We're being played. Savedukenukem.com was registered on 5/7/09

"The domain was registered on 5/7/09, the very same day that 3DRealms announced it was closing. Furthermore, if I recall, that news did not break to the internet at large until very late in the day - sometime in the evening. I haven't registered many domains in my time, but in my experience, it takes at least a few hours to process, up to around 24 hours."

PS : You may also want to have a look at this particular section of the new site : http://www.savedukenukem.com/img/

[Timesplitter14]

I'm telling you, guys. I almost lost all hope when the whole plot was leaked, but now this pretty much confirms that something is happening. If anything, that plot could've been made up in a few hours.

Just look at that "no peeking!". It speaks for itself.

Always bet on Duke. ALWAYS!

[SullyDrake]

F*ck Duke, he's overrated and out of date. He should have grey hair now.

[Timesplitter14]

I think you just made my nose bleed.

That was... VIOLENTLY unacceptable.

[phosphor112]

Duke is awesome, but Duke 3D was only so good because it introduced competitive MP, pixelized t!ts, and insults. Since then, things have progressed a lot. Yes, the game was awesome for its time, but that's because it did something new and awesome, now on the other hand, what does DNF bring? Someone tell me, other than Duke Nukem himself. Same old formulas with new graphics don't work when making a sequel. You need to add to it, and so far we have seen nothing added (other than some apparent vehicle scenes).

Don't let nostalgia create the judgments on a game, but instead think about how the game would be today.

[Timesplitter14]

http://i154.photobucket.com...

[DelbertGrady]

Who's that in your avatar? It reminds me of some character who was very quickly forgotten. Not at all like Duke Nukem.

[iDystopia]

hahahahhahahahahha Classic.

[Awookie]

Man duke was my first M rated game and what a blast it was this is good news indeed

[DelbertGrady]

I kid. If you weren't so opinionated and used your common sense you would see that I'm replying to someone who claims "F*** Duke Nukem, he is overrated and out of date".

I'm just stating that he's more well-known than Sackboy. LBP is a nice game, shame it didn't get as much recognition from gamers at it got from reviews.

Better luck next time, mmmkay?

[Ethreon]

Haha, oh wow. That was the bomb Soda, can't stop laughing here. You're so right.

I can say that even in 10 years, ppl will still remember good ol' a*s kickin' (with both feet at the same time!), pig killin', alien b*tchslappin' Duke, but then some1 will ask:
"who was that guy, looking like a sack or something.. Sackdude or something?"
-"No idea, stop talking crazy. Guy looking like a sack, yea right..? You drunk or something?"

Don't mix me with a x360-fanboy or anything, I have a PS3, LBP and also Duke Nukem 3D on PS1.
My very first console-FPS.
...
brb ps1-time..

[morganfell]

Okay, put the bong down. People act like 3D Realms is known for smart marketing and slick performance as a developer. Duke is dead and unless some major company backs old George then Duke is going to stay dead until they start getting sued by investors and George has to sell the IP.

The only way Duke is going to surface is in one game that is being made by Apogee and a second announcement that we may hear about at E3. That second announcement is not DNF or 3D Realms.

Look at that footage that was released when the shutdown was announced. Half finished crap with placeholder models.

The website went up a day AFTER the closing was announced.

The website went up on the 7th:

http://www.networksolutions...

And articles like this went up on the 6th:

http://www.guardian.co.uk/t...

3D realms have spent an insane amount of money, swapped engines multiple times and made promises they could not come close to keeping. They have been adamant this isn't a PR stunt either.

[kwicksandz]

ALWAYS bet on Duke!

[cayal]

Any one considered the possibility, that due to timezones, it could have been registered a day after it closed but it would still be the same date.

For example.

Right now

In Australia it is the 12th of May
In the USA it is the 11th of May

[Shepherd 214]

you see, the problem with Sackboy is that, even thought he has many, many maps to hop around in, he only hops, he flips switches, and maybe he feels pretty good about himself.

Mr Nukem on the other hand gets all the strippers, has big guns, fights space pigs bent on stealing earth's babes, and rips enemies a new one when he's all outta gum.

I think i know which one sounds more interesting.

[ThePlaystationFour]

We don't hear nothing from Duke in YEARS.. now everything is about DUKE.

[Timesplitter14]

Well I won't complain. I REALLY want that game

[RememberThe357]

Duke is not dead. They're bringing him back and their using this as free promotion to get people to want a new Duke game.

I personally have no problem falling for the hype. That video of DKF was freakin funny. I really wanted to play it.

[ThePlaystationFour]

Who doesn't haha :P

[infamousinfolite]

I've never played duke nukem!!

[Finalfantasykid]

I remember playing Duke Nukem 3D when I was like 7 or 8. I was way to young to be playing a game with violence, language and some low resolution nudity, but it was still a pretty crazy fun game. If this game does somehow make it's way back into development, and is ever finished, I will consider getting it.

[No Way]

Haha.
Same here, but my parents, mostly my dad, let me play games, like Duke, at a young age.

But, at the same time, I had a "clean" version. =( Lol.

[Jockamo]

..haha, when you blew a monster up they would just disappear. love it

[All Time Greatness]

Duke Nukem is such a badass IP.

[TheRealSpy02]

i'm gonna rip your head off and sh!t down your neck

[All Time Greatness]

http://www.youtube.com/watc...

http://www.duke4.net/images...

:D

[Jockamo]

and he does!

http://www.youtube.com/watc...

[rhood022]

I believe two things:

1. Duke Nukem Forever will be revealed at E3.
2. 3D Realms will have been purchased by a non-MS and Sony entity.

[Timesplitter14]

I believe in two things : Duke Nukem

[Sev]

Hmmmm,

Bethesda was talking about showing off an unannounced FPS killer app at E3.

