Duke Nukem Forever in 2006 guys, really!

[davidj]

Below is a scan from the latest PCGamer mag. It details how one of the luckyest guys on earth got to see a preview of Duke Nukem Forever. He actually got to play the game a little. It is scheduled for release in 2006 for the 10th aniversery of Duke Nukem 3D.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v293/nov14/duke.jpg

I had been waiting a long time for this game, then I just gave up all hope. This is great news for DN fans.

This may be the HL2 or D3 of 2006.

Why are they using the Unreal engine and not the D3 engine??????


Don't forget to zoom in at the bottomin of this jpeg to get a better view.

[saturnine2]

Duke Nukem Forever in 2007 guys, really! :p

Here's hoping that they actually release it in 06. Better be a damn good game...

[topdragon147]

next month they will own everyone and say it was just a joke :p :D

[LadyMakoFox]

I've beem waiting forever..hehe that must be why its called DN: Forever :P


Anyways I'll be believing it when I see it done and on the shelfs

[S1nF1xx]

I read that artical today too. I wouldn't get your hopes up.

[Michael.R]

Isnt prey using the doom 3 engine? Why would they use the Unreal engine for Duke Nukem but use the Doom 3 for Prey?

I dont know what engine is better but I have heard that the Unreal 3 engine is extremly easy to right gameplay code for compared to other engines because the level designers can do it themselves. That could be the reason they choose it but Im not sure. Im kinda confused to be honest why not both games use the same engine. I havent read the issue yet maybee they explain it in there.

[davidj]

In the 3rd paragraph of the article he states ..."and moved forward with our own rendering technology on top of Unreal."

Maybe I am reading this wrong, but to me they are saying that DNF is using a cuctom version if the Unreal game engine.

[Terpfen]

Isnt prey using the doom 3 engine? Why would they use the Unreal engine for Duke Nukem but use the Doom 3 for Prey?

Just a hunch, the Doom 3 engine wasn't available when DNF development started. It wasn't even available in late 2002, when Broussard said everything was scrapped.

Prey is being done by a different team anyway.

[Pvt. Potter]

when i see DNF i think "did not finish"... kinda like how they will never be finished making this game

[Michael.R]

Just a hunch, the Doom 3 engine wasn't available when DNF development started. It wasn't even available in late 2002, when Broussard said everything was scrapped.

Prey is being done by a different team anyway.

Cool thanks for clarifying.

[davidj]

Lets not forget the great wait for HL2. How many release dates did HL2 have even before the rip off. :( Quite a few. There were countless threads on this very forum saying that HL2 would never be released. Of cousre it is in the history books now :)

But the Unreal game engine :confused:

I guess that they will have low sys requirements that will allow more PC configurations to play DNF without a huge upgrade.

[Michael.R]

Doesnt DNF catter towards the high end PC market though? I would think that the Sys requirments are going to be a bit higher then the average FPS released at the same time as it.

[Whatsisname]

:rolleyes: do you really expect a proper response to this?

Why are they using the Unreal engine and not the D3 engine??????

[FreiDOg]

Why are they using the Unreal engine and not the D3 engine??????




I think it's pretty obvious. This way in mid - late 2006 as every one's hopes are at there peaks they can announce they feel the UT200x engine looks dated and bland compared to more contemporary titles and scrap the game to start fresh a third time.

That way then can switch to Unreal 3 or something engine and announce DNF will be availible in 2008 or 2009, marking the 10th anversery of the announcement of Duke Nukem Forever.

[ReconSniper]

HL2 did have some waits and delays, but nothing compared to DNF. This game has been delayed "Forever"

[Talon Blackrazor]

I think it's pretty obvious. This way in mid - late 2006 as every one's hopes are at there peaks they can announce they feel the UT200x engine looks dated and bland compared to more contemporary titles and scrap the game to start fresh a third time.

That way then can switch to Unreal 3 or something engine and announce DNF will be availible in 2008 or 2009, marking the 10th anversery of the announcement of Duke Nukem Forever.

Heh, that's not the UT200X engine they're using. It's the Unreal engine.

[S1nF1xx]

Lets not forget the great wait for HL2. How many release dates did HL2 have even before the rip off. :( Quite a few. There were countless threads on this very forum saying that HL2 would never be released. Of cousre it is in the history books now :)

But the Unreal game engine :confused:

I guess that they will have low sys requirements that will allow more PC configurations to play DNF without a huge upgrade.

