XBLA's Duke Nukem 3D passed certification, coming 'soon'

by Ludwig Kietzmann { Aug 18th 2008 at 8:45PM }

Cigar-chomping testosterone factory foiling alien invasion news now, with word that the Duke Nukem game you've all been waiting for -- again -- may be arriving imminently. Speaking to Shacknews, 3D Realms' George Broussard has confirmed that the Xbox Live Arcade version of Duke Nukem 3D has defeated the development galaxy's most dreaded scourge, the Microsoft certification process.

"We officially passed final cert on our first try Friday, August 15th," said Broussard, also revealing that the game is due for release "soon." Though we've yet to see convincing evidence that 3D Realms employees are familiar with that last word's meaning, we'll give them the benefit of the doubt when it comes to a game they've at least managed to complete once before.

No price has been announced yet, but Broussard noted that it would be "about what you'd expect." Meanwhile, be sure to check out the list of Duke Nukem 3D's Xbox 360 Achievements, which reward players for tipping strippers and stepping in poo.

Tags: 3D-Realms, Duke-Nukem, Duke-Nukem-3D, XBLA, Xbox-Live

Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)

Solid Chief @ Aug 18th 2008 8:53PM

Tiptup300 @ Aug 18th 2008 10:21PM

It's almost time to kick ass and chew bubblegum, but I'm all outta gum!

Sora @ Aug 18th 2008 8:55PM

Well, I expect $10. If it follows suit with the more recent games, I'll be disappointed. Not because $15 isn't fair, but rather that I don't have $15 of MS points left after blowing points on Braid and Geometry Wars 2.

Thatoneguy64 @ Aug 18th 2008 9:14PM

Just because two recent games are $15, doesn't mean that all future games will be $15.

Puzzle Quest launched at that price, and that wasn't the end of XBLA pricing, was it?

Grog @ Aug 18th 2008 10:53PM

A game with a 10 year development cycle? The single most hyped game of all time?

I think $100,000 is a small price to pay.

Schmobu @ Aug 19th 2008 1:32AM

Isn't Duke nukem forever the ten year one, this just sounds like a re release of Duke nukem 3d.

BrotherSimon @ Aug 18th 2008 9:05PM

Awesome!

Obie @ Aug 18th 2008 9:19PM

"I got balls of steel!"

Trickob @ Aug 18th 2008 9:24PM

"soon" is one of those words that, when repeated over and over again, start to lose all meaning...

soon soon soon soon soon soon soon soon soon soon soon soon soon soon soon soon soon soon soon soon soon soon soon soon soon soon soon soon soon soon soon soon soon soon soon soon soon soon soon soon soon soon soon soon soon soon soon soon soon soon soon soon soon soon soon soon soon soon soon soon soon soon soon soon soon soon soon soon soon soon soon soon soon soon soon soon soon soon soon soon soon soon soon soon soon soon soon soon

Ihavepants @ Aug 18th 2008 10:56PM

Was that really necessary?

Haon @ Aug 18th 2008 9:26PM

Rockin!

DangerMouse @ Aug 18th 2008 9:26PM

Co-Op in this game is a blast, as is deathmatch. Played for hours at a time over a serial cable way back when it came out.

Obie @ Aug 18th 2008 9:45PM

I do hope the XBLA version will have co-op as well.

Tiptup300 @ Aug 18th 2008 10:22PM

They said 4player online co-op.

Senor Facekick @ Aug 18th 2008 9:37PM

Thank god for achievments that I might be able to accomplish on my own instead of hunting for them until the early hours of the morning. I step in poop all the time. And I am very curteous to strippers. Maybe they have a Secret achievment for tripping a stripper into poop? Games like these that challenge the medium are what keep me playing games after all this time.

snarfoogle @ Aug 18th 2008 9:48PM

Will there be pixelated titties?

007craft @ Aug 18th 2008 9:49PM

i expect $10, but after snaging Doom for $5, Im glad i didnt get it at $10. I mean dont get me wrong, great games. Its just a couple hours of an old 1990s game I played which i can play anytime free on the pc (or just about any device or console ever built) should not be more then $5. Ill wait for duke to become greatest hits for $5. I havent played it in like 8 years, I dont think another year or 2 of waiting will hurt.

Rob Accomando @ Aug 18th 2008 9:56PM

Yes!

fred savage @ Aug 18th 2008 10:01PM

Yea, well don't rush!.....I haven't finished ZERO HOUR yet!

CesarSalad @ Aug 18th 2008 10:17PM

cant wait!

Karlito @ Aug 18th 2008 10:23PM

Duke nukem and coming soon in the same sentence without not inbetween i call blasphemy

bizarrororollins @ Aug 18th 2008 10:39PM

eh. most of these old pc games have aged pretty poorly and really aren't worth much more than $5-- although i also consider the NES games as being twice as much as they should be. I would rather see a port of Duke Nukem: Manhattan Project (a very underrated game in my own opinion) although it seems like that might not happen any time soon based on what it says about the game on wiki.