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Duke Nukem Forever Gets Delayed - Again

Posted by CmdrTaco on from the you-can't-make-this-up dept.

Blacklaw writes "Duke Nukem Forever, the game that turned into the industry's longest running joke as it entered development hell, has encountered one last delay to its launch."

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  1. i remember duke from childhood by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

    Ah, memories from childhood. One day my friend told me he had found a kickass game from a BBS and asked if I wanted to go play it with him after school. He described it to me and I was already sold, but but... My mother Giovanna had told me to help my father at our family pizza place after school. Damn it!

    School day became to end and I tried to consider my options, but there were none. I had to go help my papa make pizza. Frustraded, almost crying, I walked the streets of Naples back home. Every now and then I watched inside a window on the street and noticed someone playing on computer. I was thinking if that could be it, but I'd never know.

    I decided to think for a moment. Like a good oven takes its time and peace to bake and finish a delicious pizza, my padre would wait for me. It was time to go see what the game was about.

    And I was amazed. Great looking graphics, funny sounding man that I did not understand and girls with something on their chest that looked like doughnuts with a salami on top of it. It was truly marvelous.

    While later serving customers at my fathers pizza place, I couldn't but think that I have to get a computer and this Duke Nukem 3D game. I mean, I loved baking pizza. But there is a time when a boy must choose between leisure and girls. But my father never got me a computer.

    Like an overbaked pizza, my dreams were crushed when Duke Nukem Forever never came.

    1. Re:i remember duke from childhood by MikeDirnt69 · · Score: 3, Funny

      And I remember duke forever being delayed from childhood.

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    2. Re:i remember duke from childhood by jon787 · · Score: 5, Interesting

      It occurs to me that someone may not even have been in HS yet when the game was announced, graduated from HS, gotten a college degree, and could now be working on DNF.

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    3. Re:i remember duke from childhood by 0100010001010011 · · Score: 5, Funny

      Mod parent Sad.

    4. Re:i remember duke from childhood by ChinggisK · · Score: 4, Funny

      PizzaAnalogyGuy, did you forget to log in?

    5. Re:i remember duke from childhood by Kjella · · Score: 2

      And every time someone calls it DNF, I think Did Not Finish. I'm surprised they actually had the balls to announce a release date unless they were 110% sure they could hold it.

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    6. Re:i remember duke from childhood by elrous0 · · Score: 1

      Back when they first announced this game they hadn't even invented computers yet.

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    7. Re:i remember duke from childhood by davidbrit2 · · Score: 4, Funny

      Back when they first announced this game they hadn't even invented computers yet.

      Yeah, it was somewhere in Leviticus, wasn't it? It had a big two-page spread and everything. That couldn't have been cheap, especially without any printing press.

    8. Re:i remember duke from childhood by groslyunderpaid · · Score: 1

      Yeah, it was somewhere in Leviticus, wasn't it?

      Best. Bible Reference. Ever.

    9. Re:i remember duke from childhood by Motor · · Score: 5, Funny

      So DNF is still among the remaining great "unsolved problems" of slashdot? Much like Hilbert and his famous list of math questions, this list echoes through the generations.

      Solved

      Releasing the code for slashdot (free slash!) DONE

      Releasing Kevin Mitnick (free kevin!) DONE

      Unresolved questions/problems

      How to petrify Natalie Portman in an undressed state - UNSOLVED

      Does it run Linux (default answer must be YES) - UNSOLVED

      "Why were these stories rejected?" With a list of obscene article titles - UNSOLVED

      The whereabouts of OOG THE CAVEMAN - UNSOLVED

      The whereabouts of Jon Katz - UNSOLVED

      The ultimate fate of the "slashdot cruiser" offered as a prize and never delivered - UNSOLVED

      The assassination of "Signal 11" - NOT YET COMPLETED

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    10. Re:i remember duke from childhood by easyTree · · Score: 1

      Uhh... PizzaAnalogyGuy is that you?

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    11. Re:i remember duke from childhood by g0bshiTe · · Score: 1

      I vote they change the name. Duke Nukem Fornever.

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    12. Re:i remember duke from childhood by Jaytan · · Score: 2, Interesting

      I was in the 6th grade when the game was announced, and I now work in the video game industry with almost five years of experience. I could've been this hypothetical person.

    13. Re:i remember duke from childhood by Jeremiah+Cornelius · · Score: 1

      DUKE NUKEM FOREVER RELEASE:

      Delayed by the heat-death of the universe.

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    14. Re:i remember duke from childhood by Pharmboy · · Score: 1

      Something else to add: Half the people who will buy the game, were not even alive when the game was announced. The game idea is literally older than the customer base.

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    15. Re:i remember duke from childhood by davester666 · · Score: 1

      That puts you in the group of people under 50 years old...

