The Week In Review_ Duke Nukem Finally_

The rumor that Duke Nukem Forever might arrive at long last raises an interesting question. What thrills us more, the game’s release, or the thought of it? Duke Nukem Forever hardly needs an introduction. It’s the eternal vaporware sequel to a single game, published in 1996. Its constipated development, a case study in perfect being the enemy of good, is the stuff of legend – or jokes and Internet memes. Last year the harsh realities of money, the marketplace, and publishing gave this project its most definitive go/no-go news after a dozen years of rumors. The original studio, 3D Realms, at last ran out of money and ran into a lawsuit, and that seemed to finally squelch the annual just-trust-us bullshit that DNF was OTW,(new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=995c4c7d-194f-4077-b0a0-7ad466eb737c&cid=872d12ce-453b-4870-845f-955919887e1b'; cnx.cmd.push(function() { cnx({ playerId: "995c4c7d-194f-4077-b0a0-7ad466eb737c" }).render("79703296e5134c75a2db6e1b64762017"); }); This week, rumor involving people serious about publishing games, and with a serious record of bringing good ones to market, once again revives Duke’s credibility. Take-Two Interactive retains the publishing rights to the franchise, whose brand name remains compelling despite 12 years of broken promises. And Gearbox, fresh off its smash hit Borderlands, published by Take-Two, is said to have picked up the game’s development. Gearbox chief Randy Pitchford declined comment but said more news might be coming at this year’s Penny Arcade Expo in September. The question remains: This is a name with the star power of Halo or Call of Duty, and just one incarnation as a first-person shooter. And in more than 14 years since its release, that genre has developed and deepened dramatically, and themes of grandiose violence and smirking humor are nowhere near as engaging today as then. Why does Duke Nukem Forever remain compelling? Why should it? Could any game under that name possibly justify H25 the waiting? Top Stories Rumor: Borderlands Studio Reviving Duke Nukem Forever How A “Worthless” Degree Robbed A Stripper Of Her Video Game Love APB Developer Realtime Worlds Hit With Major Layoffs Kinect Downgraded To Save Money, Can’t Read Sign Language Fewer Major Games For PSP This Fall, A Sign Of Decline Kotaku’s QuakeCon 2010 Coverage Kotaku Talk Radio Columns Stick Jockey: The Game Of A Lifetime Reviews, Previews, Hands-On and Impressions Monday Night Combat Review: The Happy Warriors My First 30 Minutes With Fallout: New Vegas The Next Tony Hawk Game Is For Kids Scott Pilgrim vs. the World Movie Review: You’re Gonna Get It Scott Pilgrim Vs. The World: The Game Review: Four-Player Fan Service Eyes On With The Grim, Colorful Fantasy Of Warhammer 40K: Space Marine BioShock Infinite Goes Beyond The Sea & Into The Skies At Last, A Different Kind Of Retro Game, An Intelligently h25 com สล็อต​ Childish One Fierce Teflon & Steel Mouse Pad Review: Slip Slidin’ Away The First Time I Played Doom Was Yesterday Madden NFL 11 Review: A Run For Your Money News Playstation Move Demo Stations Set to Blanket the Country Splinter Cell’s Strange Baby Seal Saving Mission Exposed? No Level Cap Increase In Claptrap’s New Robot Revolution Latest Borderlands DLC Revealed And Detailed Like SimCity, Only With Pencils h25 com เข้าสู่ระบบ​ & Imagination Doom Creator Helping Bring Rockets To Racing The Ghost Of id Software’s Past Numbers iTunes Chart Topper: Planets Collide, Osmos Returns Sports Jordan Gets His Own Career Mode In NBA 2K11 Perspectives Not Everyone Played The Oregon Trail, You Know Medal Of Honor’s “It’s Just A Game” Argument A Missed Opportunity Reactions A Week In Comments Video How To Find Wallace Wells’ Mystery Shop In Scott Pilgrim Vs. The World Five Minutes With Scott Pilgrim Vs. The World: The Game Xbox Indie Clips: So Many Girls, So Little Time Kotaku ‘Shop Contest: The Big Box