Duke Nukem Forever, The Darkness get backward compatibility support on Xbox One
As does XCOM Declassified.
The Darkness, Duke Nukem Forever, and XCOM Declassified are the latest Xbox 360 titles to gain Xbox One backward-compatibility support, which will be available from today.
John Cena in talks to star in a Duke Nukem movie
And Michael Bay is involved.
Wrestler-turned-actor John Cena is in talks to star in a Duke Nukem film, according to movie industry publication The Hollywood Reporter.
Gearbox and 3D Realms settle Duke Nukem lawsuit
Gearbox retains rights to the franchise.
The battle for Duke Nukem is over, with Gearbox retaining the rights to the franchise.
Gearbox seeks dev collaboration for next Duke Nukem
"I did not acquire the franchise merely so people could experience Duke Nukem Forever."
Gearbox Studios boss Randy Pitchford has said that he wants to work on a new Duke Nukem game, aided by an outside developer.
3D Realms may reclaim the rights to Duke Nukem - report
Cancelled Mass Destruction screenshot leaked, Bombshell won't be affected.
Duke Nukem 3D developer 3D Realms may be reclaiming the rights to its lost IP, according to some court documents.
Gearbox sues 3D Realms over Duke Nukem: Mass Destruction
Original series creator admits "material infringement" and apologises.
Duke Nukem IP-holder Gearbox is suing the series' original developers - 3D Realms, Interceptor Entertainment, and Apogee Software - for developing the recently announced PC and PS4 title Duke Nukem: Mass Destruction.
Duke Nukem: Mass Destruction teased for PC, PS4
A top-down action RPG from 3D: Reloaded dev.
Duke Nukem 3D: Reloaded developer Interceptor Entertainment has teased an upcoming action RPG entry in the series, Duke Nukem: Mass Destruction.
Ropey Duke Nukem Forever turned into a Duke Nukem 3D mod
"The game it was meant to be."
Duke Nukem 3D was good but Duke Nukem Forever wasn't, so I wonder what would happen if DNF received the DN3D treatment?
NFS: The Run £49.99 on PSN Store this week
Sonic CD, Duke Nukem DLC also out today.
Update: Sony has contacted Eurogamer with a change in pricing for Need for Speed: The Run - it will be £49.99, not £69.99 as originally listed.
New Duke Nukem Forever DLC out next week
The Doctor Who Cloned Me adds single player campaign.
A new Duke Nukem Forever DLC expansion goes live on 13th December, developer Gearbox has announced.
Amazon Cyber Monday Deals Week begins
Ends Sunday. Updated with daily discounts.
Friday update: Whoops, what happened to Thursday? Sorry! Friday's Amazon Cyber Monday video game deals (confusing) are Operation Flashpoint: Dragon Rising on PS3, 360; Scooby Doo and the Spooky Swamp on Wii; and Dual Pen Sports on 3DS.
Gearbox: Duke Nukem Forever wasn't reviewed fairly
Co-founder not sure where "some of the anger came from".
Gearbox co-founder Brian Martel has claimed Duke Nukem Forever was not reviewed fairly by some publications, arguing it was used "as a soapbox" while claiming: "Everybody should really be thankful that it existed to some degree at all."
Speaking to Eurogamer in a previously unpublished interview conducted at Gamescom in August, Martel reflected on the controversial shooter's critical reception, stating: "We wish the reviews were a little less caustic. We're not quite sure where some of the anger came from."
Discussing the spread of scores across all reviews, he said: "There were things towards the high and things towards the low, but the middle just didn't get any traction. It's pretty obvious that people were using it in some ways to kind of use it as a soapbox or whatever."
Duke Nukem 3D on Android "very soon"
"What are you waiting for, Christmas?"
Duke Nukem 3D will arrive "very soon" on Android Market for smartphones and tablets (running version 2.1 or newer).
Hail to the Icons out next week.
The first set of DLC for Duke Nukem Forever launches on 11th October, Gearbox has announced.
Gearbox wants Duke Nukem feedback
What did you think of it?