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    16. Re:i remember duke from childhood by a-zarkon! · · Score: 1

      Time to start placing bets on which will come first: -LHC discovers Higgs boson particle -Duke Nukem Forever ships If the world has an apocolypse-level event like a new ice-age, or Mayan calendar doom, etc. it's considered a push and I get to keep the pot.

    17. Re:i remember duke from childhood by robthebloke · · Score: 1

      Well, assuming the game gets an 18 rating, the youngest player would have been watching teletubbies when development started.....

    18. Re:i remember duke from childhood by Chris+Burke · · Score: 2

      Dude, if there's some kind of apocalypse, I kindly ask you to please share your pot.

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    19. Re:i remember duke from childhood by jellomizer · · Score: 1

      I think I am the few who remembers it being an EGA Shareware platform Game. I remember first seeing it in a ShareWare purchase pamphlet. Its screenshot of it was in one of it worst photo. And thinking this game looks quite lame. Then I went to my friends place who was playing it I then realized they just gave a crappy screenshot, because the game was actually quite good. Duke Nukem 2 was in VGA as well as DN3D. I actually disliked the game as the Duke Nukems ego became more apparent.

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    20. Re:i remember duke from childhood by bugnuts · · Score: 1

      Aye, and a lot of the enjoyment of DN3D was the adolescent humor (which, btw, I played on an overclocked cyrix and an original voodoo).

      After 12 years of drooling over DNF, you'd think a few of their old fans have, you know, grown up and had kids and such.

      And NO F*(&ING WAY will these new parents let their kids play it!

    21. Re:i remember duke from childhood by MikeDirnt69 · · Score: 1

      Hey, your "eg." code has build errors.

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    22. Re:i remember duke from childhood by White+Flame · · Score: 1

      I remember Duke Nukem from my childhood. It was a pretty fun EGA platformer. Of course, platforms with hardware sprites and finescrolling still had more fluid gameplay.

    23. Re:i remember duke from childhood by nprz · · Score: 1

      Repost: http://games.slashdot.org/comments.pl?sid=1486910&cid=30523092
      (And yes, I read it the first time)

    24. Re:i remember duke from childhood by centuren · · Score: 1

      A slight reprieve, perhaps?.

    25. Re:i remember duke from childhood by Pharmboy · · Score: 1

      Yes, because everyone knows that no one under 18 every plays a game with an 18 rating. And teenagers don't look at porn on the net, no one under 21 drinks alcohol, etc. etc. etc. ;)

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  2. My first post by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

    was delayed again

  3. WOW, they almost had me by vawwyakr · · Score: 4, Funny

    I thought it was really going to happen this time. Man, fool me once shame on you, fool me....like 20 times?

    1. Re:WOW, they almost had me by cbiltcliffe · · Score: 5, Insightful

      I'd be willing to bet - not much, mind you, but willing - that they did this not because of any technical glitch, or anything like that, but rather, for the humour and irony in delaying the game yet again, when it's actually finished.

      After all, it's Duke Nukem Forever. It can't possibly be released without a delay, right?

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    2. Re:WOW, they almost had me by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1

      Indeed. I know if I were in charge of project DNF I'd throw out one more delay for the hell of it. At this point it can only raise sales.

    3. Re:WOW, they almost had me by shadowfaxcrx · · Score: 1

      If I had to guess, it's to remove the part of the game where you slap the woman around. They've gotten a lot of negative publicity for that recently.

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    4. Re:WOW, they almost had me by Stormwatch · · Score: 1

      And there's that controversial part of CoD...

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    5. Re:WOW, they almost had me by shadowfaxcrx · · Score: 3, Insightful

      Oh hell I agree with you. I think it's stupid that there's controversy over it. Reminds me of the GTA Hot Coffee crap. A game where you're a serial killer running around getting hookers (and killing them), running from cops (and killing them) and robbing people (and killing them) is just fine, but if you have sex with your girlfriend it's the *Antichrist!* and must be *censored!* and *burned!*

      American attitudes toward media content are about as stupid as it gets.

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    6. Re:WOW, they almost had me by cayenne8 · · Score: 1

      If I had to guess, it's to remove the part of the game where you slap the woman around. They've gotten a lot of negative publicity for that recently.

      Really?

      I'd guess that likely would add to the game as a selling point. I find it refreshing to find something that isn't 100% fucking Politically Correct.

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    7. Re:WOW, they almost had me by Demonantis · · Score: 1

      Probably has something to do with slapping bitches

    8. Re:WOW, they almost had me by Pseudonym · · Score: 1

      I'm ashamed at all you people.

      Last week's news was all sad, horrifying and depressing. This story gave me a warm fuzzy feeling like nothing else. While DNF is still in development, I know something is still right with the world. Long may it remain so!

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  4. Thanks for the notice... I almost unpacked my P233 by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

    When it was originally announced in 1997, I immediately went out and bought a state of the art Pentium 233 with 4MB RAM and a humongous 1GB hard drive.... it's sitting there waiting...waiting ....
    Hopefully it still runs on MS Windows 3.11

  5. It's time to launch the game and chew bubblegum. by Seumas · · Score: 1

    And I'm all out of bubblegum!

