They couldn't let the IP die could they.

Just let it die!

Thankfully, given the arduous development cycle of Duke Nukem games, we probably won't see another one till at least 2036.

I'm not surprised that the game is selling.

LOl Alex seriously is one of the best writers on GB, good write up and yeah please no more Duke.

Mr. Zelnick, are you trying to seduce me?

I want a new Duke Nukem as long as it's good. Which DNF certainly doesn't look like.

If they give me the post-modern Duke that the Giantbomb crew was talking about, I'd be all in. "There's no where left to go but down baby! Kick out the chair..."

I actually enjoyed Duke Nukem Forever and have put many hours into the multiplayer too.

It looks like Zelnick is a fan of the Zybourne Clock...

In the next game I want to see the duke-mobile and it better have jetpacks and a rad one-liner GPS.

If they end up making another Duke Nukem game and make it a self-aware deconstruction of him, then they might as well deconstruct the majority of video game heroes while there at it. Most of them are terrible cliches.

Gearbox was in a bad position. They essentially had a year to polish a turd that was created by those jackasses at 3D Realms. I'm all for a true Duke sequel made by Gearbox from the ground up. They need to hire good writers though. Duke's dialogue in DNF is terrible.

threatens? Alex, seriously, u do realise 3d realms made DNF, now Gearbox has the stage for future DN games, u cant say their threatening when Gearbox hasnt even made a DN game of their own yet. it could end up blowing ur balls off.

Man the fucking caption on that picture.

I never get tired of articles from Alex.

Sounds like one enormous belligerent asshole.

I take it Strauss Zelnick is also a jew?

Another wonderful title :p

@AngelicRampage:I don't want my balls blown off. By anything. Especially not Duke Nukem.

Not bad. I did enjoy DNF for what it is and I'm enjoying multiplayer. Brings back the days of quake and Unreal tourney for me. So I don't mind. Haters gunna hate.

However I'm playing on the PC so load times are not a problem What-so-ever.

I find peoples reaction to the game quite funny. It was in development for 15 years. It went through ground up changes and restarts several times. I expected the game to be what it is.

Now that DNF is out of the way, they can try making a good- more relevant- Duke Nukem game.

I believe it is possible.

Please... let sinking turds sink.

If the next Duke will be more self-aware as many of you are suggesting, it would probably be best to introduce Duke Nukem's arch rival who appears stronger than Duke but with a more appealing personality.

Then Duke has to fight and kill him after he's brainwashed by aliens. Come get sum, motherfucker!

@JohnKiller118 said:

GOOD Keep Duke strong, Gearbox. You're a great developer and I'm sure you'll iron out any flaws Duke Nukem Forever had with the next game.

Definitely, Borderlands was one of the only interesting shooters made of late so I'm confident Gearbox will be able to deliver something good. Whatever the next Duke game is as long as it breaks the COD mould that can only be a good thing.

@alex: That was a funny headline but it's too early to throw the Gearbox Duke game under the bus. Personally I think you're being snarky just for the sake of it in this article, sorry.

Ha! I can already hear myself in the future: "Remember when the name Duke Nukem stood for an important step in the development of the FPS genre and not for a terrible franchise with awful jokes?" and all the kids will shake their heads and tell me to blow it out my ass.

@sushisteve said:

One of the things that stuck in my mind from that podcast was that Duke needed a female sidekick who was as crass (or crasser) that he was

*Has Seizure*

Good, one stinker is not enough reason to sink her.

Remember, folks. Gearbox got DNF released just for the sake of actually releasing it. Next Duke Nukem will be miles ahead. 
 
@rts375 said:

Gearbox was in a bad position. They essentially had a year to polish a turd that was created by those jackasses at 3D Realms. I'm all for a true Duke sequel made by Gearbox from the ground up. They need to hire good writers though. Duke's dialogue in DNF is terrible.

Is this where they make a better game that basically says "Hey sorry the last one sucked. Here's our apology"

if gearbox developed a duke game from the start i would suspect it would be awesome so ....

Always bet on Duke!

I'm so ready for more Duke.   Haters can fucking hate man.   I've had a ton of fun with DNF.  No doubt it has its issues but its still fun. 
 
People groaning at the thought of another duke need to honestly just STFU.  We no nothing about  the future plans for Duke.

Even though DNF is a steaming pile of shit, I'm actually kinda happy about this announcement because maybe now we'll get an actual Duke Nukem game that has been developed and released during a more appropriate time frame and one that will actually be...you know...good. Additionally it'll be built the ground up by 2K so if anything that instils a little bit of confidence in the franchise.

HA!

I'm fine with there being another Duke Nukem game. It won't be made by 3D Realms.

I am guessing that if they did another one it would be way better than DNF, because it would be one more unified vision. I mean Gearbox had to doctor that game up and had to fill in the blanks. 

Go ahead and hate me for I am a bad person, but from what I've played so far, it's a pretty fun game. It's kind of cool to be doing things that you don't do in shooters anymore. Contrary to what Jeff said, in his review, the platforming bits were a bit of fresh air, along with the little RC bits and so on. And come on, didn't anyone chuckle at the Christian Bale section of the game? I'm not at the creepy alien ship part yet, but so far, I kind of like the game.

Daisy Duke edition, cumming to game consoles fall of 2012. Get yours today when it's then.

"Because here in America, thank God, we have the ability to do what we want."
It never ceases to alarm me when people say this sort of thing and mean it.

@RE_Player92 said:

Is anyone seriously surprised by this? With DNF out of the picture Gearbox can make a brand new game without all the 3DRealms baggage. I'm looking forward to another Duke game, hopefully it will be of the quality of Gearbox's other games.

My word, Marshall! I'm do believe a normal man's pants would be torn asunder were they to allow their thighs such distinct breadth!

"Because here in America, thank God, we have the ability to do what we want." It never ceases to alarm me when people say this sort of thing and mean it.

I drink your nostalgia! I suck it right up from under you! and there isn't a damn thing you can do about it! Now, swear to me there is no god! SWEAR IT!

if gearbox developed a duke game from the start i would suspect it would be awesome so ....