms has not closed down. In a statement released to the press, 3D Realms has …
Read More »3D Realms on Duke Nukem Forever
2K Games is to bring the latest in the Duke Nukem series to the global market – but is still without a release date for the title. The company will publish Duke Nukem Forever on ‘multiple formats’ according to developer 3D Realms – most likely to include both PS3 and …
Read More »Duke Nukem Forever planned for multi-format release
Developer 3D Realms has told MCV that it is planning on a multi-format release for the highly anticipated shooter Duke Nukem Forever, which has been in development for around ten years. The title, which is currently without a firm release date, was previously thought to be a PC exclusive, however …
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