    Seriously, though, this is obviously an amusing publicity stunt by Pitchford's team. No harm done.

  6. old news by cashman73 · · Score: 4, Funny

    Slashdot has been reporting on the delay of Duke Nukem Forever since 1999.

    1. Re:old news by Fahrvergnuugen · · Score: 1

      And it never gets old!

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    2. Re:old news by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1

      Duke Nukem Forever actually predates Slashdot by a full 5 months:

      Duke Nukem Forever was originally announced April 1997.

      Slashdot was launched in September 1997.

    3. Re:old news by GeckoAddict · · Score: 2

      It's the ultimate dupe, and we just keep eating it up.

    4. Re:old news by Xtravar · · Score: 1

      This is the saddest thing I've ever read, and it's only 8:30.

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    5. Re:old news by Polumna · · Score: 2

      This is the first I've heard of it. Looks like a busy news day. I just checked the firehose and also learned that SCO is suing IBM, Jon Katz has strong, poorly written opinions about things he doesn't understand and high school graduation is COMING UP!!!!!!

      But seriously, I hope they 'accidentally' delay things again and copies of the game just magically rain from the sky like on June 20th.

  7. To give them the benefit of the doubt .... by scharkalvin · · Score: 5, Funny

    Maybe their CD printer is in Japan?

    1. Re:To give them the benefit of the doubt .... by werewolf1031 · · Score: 1

      Too soon, Executus!

    2. Re:To give them the benefit of the doubt .... by SleazyRidr · · Score: 1

      If we can't laugh about it what else are we supposed to do?

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    3. Re:To give them the benefit of the doubt .... by Shikaku · · Score: 1

      You know, laughing is a much better alternative than crying. DO IT.

  8. Indeed... by pcgfx805 · · Score: 2, Funny

    ...but as Christoph Hartmann said - "Duke never comes early"

    1. Re:Indeed... by elrous0 · · Score: 1

      At this point Duke is so old that he's going to need Viagra if he's going to come at all.

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    2. Re:Indeed... by garyebickford · · Score: 1

      Hmm. That's a game idea... An old geezer who (kinda like Popeye) becomes super when he takes his Viagra. Comedy gold! :D

      Extra points when you whack the villain with your pole!

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    3. Re:Indeed... by gknoy · · Score: 1

      The Chronicles of Hefner?

    4. Re:Indeed... by garyebickford · · Score: 1

      I like it! :D

      or, Hustler's revenge! (What was that guy's name - founded Hustler, got shot and wheelchair bound.)

      Use a design inspired by R.Crumb. :)

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    5. Re:Indeed... by elrous0 · · Score: 1

      Oxygen Tank Larry in the Land of the Retirement Villages

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    6. Re:Indeed... by barrtender · · Score: 1

      Larry Flynt

  9. Duke3D Now by Azarman · · Score: 2

    Well I am big Duke Fan, to the point that once we heard it was finally coming out a friend and I got Duke3D working over WAN which I will share today. Firstly pick up a copy of Duke 3D Atomic Edition (i like this website http://www.gog.com/en/gamecard/duke_nukem_3d_atomic_edition) I think the game is in open licensing but not 100% sure. Then download Tunngle from http://www.tunngle.net/ which is a WAN VPN thingy that allows you to play Local network games over the interweb. Install, Start Tunngle, Full screen Duke select network game and you now have multiplayer Duke3D in 2011 (if the game lags its because your internet connection has a high ping time) Side note I hope they keep capture the babe in the new game, could be fun but something tells me it is going to get patched :/ Luke

    1. Re:Duke3D Now by VGPowerlord · · Score: 4, Informative

      Or you could just use your purchased copy's map files with something like JFDuke3D, which even includes an OpenGL renderer created by the same guy who wrote the Duke3D Build game engine.

      As I recall, this port natively supports TCP/IP.

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    2. Re:Duke3D Now by Azarman · · Score: 1

      Thanks for the link,

      Your link is someone building a render engine for Duke to Run Natively which is nice but a lot of work. Buying the Game from the website GOG installs it with DOSBOX behind, so you are playing the original game via DoxBox (http://www.dosbox.com/) so no need to update, and DosBox is pretty undemanding on system resources. Secondly Tunngle The VPN client is useful for more than Just Duke3d, Been playing Red Alert (original) and C&CRA2 as well. Basically Tunngle allows network games for older games, thinking about it I wonder if dungeon keeper works.

    3. Re:Duke3D Now by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1

      Wow, aren't you out of the loop, "overlord"? People use Eduke32 now.

    4. Re:Duke3D Now by Byzantine · · Score: 1

      For the record, if you're 18–20, and in the US military, you can drink alcohol in those establishments on military property which serve it.