Duke is announced, but under different ownership, it may be considered "unannounced".

BTW I am just speculating.

[CoxMulder]

Bethesda is publishing a new FPS developed by Splash Damage, they were probably referring to that.

You never know though...

[Omegasyde]

Don't worry girls, there is plenty of duke to go around.

http://www.youtube.com/watc...

[ThePlaystationFour]

OWN E3

[DNAgent]

You're all still in denial.

Besides, Matt Hazard > Duke Nukem

[rhood022]

blasphemy aside

if you actually believe that, then please stop gaming right now.

[All Time Greatness]

Funny stuff right there.

[Timesplitter14]

Matt who?

[No Way]

Lol. Agreed.

Who's Matt Hazard..? o.O
Haha.

[Omegasyde]

WTF?

Are you serious, heck Duke was kicking alien a$s before Master chief was produced way better games than Matt Hazard back in the day. His games were funny but in quotes in the right spots unlike matt hazard games.

[PELVIC THRUST ACTION]

ITS ON. ITS ON NOW. You said something so flabbergastingly stupid that you just made IT ON. There's no way to go back from what you just said. You're lucky I'm not from the south, otherwise I would have chosen pistols at dawn.

[DNAgent]

I was joking about Matt Hazard > Duke Nukem but not about everyone still being in denial.

[drewsny]

Who would have thought that this could have been a whole scheme just to get major media attention.

[Ellessdee]

a big ol' video game industry conspiracy! hooray!

ill tell yeah what, if it is true, then its pure genius.

lets just hope the game doesn't end up sucking squirrel nuts like that mat hazard game. that would just be the biggest let down of the generation.

[KingKionic]

Duke...Duke...

Duke...

[DiffusionE]

I read the whole article and didn't understand a damn thing....time for my meds... :)

[BIGELLOW]

He says that a domain name takes at least a few hours to process, sometimes 24 hours. That is patently false. I register domain names all the time. I can register a new domain name and setup an account to host content and email for the domain and could have all of this working within 5 minutes.

[Sev]

This is true.

[silverchode]

duke nukem coming to the 360.

[Timesplitter14]

You guys should see the craze on 4chan /v/. They're working on a plan to make not a single f***** pirate this game. That place usually looks like a civil war, but now, everyone's betting on Duke.

Seriously it's like Duke raised our spirits and resurrected PC gaming, even if it's not out yet.

[2FootYard]

Duke Nukem coming to the Suplacon.

[SlaughterMeister]

This idea did cross my mind. Apogee and that other company announced they would be keeping Duke in development.

Maybe 3D Realms was just having money troubles so they signed a contract stating that Apogee would finish the game, and the dev team would all be hired on to finish what they started.

[-MD-]

I want to be surprised.

[Soldierone]

Epic games is now making Duke Nukem and it will be out under the Unreal Engine revamp. Annnouncment comes at E3. I called it haha

[jav0918]

i viewed the source and this is what i got
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<p class="style2">&a mp;l t;img src="img/comingsoon.png&a mp;q uot; alt="Coming Soon...Hopefully not in 12 years." /></p>
</div>

[TheProfessional]

So the guy with the Little Big Planet icon is telling us that a hard mature shooter is garbage? Right.

Duke 3D and all its expansions were excellent, but if you didn't play them when they were current and you can't appreciate old school games/graphics then its possible that you wouldn't like them. Actually no, they're all classic regardless just for the one-liners.

"Shake it Baby" (Hands stripper $1 Bill)

If nothing else I'll always owe Duke for showing me how to talk to women.

[peeps]

I really cba with duke nukem anymore. It's been in development for so long that even if its a pretty decent game, it's bound to dissapoint.

[Droid Control]

And PC exclusive.

[Christopher]

Honestly, I don't see the fascination with the upcoming game. It's the classics we love. I just wish Duke Nukem Forever and any other hyped sequel would gracefully fall off the edge of the Earth rather than bloating the internet with the possibility of it being released within 20 years.

[Shane Kim]

OMG enough with this orange headed yankee doodle. It's the classic game that is great. This could be a freaking failure.

[orion456]

To raise a point someone else made on this site.

This days FPS's try to be more serious and more realistic then the last one. I mean look at Killzone 2, that game takes it's self way to seriously (so how long is it gonna be before a PS3 fanboy comes charging at me for that one).

It used to be that FPS's tried to be bigger and badder then the last. Duke Nukem definatley succeded there, but the over the top B-Movie style and humour also set it apart from everything else, and is the main reason we love it so much.

So who cares if it doesn't have inovative gameplay. As long as it has badass weapons, butt ugly aliens, big explosions, massive bosses, and that B-Movie style and humour, it will be such a refreshing change from FPS's like COD and KZ2 that everyone will love it.

[TheBand1t]

Duke Nukem Forever on the Sega GameGear.

[PS360PCROCKS]

haha wow this is ridiculous. It sounds legit that it will be coming out and could be marketing. Or they're really closed, and are just releasing stuff and we're all making theories over nothing. haha

[jav0918]

please delete

[Cajun Chicken]

Here's something else, not really related; 'Seriously!' the biggest (near official) Serious Sam site isn't working for the last few days.

http://www.seriouszone.com/

[360Hater]

I dont see anything unique or even remotely interesting about bringing yet another frigin shooter to consoles.

I hope they raise enough money then it totally flops..

[Munky]

Like I have said before...

http://n4g.com/NewsCom-3119...

DNF is going to be announced as a 360 exclusive at E3. That would certainly fit the bill as "the megaton announcement" of this years E3 if it does actually happen.

[Goldenarmz]

Did they ever actually say why they were closing up shop? If its bankruptcy thats all something that can be found out and made public. But all they said was that they closed down. But what reason? This is a bit odd.