3D Realms collapses

pixelburp

To be honest, the gameplay looked fairly "meh" & if anything, the plastic-wrapped / bump-mapped modern graphics just made it look like another generic shooter.

the_syco

Spear wrote: »

A chunk of demo footage has now leaked.

http://www.shacknews.com/onearticle.x/58562

Looks epicly fun.

Benzino

Take Two are now suing them over DNF.

http://www.gamasutra.com/php-bin/news_index.php?story=23645

I hope Take Two win this. Not only will it increase the likelihood of Take Two getting the DN IP and not Apogee, but I think it's a valuable lesson for them too. You can't take 12million from somebody and release nothing after 12 years and get away it (I know some people would say been shut down is punishment enough, but not me )

K.O.Kiki

TakeTwo are just hurting because noone buys their other games.
Other than GTA, I mean.

dreamers75

i forsee a DNF revelation at e3. more than likley with activision.

3d realms going bang and all that duke info made public it smells a kipper

Overheal

I forgot 3D realms made this. And it also had an obscenely long development cycle, almost as long as DNF is currently taking.

That said, while I didnt think much of the combat or the God Mode, the Direction the Plot and the Visuals otherwise made it a cult classic.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prey_(video_game)

And speaking of Dont Fear The Reaper: That game had some serious cowbells.

Overheal

I have no idea whats going on anymore

http://kotaku.com/5287546/more-duke-nukem-forever-footage-if-you-want-it

This seems like it could just be one hell of a viral marketing campaign!

thebman

The game will come out. With all this marketing someone is bound to take it over even if it isn't a marketing stunt.

Overheal

Take-Two's lawsuit against Duke Nukem Forever maker Apogee/3DRealms has finally seen the light of day, with some Xbox 360-port and offshore-money twists. May brought news that the long road of the 1997-announced Duke Nukem Forever might finally have finally run out, as development studio Apogee ceased making the game and publisher Take-Two filed a lawsuit against the studio.
Aside from a flood of leaked visuals and the studio's statement defending itself, all had been publicly calm since then until today. Take-Two's May 11 lawsuit against 3D Realms parent company Apogee has finally been unearthed. Credit to Shacknews for first publishing it.
The lawsuit centers on, of all things, an Xbox 360 version of this forever-in-the-making PC game.
Take Two claims that it notified Apogee earlier this year that the copy wanted to "exercise its option to develop a Console Version of [Duke Nukem Forever] for the Xbox 360. The publisher states that it sought to fund Apogee's work on a 360 port but that discussions for that fell apart this year due to a disagreement in funding before the project could be begin. The publisher claims that, as a result, it intended to exercise what it says was its contractual right to make a 360 version of the game with another developer and that Apogee would be obligated to provide source code for said port. The lawsuit includes no indication that such a plan was set in motion, as the publisher claims that Apogee instead shut down development without warning Take Two that such an action was pending.
"Notwithstanding Apogee's consistent assurances that it would soon complete development of DNF," the suit states, "on May 6, 2009, Apogee closed its studios, terminated development of DNF and laid-off all employees who had been involved in the DNF project. Upon information and belief, Apogee has title to a substantial amount of funds deposited in an off-shore account, which Take-Two believes Apogee can use to fund its outstanding obligations."
Take-Two is seeking damages for Apogee's alleged breach of contract for the amount of $2.9 million it claims to have provided Apogee to develop the game since 2000, plus interest. The total claim is $12 million.
Take-Two is also seeking a court order to enjoin any former members of the Duke Nukem team from leaking any more art or code for the game, actions which the publisher claims "severely impairs Take-Two's exclusive rights to publish, exploit and control the DNF brand."
Kotaku has reached out to Apogee for comment but has not heard back by press time.
Click to read the full complaint from Take-Two.
A May 12 request for judicial injunction estimates that this case will go to trial within nine to 12 months of that date.

http://kotaku.com/5291654/duke-nukem-forever-lawsuit-unearthed-360-version-a-sticking-point

thebman

This part is interesting:

Update: 3D Realms/Apogee Ltd. founder Scott Miller has chimed in with his thoughts:

Do readers here realize that filed lawsuits are entirely one-sided statements, based on knee-deep BS and with more spin that a top?

3DR has been in nearly a dozen lawsuits (including against Warner and Fox). We're always innocent, and we always win. This one is no exception. Give it a year, then the truth will come out.

Overheal

Yeah. And Casey Anthony didn't kill her child either :rolleyes: