The Never-Ending Story.

For over a decade waiting for gamers at the return of Duke Nukem, the muskelbepackten Desperado and dubious hero of a series bluttriefender games the same name. But instead of continuing forever longed now come the lawyers.

 

The endless story begins twelve years ago, in April 1997. Straight is the comet Hale-Bopp at the spectacular vorbeigerast Earth and humanity has spared because Announces American Games 3D Realms zivilisationsvernichtende the next potential disaster.

Duke Nukem Forver: The game is promised for years and will probably never appear

Duke Nukem, blonder as bärbeißiger daredevils and title character of three violent computer games, is a fourth time to the effective elimination of alien with large caliber weapons Outdent and save the Earth. Dramatic title of the proposed Ego-Shooters: "Duke Nukem Forever." At the time, the gamer world is still ecstatic from the previous title "Duke Nukem 3D", a crude mixture of blood, Ballerei and strippers.

Technically, the violent game set standards: So chic saw 3D on the computer had not been made so effectively turned virtual monsters in red pixels lumps. In addition to the Arnold Schwarzenegger-like character, the hostile actions with caustic comments escorted - the game was a hit.

First spectacular scenes

The young people's nightmare with the macho sayings is also financially a great success for 3D Realms. Under the direction of Scott Mills and George Broussard made the developers so a sequel, it will be the beginning of 1998 so far, two years after the "Duke Nukem 3D," the fourth part in the shops are. Much more spectacular.

As a basic framework for programming the studio licensed the Quake 2 engine. What so phenomenal in deconstruction is possible, the lead developer at the E3 game exhibition in March 1998. Three and a half minutes of video with the first scenes from "Duke Nukem Forever" will be shown - spectacular, bombastic stuff. Virtually all objects and buildings can be broken shoot - then powerful revolutionary.

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Only a few days after the release of the trailer but the decision falls on a different game engine switch. Better technology for more ways that one relies on the Unreal engine. The schedule should not upset, Broussard calmed the fans. Despite the bill could "Duke Nukem Forever" in the coming year seem to be rich totally new standards for the genre promised.

The expectations rise

But 1999 is not the game. It seeps through, that there are problems in programming with the new engine there. In the following year to change the rights to the owner of the pub game, GT Interactive sold "Duke Nukem Forever" of Take-Two. 12 million U.S. dollars is the publisher of the digital apocalypse cost. Expectations rise of 3D Realms. But the game is and is not ready.

A second trailer will be published in 2001, back to the E3 gaming convention. Bunter, wicked, and with more details, but shorter than the first video. The gaming side "Shack News" bows in front of the factory: it was epic. 2002, the earliest the game on the market, says the new publisher Take-Two.

Beginning 2002, the American magazine "Wired" the game as an air number of the year. "Duke Nukem Forever" is already four years overdue. Re-raises a fundamental decision about the bunch: The developers Kloppe a large part of the already completed game, and a ton of work on the game engine thoroughly. With the rising expectations of them, the claims of the maker.

Where is the Tumbes Proll?

Meanwhile, around 30 developers working with 3D Realms on Duke Nukem Forever. " It is 2003, again derided "wired" the game as "Vaporware," as an air number. Early 2004 following the award as the largest number of all air times. In the mean time, the third part of "Doom", the sequel to "Half Life" and a whole series of intelligent and well-produced action Kracher, elaborate apocalyptic fantasies with sophisticated story lines, each screenplay demanding better than three previous series. Only the Tumbes Proll Duke can continue in coming.

A half million dollar bonus payment, the developer drive. Take-Two promises in March 2005 the sum, if the game until the end of 2006 is finally ready. The promised money but the programmer can not seem to detract from their perfectionism - except a few screenshots, which seep into the internet and the fans hope, if there are any rumors.

Shortly before Christmas 2007 then a third video: Even shorter, this time without a game scenes, animations only previously calculated. Duke with a barbell and a cigar - a bitter disappointment. Once again, the appearance of the games announced this Christmas Break 2008. Almost needless to mention that the game does not appear naturally. 3D Realms just released a desktop background with the nasty looking monsters.

Patience, and money comes from

3D Realms has now three games in the semi-finished cabinet. While other software companies regularly ill beta versions released to the user - and with the current web applications will be happy - the "Duke Nukem" developers the opposite way and always chosen to continue its vision of a perfect game worked. Without compromises.

During the eternal development has not only the ever-changing technology. Also the question Kämpe Klopp is something from the zeitgeist: heroes right now are rather milchgesichtige BlackBerry makers with serious self. Then, just the game engine a few times reprogrammed, a few years more pass, it already fits well with the action-hero mode again. Initially, there are more immediate problems.

3D Realms has apparently no more money for further development. On 6 May, the studio for the project and dismisses entrusted with the game people. After years of losing hold Take-Two's patience finally final - now it's in court. Because the 3D Realms Release Date again and again postponed has sued Take-Two studio. The millions for Duke should not be in vain.

Another new video

When the news of the scheduling in the network made the rounds, fled to loyal fans in desperate theories. Who more than ten years of waiting and hoping there is not as fast. The developers, so their idea of a joke would have allowed, wanted a viral advertising campaign for the game start, then suddenly it would still appear.

Shortly after the bad news is after eight years of new video material. In the search for a new job has dismissed one of the developers a clip with scenes from the "Duke Nukem Forever" together, as a demonstration of his ability. The animation found their way into the net - and gave the fans in delight. In the video are Duke, a monster jumping and a barely clothed dancer to be seen.

Technically on the amount of time, the dark gloomy atmosphere close to the predecessor. The game, as the unanimous opinion was on a good path. Thereafter, however, it does not. A broken team and a legal change is nothing in the eternal motto, after which the game will stop when it is finished. More likely, however, there will not even straight.