Why is Duke missing a penis? And why does he have man titties? I think Jim is projecting a little too hard...

As much as I like gearbox, i kinda wish they'd just let Duke die already.

@Chongomaster LOL!
I think its a good idea. I put faith on Gearbox work and hope they start this game from scrap, not picking up some unfinished work.

@Chon

So news about Fable 4 and Gearbox making a new Duke game, and what interests you is manboob and cock?

You know we actually had a discussion about your article on gaia and most of the members ultimately decided you didn't know what a parody means lol.

They should add RPG elements and loot to Duke Nukem, set it on an alien planet, and cel-shade it.

"You know we actually had a discussion about your article on gaia and most of the members ultimately decided you didn't know what a parody means lol."

Well damn I better change my mind then, if GAIA says I'm wrong!

The members of GAIA have spoken.

They had better keep Jon St. John, he *is* Duke.

meh, just let Duke end.

Thank God. I figured they'd prolly do this once they had released that two-weapons-at-a-time travesty. They just had to release SOMETHING at first, ya know?

Translation:
"The Duke Nukem Forever engine given to us sucked, so now that we're done with that game we're making a completely new engine from scratch so we can actually make a good game this time around."

Gritty Duke Nukem with apocaliptic and deppresing story is coming or something.

LOL at Spaz!!!
That game was fucking horrid, with a sense of humor for retarded rapist in become.

Lol why has the header image changed?

"Gritty Duke Nukem with apocaliptic and deppresing story is coming or something.
"

Not exactly Gearbox's style...

Anyone who bought the hype for forever and is going to buy this game is an idiot.

I'm still astonished that anyone thought Duke was supposed to be taken with any sort of sincerity whatsoever. The first Duke's 'humour' was the same.

Anyway, it's Aliens that I'm looking forward.

WTF?! Duke's balls changed during a page refresh! Blimey! Careful, you'll end up like Rushdie....

Duke just doesn't wanna die does he? Well I could care less really, but it is probably in their best interest to not bullshit this game and actually put some work into it.

@Spaz

Haha Gaia, what a terrible place. Though I do have to disagree with AlLeBlanc, it isn't a game. It's more like the demon spawn between a bad forum and a game that despite being more of a forum it tries too hard to be a game.

Good to know that Duke will live longer! I have played Duke for a long time now DNF was really nice! All who say let duke die is not seeing how the game is and will be :o Hes like a more beast version of master chief! really though. why hate on the game if you don't like it Don't buy it play or read about it! it just makes you look like a retard and a troll.

Well, I'd say, "Sweet! Now Gearbox can ruin Duke Nukem like they ruined Brothers in Arms" but Duke Nukem already ruined itself so sure. Why not? I think Gearbox will offer something, well... playable.

Wasn't this being mentioned even before Forever saw release, that Gearbox would put out Forever and then reboot the series?

Best censor bar ever.

@jimmyx

Screw that they should make it a rhythm game

@jimmyx
The world doesn't need another Gears of War clone. And I seriously doubt the game is going to be released this Xmas. Think before you troll. Or be 12 years old.

I'd love to see Gearbox build a Duke game from the ground-up, reboot or otherwise. Any game that was in development for as long as DNF was always going to be a clusterfuck, so I'm looking forward to seeing what they can do by themselves.

Also, dat header...

@Jawmuncher rhythm-based dance game featuring a middle age, fat, balding Duke.

Just let the Duke die. Please.

I would assume that Duke has several illegitimate children that could take his place as supreme ruler of everything, ever, in this title...killing Duke might not be a bad idea, have his son replace him, and have him be even more vacuous and dirty than Duke ever was, but with the same name, height and voice as Duke...c'mon people, you know you want it! Instead of slapping a wall of tits, he could slap a MOUNTAIN of tits!!! Because that's what gaming needs...*sigh*

@Spaz

Gaia? As in, Gaiaonline? I...uh...I sincerely hope you're trolling. There is no reason why anyone should ever take the opinion of a Gaia thread seriously anymore. I was hoping to erase my memory of that horrid place existing, but now all I can see in my head is a Chatterbox forum full of slave threads. Thanks. I'm gonna go kill myself now.