Gearbox wants to know what you thought about Duke Nukem Forever.
Gearbox: more Duke Nukem coming
Pitchford teases Forever follow-up.
Gearbox Software is planning a new Duke Nukem game, CEO Randy Pitchford has confirmed.
Will be "proper, controller-based" sequel.
Fable developer Lionhead is apparently working on a fourth incarnation of the role-playing series.
That's according to US Official Xbox Magazine, which published the news in its rumours section (spotted by CVG).
"Look for the Fable cycle to continue with a proper, controller-based Fable 4 in 2013," the publication promised.
Take-Two: Duke Nukem will be profitable
L.A. Noire, Red Dead Redemption sales.
Critically mauled shooter Duke Nukem Forever will be profitable for publisher 2K Games and parent company Take-Two.
14 years and still not done.
A PC patch for Duke Nukem Forever has gone live. It doubles the game's single-player weapon capacity from two to four.
The poorly-recieved shooter was criticised for limiting players to two weapons in campaign mode, a decision developer 3D Realms blamed on mapping the game to console controls.
"We tried for a long time to support lots of guns but we simply could not find a nice way to map it to a controller, despite trying 4-5 designs," 3D Realms boss George Broussard previously explained.
Duke Nukem PC patch increases gun slots
"Could not" map more to controller.
A PC update for 3/10 shooter Duke Nukem Forever will double its weapon inventory from two to four, developer Gearbox has revealed.
But there are no immediate plans for console editions to get the patch, a post by Gearbox community manager Chris Faylor explained.
Initial Duke developer 3D Realms has previously drawn fire for its decision to limit PC gamers to carrying two guns.
First Duke Nukem Forever DLC announced
New maps and multiplayer modes incoming.
Gearbox Software has lifted the lid on the first set of Duke Nukem Forever DLC.
The Hail to the Icons Parody Pack arrives this Autumn, adding four new multiplayer maps and a handful of new game modes.
As detailed over on the game's official forum, the new maps are as follows:
Gearbox discarded Blade Runner IP
"Would have been the end of us."
Borderlands maker Gearbox owned the Blade Runner IP but passed up the opportunity to make a game with it.
Duke Nukem Forever demo now on 360, PC
PS3 version coming soon.
Put off by the universally dismal reviews for Duke Nukem Forever, but still intrigued to see how the game turned out after 15 years in development hell? Well, here's your chance for a spot of rubbernecking.
Sacked Duke Nukem PR Redner responds
Picking reviewers "is a selection process".
2K Games' now-sacked US PR firm The Redner Group has written an essay-length justification for threatening to withhold future games from journalists who wrote "venom filled" reviews of Duke Nukem Forever.
Take-Two promises more Duke Nukem
"I'm sorry if you don't like it."
Duke Nukem Forever is not the last we'll see of Duke, Take-Two has promised.
Randy Pitchford: "customers love Duke"
Plus, voice actor hits out at critics.
Gearbox Software boss Randy Pitchford has taken to Twitter to comment on sales of Duke Nukem Forever.
Duke nukes Take-Two share price
Could LA Noire have done better?
Poor scores for Duke Nukem Forever and underperforming L.A. Noire sales have damaged Take-Two stock.
2K sacks US PR over Duke review row
Rep threatens to punish "venomous" critics.
Publisher 2K Games has severed links with its external US public relations and marketing agency after the outfit Tweeted that it was considering blacklisting sites that gave Duke Nukem Forever a particularly rough ride.
A post on The Redner Group's Twitter feed earlier today read: "Too many went too far with their reviews...we are reviewing who gets games next time and who doesn't based on today's venom," followed by another stating "Bad scores are fine. Venom filled reviews...that's completely different."
Much internet ire duly followed, and 2K has just chimed in, announcing that it's given Redner its marching orders.
Duke Nukem sales: 56% Xbox, 30% PS3
Red Faction sales: 70% Xbox, 26% PS3.
Duke Nukem Forever has topped the UK all-formats chart and sold a meaty majority on Xbox 360.
