3D Realms is No More – is Duke Nukem Safe?
“It’s time to kick ass and chew bubble gum…And I’m all outta gum.” Well, not gum, actually, more like money, as 3D Realms, developer of the classic Duke Nukem 3D and practically-vaporware Duke Nukem Forever recently announced they were shutting down due to a lack of funds. What does this mean for the seriously-in-development Duke Nukem Trilogy?
Forever young...
Well, nothing, actually. That series of games (Duke Nukem: Chain Reaction, Duke Nukem: Critical Mass and Duke Nukem: Proving Grounds) for the PlayStation Portable and Nintendo DS are currently being developed by Frontline Studios and will be published by Deep Silver and Apogee Software LLC. As for Duke Nukem Forever, a spokesperson for Take-Two stated that “Take-Two continues to retain the publishing rights to Duke Nukem Forever.” Whether or not anything becomes of those publishing rights is yet to be known.
So R.I.P. 3D Realms, and thanks for the many blood-splattering memories.
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14 Responses to “3D Realms is No More – is Duke Nukem Safe?”
I hope someone picks this up, i was looking forward to a new duke nukem.
End of an era.
i tink that duke nukem not be that good in 3d…
Perhaps if they had released the game 7 or 8 years ago like they should have, they would have money now.
Duke was a novelty back in the day. Whether or not the series has ended, I’m still a fan.
So does T2 have any chance to get another developer? I would like to see what RockStar could do with the Duke.
rip
They should let someone else have it.
@ Sneeches
Yeah I think my grandpa has been waiting for DN forever to come out as well.
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