Duke Nukem Forever "in full production"

by Ross Miller on Feb 1st 2006 4:30PM

Yes, folks, it's still alive and kicking - everyone's favorite vaporware is "in full production" according to George Broussard, co-founder of 3D Realms. In an interview with 1up, towards the end, Broussard chats about the status of Duke Nukem Forever, the unfortunately-apt title to the game over a decade in development. Hail to the King, baby!

According to Broussard, "there's a lot that's finished. All the guns are finished. Most of the creatures are finished...we're just basically pulling it all together and trying to make it fun."

So, there you have it, an actual status update on Duke Nukem Forever. If they get their act together, 2006 may be the year pigs fly - then again, we predicted that Duke Nukem Forever still would not come out in 2006, and whose to argue with us?

[via Voodoo Extreme; image taken from the 2001 trailer]

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Tags: 3D Realms, 3dRealms, DNF, Duke Nukem Forever, DukeNukemForever, PC, Vaporware

Reader Comments (73)

dude duke nukem forever is going to be the best game in 2006!!!!!!!!!!

They should get it out, one might wonder about the effectiveness of 3D Realms sometimes.

The only thing that bugs me is that 3D Realms has released so many other games. Loads of DN games and Max 2 etc so they must have put time into those. what gives?

I'm 66 years old and still waiting. They better hurry up. lol

Looking at the number of people who replied to this article, theres still a hell of a lot of Interest in this game.
I am over video games now, and dont play them much, but I remember duke 3d and how much fun it was.

I have to say, if this game ever does come out with big 'midnight release' sales and stuff, I would be down there lining up to get a copy, if for no other reason then I never believed I would be actually getting the game!

I say good on them, keep at it, and dont let it die like so much other vapourware!!

Cheers

They better make this game for the PS2 or i am *$%&.

More power to them for taking their time - heck, even if the technology is a few years old, I'll still buy it - it's Duke! Who doesn't have fond memories of the first three games?

I think the store I preordered this at is out of business now lol

"[W]e're just basically ... trying to make it fun."

That's a losing strategy. The underlying fun-factor should have been conceived at the beginning of the project, not towards the end. How often does a set of finished pieces come together and, voila, it's FUN? It's near impossible and a total crapshoot.

yea i agree with #1. i'm really hoping this game comes out. everything about it will probably be outdated but that doesn't mean i won't enjoy it.

This game was announced before I got to high school. I've now had a BA and been working full time for over a year.

Sweet. 10 years to make guns and enemies. Should only be another. . what. . 50 years to design levels and "make it fun". I can't wait!

It's not yet the 1st of April.

Ha! These guys make Rare look like amateurs.

Guns and most creatures are done? If that's where they're at after 8 years and counting, I somehow doubt that this will be an '06 title.

I don't understand how anybody is supposed to make money off a game that takes this long to make.

"...we're just basically pulling it all together and trying to make it fun."

That's called game design. I would have hoped that stage would have been crossed many years ago.

If they've spent the past umpteen years working on guns and monsters, we'll be lucky to get a 3006 release.

Heh, hearing about Duke Nukem Forever again gives me fond memories of high school... and I've been out of college for over four years.

Seriously, now, who is still paying these guys?

It's a shame it never came out in 2001 b/c the footage they had at the time for the trailer was actually pretty nice.

Agreed Number 11. You don't start designing a great game by making the graphical components first. You figure out the gameplay � how everything is going to add up to a cohesive experience. Then you worry about the implementation and the window dressing. Sounds pretty unprofessional, even if the interview was casual. >_>

> > "[W]e're just basically ... trying to make it fun."

> That's a losing strategy. The underlying fun-factor
> should have been conceived at the beginning of the
> project, not towards the end.

I think you're reading too much into this. "Trying to make it fun" can mean tweaking game balance, adding a new boss, changing a level layout that didn't quite work out as well as the original idea suggested.

I can think of plently of games that would've been great had the designers stopped and asked themselves if a particular element was as fun as they hoped, then took some time to fix it.

AWESOME!!!!!

If you had told me last year that George would be formally announcing full production on DKF in February 2006 I would have laughed and carried on.

This is great news.

So now begins the speculation as to which platform we are going to be playing it on.

How awesome would it be if it were to come out for Revolution?

Yay for amateur trying to tell professionals what to do.

/end sarcasim

Seriously...just b/c he did an interview and said something doesn't mean he spilled the beans on everything that has been done.

The game design and the concept artwork are 2 different things. Weapon, item, level, etc. design changes just as much as the game script and design doc do.

what exactly have 3d realsm been working on this whole time? DNF can't have been their sole object of attention!

what about half life 2? it came out really late but an excellent game

Who knew that Mother 3 was in development longer than Duke Nukem Forever has been?

