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    3D Realms was a Texas-based video game studio, most famous for developing the Duke Nukem series of games. In 2014 the name was acquired and it now refers to a studio based out of Denmark.

    3D Realms Out Of Business?

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    Edited By jeff
    You can't see it, but me and this dude are holding ALWAYS BET ON DUKE poker chips. Also, this was taken at E3 in 1998. Yeah. 1998.
    You can't see it, but me and this dude are holding ALWAYS BET ON DUKE poker chips. Also, this was taken at E3 in 1998. Yeah. 1998.
    Wow. So... Shacknews is reporting via a "very reliable source" that 3D Realms has been shut down due to funding issues. The Apogee name, which was recently brought back, is also said to be defunct.

    We'll do some digging and see what turns up. So far, sounds like no one's commenting one way or the other.
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    #1  Edited By jeff
    You can't see it, but me and this dude are holding ALWAYS BET ON DUKE poker chips. Also, this was taken at E3 in 1998. Yeah. 1998.
    You can't see it, but me and this dude are holding ALWAYS BET ON DUKE poker chips. Also, this was taken at E3 in 1998. Yeah. 1998.
    Wow. So... Shacknews is reporting via a "very reliable source" that 3D Realms has been shut down due to funding issues. The Apogee name, which was recently brought back, is also said to be defunct.

    We'll do some digging and see what turns up. So far, sounds like no one's commenting one way or the other.
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    #2  Edited By Death_Burnout

    Duke Nukem Fornever! i honestly can't come up with anything worse and more played out.

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    #3  Edited By xXTharosXx

    NOOOOO......... you got recession in my Duke Nukem

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    #4  Edited By sociald1077

    I always knew that DNF was a smoke screen to just bring in money it someone bought them or they had to shut down.

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    #5  Edited By sparky_buzzsaw

    Goddamn it.  This would have to happen after they actually tease us with screenshots and the like.

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    #6  Edited By FinalDasa  Moderator

    DNF will never come out?!

    Why am I not shocked at all?
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    #7  Edited By CL60

    WTF?! No Duke Nukem Forever now?! Lame.

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    #8  Edited By Captain_Fookup

    I hope this is bullshit, I've been waiting a good ten years for Duke Nukem Forever.

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    #9  Edited By sokkratez

    Methinks that id, Raven or Monolith has some rights they need to buy.

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    #10  Edited By dum41

    I still have faith.

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    #11  Edited By KingBroly

    This is a day that will live in infamy.

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    #12  Edited By maxszy

    Duke Nukem Forever actually isn't coming out? I'm flabbergasted!

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    #13  Edited By snide

    I'll be first in line to purchase the license rights to a shadow warrior sequel.

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    #14  Edited By timeshero

    This is a sad day for us all.

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    #15  Edited By peewi

    But what will happen to the DNF jokes?

    DNF also stands for "Did Not Finish".

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    #16  Edited By LiveOrDie1212

     i guess now its Duke Nukem Never.   lolololololol

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    #17  Edited By LordAndrew

    Duke Nukem Forever must come out!

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    #18  Edited By Mgsfreak

    Recession blows..

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    #19  Edited By CL60
    LiveOrDie1212 said:
    "

     i guess now its Duke Nukem Never.   lolololololol

    "
    You are so clever.
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    #20  Edited By TwoOneFive

    All they had to do was release Duke Nukem. 

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    #21  Edited By vibratingdonkey

    Shirley this is all eyes and this eat. The Duke must abide.

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    #22  Edited By Death_Burnout

    I'm so glad you said Duke Nukem Never, because that's the ultimate "good" joke title.

    Duke Nukem Forever, Never Forget

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    #23  Edited By RHCPfan24

    Duke Nukem Forever will come out. It will. It will. IT WILL!

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    #24  Edited By chronicsmoke

    fuckin bullshit,this better not be true,I want my Duke Nukem Foerever dammit!!!!

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    #25  Edited By UncleDisco

    Last real episode of scrubs today and now THIS!? man this is truly a sad, sad day... Im crossing my fingers and hoping the best for George & Co.

