Microsoft, 3D Realms and Duke Nukem
Filed under: Gaming | By: Alan Ng
Posted on: May 11, 2009 | 1 Comment
Following on from the recent and sad news that Duke Nukem creators 3D realms have closed, it has been speculated that Microsoft are planning to buy out the company and release further titles exclusively on Xbox 360.
The BitBag have brought up a few interesting facts for gamers to ponder about. The first is about Microsoft and how they gained rights to publish Duke Nukem 3D exclusively on Xbox Live. It wasn’t a straight port either as they offered new content while adding online deathmatch support.
Then they state that on May 6th, the 3D Realms website went down, only to come straight back up a day later. This has led to speculation that Microsoft have purchased 3D Realms and that they might have something big to announce at E3 next month.
What would your opinions be on Duke Nukem Forever turning out to be a Xbox 360 exclusive? Let us know your thoughts below.
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Sounds good to me. 360 Duke is better than no duke. And if Broussards’ Apr 17 twitter was close to the truth (he stated game was 90% finished), then a little bit of spit and polish plus conversion time should be all that is needed… Although it is questionable how “with the times” the game currently is.
Unfortunately I think this is all wishful thinking. I can’t see a developer pouring all of this time, money, and effort to just sell it off to another company that just polishes their sweat and tears. All of the royalties that the ex-3DRealms staff would have been entitled to would be gone, while the owners pocket the cash from selling the IP and run.