They gave ONE concrete release date for Sept 30th or whatever '03. Then they said spring '04 and released it in fall '04. Not really a huge wait considering every major game tends to get pushed back at least a year past its original projected release date.

[Ryland]

hasn't DNF won the Vaporware award of the year, every year, for hte past decade?

[LadyMakoFox]

hasn't DNF won the Vaporware award of the year, every year, for hte past decade?


I dono but I WW2 was shorter then the time waited for this...


Duke better be kicking some MAJOR ass in the game like global scale!

[Jasonx82]

Duke Nukem Forever? I could have sworn i saw screenshots along time ago in a old pc mag..

[Terpfen]

Heh, that's not the UT200X engine they're using. It's the Unreal engine.

Nah, they're using UE2 plus their own rendering. I'm almost glad this won't be a UE3 game, though. It's not like Duke needs ANOTHER delay.

[bonkrowave]

Cough*vaporware*cough

Ill believe it when I see it. Jeez next thing you know they will say it is a launch game for the phantom.

:p

[Talon Blackrazor]

Nah, they're using UE2 plus their own rendering. I'm almost glad this won't be a UE3 game, though. It's not like Duke needs ANOTHER delay.

Have they changed engines again, then? I just remember the original switch from Quake2 (I think it was) to Unreal.

[Boomermage]

Was this in the April issue? If so I think it's just an April fools Joke..

[Brando457]

ill believe it when i play it :)

[bonkrowave]

I like to kick ass and chew bubble gum as much as the next guy, but I have been without bubblegum for far too long. Duke Nukem was a great game, but its just been too long.

[MrWoot]

there is a timeline for the entire production of the game somewhere, if only i could remember that link... :mad:

[Staples]

I want to see screens. I think it will have Q3 graphics or worse.

[LadyMakoFox]

I want to see screens. I think it will have Q3 graphics or worse.


They have a movie of it somewhere I had it but lost it to a harddrive dieing like 2 years ago lol

[paulmr]

do people realy anticipate this game.... realy just for the sake of a sequal or what...

If it's just a nomral FPS run and gun sequal then I'm not so enthusiastic but if some new gameplay is added then I'm excited...

on a side note I loved all the duke nukem side scrollers back in the day man my 386 sx 25mhz and 4mb ram was all I needed back then to have fun.....

[S1nF1xx]

I want to see screens. I think it will have Q3 graphics or worse.
The last video they showed was pretty impressive actually. It couldn't compete with the source engine obviously, but it wasn't too bad.

When was the original release date for the game? 1999 right?

[Staples]

The last video they showed was pretty impressive actually. It couldn't compete with the source engine obviously, but it wasn't too bad.

When was that video supposedly made?

[Xilikon]

IMHO, the "Forever" in the game name might be his inside joke. I don't expect to see it released until we see the boxes on the retail shelves.

[S1nF1xx]

When was that video supposedly made?

I really couldn't say. I saw it a year or two ago.

[[LYL]Homer]

The problem with this game is that in my 20's I though Duke kicked ass. Now in my 30's, I've grown up a little, and expect a more sophisticated experience than a few one liners and a virtual lap dance. I would have preferred a couple of 8 out of 10 Duke games in the meantime, instead of them taking Forever™ trying for a 11 out of 10 game.

The target market has grown up. George will have to find a new market for this game to suceed.

Prediction:
Whenever this game is released it will be semi-good with many of the current bells and whistles, but not worth the 10 years (+ ?) of buildup and will just be a blip on everyone's gaming radar for a few weeks. George Broussard will never get the returns on the investment and will never make another video game.

[Xilikon]

Homer']The problem with this game is that in my 20's I though Duke kicked ass. Now in my 30's, I've grown up a little, and expect a more sophisticated experience than a few one liners and a virtual lap dance. I would have preferred a couple of 8 out of 10 Duke games in the meantime, instead of them taking Forever™ trying for a 11 out of 10 game.

The target market has grown up. George will have to find a new market for this game to suceed.

Prediction:
Whenever this game is released it will be semi-good with many of the current bells and whistles, but not worth the 10 years (+ ?) of buildup and will just be a blip on everyone's gaming radar for a few weeks. George Broussard will never get the returns on the investment and will never make another video game.
QFT... Reading this make me wonder how much money he spent during 10+ years... He might be better to put all this money in a wallet then toss it out the window. That would make the same effect.

[LadyMakoFox]

QFT... Reading this make me wonder how much money he spent during 10+ years... He might be better to put all this money in a wallet then toss it out the window. That would make the same effect.


