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Duke Nukem Forever Physics Impress

Posted by Zonk on from the who-does't-like-physics? dept.

rauper wrote in to alert us to a GameIndustry.biz story. The quote says it all: "Swedish company Meqon, the firm behind the physics for 3D Realms' Duke Nukem Forever, has rekindled interest in the long-delayed game with a stunning demonstration of its latest physics technology."

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  1. By the time it comes out... by Bin_jammin · · Score: 5, Funny

    the laws of physics will have changed. Whenever...

    1. Re:By the time it comes out... by Wwolmack · · Score: 2, Funny

      ...There won't be any physics left to model.

    2. Re:By the time it comes out... by wakejagr · · Score: 5, Funny

      Yanno, DNF jokes are so damned 2003. And 2001. And... Well, they're old and tired. Yet, I have to hand it to Bin Jammin.

      DNF has been vaporware for so long that even jokes about how old and tired the jokes are about DNF being vaporware are old and tired.

      My brain hurts . . .

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  2. I'm scared... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 3, Funny

    You mean there's a real game behind this that might actually be released someday? That's scary, when you consider the release of this game would signal the end of the world more than say, the Rapture would, to most gamers.

  3. DNF? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

    How come we haven't heard of this game before now? It sounds great. I can't wait for it to be released.

    1. Re:DNF? by tal256 · · Score: 5, Funny

      In autoracing circles, DNF stands for "Did Not Finish". I wonder if this applies here too....

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    2. Re:DNF? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Funny

      Yes, ladies and gentlemen, it's true. A gamer has been born and grown up since we started waiting for Duke Nukem Forever to be released. That's how long we've been waiting.

  4. Has to by daeley · · Score: 2, Funny

    Has to have the latest physics technology since its release will freeze over Hell and give the power of flight to pigs, not to mention pulling one of the seals off the Book of Judgment and releasing the End Times. :)

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  5. Re:What do you do for a living? by CrazyJim1 · · Score: 4, Funny

    3d Realms recently posted an ad for developers on gamasutra.

    I replied,"I too have worked on a game for over 10 years and refined my skills yet never completed it. I think I'd be perfect for your team."

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  6. One down... by Frodo+Crockett · · Score: 5, Funny

    "Hey guys! Physics is done!"
    "Alright! What's left?"
    "Not much. Just graphics, control, scripting, AI, sound, and multiplayer."

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  7. I know how they did it by Lu+Xun · · Score: 2, Funny

    They printed out what they had of the source code and dropped it on the floor. Bang.

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  8. The REAL question is... by bsdbigot · · Score: 3, Funny

    Will I need to run an IPX stack to play online?

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