Court filing reveals 2K Games was developing 'Duke Begins'

This would of course be followed by The Dark Duke.

So now we have to read about "Duke Nukem Forever" for like, forever? This thing never ends...

Alien bastards shot down my 3rd party sequel.

Duke. What have they done to you?

They've...ripped off my head....and shit down my neck...

..maybe with small hands like that.. the Duke was originally a woman.. looking a bit like Grace Jones there...

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grace_Jones

Apogee hasn't released a Duke game in over ten years, just how much do they really think the franchise is worth?

I have to admit, in court that would DEFINITELY be a No No considering the start on such a project warrants acceptance and execution of an agreement which resolves the issues pertaining to loan equity. Halting said development in no way 'should' release Take 2 from Apogee/3D Realms' contractual assertion that Take 2 accepted the rights as payment.
It's always up to the Judges and they could make a decision that it only warrants partial payment based on any discovery of financial wrong doing and otherwise general hankey pankey on 3DR's part. I mean, by gosh, the judge could have been a gamer 10 years ago and gotten personally jaded back then at the face they never got to play the game and be having flashbacks of personal bias related to it.
Any male Judge under the age of 50 COULD be susceptible to having to dismiss themselves due to personal bias on the issue! (SARCASM)
All in all, I don't like to see IP 'STOLEN' from people, but honestly, 3DR/Apogee has used the 'promise' of the execution of a revolutionary shooter based on the now impossibly over hyped Duke Nukem IP to bankroll enough money to pay for a couple of major hollywood movies over the greater part of 2 decades. The judge might contend that transfer of the IP to the investors is the only way for them to see restitution.
3DR/Apg have dug themselves deep into this one themselves. I hope anything resulting from this serves only as a warning and is not used predominantly as precedent in future cases, as i HOPE nothing like this occurs ever again.

i wish people stop talking about duke nukem, this game is dead , lets just bury it.
enough.

Wow, so they were planning to milk the franchise...ugh...

I'm gonna laugh my ass off when DNF finally comes out and it's a damn Wii minigame fest.

"15 fuckin' years... and we present you with THIS! TADA!"

I've got balls of steel

Duke's origin story? Really? I love the guy, but I don't really think the story needs more depth other than aliens blew up my ride and i'm all outta gum.

You know what I just realized, look at Duke. Look at his design. They don't make action characters like that anymore. He's just some big dude in Ray-Bans, with a blonde buzz cut and a bright red muscle shirt. These days, they have 5 o'clock shadows, with dark hair and dark eyes and always wearing black. I think that's why I love Duke so much. Takes me back. Remember paying the strippers ("shake it baby"), seeing their tassles, them booting them? Ah, good times.

What really takes me back was when I got in that motocycle accident all those years ago. I had to have both of my arms in casts, making me completely dependant on the family to do everything for me. It was such a hilarious predicament that even getting myself a bowl of cereal was quite the ordeal. Too bad only Michelle was around to see that. I even added a banana!

Duke Nukem Forever was going to take FOREVER! and now we got Duke Nukem begins? So what before Pig cops? Do we get to see how he got so bad ass? I think a Duke origin story will only kill the game!

2K Games presents
Duke Begins: Rapture

Andrew Ryan: You can kill me, but you will never have my city. My strength is not in steel and fire...
Duke: Mine is. I've got balls of steel, and my gun is bigger than yours.

of course this game is going to be awesome... he has balls of steel for christ sake... balls balls balls of steeellll.