Xbox 360 dominated a fat 56 per cent of the sales pie; PS3 claimed only 30 per cent.
PC took 14 per cent, but remember that digitally distributed copies (i.e. those bought on Steam, Get Games and elsewhere), aren't counted.
UK Top 40: Duke Nukem crowned first
The King topples L.A. Noire.
Potty-mouthed shooter Duke Nukem Forever has landed first place in the UK charts.
inFamous 2! Red Faction! Duke Nukem!
Able to pry your eyes away from all the E3 excitement? Don't click on that link. Here are some games you can actually hold in your hands this Friday.
Duke Nukem Forever DLC detailed?
Karaoke! Maps! Impregnader weapon!
Duke Nukem Forever will reportedly receive at least three packs of downloadable content, bringing new weapons, maps and modes - including karaoke.
Duke Nukem Forever scores "don't matter"
"We know the game's great," says Pitchford.
Gearbox boss Randy Pitchford has claimed it "doesn't matter" how critics judge Duke Nukem Forever, insisting that his team "know the game is great" and authors of "lowball" reviews would be "held accountable by the readers".
First Duke Nukem DLC is free – for some
Is "full DLC. Not some silly skin".
Those who pre-ordered upcoming first-person shooter Duke Nukem Forever or bought Borderlands Game of the Year edition get the game's first downloadable add-on for free.
Voice of Duke Nukem hints at DLC
"Something may involve singing."
The voice behind cult video game character Duke Nukem has teased downloadable content for upcoming shooter Duke Nukem Forever.
"Always bet on Duke," says Pitchford.
Duke Nukem Forever has gone gold, 2K Games has announced.
2K launches Duke Nudem website
NSFW. Not safe for anything, really.
2K Games has launched a promotional website for upcoming first-person shooter Duke Nukem Forever called Duke Nudem.
The NSFW version asks you to shoot targets, sometimes moving, to make models take their clothes off. Yes, they get their breasts out.
There are four girls to compete against. Dead Eye Stacey, for example, is a "lethal shot and knows her way around a Kalashnikov as well as she knows her war around Duke".
Pitchford hits out at "evil" PSN hackers
"We're all victims of cyber-terrorism."
Gearbox boss Randy Pitchford has condemned the "cyber-terrorists" responsible for bringing down the PlayStation Network, calling on gamers to support not attack Sony as it works to restore services.
Duke Nukem and… Kate Middleton?
The Royal Kiss DLC hits Yoostar 2.
We're pretty sure the Royal Kiss didn't go down like this.
Duke Nukem had "gay robot" sidekick
Plus: Randy Pitchford talks Borderlands 2.
Randy Pitchford has revealed that Duke Nukem nearly ended up with a "gay robot" sidekick – which could still make an appearance in a future title.
Duke Nukem Forever PC system specs
RAM them in.
The PC system requirements for Duke Nukem Forever are in, and they're relatively easy on the wallet.
Gearbox boss explains Duke Nukem delay
Pitchford denies marketing shenanigans.
After a 14 year wait, mythical shooter Duke Nuke Forever was finally set to hit shelves this May. Then this morning, via a cheeky video skit, new developer Gearbox announced yet another delay, pushing the game back to June.
Gearbox delays Duke Nukem Forever
Pushed from May to June.
Duke Nukem Forever, the game delayed a hilarious amount, has been delayed again.
Duke Nukem multiplayer modes revealed
Capture the Babe.
Duke Nukem Forever has four multiplayer modes, a magazine has revealed.
BBFC rates Duke Nukem Forever 18
Ditto Shadows of the Damned.
Duke Nukem Forever and Shadows of the Damned have been rated 18 by the BBFC.
Gearbox to credit every Duke Forever dev
That's 14 years' worth of names.
A lot of people have worked on Duke Nukem Forever in nearly 14 years. And Gearbox Software - the new and final developer - wants to name each and every one of them.
Duke: Pitchford welcomes feminist anger
"Take it. Use Duke. That would be awesome."
