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Duke Nukem to join the 'casual' game market? photo

3D Realms -- the studio I'm convinced is nothing but an extravagant practical joke -- has teased "numerous" upcoming Duke Nukem projects over the coming years, with a "resurgence" planned for the notorious FPS hero. Apparently, the man with balls of steel could be going the way of the "casual" game as well. 

"There are numerous other Duke games in various stages of development, several due out this year," says 3D Realms CEO Scott Miller. "We are definitely looking to bring Duke into casual gaming spaces, plus there are other major Duke games in production. Almost all of these are unannounced."

Miller has also denied that the notorious Duke Nukem Forever is dead, and also claims that the Duke movie is "making steady progress." Furthermore, the CEO adds that 3D Realms will "continue to license and co-create games based upon the Duke Nukem franchise," and that the new focus on external development is something he should have made years ago. 

In any case, 3D Realms is hopeful that Duke is making his big comeback. I guess we'll have to believe it when we see it.

3D Realms Teases 'Numerous' Duke Nukem Games, 'Looking to Bring Duke into Casual Gaming' [Shacknews]








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MowDownJoe's Avatar - Comment posted on 12/26/2009 19:17
MowDownJoe
Wait... Matt Hazard was made as a obvious Duke Nukem parody... and had his "career" "die" after staring in a go-karting game...

Weird...
magusat999's Avatar - Comment posted on 12/26/2009 19:17
magusat999
Im actually tired of waiting - and after the weak Doom offering (I know it was a different company but its reflective of the whole industry) I could care less anymore. Let it die, something different but better will take it's place.
the guy with the hat's Avatar - Comment posted on 12/26/2009 19:29
the guy with the hat
this joke is not funny anymore. I now do not care whatever they announce now
RWarrior1CO's Avatar - Comment posted on 12/26/2009 19:34
RWarrior1CO
I'm sure they'll take a "casual" attitude towards developing the game(s).
Kif 's Avatar - Comment posted on 12/26/2009 19:38
Kif
I want more games with waggle while Duke tells me to SHAKE IT BABY
TheRedScorpion's Avatar - Comment posted on 12/26/2009 19:55
TheRedScorpion
I think someone beat them to the punch with Matt Hazard. A game which I'm sure was a good deal better than anything that 3d Realms will put out. And that's just sad.
DeusPayne's Avatar - Comment posted on 12/26/2009 20:02
DeusPayne
Wait... didn't 3drealms die earlier this year? What happened with that?
Floodland's Avatar - Comment posted on 12/26/2009 20:09
Floodland
@thejobloshow: That would be me. Used to sit and watch my grandad play this, it was what I played throughout my childhood along with Doom. Thinking about it, this'd go some way to explaining things...
shitflap's Avatar - Comment posted on 12/26/2009 20:19
shitflap
Deus Payne, Wired had an awesome article about this whole affair that made me cry a little inside.
http://www.wired.com/magazine/2009/12/fail_duke_nukem/all/1
KingSigy's Avatar - Comment posted on 12/26/2009 20:29
KingSigy
Well, considering the first two Duke Nukem games were what casual games are now a days, I suppose this does make sense.
Ghil's Avatar - Comment posted on 12/26/2009 21:05
Ghil
what the... weren't they dead already? Damn those guys are corporate zombies. Night of the living Corps.o_0
Perfidious Sinn's Avatar - Comment posted on 12/26/2009 21:19
Perfidious Sinn
Duke Nukem is becoming a real-life Matt Hazard...
Camiwaits's Avatar - Comment posted on 12/26/2009 21:24
Camiwaits
Duke Nukem will NEVER die!
Camiwaits's Avatar - Comment posted on 12/26/2009 21:41
Camiwaits
@Bigmoose85

They said the same about Chinese Democracy
moose39's Avatar - Comment posted on 12/26/2009 22:00
moose39
@Bigmoose85
Guns 'n' Roses' latest album. They started working on it in 1995 and it got delayed several times.
Adonai's Avatar - Comment posted on 12/26/2009 22:36
Adonai
I'll go preorder it now!
Monodi's Avatar - Comment posted on 12/26/2009 23:00
Monodi
I´d be conformed if they just released a short flash game.
Volomon's Avatar - Comment posted on 12/26/2009 23:14
Volomon
Casual? I thought it was already casual.
Gryzor's Avatar - Comment posted on 12/26/2009 23:57
Gryzor
And once again, 'casual' means absolutely nothing to me in this context.

If they decide to have a Duke Nukem solitaire or something like that, I'd understand; but... *shrugs*
RenegadePanda's Avatar - Comment posted on 12/26/2009 23:57
RenegadePanda
@thejobloshow

Duke 3D ran on 95/98, which runs on XP with a few settings tweaked. Duke 1 and 2 were both DOS affairs though, and side scrolling too. Plus 3D was on N64 and XBLA, so a lot of people played it there too.

And if they haven't, then they surely need to. All the Nukem games were good, if I still had a PC capable of running true DOS, I'd play the hell out of 1 and 2.
fetusmilk's Avatar - Comment posted on 12/27/2009 00:12
fetusmilk
SHAKE IT BABY!
Qraze's Avatar - Comment posted on 12/27/2009 02:13
Qraze
unless they got something to show for their 10 year projects that isn't a duke nukem game from before 1998, its just a giant goddam joke.

their studio is dead because of their inability to make this game happen.
Mr Andy Dixon's Avatar - Comment posted on 12/27/2009 03:07
Mr Andy Dixon
Wanna dance?
hpv's Avatar - Comment posted on 12/27/2009 03:46
hpv
So stripper tipping mini-game collection confirmed for Wii and iPhone?
The Amazing Shenazin's Avatar - Comment posted on 12/27/2009 03:51
The Amazing Shenazin
they're STILL claiming DNF is STILL coming out?
EdgyDude's Avatar - Comment posted on 12/27/2009 06:05
EdgyDude
@Camiwaits: yeah, and that album has soooo much quality
RonBurgandy2010's Avatar - Comment posted on 12/27/2009 08:45
RonBurgandy2010
Looks like Duke is more of a joke than Matt Hazard at this point.
Xzyliac's Avatar - Comment posted on 12/27/2009 09:50
Xzyliac
Well as we enter 2010 everybodies gonna be all "Oooh remember the 90's? Those were awesome," and we'll start seeing all those Top 100 Best Flavored Gum of the 90's bullshit list so maybe, just maybe, Duke will have a schtick.
Doobles's Avatar - Comment posted on 12/27/2009 17:53
Doobles
So Duke Nukem games are coming out on the Wii then?
hornetjockey's Avatar - Comment posted on 12/28/2009 10:46
hornetjockey
Shut up, shut up, shut up! How dare you raise my hopes for DNF! I had already burried it, said a prayer, got drunk and hit a tree over it, and now you say it's back?! How dare you, sir.
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