12 years vs. 9.

Well, many of you guys are assuming from simple text. These guys did not have to be working on this game 24/7, they might've stopped production but continued it, we don't know, but I sure as hell can't wait for it, I love Duke.

"So now begins the speculation as to which platform we are going to be playing it on."

We'll be playing it on the Infinium Phantom of course! Duke Nukem Forever will be a launch title for it.

You know what they say... unless you're a pearl diver, don't hold your breath :)

Bill

I could play Duke Nukem 1 with my eyes closed just by listening to the sound. I probably still can.

Hmmm I'll beleive it when I see it.. I hope they followed the evolving graphic technology.. Don't want to play a directx 7 game ;)

Kiltak
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Great! I was looking for something to buy for my future 16 years old son's birthday and now I have da idea

We ARE playing "Duke Nukem Forever" right now!

The "forever" refers to how long we'll be waiting for the game to be released!

Hey, maybe it'll be released on the Phantom console first!

Where do they get the fnding to keep making this game? They should have been bankrupt by now.

All of this does not matter. I will buy the game when it is delivered no matter what peeps say. I have been waiting forever it seems for it to come to fruition, so blah blah. I just can't wait to see the trailer that I watched over and over come to life in game form. Even if it dissapoints me it won't matter. I will still revel in the world that Duke has provided us over the years and it will be a welcome addition to the Duke legacy.

Finally I can dust off my Pentium II that has been waiting for this game for a long time. I hope DNF will still run on Windows 95. Does anyone have the VooDoo drivers?

Ahh, isn't it wonderful to be able to live forever off of licensing the Duke Nukem brand?

Seriously, 3DRealms would have gone out of business years ago if they had to rely on actually earning their paychecks! I loved Dukem Nukem 3D. Couldn't wait to play Duke Nukem Forever, but it's gotten to the point where if it is ever released, it will make Daikatana look like Half Life 3!!

Quite simply, 3DRealms earns money by licensing the name to companies that actually produce games. They don't actually do anything themselves anymore. Apparantly, no one in the company actually knows how to do anything if it isn't using the build engine...

This game looks cool. never played a duke nukem game though. The only one I ever rember seeing for console was a N64 version and it was in the bargin bin. Was this ever made for ps1 or was this mainly a PC game series like Seriuos sam?

Well, from working in the industry, the "making it fun" part is often just balance tuning. When you work that close to a product, and I can only imagine what its like after 10 years (2 was bad enough) - its difficult to remain objective to whats fun and whats not (you only 'see' technology and bugs - including your QA department) - time for a step back, get in some fresh eyes, focus groups, new gameplay testers, and get this game out for all us deserving fans.

Fingers crossed it matches their e3 trailer from 2001, which, to this day is still my fav all time game trailer (from a production point of view, and a "wow, that looks cool" view)

Listen this game isn't coming out till we say the special words! KLATU.....VERATA....NIC..NIC..Damn what is the last word!

Say what you will, I'll definately still buy this. Even if it only looks as good as the last screenshot I saw (3 or 4 years ago now, I think), it should still be a nice looking game. I remember thinking they were the first FPS screenshots I could see a character's pores.
Also, I'm hoping that the longest FPS development time of all time equates to longest FPS singleplayer playing time. With that I'll be a happy customer.
Also, I hope I can give female npcs cash to see their boobies. teehee

Once when I was playing Duke Nukem 3d, my Mum saw it and lost her nut. I remember thinking, "damn, there's no way she's gonna let me get the next in the series".
Now I'm 23. hahaha

In response to cap-n-crunch, there was a PS1 version & a version for the Gameboy Advance. I have both versions, & still play them. The PS1 version is the closest to the original PC version in terms of graphics & the levels included in the game.

I find it interesting that Duke Nukem Forever and Mother 3 (Earthbound), both games that started life more than a decade ago, are officially confirmed within a week of each other!

to 31 and 34
Duke Nukem Forever is suppose to follow the PC releases as a sequel to Duke Nukem 3D (1996), Duke Nukem II (1993), and Duke Nukem (1991). I who use to dream that this game would come out don't think we'll see this game this year nor next year.

@28: Funding is simple... There have been other titles 3D Realms have been in to which have done very well... Need I say more then Max Payne? :)

Revolution? ;)

Duke Nukem Forever minimum system requirements:
486 66MHz or higher
8MB RAM
17MB Harddrive Space
Windows Accelerator card
SB compatible sound card

what it says on there site

Duke Nukem Forever �

The latest Duke game from the people who brought you Duke Nukem 3D. Duke Nukem Forever is sure to please every Duke fan, as well as every 3D action fan out there!

Coming "When it's done" from 3D Realms for the PC.

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