    5. Re:Duke3D Now by metalgamer84 · · Score: 1

      Indeed, and it works AWESOME by the way. I played all the way through Duke3D with the HRP installed and it was so very much fun. Bloody..violent..booby..kind of fun.

  10. If you ever walked out of the bathroom... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1

    ... muttering, "THAT was nasty," chances are you played too much Duke Nukem somewhere along the line.

    1. Re:If you ever walked out of the bathroom... by Rizimar · · Score: 3, Funny

      Or if you ever went to the bathroom because you were thirsty, kicked the toilet until the porcelain shattered, and drank the water spraying out, you might have played too much Duke Nukem.

    2. Re:If you ever walked out of the bathroom... by VortexCortex · · Score: 1

      Or, if you've ever been shot by the LARD cops, and tried gulping from a broken fire hydrant to heal your wounds enough to make it to the movie theater hide out (now showing Bleach Blond Biker Bimbos) -- You may be a sentient AI living in a sadist's computer running a Duke Nukem 3D simulation.

  11. Yeah, it's had a lot of "one last" delays by elrous0 · · Score: 3, Funny

    I'm telling you, this is whole "We're releasing Duke Nuke'Em Forever" thing is just a very elaborate April Fools Day joke from Gearbox.

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    1. Re:Yeah, it's had a lot of "one last" delays by gstoddart · · Score: 1

      I'm telling you, this is whole "We're releasing Duke Nuke'Em Forever" thing is just a very elaborate April Fools Day joke from Gearbox.

      Ecch, that reminds me ... must not visit Slashdot next Friday ... that pink "OMG Ponies" color scheme is just evil.

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    2. Re:Yeah, it's had a lot of "one last" delays by elrous0 · · Score: 1

      April 1st is definitely an awful day on /. each year. It's a reverse Christmas of sorts. It's like watching the worst comedian in the world cracking horrifically lame jokes for 24-hours straight.

      Bill Gates Announces That He's a Butthole [snicker]

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    3. Re:Yeah, it's had a lot of "one last" delays by ElderKorean · · Score: 1

      April 1st is definitely an awful day on /. each year. It's a reverse Christmas of sorts. It's like watching the worst comedian in the world cracking horrifically lame jokes for 24-hours straight.

      Bill Gates Announces That He's a Butthole [snicker]

      It seems to go longer than 24 hours.
      You just can't tell sometimes. They seem to start and end whenever anyone in the world is the 1st April, submissions following the date line.

      For us closer to tomorrow (Australia & NZ) than most of you, we'll still be putting up with April fools stories long into the 2nd.

  12. Re:Thanks for the notice... I almost unpacked my P by werewolf1031 · · Score: 1

    Hopefully it still runs on MS Windows 3.11

    You mean MS-DOS 6.2, right? And not that 6.22 crap either. (Dblspace ftw!)

  13. As Nelson would say... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1

    HA HA!

    1. Re:As Nelson would say... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1

      Isn't it "HAW HAW!"?

  14. Duke Nukem Forever Delayed - For the first time by Rhaban · · Score: 3, Insightful

    Thecnically, there was never a release date before the game was handed over to Gearbox, so it had never suffered any delay before this one.

    1. Re:Duke Nukem Forever Delayed - For the first time by Rhaban · · Score: 1

      And technically, my H came too early.

    2. Re:Duke Nukem Forever Delayed - For the first time by ElectricTurtle · · Score: 2, Funny

      Sounds like insufficient Preparation to me.

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    3. Re:Duke Nukem Forever Delayed - For the first time by detachable_halo · · Score: 1

      Many a W has complained about their H coming too early...

    4. Re:Duke Nukem Forever Delayed - For the first time by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1

      The H was right on time. The E and C were delayed.

  15. promises by Ephemeriis · · Score: 2

    I wouldn't be surprised if they had planned to announce one more delay from the start... At this point, it'd almost be a shame to actually ship on the date promised.

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  16. Doesn't seem to be a joke by xavdeman · · Score: 2

    From the Gearbox forums: "It's not a joke. This is not something we would joke about. We have a commitment to our fans to get the game out as early as possible and every day counts. New games are available on Tuesday in North America so we’re getting the game out as early as possible in this territory. The international markets do not adhere to this release timing, and it just happens that they will be able to release the game a few days before North America. We don't want to hold it back, we want to get it into the hands of consumers as soon as possible." http://gbxforums.gearboxsoftware.com/showthread.php?t=119037

    1. Re:Doesn't seem to be a joke by damnbunni · · Score: 1

      Game releases are often on Tuesday, but it's not like it's some sort of law. Games do come out on other days of the week.

      Hell, Nintendo releases games on Sundays.

    2. Re:Doesn't seem to be a joke by tverbeek · · Score: 1

      It sounds like a deliberate publicity stunt to me. This way the release gets covered twice.