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    #26  Edited By cowgod

    damnit, now where am i going to get a game with cheesy one liners, strippers, pipe bombs and aliens?

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    #27  Edited By Sekoku

    Duke Nukem Forever? More like DUKE NUKEM FOR NEVER.


    Also anyone that thought 3D Realms was still relevant after 1995 was pretty damn stupid. Duke3D? Yeah, that was a quick phone-in port to keep their "development" (read: hookers and blow) going.

    Good riddance, maybe if you actually didn't "switch engines" and released it (and it had gameplay, something Daikatana didn't have) you'd be floating.
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    #28  Edited By Kou_Leifoh

    After reading everyone's post, it's surprising that there's still hope for Duke Nukem Forever. :/

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    #29  Edited By supersatanic

    Well, at least this ends the whole 12 year long "duke nukem forever" saga. Now we KNOW  for sure that it's not coming out.....EVER. Not even in another 12 years.....
    Sad end for the duke.I was really sure this time was it  when I saw the 2007 teaser.

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    #30  Edited By Keyser_Soze

    Tragic! TRAGIIIIIIIIIIIIIC! 

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    #31  Edited By Video_Game_King

    There are very few events in history that end up being as funny as this. The only thing I can think of that's funnier is a symbol of peace in Eastern culture becoming the logo for intolerance and hatred.....Maybe the history of the bra...

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    #32  Edited By conojo

    welp, roll back the "Duke Nukem Forever" release date another decade I guess

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    #34  Edited By JackiJinx

    ...
    Noooooooo! A company that has a game in development for twelve years goes out of business? WHO SAW THAT COMING?

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    #35  Edited By singular

    Somehow it wouldn't be a surprise if this turned out to be true.

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    #36  Edited By Metroid545

    will we ever play duke nukem forever!

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    #37  Edited By CL60
    Metroid545 said:
    "will we ever play duke nukem forever!"
    If it gets leaked.
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    #38  Edited By FlipperDesert

    Wow, people still thought that Forever was coming out? Why?

    Even then, is Duke Nukem still all that relevant?

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    #39  Edited By CL60
    FlipperDesert said:
    "Wow, people still thought that Forever was coming out? Why?Even then, is Duke Nukem still all that relevant?"
    It was coming out, they were still working on it, most recently a picture of a list was released that showed they were very close to completion.
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    #40  Edited By AndrewB

    When they chose the working title "Duke Nukem: Forever," they could never have guessed how perfect that was. The title will live on, in infamy, as the ultimate piece of vaporware (assuming this is true, of course).

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    #41  Edited By Scratch

    Okay, you know what. I am kinda not surprised. The game was in development for 13 years. At some point the money's  gonna run out. It was either this or the game is cancelled.

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    #42  Edited By Raidy

    ALWAYS bet on Duke.

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    #43  Edited By Jackel2072

    Jeff i got to say you look really stoned in that picture!

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    #44  Edited By MeatSim

    Well it's tough making a profit when you spent more then 10 years working on your product and your still not finished.

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    #45  Edited By eternaLightness

    Man seriously what could have taken that long to finish DNF. This sucks!

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    #46  Edited By CL60
    MarvelAssassin said:
    "Man seriously what could have taken that long to finish DNF. This sucks!"
    Remaking it to update the graphics.
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    #47  Edited By Death_Burnout

    Old School picture!

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    #50  Edited By warp

    And so marks the end to 13 year old personal quest that began with me finishing Duke Nukem 3D and saying to myself, "man I cant wait for a sequel to this!"

    Hopefully the whole thing is being exaggerated and that DNF comes out in some form or another. Or maybe if the company is folding they can release the source code of the unfinished game and let the ubernerds try to make a complete game out of it.

    3D realms didnt have a problem releasing an alpha version of Duke Nukem 3D as freeware, so I couldnt see why they wouldnt throw a bone to the fans and at least end the whole mess on a high note. 


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