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2003 Vaporware Awards

Posted by CmdrTaco on from the annual-traditions dept.

7x7 writes "Wired News has the 2003 Vaporware Awards available for your perusal. Winning the Lifetime Achievement Award, if you hadn't guessed already: Duke Nukem Forever!"

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  1. The List by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Informative

    Lifetime Achievement Award: Duke Nukem Forever

    10. RadioShark (Griffin Technology)
    9. Amiga OS 4.0 (Amiga)
    8. Wrist PDA (Fossil)
    7. HDTV TiVo (TiVo)
    6. RealPC (FWB)
    5. Wi-Fi SD Card for Palm (SanDisk)
    4. Team Fortress 2 (Valve)
    3. Phantom Gaming System (Infinium Labs)
    2. Fallout 3 (Black Isle Studios)
    1. Half-Life 2 (Valve) /anon

  2. Re:WMDs by drafalski · · Score: 5, Informative
    From the article:
    Dishonorable shout outs also go to Valve's Counter-Strike: Condition Zero; President George W. Bush's weapons of mass destruction...
  3. Re:Duke Nukem Forever by (54)T-Dub · · Score: 5, Informative

    They don't need investors. They made enough money off of Duke Nukem and the Max Payne license to fund themseleves.

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  4. Re:Story of Duke Nukem Forever? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Informative

    The Official Duke Nukem Forever FAQ
    There's really not much mentioning of the delay except that they changed engines during the development, which set them back quite a bit. But there is some interesting information regarding other apsects of the game.