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CardJoe · 19th May 2009, 11:07

http://www.bit-tech.net/news/gaming/...ven-t-closed/1

3D Realms has fired back at Take-Two today, claiming that the studio is not finished and that there may be a future for Duke Nukem yet.

And Kudos to azrael- for the tip-off!

feathers · 19th May 2009, 11:16

I may be prepared to complete DNF myself using ID Software's original Doom engine if Take Two are interested?

B1GBUD · 19th May 2009, 11:20

I'm bored of this story now.... will someone wake me up when DNF is actually finished?

See you in the year 2025....

liratheal · 19th May 2009, 11:24

So..

The primary game from them in some time has had its development staff let go, but they're not dead?

Yeah. Okay, I see that lasting as long as the court case in which they get their ass handed to them.

FatMikel · 19th May 2009, 11:35

I really wish 3D Realms would really just die. They're not game developers. They're hype developers. And **** ones at that.

[USRF]Obiwan · 19th May 2009, 11:50

So DNF is not dead, they just fired the whole design team. So basically DNF is dead.

I am confused...

[USRF]Obiwan · 19th May 2009, 11:52

In other news:

Take2 demands source and graphics of DNF.

TomH · 19th May 2009, 11:58

Quote:

Originally Posted by FatMikel

I really wish 3D Realms would really just die. They're not game developers. They're hype developers. And **** ones at that.

Ahem.. Prey?

I do wish they'd just bloody finish DNF already though. Guess we're just going to see a more excruciating drag for the foreseeable future, however.

Marc5002 · 19th May 2009, 12:04

3D realm Tryed to make a High-end Game within a Low Staff Steam and Low Payment it is why DNF was never Release I believe they where like only 30 Programmer to do a Task that require a good hundred of programmer such as you see in Half Life II & Call of duty Series : If in future take 2 Or 3D realm Sell it Franchise and Plot Idea maybe a DNF would be complete. id like to see it complete

Id Like at last one Last duke nukem game before he die he being great with the 3d & is 3d Atomic Edition (Expansion set)
now is somewhat not totally Dead waiting an opportunist in future to Reanimate him just like Command and conquer but will take a longer time

Ape · 19th May 2009, 12:05

No team developing DNF means no DNF full stop. So maybe if Take Two take all the IP surrounding DNF then we may actually see the game?

perplekks45 · 19th May 2009, 12:18

After that statement I want TT even less to get the IP/sources from 3DRealms.
I know I'm biased and I don't care but that looks a lot like TT tried to force the hand-over of the source. Even if 3DR were nowhere near finish, this is just a farce.

I hope this ends soon and TT don't get anything out of it.

Cupboard · 19th May 2009, 12:27

Wouldn't it be easier to just give Take Two all the IP for Duke Nukem, then they have got everything that the "money" was "spent" on and have no further claim to money?

david fretwell · 19th May 2009, 14:51

Our best bet is if they open source what they have seeing as they are never going to use it.

SMIFFYDUDE · 19th May 2009, 15:01

This topic of 3DRealms, Take-Two and DNF is starting to become as big a joke as DNF's development. When will it end!

Yemerich · 19th May 2009, 15:50

So they dind't finished DNF with the full team, and now they are trying to fool us that they will do it with PART of them???

For the sake of DNF, sell the franchise! Or just die quietly before it comes even a worst joke!

BTW, "Prey" is a stupid game! Let us "pray" it dies here!

perplekks45 · 19th May 2009, 16:17

Prey is a love-it-or-hate-it game. I personally loved it.

MonkeyNutZ · 19th May 2009, 16:41

Frankly, what studio wouldn't fire people that took 12 years to not finish a game?

sotu1 · 19th May 2009, 18:29

Quote:

Originally Posted by FatMikel

I really wish 3D Realms would really just die. They're not game developers. They're hype developers. And **** ones at that.

ok, firstly, don't you ever talk about a company that gave me so many many hours of bliss like that ever again! They may have made a big cock up but they still made great games!