I played the Duke Nukem Forever demo recently and I think that maybe it's a better idea to just let the franchise die.

Jimmy said something I agree with... Whoa!

If there is a new Duke game it should be third person. When you're playing an FPS the character is usually just a soldier or something generic and bland.

If you look at Uncharted, it wouldn't of been successful as an FPS because of Drake's character, very over the top. Duke is a very outrageous character as well but you don't get behind it so much in an FPS. Third Person is the way to go I would think.

TLDR: Blame Anthony Burch.

I wanna see what Gearbox can do with a Duke game that they've had full control of from day one. Then again... I still wanna see what they did with DNF. I just don't wanna pay for that shit.

Let it go... it's over.

The header/reboot thing inspired me.

I was kinda looking forward to DNF but after playing the demo decided I'll wait till I can pick it up in the $5-10 range.

I don't a damn about this 'gross and not really satire' argument. That's total pap.

What I care about is some well constructed, fun shooting(as opposed to rc car racing, two-weapon capacity, hiding instead of charging towards the health, long boring set piece encounters, and lots of turrets) and non-bizarro graphics (the kind where you don't have shiny/reflective highlights defining a surface on a painted wall IN A DARK ROOM...The lighting was AWFUL!) neither of which Duke Nukem Forever ever even came close to providing.

I don't care who is offended or why. I don't much care about the "suitability" of the tone. Screw that. If I can sit through 'True Blood','Dexter', or a tacky mess of porn-lite, titty a go-go, '300' clone, and biting pro-sports commentary like 'Spartacus: Gods of the Arena' masquerading as historical fiction then the 'not satirical enough to forgive' tone of Duke Nukem Forever is not really the big problem people try to turn it into.

The problem is there just isn't much game there. It's like a hot dog without that critical 50% meat to sell the cereal filler.

I just hope that Gearbox can make a Duke game that isn't a tiresome misguided incoherent cluster-fuck of ideas that don't fit together OR entertain much.

Should read 'give a damn'.

I'm with you, Mulk. The lameness offended me more than anything.

And I think Jim's being quite like the anti-game media blowhards he likes to lambast whenever he whines about Duke Forever's unsatire. Using a public platform to voice a half-baked opinion? Check. Over and over again? Check. Trumping said opinion as somehow noble? Check.

so long they keep his humor intact, and step aside from all the moralbullshittery babies, and keep him retro and duke, I'm game.

"I just hope that Gearbox can make a Duke game that isn't a tiresome misguided incoherent cluster-fuck of ideas that don't fit together OR entertain much."

Wasn't Borderlands exactly that, though?

If they do go the has-been Duke route then I hope we end up with something better than Matt Hazard.

Gaia hates Jim Sterling but loves the planet. Its a balance issue I think.

Make this man a DeviantArt page!

This could be interesting since it wouldn't have the development hell that Forever had

Duke Forever wasn't even made by Gearbox, it was made by 3DRealms (a company that never truly grew up after the 90's) and Triptych (ex-3DRealms employees who finished the game in their basement). I have complete confidence that Gearbox can make a great Duke game; they, personally, have never let me down before.

So... they decide to make a reboot AFTER releasing the first game in 12 years? Who the fuck does that? They should've rebooted WITH Duke Nukem Forever.

Never thought I'd say it, but they should definitely hype this one less. DNF was hyped to a pulp, making the expectations way too high.

Not that it wasn't a mediocre game, of course.

They should reboot Duke as socially awkward 14-year old with no friends who imagines himself as a trash talking alpha-male badass.

As long as he maintains his trademark characteristics, then I'm cool with that. Personally I wouldn't mind if they kept a few other things consistent with DN Forever anyway.