They say bad press is good press – but for Duke Nukem Forever creator Gearbox, bad press is awesome press.
Gearbox talks Duke Nukem multiplayer
It'll "be exciting for people to discover".
For all the talk of Gearbox's Duke Nukem Forever revival, one feature has slipped under the radar: multiplayer.
PC Duke Nukem Forever uses Steamworks
Steam now inseparable from game.
Duke Nukem Forever on PC uses Steamworks, developer Gearbox has announced.
Duke Nukem Forever Balls of Steel Ed
Duke bust! Poker chips! Dice! Certificate!
UPDATE: 2K Games has made the Duke Nukem Forever Balls of Steel Edition! official.
Duke dev talks down Bulletstorm rivalry
There's room for two OTT shooters.
A cursory glance at EA's forthcoming shooter Bulletstorm and the long-awaited Duke Nukem Forever, both due this Spring, reveals a fair few common themes: outrageous violence, enormous extraterrestrial bugs, giant biceps and enough F-bombs to make even Ray Winstone blush.
Will there be Duke Nukem Forever DLC?
Gearbox to discuss it with fans post-release.
Given its turbulent, 14-year long history, it's safe to assume it's taken Gearbox Software considerable effort to finally get Duke Nukem Forever out of the door. But has that effort stretched to include post-release DLC? Well, maybe.
Duke Nukem Forever release date
May be a good time.
This is something we've been itching to write for years: Duke Nukem Forever has a rock-solid release date.
The Gearbox-adopted shooter will launch worldwide on 6th May.
The US plays slightly earlier from 3rd May.
What's taken Duke Nukem so long?
Broussard: "It wasn't a quest for perfection."
Duke Nukem Forever will finally release next year after a decade of development, but why has it taken so long?
Steam Borderlands buyers get DNF demo
Gearbox spreads the love.
Those who buy or have bought Borderlands through Valve's digital distribution service Steam will get a demo key for Gearbox's upcoming shooter Duke Nukem Forever.
Gearbox: PC distributors should play nice
Frustrated that Steam, GfW Live don't talk.
Gearbox Software has called on gamers to tell PC distribution services like Steam and Games for Windows Live to co-operate with one another so people can play together.
Duke Forever demo for "everybody"
Gearbox wants to "surprise" you.
Gearbox Software won't limit the Duke Nukem Forever demo to the Game of the Year Edition of Borderlands - everybody will get it.
Bulletstorm dev denies Duke Nukem nod
But Bleszinski has had big influence.
Pulp sci-fi, muscle-bound alpha males, bad language, outrageous violence – on the face of it, it would seem Epic's forthcoming FPS Bulletstorm and the Duke Nukem series have a lot in common. Not so, insists developer People Can Fly.
Duke Nukem pre-orders to be honoured
Gearbox working with retailers to sort it.
Good news for those who pre-ordered a copy of Duke Nukem Forever at some point in the last decade - you will indeed get your money's worth.
Buy Borderlands, try out Duke Nukem
US gamers get first go on Forever demo.
2K Games has announced plans to offer a special treat to those buying the Game of the Year edition of hit shooter Borderlands.
US shops date Duke Nukem Forever
February next year.
Gearbox shooter Duke Nukem Forever will be released in February, according to US shops.
Duke won't derail Borderlands plans
Gearbox committed to its other franchises.
Gearbox has promised gamers that its plans for Borderlands downloadable content and sequels to other franchises remain intact despite the recent purchase of the Duke Nukem franchise.
Duke Nukem Forever demo likely
Gearbox boss thinks it's "important".
Gearbox head Randy Pitchford had indicated that Duke Nukem Forever will likely get a demo, telling VG247 that he thinks it's "important".
Pushing the 3D Realms of possibility.
Gearbox now owns the "full intellectual rights" to Duke Nukem and all associated "future projects", top-cat Randy Pitchford has said.
Confirmed: Duke Nukem Forever alive
Gearbox's worst kept secret revealed.
Update: The press release is out. Duke Nukem Forever will be released for PC, PS3 and Xbox 360 in calendar 2011. The game is playable this week at PAX.
