Duke Nukem Forever 6 - Game over

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Apogee LLC's Promised Duke Announcement Arrives, Does Not Even Mention Duke Nukem Forever

Apogee Software LLC has apparently made the promised Duke-related announcement, and the big news is that Apogee's expanding its search for a live-action Duke.
Making no mention of 3D Realms's closure or the doomed Duke Nukem Forever, Apogee announced that budding Dukes can now submit their auditions reels online.

The winning Duke will market Apogee's upcoming Duke Nukem Trilogy for the Nintendo DS and PSP, which sees Duke in a variety of genres and time periods, including WW2. Developed by Frontline Studios, the first installment 'Critical Mass' is due out this fall.

The men--and women--who would be Duke can size up the competition at the Duke Is Back website before uploading a video of their best grimace, flexing and one-liners.
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Op woensdag 13 mei 2009 19:58 schreef Q. het volgende:
Wat had je dan verwacht?

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Op woensdag 13 mei 2009 20:20 schreef Spatzmann het volgende:

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Apogee LLC heeft natuurlijk ook niets met apogee LTD /3d realms te maken. Het is gewoon een bedrijf dat betaalt voor de naam + IP. Compleet apart bedrijf wat niet in de apogee LTD holding zit

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Company History

Since 1987, Apogee Software has been a multifaceted pioneer and innovator in the PC gaming industry. Apogee’s first breakthrough was in shareware marketing. Known in the shareware industry as the “Apogee model”, our breakthrough method of releasing a portion of a full game (an “episode”) as shareware (years before the Internet became popular) was risky and innovative, and done well before other PC game publishers released demos of their games — now standard practice.

Among other innovations popularized by Apogee in our early years include cheat codes (standard practice for our games as far back as in 1987), level warps and the so-called “god” invincibility mode. Apogee’s games, have always included skill levels and save/load game options, both very rare in PC games in the late 80’s and early 90’s.

Apogee is considered the founder and original champion of the independent game developer. Apogee nurtured some of today’s powerhouse developers, including id Software who relocated to Dallas have a closer working relationship with us during the development of Wolfenstein 3-D.

In 1994 Apogee created a new division, 3D Realms Entertainment, with the goal of developing innovative, interactive, immersive and of course fun 3D action games.

After a 13 year absence, Apogee Software is “Back in Action” as a publisher will continue its proud tradition of bringing top quality PC games direct to the consumer via digital distribution while at the same time expanding its publication muscle into next generation consoles.

Apogee Software, LLC, is a privately held Texas limited liability company, with a core team of industry experts in game development, publishing, and distribution. Apogee publishes original content for retail distribution of games for the PC and next generation consoles and handhelds.
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Op woensdag 13 mei 2009 20:47 schreef Grrrrrrrr het volgende:
Moet ik me al zorgen gaan maken en een Reker-avatar bestellen?

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Op woensdag 13 mei 2009 21:20 schreef Spatzmann het volgende:

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Scott Miller werkt nu toch bij Radar Group?

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Terry Nagy, originally of 3D Realms, now Chief Operating Officer of the newly resurrected Appogee Software is on hand to discuss just what it means for Duke to be back. As he said, "It's time."

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Op donderdag 14 mei 2009 09:09 schreef c0nd0r het volgende:

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Dus ze zijn nu de post erop aan het zetten met: "1 april met verlengsnoerr!1!111!! Hij komt toch nog! En wel volgende week! Kick ass!"?

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Take-Two Interactive Software Inc. filed a breach of contract suit against Apogee Software Ltd. this week in a Manhattan Court over the developer's "continually delayed" Duke Nukem sequel. Details of the suit were not disclosed in a report by Bloomberg, nor has the New York County Civil Court provided specifics about the damages Take-Two is seeking.

(For the record, the legal name of 3D Realms is Apogee Software Ltd., the party being sued. It is a separate entity from Apogee Software LLC, developers of the still alive Duke Nukem Trilogy.)

According to the complaint, "Apogee repeatedly assured Take-Two and the video-gaming community that it was diligently working toward competing development of the PC Version of the Duke Nukem Forever."

