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| Duke Nukem Forever |
In the midst of the Supreme Court's deliberation of Schwarzenegger v the Entertainment Merchants Association which may be devastating to the gaming industry and mature games in particular, 2K Games and Gearbox Software have recently announced a 2011 release date for the much anticipated sequel to the highly controversial Duke Nukem 3D from 1996. Duke Nukem Forever has been listed as "in development" on and off for over a decade and has become a running internet joke and nerd meme for something that will never happen. The Escapist's Yahtzee, in 2009, even made a mock review of "Forever", you can check it out here. But this never to be released sequel has once again been green lit.
Duke Nukem 3D one of the first real first person shooters. It was similar to Doom but had more violence and adult themes. It was one of the first games to be heavily attacked by critics, and has become a poster child example of violent and harmful video games despite the fact that the game is now a decade and a half old.Aside from the ironic timing of the announcement of this game we shall all see if the game can possibly live up to over a decade of hype.
Matt: Follow the supreme court rulings.
ReplyDeleteDid you read any of the testimony? It's interesting and I'll print some out for class.
Who publishes Duke Nukem?
Will they be making changes to the game based on the push back from critics?