“Duke Nukem Forever,” a video game synonymous with never being released, is finally being released.

The first person shooter about a space marine with a penchant for off-color humor who battles aliens with increasingly destructive weapons, was to be the fourth installment in a series of games that garnered critical praise and generated controversy for its depiction of women. After 10 years in development, 3D Realms, the studio behind the game, announced it was shutting down in 2009.

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 The game is currently expected to ship in 2011, although given its history, Pitchford is understandably reluctant to be more specific. “We’re in the polishing phase now. This is a game where we can not make a promise we can not fulfill,” he says. “We need to get past the shock and awe and then we can go to all the retailers and first parties and work out a launch plan.”

Always bet on Duke.

It might be fun. But my question is whether it's really relevant or not. Duke is just so '90s. FPSs have generally gone in a different direction since the late '90s when it was conceived, and so no matter what they do it will feel very old school. And not necessarily in a good way. But I've got an open mind about it. It could be clever, or it could be a disaster. Given the history, I think that the latter is more likely. Until we see more it's difficult to know.

There are already like six threads on this bro.
 
 
 
Sorry :/