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    3. Re:Doesn't seem to be a joke by mog007 · · Score: 1

      Publicity stunt? The entire game's development has been one gigantic publicity stunt. How many people remotely connected to gaming are not aware of this game?

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  17. It's good that they delayed it by Lord+Lode · · Score: 3, Funny

    I mean, a hasty release wouldn't be good for the quality, right?

  18. Delayed? by drdanny_orig · · Score: 2

    Well is anyone _really_ surprised at this? If I were publishing this, I'd announce a delay even if it was on-schedule, just for the added publicity.

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    1. Re:Delayed? by H0p313ss · · Score: 1

      That video is great, they're successfully playing it up themselves. "Why am I the last person to find out about these things? This is BS!"

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    2. Re:Delayed? by RogueyWon · · Score: 1

      I doubt it's a publicity stunt. If I were to hazard a guess, I would say that they were a bit nervous about the feedback they got when they let the gaming press loose on the game last month.

      The feedback was by no means universally negative - it was clear that a lot of the journos really, really wanted to like the game (as do I). Besides, previews in this industry (as in most other entertainment industries) tend to focus on the positive. However, there were quite a few coded (and sometimes not so coded) caveats in the reviews. Comments about a lack of graphical polish, about poor physics and level design that left players confused about where to go next. Experience shows that in some cases, criticism like that is a prelude to either a lukewarm reception or, in some cases, a critical pasting. Look at the build up to the release of the AvP game last year for comparisons.

      If the kind of niggles highlighted were the kind of thing that could be ironed out with a month or so of extra polish, then I'm not entirely surprised they decided to push the game back a little.

      My own biggest concern about the game? It seems to subscribe the that utterly infuriating modern diktat that the player in an fps can never be allowed to carry more than 2 or 3 weapons at a time. This is a stupid, over-rated device that has no place anywhere but at the hardcore end of the military simulator range (eg. Operation Flashpoint). All it achieves in most games is to push players away from the more interesting parts of the arsenal on offer and towards the "rifle and shotgun" safe combo. It ruined Resistance 2 and I'm desperately hoping it doesn't ruin DNF.

    3. Re:Delayed? by Viewsonic · · Score: 1

      I would only send 10 copies out and then delay another 10, etc etc.. Leave it so the game is so scarce that it's one huge delay even at release.

  19. Fool me 17 times... by 91degrees · · Score: 1

    Seriously, I got so cynical about this game ever being released that I think even if I played the game through to completion I'd assume there was some reason it wasn't going to be released.

  20. Re:Thanks for the notice... I almost unpacked my P by tom17 · · Score: 2

    Stacker!

  21. Re:Thanks for the notice... I almost unpacked my P by stiggle · · Score: 1

    Dblspace? Thats just a dodgy copy of Stacker technology!

    I remember DOS 4.01 - buggier than an ants nest :-)

  22. Of course. by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

    You didn't realize that Slashdot was launched by Taco et al for the sole purpose of tracking Nukem's release cycle?

    They started posting other stories as fillers.

    1. Re:Of course. by zill · · Score: 5, Funny

      Seeing as how Slashdot is the #1 time waster for programmers, it could be ironically responsible for DNF's forever delays.

  23. they should rename the game too by FudRucker · · Score: 1

    Duke Nukem Delayed Forever

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  24. People! by muckracer · · Score: 5, Funny

    What part of FOREVER don't you understand?!

    1. Re:People! by ChronoFish · · Score: 1

      Damn.... My mod points expired yesterday. I would have given you all of them. Definitely sums it up very succinctly.

      -CF

    2. Re:People! by archen · · Score: 2

      The same part as Final that Fantasy doesn't understand?

    3. Re:People! by osu-neko · · Score: 1

      The same part as Final that Fantasy doesn't understand?

      I remember laughing my ass off first time I saw "Final Fantasy II" in the store...

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    4. Re:People! by mattack2 · · Score: 1

      ...or "The NeverEnding Story II" and "The NeverEnding Story III".

      (Eek, they're remaking it for 2012.)

  25. At least by kiehlster · · Score: 1, Funny

    Duke won't be considered "premature" in any sense of the word.

  26. Re:Thanks for the notice... I almost unpacked my P by werewolf1031 · · Score: 1

    Dblspace? Thats just a dodgy copy of Stacker technology!

    Maybe so, but at least it came with the OS. Fond memories of converting 1.44MB floppies into ~2.8MB disks...

    OMG 2.8MB that's huuuge! o.O

  27. Punch Line by Sponge+Bath · · Score: 1

    Come June, the Earth will open up and swallow the entire development team, all the source code, and every disc manufacturer with a master. Face it, there are powers in the universe beyond our comprehension, possibly Vorlons, that do not want DNF released.

    1. Re:Punch Line by garyebickford · · Score: 1

      Gee, that makes me wonder if the Large Hadron Collider might be somehow behind it.

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    2. Re:Punch Line by cjb658 · · Score: 1

      So it will get delayed until December 29, 2012?

