Rumor: Duke Nukem Forever being completed by Gearbox

by Ben Gilbert on Aug 11th 2010 11:00AM

According to unnamed sources speaking with Kotaku and "claiming to have knowledge of the situation," development on Duke Nukem Forever is continuing -- until completion -- with Borderlands developer Gearbox Software. Stranger still, the sources also claim that a "playable demo" will be distributed at some point "later this year." While Take-Two confirmed that it retains the rights to DNF, it didn't offer any comment on the matter.

Gearbox head Randy Pitchford couldn't say anything either, but did note that he might be able to "better clarify the situation" at this year's PAX Prime. Duke Nukem creator George Broussard declined to comment as well. Although this is most certainly a "rumor" for now, we'd still like to wish Gearbox the best of luck over the next 15 years.

Source: Kotaku

Tags: 2k-games, 3d-realms, duke-nukem, duke-nukem-forever, gearbox, gearbox-software, george-broussard, microsoft, pax-prime-2010, pc, playstation, ps3, randy-pitchford, take-two, take-two-interactive, xbox

Reader Comments (73)

Stop toying with my emotions, Ben! Stop!

@RudyHuxtable
I seriously Hope they never come out with this game. I think it better serves the gaming community as pipe dream for consumers and cautionary tale for developers.

@RudyHuxtable

I mean, it's just long since past the point where it was even relevant. By the time it gets released it'll end up going straight to GOG.com.

As much as i hate Gearbox's lazyness when it came to fixing Borderlands' bugs and the horrible weapon customization system, i'm actually okay with this

This is how this sounds:

Hot model calls you up "Yeah.. so.. .I'm definitely going to have sex with you tonight'
You: "Sweet"

15 years later...
Hot model: "Yeah, hold on, I'm just putting my shoes on, almost there"
You: "Allright, sweet!!"

1 year later:
Hot model: "Yeah, I'm not going to come over after all, sorry!"

Another year after that:
Hot model: "Hey... remember me? Yeah I'm sooo going to come over soon!"
1 year after that

@MystileArmor

Neverending stooooryyyyyyyyyy lala lala lalalala laaaaaa

@MystileArmor

That model might not be so hot after 16 years have g- ooOOOOOoh I get it.

Deep.

@MystileArmor

(Sung to the tune of "The song that never ends")

This is the game that never ends
It goes on and on my friends
15 years ago, 3D Realms started it
Not knowing what it was

Now Gearbox is taking it,
Going to make it,
Not knowing what it is

And so,

This is the game that never ends...

@MystileArmor

STORY OF MY FRICKIN' LIFE MAN

@Courtney
but think they got the name right though,, duke nukem forever ( a game that seems to take forever to finish) but kidding aside..

i kinda hoipe this is true... it would definatly be a shame for a game that was worked on for so many years to disappear..

@Teus

The name was a joke. DNF = Did Not Finish.

It was always a joke, and they never intended to finish. Not sure if this is a serious effort now, because a lot of people would buy this game just because of the notoriety, but it's probably just another iteration of the gag.

@MystileArmor
Wrong. That hot model will be haggered and wrinkled after fifteen years of passage. This is assuming the model is 25 years old. Even five years will be enough time for her to not be so hot anymore.

@MystileArmor

Suddenly, it appears the Mayans might be on to something with the 2012 thing. So which is it: The end of the world or the actual release date?

Perhaps they should change the title of this game to limbo.........

@2tall2hide

Of the Lost

Ugh, just let it die! Duke Nukem hasn't been culturally relevant since last century. Literally.

@Jerk Face

what this Jerk said, Duke Nukem's whole relevance now was because of Forever never actually coming out. it became this long running joke within the gaming community.

@Jerk Face
Never, Duke Nukem will live on in our hearts... FOREVER

@Jerk Face

It makes me crazy! Duke, as a character, wasn't even likable back when the games were out. He was an obvious stab at stupid 'edgy' nineties marketing, all kicking ass and chewing gum.

'Parking' your 'bricks' in an 'alien toilet' isn't even funny in an ironic way.

@Jerk Face

I COULDN'T THINK OF SOMETHING CLEVER TO ADD BUT I REALLY JUST WANTED TO HAVE A POST THAT HAD THE WORD 'FOREVER' IN IT YAY FOR CAPS LOCK AND NO PUNCTUATION AND BAD SBELLING BITCHES

@Jerk Face

When did tit jokes and kicking ass go out of style though???

@d3sc3nd3ncy

I concur. Let's be honest as long as it has strippers, ass kickery, and ugly mutants, I'm in!

sigh....and so the saga of the most appropriately named video game of all time goes on....and on....and on.....

@pkpk523
thats what she said

At least we know something IS going on. Or they all would have outright said that nothing is going on. Right?

@Sidebuster
I like your style Dude.

@Sidebuster if there wasn't anything happening he'd be under no obligation from Take Two's legal guys to not say anything until PAX. Definitely suspicious

FINALLY

@Osnaz I'm going to Gamestop to pre-order DNF and the new Battletoads!

@pibs
http://obnoxiousgamer.files.wordpress.com/2010/01/duke-nukem-pre-order-receipt.png

The cosmic ballet goes on.

@Uncle Jesse

"Have mercy!" would have sufficed.

@Uncle Jesse

QUIT TRYING TO TYPECAST ME!

@Uncle Jesse

YOU DID THAT TO YOURSELF YOU MAGNIFICENT HUNK OF MAN MEAT

At PAX Prime, eh? I hereby predict this is the final Omegathon round this year

Completely irrelevant, but doesn't the ps3 controller above the PS3 link look like 2 guns?

I'm developing Duke Nukem Forever.

@koehler83
No, I'm developing Duke Nukem Forever...also I'm Spartacus.

@koehler83 No you're not. I am. And the only way you can prove me wrong is by releasing it. YOUR MOVE.

honestly, im not surprised if this game would come out this year. i would only be surprised if this game would be great after all these shenanigans

LIES! No-one can finish Duke.

Okay, this is what I want out of gameplay...

To start the game first-person shooting terrorists in a military complex then four or five hours later you find yourself at a restaurant on the moon making ravioli for an incoming wedding party, and are honestly unable to tell where any significant changes in gameplay took place?

Yahtzee gave me the idea, now I won't be happy until I see it.

Let him go. The Duke is gone.

Holy crap, I'm glad I was sitting down when I read this. I had to recheck the calendar to make sure it wasn't April

2 years later... Duke Nukem Forever still taking forever.

If this is true then Duke Nukem Forever will finally come out as Gearbox gets shit done. This will be epic if true.

Anybody find it funny that Duke Nukem Forever as DNF also stands for Did Not Finish?

Or is that just me.......

@AlphaOneZero

The people who named it that thought it was funny.

Since that's actually why they picked the name. There's some story about it from one of the guys who was there on google somewhere. Vaporware is actually a lucrative business.

Yes! It just won't die!

I, for one, am thrilled about this news. DNF is an industry icon. We cannot allow it to die, ever. Nor can we allow it to be completed.

2108 - With the purchase of the last independent game company ActiEAUbiBlithesdaSoft has acquired to the rights to Duke Nukem Forever. They are continuing development and anticipate a fall release date.

In unrelated news a meteor will impact the Earth and wipe out all life in early August.

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Rumor: Duke Nukem Forever being completed by Gearbox

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