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3D Realms Sued Over Failed Duke Nukem Forever Plans

Posted by Soulskill on from the ponzi-would-be-proud dept.

Take-Two Interactive has now sued 3D Realms over the cancellation of Duke Nukem Forever . Take-Two did not provide continuous funding for the game, but they did pay $12 million for the publishing rights to the game. A Bloomberg report quotes Take-Two's complaint as saying that 3D Realms "continually delayed the completion date" and "repeatedly assured Take-Two and the video-gaming community that it was diligently working toward competing development of the PC Version" of the game. (The complaint refers to 3D Realms as part of Apogee Software, Ltd., not to be confused with Apogee Software, LLC, the publisher behind the still-forthcoming Duke Nukem Trilogy.)

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  1. so where's the money going to come from? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 2, Interesting

    surely 3D Realms don't have any financial assets left after going bust ..?

    1. Re:so where's the money going to come from? by Cornelius+the+Great · · Score: 2, Interesting

      I don't know... When Prey (another 3D Realms title that almost became vaporware) was finished by Human Head, it was pretty damn good, in my opinion.

      I'm seriously hoping that another competent studio will pick up the IP and make something just as worthwhile.

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  2. Re:They might have a case by L4t3r4lu5 · · Score: 5, Interesting

    They might get the current build of the game, though.

    I sure know which out of the two I'd want if I was Take Two!

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  3. Forever indeed by Drakkenmensch · · Score: 3, Interesting

    This story simply refuses to die, much to the enjoyment of gamers everywhere. I guess it's reasonable for us to get some schadenfreude mileage out of it, considering we've been fed the same when it's ready line for 12 years now...

  4. "No" to a buyout -- Lawsuit? by soupforare · · Score: 4, Interesting

    I wonder if they're bringing this suit to try to scare GB into handing over all Duke IP. This comes awfully soon after their offer to purchase it outright for $30M.

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  5. Re:take2 by LUH+3418 · · Score: 3, Interesting

    The project was started somewhere after the completion of the Duke Nukem 3D game (1996-1997). That game was pretty successful, and so 3D Realms looked like it might be worth investing in. I'm guessing Take Two didn't invest all that money in 2009.

    Furthermore, 3D Realms released some rather credible video trailers for the game, once in 1998, and again in 2001:

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=88F0J70ZkeM (1998)

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TKcxL4PmXfA (2001)

    So clearly, even going as far as 2002, you could still believe 3D Realms was going to release *something* eventually...

  6. Re:They might have a case by BobMcD · · Score: 2, Interesting

    but they'll never see 12 million dollars out of it.

    Could they possibly write all that off, though, as a bad debt?

  7. Re:Hope by Purity+Of+Essence · · Score: 3, Interesting

    And Jace Hall played it last year and said we wouldn't be disappointed. Bastard.

    Jae Hall, Ep 1: Duke Nukem Forever

    Includes interview with George Broussard and Scott Miller of 3D Realms.

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  8. Re:*Jaw Hits Floor* by elrous0 · · Score: 2, Interesting

    4 years ago I started wondering why their investors didn't sue for obvious fraud. Guess they finally did.

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  9. Collateral damage by BtRB_Ver2 · · Score: 2, Interesting

    In all this, I wonder what will happen/has happened to the Shadow Warrior ip? After DNF, was there going to be a Shadow Warrior remake? Who want'sa some Wang?

  10. Re:They might have a case by Jesterboy · · Score: 3, Interesting

    but they'll never see 12 million dollars out of it.

    I think it's more likely that they are trying to get a cut of any assets sold by 3D Realms, either physical or intellectual. I could see them making a grab for Duke Nukem copyright, handing it over to another developer, and putting it out under the Duke Nukem Forever title...