  28. Re:Thanks for the notice... I almost unpacked my P by cpu6502 · · Score: 3, Informative

    >>>When it was originally announced in 1997... Hopefully it still runs on MS Windows 3.11

    Your timing is a little off. The state-of-the-art in 1997 was:
    Windows 95 or NT 4.x
    Nintendo64 or PS1 or Sega Saturn

    I figure by the time Duke Nukem Forever arrives, it will have graphics no better than an N64 or DS.

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  29. Forever... by cyn1c77 · · Score: 1

    The "Forever" part is how long the development process takes.

  30. You'll need to upgrade by rsilvergun · · Score: 2

    I understand it requires one of them new 3D graphic accelerators, like a Rendition Verite or Voodoo Rush.

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    1. Re:You'll need to upgrade by gpuk · · Score: 1

      ....or RIVA128 / TNT I loved those cards :)

    2. Re:You'll need to upgrade by cjb658 · · Score: 1

      Don't forget S3 Virge! THE card for playing 3D video games!

    3. Re:You'll need to upgrade by cyberfunkr · · Score: 1

      Hmmm. I still have my 3dfx Monster 3D cards and an Aureal Vortex sound card for true A3D sound so I am all set there.

      Of course that means I'll need to pull out the 33.6 modem to make room, so.. you know.. no online play.

  31. Re:Thanks for the notice... I almost unpacked my P by doti · · Score: 1

    3.3 was the best ever IIRC

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  32. They told me I was crazy! by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1

    Duke Nuke Em Forever Is coming out on the day the Mayans said the world will end. Mark my words! We have a year and a half to wait boys and girls. We'll all be sit down with our fresh copies of Duke Nuke Em Forever and we'll be watching him take a piss as the world comes to an end

  33. Re:Thanks for the notice... I almost unpacked my P by operagost · · Score: 4, Informative

    Cute, but I can tell you're a young'n because a Pentium (MMX) 233 would never have come with only 4 MB RAM, the Pentium II was the state-of-the-art in 1997, Windows 95 was out in 1997 (duh), and no good games ran on Windows 3.x. But thanks for playing. Now get off my lawn!

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  34. Re:Thanks for the notice... I almost unpacked my P by goose-incarnated · · Score: 1

    I remember 2M :-)

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  35. opening lines by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1

    I hope the opening line from the 1st level will be:
    "Damn, that was about time! Now let's kick some asses!"

    Shit, the captcha needs me to write "depress"... How cynical...

  36. Re:Thanks for the notice... I almost unpacked my P by ginbot462 · · Score: 1

    Dude, you need to check out the new Windows 95. They finally got the B version out, which is great because it allows these new fangled usb ports to work. And mIRC is great, and Mosaic runs well on my Cyrix.

    You'll want to boot to DOS still though for games (and Cthuga!). Or just keep a 6.2 box around running QEMM. Oh, well back to Darklands! /music plays me out: Mr. Self Destruct

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  37. Re:Thanks for the notice... I almost unpacked my P by ginbot462 · · Score: 1

    I searched and searched on a good reference for the USB device (I can't remember my first very well, maybe a mouse). I saw a bunch of places (coping each other) say Apple Quicktake 100 connected by USB, but that seems incorrect. It was just regular serial (RS232). Anyways, if any people see this, tell me your first USB device (or if you know some of the first USB cameras). Thanks...

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  38. Worse than: by EonsWrath · · Score: 1

    StarCraft - Portal 2 - Half Life 2 Episode 2 - Twilight Princess - Allan Wake - TF2 Screw me.

  39. obligatory... by groslyunderpaid · · Score: 2, Funny

    fool me won't get fooled again?

    1. Re:obligatory... by vawwyakr · · Score: 1

      yeah that was where I was headed but decided the international audience here might not get it.

    2. Re:obligatory... by jsvendsen · · Score: 1

      Oh, trust me. We'd get it.

    3. Re:obligatory... by biovoid · · Score: 1

      Yeah, internationally he's one of the most popular American comedians.

  40. Re:Thanks for the notice... I almost unpacked my P by inasity_rules · · Score: 1

    Cthuga Rocked. Or at least it was faster on a 486 than winamp visualizations..... Thanks for the memory. And making me feel old...

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  41. Re:Awww... by MareLooke · · Score: 1

    Nah, that got delayed.

  42. Apocalypse averted... Again! by addam666 · · Score: 1

    At least now we all get a few more months before the universe implodes... I get to celebrate my birthday after all!

  43. Duke Nukem Forever is for girls... by AliasMarlowe · · Score: 3, Funny

    because he won't come too soon...

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  44. Reassuring by Doug+Neal · · Score: 1

    This is actually incredibly reassuring. Duke Nukem Forever being due out "soon" has been one of those things that has stayed constant since teenage years, while so much else about the world has changed! If it gets released, I'm not sure how I will deal with that. Truly it will be the end of an era. It will go from being a new game, to an old game, to being "retro", in the relative blink of an eye. But in my heart it will still be vapourware.