Secondly...well.... just let it rest please! we're all tired of Duke Nukem Never, i just hoped that the franchise would die an honorable death and be let go quietly and not be hassled by the inevitable law suits!

nicae · 20th May 2009, 00:19

It's funny how DNF in F-1 stands for "did not finish". :B

perplekks45 · 20th May 2009, 09:32

Not that it's been mentioned before but please:

19th May 2009, 11:07	#1
CardJoe Player Character bit-tech Staff Join Date: Apr 2007 Posts: 8,010	3D Realms: We haven't closed http://www.bit-tech.net/news/gaming/...ven-t-closed/1 3D Realms has fired back at Take-Two today, claiming that the studio is not finished and that there may be a future for Duke Nukem yet. And Kudos to azrael- for the tip-off! __________________ this is joe's non-bit-tech blog

19th May 2009, 11:24	#4
liratheal Just got a great book on tape Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: High Wycombe, UK Posts: 3,643	So.. The primary game from them in some time has had its development staff let go, but they're not dead? Yeah. Okay, I see that lasting as long as the court case in which they get their ass handed to them. __________________ Gigabyte MA790FX, X4 9950 Black Edition, 8gb Geil Black Dragon, 2x4870 512mb, Antec TruePower Quattro 850w I game, Do you?

19th May 2009, 11:35	#5
FatMikel Statistically not that fat... Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Merseyside, UK Posts: 61	I really wish 3D Realms would really just die. They're not game developers. They're hype developers. And **** ones at that. __________________ Dell Vostro 220 :: Intel Pentium E2200 :: 2GB DDR2 800 :: HIS HD 4670 IceQ Turbo :: 250GB SATA2 :: DVD+/-RW :: Windows XP Professional Stuff :: BenQ FP241W 24" LCD + 19" LG L1942PP Flatron :: 500GB FreeAgent + 300GB IcyBox :: 16Mb O2 Broadband

19th May 2009, 11:50	#6
[USRF]Obiwan Ultramodder Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: Netherlands Posts: 1,220	So DNF is not dead, they just fired the whole design team. So basically DNF is dead. I am confused... __________________ Mascleta: "The most accurate simulation of thunder, humans can simulate..." The answer is 42, so... whats the question again? If you know what 'Peek' and 'Poke' represents, then you are probably as old as me.

19th May 2009, 11:52	#7
[USRF]Obiwan Ultramodder Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: Netherlands Posts: 1,220	In other news: Take2 demands source and graphics of DNF. __________________ Mascleta: "The most accurate simulation of thunder, humans can simulate..." The answer is 42, so... whats the question again? If you know what 'Peek' and 'Poke' represents, then you are probably as old as me.

19th May 2009, 11:16	#2
feathers What's a Dremel? Join Date: Apr 2009 Posts: 10	I may be prepared to complete DNF myself using ID Software's original Doom engine if Take Two are interested?

19th May 2009, 11:20	#3
B1GBUD Multimodder Join Date: May 2008 Posts: 208	I'm bored of this story now.... will someone wake me up when DNF is actually finished? See you in the year 2025....

19th May 2009, 12:04	#9
Marc5002 Minimodder Join Date: May 2008 Posts: 25	3D realm Tryed to make a High-end Game within a Low Staff Steam and Low Payment it is why DNF was never Release I believe they where like only 30 Programmer to do a Task that require a good hundred of programmer such as you see in Half Life II & Call of duty Series : If in future take 2 Or 3D realm Sell it Franchise and Plot Idea maybe a DNF would be complete. id like to see it complete Id Like at last one Last duke nukem game before he die he being great with the 3d & is 3d Atomic Edition (Expansion set) now is somewhat not totally Dead waiting an opportunist in future to Reanimate him just like Command and conquer but will take a longer time

19th May 2009, 12:05	#10
Ape Suck my barrel Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Oxfordshire Posts: 81	No team developing DNF means no DNF full stop. So maybe if Take Two take all the IP surrounding DNF then we may actually see the game?