"All great things take time... a lot of time," commented 2K president Christoph Hartmann. "After a hiatus from the videogame world, Duke Nukem is back and better than ever. The return of the king from the glory days of shooters will satisfy our patient, die-hard fans, as well as a new generation of bubble gum-chewing, flat top and shades-wearing bad-asses. Make no mistake about it - Duke Nukem Forever is a testament to the era of when shooters were bodacious and fun."
Gearbox boss Randy Pitchford added: "Hail to the king, baby! It's unbelievable, it kicks ass and it's totally going to happen! Gearbox has enabled die-hard key Duke Nukem franchise builders and skilled veteran game makers to stand together and deliver.
2K to stream "something big" tonight
Is this the Gearbox Duke Forever reveal?
2K Games will unveil "something big" on the first day of the Penny Arcade Expo this week and will stream the announcement on the internet.
Gearbox to talk Duke Forever at PAX?
Panel promises "juicy exclusives" and more.
Gearbox Software's panel at next week's Penny Arcade Expo in Seattle will include "juicy exclusives, surprising disclosures, unbelievable scoops and behind the scenes access on what Gearbox is up to", according to the official site.
Gearbox making Duke Nukem – Report
Playable demo may be released this year.
Borderlands developer Gearbox has picked up where 3D Realms left off on development of Duke Nukem Forever, according to a new report.
Take-Two settles Duke Forever suit
"The matter has been resolved."
Take-Two has settled its lawsuit with 3D Realms over Duke Nukem Forever, according to spokespeople for both parties.
Duke Nukem actor hints at future for DNF
"Don't be disappointed."
Duke Nukem voice actor Jon St. John has hinted that there may be a future for Duke Nukem Forever - by saying nothing at all. St. John implied that he was bound to silence because something is still afoot.
Duke Nukem D-Day teased on Facebook
Duke "doesn't stay down for long".
A solitary screenshot, a Facebook page and the title D-Day have been associated with dormant videogame character Duke Nukem, leading some to speculate that he's due for a return.
3D Realms: 2K had another Duke game
Made by well-known dev for mid-2010.
Apogee Software (parent of 3D Realms) has revealed that Take-Two (under label 2K Games) was working on a separate Duke Nukem game called Duke Begins.
Miller: T2 lawsuit "knee-deep in BS"
3D Realms "always innocent", "always wins".
3D Realms (and parent company Apogee) founder Scott Miller has rubbished claims of an offshore bank account with "substantial funds" made in a Take-Two lawsuit.
3D Realms is still operational
And has the rights to Duke Nukem Forever.
Duke Nukem Forever developer 3D Realms "has not closed and is not closing" and "retains ownership of the Duke Nukem franchise", according to a statement issued by the developer.
3D Realms founder denies Take-Two claim
USD 12m for rights is "100 per cent spin".
3D Realms co-founder Scott Miller has denied that the developer received USD 12 million from Take-Two for the publishing rights to Duke Nukem Forever as stated in the lawsuit filed last week.
Take-Two sues over Duke Nukem fiasco
3D Realms in the dock for failing to deliver.
Take-Two has filed a lawsuit against 3D Realms, the studio behind Duke Nukem Forever.
Take-Two retains Duke Nukem Forever IP.
3D Realms has closed because of insufficient funding, placing the future of Duke Nukem Forever once more in doubt.
Duke Nukem Forever hits a milestone
Nobody steals our clicks... and lives.
3D Realms hit another milestone in the development of Duke Nukem Forever this week, according to co-founder George Broussard.
Duke Nukem Forever picture released
Brown monsters feature.
3D Realms has offered a Christmas present to the dwindling number of cobweb-covered, long-bearded fans still sat waiting for Duke Nukem Forever: a picture.
Duke Nukem to be Hollywood film
Max Payne producer heading project.
3D Realms has decided to turn Duke Nukem into a Hollywood film, and has enlisted Max Payne producer Scott Faye to help. And he wants to help.