  45. Re:Thanks for the notice... I almost unpacked my P by cjb658 · · Score: 1

    I think he meant to say Pentium 133 - but even then, 16MB was standard.

    Unless he meant 4MB of video RAM?

  46. Give the Mayans credit... by LordStormes · · Score: 2

    The Mayans correctly predicted "the end of Forever" at December 2012, back when the game was announced 2,000 years ago.

  47. Re:Thanks for the notice... I almost unpacked my P by operagost · · Score: 1

    Stacker actually sold an ISA card with a compression co-processor. That shows you 1) How expensive hard disks were and 2) How far geeks would go.

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  48. Re:Thanks for the notice... I almost unpacked my P by Belial6 · · Score: 1, Redundant

    Wow, that kind of comment makes his claims about mod stalking sound legitimate. His comment was on topic, relevant, and added information to the conversation that others appear to not be aware of. There is nothing trollish or inappropriate in his comment. And yet you found it necessary to make personal attacks against him in a post that adds nothing to the conversation.

  49. Re:Thanks for the notice... I almost unpacked my P by fotbr · · Score: 1

    Yes, yes it was.

  50. Thanks! by Junior+J.+Junior+III · · Score: 2

    What with the earthquake, tsunami, and nuclear disaster in Japan, the bombing of yet another country, and all else that is wrong with the world right now, this delay helps comfort me and feel like there are some things that we can always count on. Bless you, DNF team.

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  51. Re:Thanks for the notice... I almost unpacked my P by timepilot · · Score: 1

    'cept for that pesky 32mb partition size limit.

  52. Re:Thanks for the notice... I almost unpacked my P by Mister+Whirly · · Score: 1

    Awesome post. So spot on, right down to the NIN reference. However I did prefer listing to Jesus and the Mary Chain "Darklands" while playing Darklands - which was the coolest RPG I had played at that point. I don't think I actually ever had any USB devices when I was still running 95 though - I think I was already rocking 98 when I got my first USB mouse.

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  53. Pre-order?!?! by Nethemas+the+Great · · Score: 1

    I can't believe they think anyone would be fool enough to fall for that one again.

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  54. Danger zone! by Ruvim · · Score: 1

    I would consider moving away from wherever company that will be releasing/distributing DNF is located. Because we just know, that just when they are about to release it, a meteor or aliens or Godzilla will attack that area and destroy everything in vicinity, preventing it from being released.

  55. Another Month..? by someRuskiUser · · Score: 1

    After 14 years, what's another month??

  56. If they do this by tom229 · · Score: 1

    with swtor I will kill someone.

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  57. Last? by guspasho · · Score: 1

    "One last delay"? Really, Slashdot?

    1. Re:Last? by SEE · · Score: 1

      Oh, sure. The only reason they needed any delay is that Harlan Ellison was writing text for the game, and he wanted to spend a month finishing up The Last Dangerous Visions. So, as soon as he finishes that, Duke will be ready to go.

  58. Don't Worry by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1

    This delay is just for old time's sake.

  59. WTF?!? by Stregano · · Score: 1

    Why did I make the decision to pre-order this a SECOND time? I guess you could call me a dreamer. I am cancelling my pre-order from Amazon today. I will wait until this is on store shelves before getting excited about Duke. Sorry Gearbox, there has been plenty of time to make the game, so delays are pretty inexcusable at this point. Are you seriously telling me that this game has been 12 years in the making, and it gets delayed? Not cool. If they did it for a publicity stunt, it backfired, because if I am dropping my pre-order, I know for a fact that I am not alone. Your possible "publicity stunt" has lost you sales.

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    1. Re:WTF?!? by SleazyRidr · · Score: 1

      Yeah, but there are probably 3 people who preordered today for everyone who cancels their preorder.

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    2. Re:WTF?!? by Em+Adespoton · · Score: 1

      I am cancelling my pre-order .... I will wait until this is on store shelves .... I am dropping my pre-order .... Your possible "publicity stunt" has lost you sales.

      Sounds to me like you're still planning to buy, which means they've lost nothing. The sales channel you pre-ordered through will be losing a bit of compound interest, however.

      Personally, I was never all that interested in the series; I can see myself buying a copy just to get my hands on some gaming history though.

      I wonder if they'll do a limited run of copies designed to be played on the Phantom console :D

    3. Re:WTF?!? by mattack2 · · Score: 1

      I guess you could call me a dreamer.

      But you're not the only one.
      You hope someday we'll join you..
      and the woooooorld will be able to play Duke Nukem Forever.

  60. Re:Thanks for the notice... I almost unpacked my P by cpu6502 · · Score: 2

    Belial writes,
    Wow, that kind of comment makes his claims about mod stalking sound legitimate.

