I think it's probably sour grapes - bottom line, who are you going to believe, some blogger giving testimony from people who squandered over a decade on developing the game (no but honestly! this time it was finished!!!!!) or Gearbox, you know, who've actually released games slightly ahead of glacial shifts. Not to mention the fact if it were actually finished  *before* 2009, why isn't out already? Let alone needing polishing time even now, and being released next year?

Didn't they actually say on many occasions that they have a bunch of guys from 3D Realms working for them now? And didn't they also say the game was mostly finished and they're mostly polishing it for release? 
This doesn't sound like they're taking anyones fame.

" I think it's probably sour grapes - bottom line, who are you going to believe, some blogger giving testimony from people who squandered over a decade on developing the game "

Im just happy to see this game is finally getting released. Even if it comes out to being average at best that will be an acomplishment since with the history of this game, it should be a trainwreck of a game.

" I'm sorry if that makes you sour, but that's how I feel, "

I think it would only be appropriate  if the 3DRealms logo was shown at the beginning of the game near or with the Gearbox logo since 3DRealms; no matter how long they took; did actually do most of the work with this game and it is theirs.

Allegedly

Randy Pitchford has openly said that. Gearbox isn't taking credit for it. They're taking credit for consolidating everything when everyone had lost hope and putting a game out, a game people thought would never see the day of light. With that, they've put the Duke Nukem Forever name under the Gearbox brand: that name is coming with a decade's worth of expectations that they have to hit out of the park. 
 
Its basically what happened with Silicon Knights and Too Human. 10 years later and Too Human was less then ideal. Silicon Knights pretty much went dead silent after that. Reputation: Gone. 
 
By taking on Duke Nukem Forever, the same thing could happen with Gearbox, and that's something Randy Pitchford openly acknowledges and understands. 
 
If anything, I have the utmost respect for that man and his company now and despite never having played a Duke Nukem game before, I will buy Forever.

" @borodin: 3D Realms was mainly self-funded, and I do believe the game was nearly done. If you look at all the leaked content at the May 09 closure, it's not far from. From there on, the 10 people currently working at Triptych (which are currently developing DNF) continued working on it for about 6 months until Gearbox was officially assigned to the game in late 09.  Not to derail the topic, but I don't really expect any quality from Gearbox. They've made some okay expansions and ports during their time, but it was not before Borderlands they really gained an identity. Not that I really cared too much for that game, but that's another matter.   I'm glad it's still mainly 3D Realms guys working on the game, I guess is what I'm trying to say. "

I think we should stop picking apart the development and history of the game and they should get the game out of the fucking door already.

" @TMThomsen:   I attended the presentation.  I heard Randy Pitchford speak, and at no point did he paint himself or Gearbox as the saviors of DNF.  The resurrection of the game was a collaborative effort between Gearbox, 3D Realms, 2K and Take Two.  Gearbox is not discarding the work 3D Realms did on the game.  They're finishing what 3D Realms started.  They've also been associated with DNF since some time in 2009, so it's not like they just picked up development yesterday and proclaimed themselves the game's savior.  Long story short, I'm willing to bet that blogger is full of it. "

"  It was a response to borodin, that was of the opinion that Gearbox would make the game better than 3D Realms could. "

 For me it's like a man stuck at the bottom of a 300 foot well gets rescued and complains that he could have gotten himself out.   

" @TMThomsen:   I attended the presentation.  I heard Randy Pitchford speak, and at no point did he paint himself or Gearbox as the saviors of DNF.  The resurrection of the game was a collaborative effort between Gearbox, 3D Realms, 2K and Take Two.  Gearbox is not discarding the work 3D Realms did on the game.  They're finishing what 3D Realms started.  They've also been associated with DNF since some time in 2009, so it's not like they just picked up development yesterday and proclaimed themselves the game's savior.  Long story short, I'm willing to bet that blogger is full of it. "

I think the little blurb at  http://www.liquidmesh3d.com/animation.html somewhat  clarifies what Tramell Isaac was trying to say