Duke Nukem Forever footage sighted
Perhaps it really will come out.
The first footage of Duke Nukem Forever since 2001 has hit the Internet. Former Monolith boss Jason Hall landed the scoop in his self-titled show on Crackle, the Sony-owned video sharing site. You can also download it on Xbox Live.
Duke Nukem Forever still coming
It's been seen up and running.
More than four hundred years after the game was first announced, it's been confirmed that Duke Nukem Forever is still in development over at 3D Realms.
Scott Miller Duke Forever audio released
What he really said.
The Dallas Business Journal has posted the recording of its interview with Scott Miller in an effort to clear up the Duke Nukem Forever date confusion it caused last week.
Duke Forever this year and on consoles?
3D Realms says yes then no. Sort of.
3D Realms has tried to bury suggestions that Duke Nukem Forever will be out this year on PS3 and 360 as well as PC.
What are you waiting for? Christmas?
We're amazed, too. Really, really can't believe it. How can Jamie-Lynn Spears be pregnant? Incidentally, the new Duke Nukem Forever teaser trailer is out.
Nobody saw it coming (least of all, we suppose, Jamie). No no, we're talking about the trailer. It's of Duke Nukem Forever.
At this point it would be appropriate to point out to latecomers [stop that -Ed] that DNF was originally announced when the years all began with "19", and that it's been through several revisions.
And a screenshot now.
3D Realms has popped up to announce - to general disbelief - that it plans to release a teaser trailer for Duke Nukem Forever today on the Internet.
Not only that, but it has released a screen-grab from the teaser to help whet our appetites. That's the picture just down there. No no, there. The other thing is your leg.
The trailer will be released today, 19th December, at "around noon CST", which is 6pm GMT in old money.
3D Realms keen on it.
3D Realms big shot George Broussard has said Duke Nukem 3D could be coming to Live Arcade. Apparently all he's waiting on is the go ahead from Microsoft.
Forever is a long time.
3D Realms has posted a new screenshot for on-going saga Duke Nukem Forever.
Sticks it on top of a job advert.
Still keeping an eye out for Duke Nukem Forever? Then step this way for what 3D Realms has confirmed is an in-game screenshot.
DNF still on track, says Broussard.
It seems like every time we actually find out anything remotely interesting about the development of Duke Nukem Forever, it comes through the medium of 3D Realms' staff arguing with fans on Internet forums. It almost makes you hanker for the good old days of press releases, interviews, screenshots... Remember all that stuff? Ahh.
Duke Forever out 'when pigs fly'
Joshes 3D Realms boss.
More than eight years after work first started on Duke Nukem Forever, 3D Realms bigwig George Broussard has hinted at the game's release date, suggesting it'll finally hit the shelves "when pigs fly."
Broussard admits to screw-ups.
All right, so PC shooter Duke Nukem Forever may not be heading to the shops in time for Christmas after all, despite rumours to the contrary. But at least it's coming along nicely, according to a 3D Realms staff member posting on the developer's forum.
"The current game sits at 9.6 gigs," the poster wrote. Blimey.
"But as I've said in the past, that will be trimmed as there is surely lots of data in there that needs to be culled. I can't see culling more than 2-3 gigs though."
3D Realms kindly bats 'em away.
3D Realms has denounced a product listing for Duke Nukem Forever on Amazon UK that claims that game will be released on December 2nd.
Just a few, mind.
Whatever your feelings on Duke Nukem Forever, the sequel to classic first-person shooter Duke Nukem 3D, which came out a new Doom, a couple of Quakes and two goalpost-shifting Half-Lives ago, it's still interesting to hear how the game's progressing.
So it was nice to see George Broussard, CEO of developer 3D Realms, popping up on a forum thread recently to clarify a few details.
Most interestingly, given the recent advances made by the likes of Max Payne 2 and Half-Life 2 and DN3D's own relative strength in this area, was Broussard's revelation that, in terms of the level of interactivity, "you can play with everything". DNF will be making use of Meqon physics tech, which looked very impressive at this year's Game Developers Conference.