    Anon.Coward writes:
    Oh, I see. Another sock puppet to add to my list of puppets.

    Thanks for providing the proof to legitimize Belial's comment. You and several others ARE stalking me (apparently via 4chan's forum), and modding down all my posts -1.

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  61. DNF? by neosaurus · · Score: 1

    In racing terms, DNF stands for 'Did Not Finish'.

  62. Re:Thanks for the notice... I almost unpacked my P by Khyber · · Score: 1

    OMFG Cthuga I remember ever so vividly from high school, back in the times of Geiss visualizations.

    THOSE were the days, or was that daze? High school was always a smoky memory for me.

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  63. Sheesh... by Lose · · Score: 1

    It even has Do Not Finish in its name.

    Wait, what?

  64. a simple reason for the delay by gearloos · · Score: 2

    They suddenly realized the compiler to build the gold copy was for Pascal.. oops.. dog

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  65. Re:Thanks for the notice... I almost unpacked my P by ginbot462 · · Score: 1

    98 was out when I had a USB mouse; I just didn't have access to a copy ... being still in the time when all you needed was "a copy" unless it as something like Autocad (still have my parallel port with pass through dongle. You know, just in case).

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  66. Duke by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1

    I inherited a pre-order of this game when my grandfather passed away.

  67. Re:Thanks for the notice... I almost unpacked my P by Mister+Whirly · · Score: 1

    Yeah, pretty sure I have a couple of Quark dongles laying around in a drawer as well. Ah, the 1990s. Now off to get a 6 pack of Zima and watch some Melrose Place!

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  68. Re:Thanks for the notice... I almost unpacked my P by ginbot462 · · Score: 1

    I don't think I had but one Cyrix machine, and not for very long. Should have thrown in a Gateway reference :). Cthuga: people need to know the "inspiration" behind Winamp visualization.

    CoolEdit forever baby! (What, it's owned by Adobe now? You say, it's all corporate and they removed from the help file all the stuff about "brainwave synchronization". Binaural Auto-Pan? Bleh! No offense to the creators though, I would have taken the money too.)

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  69. Re:Thanks for the notice... I almost unpacked my P by SleazyRidr · · Score: 1

    Man, I thought I was the MAN when I got my 4 MB video card. I think that was around the Starship Troopers/Tyrian days, now those were some graphics.

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  70. Will I need Kali to play multiplayer? by JDAustin · · Score: 1

    After all, I payed 10$ in order to play multipler games over tcp/ip.

  71. One LAST delay? Last? Seriously? by Radical+Moderate · · Score: 1

    Shouldn't that be "yet another delay"? Given DNF's (incredibly long) track record, the odds of this being its last delay are infinitesimal. Heck, I'm betting that once I buy it the installer will get to 99% and hang.

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  72. Re:Thanks for the notice... I almost unpacked my P by Burning1 · · Score: 1

    Pentium 233 MMX was released in June of '97. Most of us had upgraded to 95 SE 2 by then. ;)

  73. Re:Thanks for the notice... I almost unpacked my P by Em+Adespoton · · Score: 1

    I know people who were running 3.11 in 1999 -- not everyone jumped on the Win95/98 bandwagon.

    However, considering he bought new hardware, you'd think he would have also got 95C (integrated Internet Explorer!) which was out by that point (heck, win98 was out in some places by then).

  74. One last delay launch? by Georules · · Score: 1

    Why would anyone be so bold as to say that this is the "last" delay?

  75. Re:Thanks for the notice... I almost unpacked my P by KlomDark · · Score: 1

    Oh cool, they have internet access over dial-up now? Awesome, now I can ditch my cable modem!

  76. Re:Thanks for the notice... I almost unpacked my P by Belial6 · · Score: 1

    That is a strange comment. Anyone that looks at my previous posts could clearly see that I am not the other poster. I know it is hip to accuse anyone that makes a comment you don't like of being a "sock puppet", but that doesn't make it so. I don't even get what you are talking about with CP and the police? Are you suggesting that I have done something illegal?

  77. Parrot by VortexCortex · · Score: 1

    I hear tell that Duke Nukem Forever is written entirely in Perl 6.

  78. Reminds me of spore.. by Journe · · Score: 2

    When spore was released, a friend had preordered and my girlfriend at the time drove him to pick it up.

    Upon returning, she mentioned that the store manager had told him "there was a last minute delay and it wouldn't be out for another few months, and you could just kinda see David's soul dying and tears start to well up."

    Another friend then replied "He should've saved that joke for when Duke Nukem Forever finally comes out."

    Bet that manager is kicking himself now.

  79. In other news... by DiEx-15 · · Score: 1

    The world hears that Duke Nukem Forever is delayed again. Millions die from non-surprise.

    I guess when somebody said they should delay it for old time sake, somebody producing this game took that seriously!

  80. Downloading it by ed1park · · Score: 1

    So, anyone know if they will make this available for purchase and download via a system like Steam?