19th May 2009, 12:18	#11
perplekks45 BSc... finally Join Date: May 2004 Location: Vienna, Austria Posts: 3,353	After that statement I want TT even less to get the IP/sources from 3DRealms. I know I'm biased and I don't care but that looks a lot like TT tried to force the hand-over of the source. Even if 3DR were nowhere near finish, this is just a farce. I hope this ends soon and TT don't get anything out of it. __________________ "The most merciful thing in the world, I think, is the inability of the human mind to correlate all its contents. We live on a placid island of ignorance in the midst of black seas of infinity, and it was not meant that we should voyage far." Blame it on Cheaps! [now a social group]

19th May 2009, 12:27	#12
Cupboard I'm not a modder. Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Bury St Edmunds/Durham Uni Posts: 1,848	Wouldn't it be easier to just give Take Two all the IP for Duke Nukem, then they have got everything that the "money" was "spent" on and have no further claim to money? __________________ i7 920, 8800GTS 512, 6GB Corsair all in an Intel DX58SO; 3*320GB RAID5; CM Stacker Samsung Q45.

19th May 2009, 14:51	#13
david fretwell What's a Dremel? Join Date: May 2009 Posts: 3	Our best bet is if they open source what they have seeing as they are never going to use it.

19th May 2009, 15:01	#14
SMIFFYDUDE Multimodder Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Saddleworth Posts: 164	This topic of 3DRealms, Take-Two and DNF is starting to become as big a joke as DNF's development. When will it end!

19th May 2009, 15:50	#15
Yemerich What's a rebimboca da parafuseta? Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Sao Paulo - Brazil Posts: 714	So they dind't finished DNF with the full team, and now they are trying to fool us that they will do it with PART of them??? For the sake of DNF, sell the franchise! Or just die quietly before it comes even a worst joke! BTW, "Prey" is a stupid game! Let us "pray" it dies here! __________________ Bit Tech is more than games and hardware - check out the mods too. Don't let modding die in Bit-Tech.net.

19th May 2009, 16:17	#16
perplekks45 BSc... finally Join Date: May 2004 Location: Vienna, Austria Posts: 3,353	Prey is a love-it-or-hate-it game. I personally loved it. __________________ "The most merciful thing in the world, I think, is the inability of the human mind to correlate all its contents. We live on a placid island of ignorance in the midst of black seas of infinity, and it was not meant that we should voyage far." Blame it on Cheaps! [now a social group]

19th May 2009, 16:41	#17
MonkeyNutZ Crysis Fiend Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Ohio, USA Posts: 149	Frankly, what studio wouldn't fire people that took 12 years to not finish a game? __________________ inCrysis.com - The largest Crysis fan site on the internets. (We're also #1 on Google for "Crysis") Project: http://forums.bit-tech.net/showthread.php?t=147127

20th May 2009, 00:19	#19
nicae Multimodder Join Date: Nov 2008 Posts: 98	It's funny how DNF in F-1 stands for "did not finish". :B __________________ C2D E8400 :: PNY 8800GT 512MB :: 2x2GB G.SKILL Pi Black DDR2 800 4-4-4-12 :: Asus Maximus Formula :: WindowsXP SP3 :: 2x320GB HDDs RAID0 :: Zalman CNPS9500 LED :: OCZ Freeze :: SevenTeam ST-550PAG 550W

20th May 2009, 09:32	#20
perplekks45 BSc... finally Join Date: May 2004 Location: Vienna, Austria Posts: 3,353	Not that it's been mentioned before but please: __________________ "The most merciful thing in the world, I think, is the inability of the human mind to correlate all its contents. We live on a placid island of ignorance in the midst of black seas of infinity, and it was not meant that we should voyage far." Blame it on Cheaps! [now a social group]