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Op vrijdag 15 mei 2009 09:22 schreef Spatzmann het volgende:
waarom doen ze het in new york? Terwijl 3drealms in texas zit...of zit take 2 in new york.

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By: ScottMi11er x
>>> Did Take Two give 3DR that $12 million for development <<<

No. We didn't get a penny of that money. This, along with so much else, is 100% spin, being eaten up by those who have no clue whatsoever. But, we cannot talk yet. We will, soon...
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Op vrijdag 15 mei 2009 22:46 schreef Grrrrrrrr het volgende:
Ik neem al even een voorschot op mijn gelijk en flikker mijn Reker-avatar in de prullenbak en begin al een beetje te lachen naar de conspiracy believers

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2003
http://www.shacknews.com/laryn.x?id=7653477

"By: Cygnus X-1 x
Isnt 3dr financing Duke THEMSELVES? WTF does their publisher have to do but wait for for it to be done?
May 29, 2003 3:08pm CST

By: GeorgeB3DR
Exactly. Take Two needs to STFU imo."

2003
http://www.shacknews.com/laryn.x?id=6846402

"By: Scott3DR x
The write-off has to do with the fee that Take2 paid to Infogrames to buy the rights to DNF. 3DR got no part of this money -- a total of $12 million.

The reason Take2 did this is that it's a smart revenue management move: Take a markdown now while Vice City is super successful and overall revenues are sky high, then when DNF comes out it's 100% pure profit (because they took the write-down well before the game came out).

2006
http://www.gamespot.com/news/6152687.html

"Broussard went on to outline the current status of Duke Nukem Forever. "Our deal is simple," he said. "We're making the game. It'll be done when it's done. We've funded 99.999% of the game (aside from a very, very small advance from GT Interactive, years ago, before Take 2 bought the game from them). It's our risk, our necks and our gamble. Under the deal we should be earning royalties from about unit 30,000 or so (that's a real small number)."

2007
http://www.yougamers.com/(...)would_be_king-page4/

"Given the publishing experience of 3DRealms and their willingness to tackle difference platforms, it made sense to enquire as to what lies ahead for DNF too. For example, are Take 2 Interactive Software still publishing Duke Nukem Forever? Given the amount of experience 3D Realms has in the production area, it might make more sense for 3DRealms to do this themselves:

Scott: Possibly, but Take2 has inherited the agreement we originally signed with GT Interactive back in the 90’s. This agreement does allow us to direct sale the game, such as through an online digital service, and we plan to take full advantage of this."

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By: ScottMi11er x
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>>> I would have sold the IP in a heart beat and created a new IP with that 30 million dollars. <<<

Hell, I would have also!!!!!!!!!!
http://www.shacknews.com/laryn.x?id=19932664#itemanchor_19932664

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By: ScottMi11er x
>>> T2 declined but offered $30M for ownership of the IP and 3DR would have finished DNF.

We would have taken this offer without hesitation. Not. Even. Close.
http://www.shacknews.com/laryn.x?id=19932691#itemanchor_19932691

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Op zaterdag 16 mei 2009 13:11 schreef Athlon_2o0o het volgende:

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Dit hoort allemaal bij de marketingstunt joh

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Op maandag 11 mei 2009 22:56 schreef Swetsenegger het volgende:

Anyway. Tot op heden weten we simpelweg -niets- .

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Op dinsdag 12 mei 2009 01:00 schreef Athlon_2o0o het volgende:

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Jawel, we weten dit: dat de studio van 3D Realms gesloten is. De rest (marketingtrucs en dat Duke al gold is en meer speculatieve onzin) bedenken anderen erbij.

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Op dinsdag 12 mei 2009 08:26 schreef Swetsenegger het volgende:

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Precies. En faillisementen en dat DNF nooit meer uitkomt enzo. Ook dat wordt erbij verzonnen.

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Op maandag 18 mei 2009 11:44 schreef HugoBaas het volgende:
Nog steeds geen persbericht.
Hmm zou toch wel moeten komen eigenlijk, aangezien er vorig weekend werd aangekondigt dat er een persbericht zou komen de komende week.

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Op maandag 18 mei 2009 21:03 schreef Gamer_V het volgende:
Hou eens op met me hoop te geven