Odds are there is in game ads to recoup the loss, and with how infamous DNF is lots of people will buy it even if the game sucks completely (I pray it doesn't)

[LadyMakoFox]

I did some digging and came up with the old e3 video some of us have seen, others haven't.

http://www.planetduke.com/features/articles/e301/index2.shtml

Its currently like a 45 min wait so if someone can snag it and host it so we can all like I dono enjoy the version of DN that will never see light.

[drewb99]

^the video's from 2001 btw^

You can't really say it's been delayed when they never gave a release date. It'l be out when it's out, 3DR knows that they're in too deep to scrap the project- and now they've got Prey back to make them some money in the meantime :D

[Terpfen]

Have they changed engines again, then? I just remember the original switch from Quake2 (I think it was) to Unreal.

They upgraded from UE to UE2 during the course of development. It wasn't a massive leap, but just the gradual application of code snippets and patches from Epic.

Personally, I'm glad it's some form of Unreal. The first was a pig, but UE2 is pretty nice and scalable.

[polydiol]

this pretty much sounds like the worst game ever.

[LadyMakoFox]

this pretty much sounds like the worst game ever.


Why? What makes it sound like that?

[DragonNOA1]

They gave ONE concrete release date for Sept 30th or whatever '03. Then they said spring '04 and released it in fall '04. Not really a huge wait considering every major game tends to get pushed back at least a year past its original projected release date.

Wrong, most games don't get delayed, and if they do its not for a year! This is why many games suck, b/c they don't delay it enough. Taking that logic DNF should be better than HL2. We'll see.

[altec]

Can't wait.

[Hate_Bot]

Tommorows news: (From the lead developer) "Sprry guys, we just heard aboout the Unreal 3 Engine!, so we deleated everything and are waiting for it to release!.. Expect a 2011 release, on Dukes 15 Year Aniiversary!^_^!!"

[kpedge]

this pretty much sounds like the worst game ever.


Thanks Napoleon! (kidding) :)

[davidj]

I have little doubt because this was not some DNF announcement, but was actually verified by another party that actually played the game. Plus, why fib about DNF just to take some attention away from PREY??? But just in case, I'm not holding my breath either :D

I bet that they are literally banking own the nostalgic popularity of DN. I think that they are partially right. Some will buy the game (like me) due to the huge popularity of the original, unless the pre release web reviews suck.

This rates up there with Team Fortress 2 with me. It was announced ages ago as well but Sierra still has screen shots on it's site. It's just going to take some waiting on our part. :(

My main concern is not the gfx of DNF, I just hope they give us great SP & MP gameplay. I hope that they have learned from D3's mistake. More focus on the gameplay, fun, the characters and game content & less focus on gfx. IMHO

[polydiol]

I like lamp

[Lazy_Moron]

They upgraded from UE to UE2 during the course of development. It wasn't a massive leap, but just the gradual application of code snippets and patches from Epic.

Personally, I'm glad it's some form of Unreal. The first was a pig, but UE2 is pretty nice and scalable.

Yes UE2 is a nice engine. If im not mistaken didnt they rewrite the rendering engine in it or somethat along those lines.

Well whenever this game comes out, it should be one hell of a game.

[Staples]

Ok, I looked for the E3 trailer on Fileplanet. Screw waiting in line. I already pay for fileplanet and I don't care to join any other pay downloading sites.

http://www.fileplanet.com/60330/60000/fileinfo/Duke-Nukem-Forever-E3-Trailer

I remember it now.

[LadyMakoFox]

Ok, I looked for the E3 trailer on Fileplanet. Screw waiting in line. I already pay for fileplanet and I don't care to join any other pay downloading sites.

http://www.fileplanet.com/60330/60000/fileinfo/Duke-Nukem-Forever-E3-Trailer

I remember it now.

Thanks for reposting the link :D

[turdferguson79]

Ah, Duke Nukem Forever threads are always good for a few laughs.
when i see DNF i think "did not finish"
That's what I've always thought. The irony is too great. I also like how PC Gamer says "...it's still to early and rough for 3d Realms to unveil the game..." Yes, of course, too early. It's only been in development for a decade. Don't rush them.

[Moose777]

I like watching the grass grow.

I wouldn't get your hopes up. I've kind of lost interest in DNF. I'll beleive it when I see some screenies and see it on the shelves.

[Terpfen]

Yes UE2 is a nice engine. If im not mistaken didnt they rewrite the rendering engine in it or somethat along those lines.

"They" meaning 3DR? Yeah, they did. It's UE2 plus a custom renderer.

