Duke Nukem may be gone... forever

3D Realms is rumoured to have shut its doors, and with the closure comes the loss of a cherished, wished for franchise...

The very reliable Shacknews is quoting a very reliable source that has some very sad news.

3D Realms, and therefore Duke Nukem Forever, is dead.

There's been no official announcement, but the source states that finances - or lack of them - is the reason for 3D Realms closure. Forever has been delayed for what seems like, well, forever, but now it's not looking like we'll ever get to enjoy the subtle wit and cerebral thrills of good old Duke ever again.

Coming on top of the news that THQ made a loss of something like $US430 million, the game industry is beginning to look like it's not quite as immune to the tricky financial climate as first thought.

Damn.

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Trekker May 7, 2009 3:56 PM	i still remember duke 3d.. looks like it will only be memories now :( ..wondering if there is a patch to make the old one look good ...
drago13666 May 7, 2009 4:09 PM	can't someone else buy it now and actually do soemthing with it instead of slowly strangling an otherwise cool game. considering the history of this franchise surely someone would pick it up if not for the cheap/free advertising the game would get through the net.
Krispy89 May 7, 2009 4:17 PM	12 years of waiting FOR NOTHING?!?!?
PC FREAK May 7, 2009 4:25 PM	Krispy89 bit late in joining the band wagon huh? But otherwise i cant remember the last 3D Realms game i played so its hardly suprising :(
A Hitman May 7, 2009 4:32 PM	Nooooooooo just saw they went broke on gp forums I think 2k owns the name so it may just be passed on
Krispy89 May 7, 2009 5:43 PM	I wonder if they'll release a build of when 2K Games went broke to see how far they got.
stash May 7, 2009 6:07 PM	Trekker there is actualy a Hi Res Pack for Duke 3D. Makes the game look a whole lot better if you want to play it these days. Can be found here http://hrp.duke4.net/
Trekker May 7, 2009 8:19 PM	tops stash
moofactory May 7, 2009 8:24 PM	I lolled so hard when I read it was due to finances, they cut their own throats. A game company actually needs to make a game every now and again to keep a float. perhaps they didnt get the memo.
AXE May 7, 2009 10:06 PM	gee and I thought this DNF was a quake1 Killer. Guess we will never know. :(
smadge1 May 7, 2009 11:14 PM	Makes me want to break out the ol Duke Nukem 3D CD and give it a go, but the old-timey graphics would make my eyes bleed. (If I could even get it working under Vista) and it probably doesn't even have mouse-look.
A Hitman May 8, 2009 5:25 AM	You can run it under vista
KirkMorgan May 8, 2009 11:26 AM	If they pulled finger and released a Duke game they could pay off the debt of a third world country so a 'paltry' 430 million wouldn't be too hard. We should be playing the 6th or 7th installment by now, this could have been a massive franchise. What a wasted opportunity, didn't these people want to make money?
Lambo May 8, 2009 11:56 AM	DonutKing linked this: http://gamingisstupid.com/2009/05/06/the-chair-story-revival/ A must read for any DNF fan.....if it's true, GB should be ashamed of himself.
DonutKing May 8, 2009 1:34 PM	I'm pretty sure it's a joke Lambo :) Well, some parts of it anyway....
Trekker May 10, 2009 7:09 PM	playing the advanced enhanced duke now...good memorys.. come get some.
fliptopia May 11, 2009 8:31 PM	i assumed it was never coming ages ago... or that it would come out with the bit boys Glaze card

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