[Creizai]

Lets not forget the great wait for HL2. How many release dates did HL2 have even before the rip off. :( Quite a few. There were countless threads on this very forum saying that HL2 would never be released. Of cousre it is in the history books now :)

But the Unreal game engine :confused:

I guess that they will have low sys requirements that will allow more PC configurations to play DNF without a huge upgrade.
Dude Duke Nukem Forever was going to be released like.. when Quake 3 was coming out .. shit even before that... So Do some math.

[slamgoku]

the delay of Half Life 2 seem like nothing

[paulmr]

are games like wine.... get better with age... the games probably already done but they want it to be compatible with everyones computer the people with slow pcs and poeple used to consoles will rejoice and the rest of us will be like wtf

[slamgoku]

i HAVE TO say it.... HAIL TO THE KING BABY

[Moose777]

i HAVE TO say it.... HAIL TO THE KING BABYYou forgot one.

"Come get some."

[LadyMakoFox]

You forgot one.

"Come get some."


All I have to say is they better bring back the "Damn, those alien bastards are gonna pay for shooting up my ride" line but give it something to make it funny.

Maybe duke shooting up their ride for a change?

[valkyre]

I love Duke, but I'm afraid it's not going to live up to the hype. A blast to play, I'm sure, but not as fun as it could have been if it had been released 7 years ago. :D

[slamgoku]

^the video's from 2001 btw^

You can't really say it's been delayed when they never gave a release date. It'l be out when it's out, 3DR knows that they're in too deep to scrap the project- and now they've got Prey back to make them some money in the meantime :Dlike completely scrapping a project.

[slamgoku]

"Come get some."so in the great words of Duke COME GET SOME

[LadyMakoFox]

Maybe when they scrapped the original project they cut cost by having 1 person writing all the code, 1 for all the music, and another for art. lol

[bboynitrous]

Lets not forget the great wait for HL2. How many release dates did HL2 have even before the rip off. :( Quite a few. There were countless threads on this very forum saying that HL2 would never be released. Of cousre it is in the history books now :)

But the Unreal game engine :confused:

I guess that they will have low sys requirements that will allow more PC configurations to play DNF without a huge upgrade.

The thing is man, DNF has been in the making long before HL2 was announced. Everyone has been hoping for this sequel. Hell, I was hearing about the news it was coming out "Next year" about the time Duke Nukem 64 was coming out on the N64. How long ago was that? Damn..

[OTL]

You forgot one.

"Come get some."

Three more:

"What are you waiting for?"

"Come on!"

"Bring it on!" :D

[DragonNOA1]

My fav's:

"Your ass, your face, what's the difference?"

"Let God sort 'em out!"

[Arkanian]

My fav's:

"Your ass, your face, what's the difference?"

"Let God sort 'em out!"
"I'm kicking @ss and chewing bubble gum and I'm all out of gum!"

[davidj]

No matter what is said, the Duke is an all time classic. If you were to list the top 10 classics, imo DN would be on that list with HL1, TF, UT2003, Quake3 Arena, etc...

When this game nears it's release date, the gaming community will just go nuts. It will be interesting to see the once-doubters posting their comments about this game. :)

I do not predict that the game will be great, but I do predict that they will release it. :)

[superthrawn]

I'll believe it when I see it.

[sgi02]

http://img247.echo.cx/img247/2116/duke3d5gj.jpg (http://www.imageshack.us)

[Moose777]

http://img247.echo.cx/img247/2116/duke3d5gj.jpg (http://www.imageshack.us)
December 2004?

I just did a search at PcGamer.com and couldn't find anything on it.

[S1nF1xx]

December 2004?

I just did a search at PcGamer.com and couldn't find anything on it.

You got pwned! LOL







That was a photochop. A joke.

[DragonNOA1]

Ya thats an old pic

[Quacker]

"Duke Nukem Whenever..."

[Moose777]

You got pwned! LOL







That was a photochop. A joke.
LOL I had just woken up on my first cup of coffee, sleep still in my eyes....I had no idea. :)

[Talon Blackrazor]

http://img247.echo.cx/img247/2116/duke3d5gj.jpg] (http://www.imageshack.us)

I understand that that's a joke, but what is the punchline?

Someone photochopped a DNF magazine cover 5 months ago, haha? :confused:

[S1nF1xx]

I understand that that's a joke, but what is the punchline?

Someone photochopped a DNF magazine cover 5 months ago, haha? :confused:

That image was made several months ago. It was funny then. Trust us.