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  • travmil
    The New Gold Swagger
    • Dec 2004
    • 7640

    Re: What Video game did you last play?

    Originally posted by bellisimo
    cant believe this is actually coming out in MAY!
    Announced in April 1997, Duke Nukem Forever will have been in development for 14 years by the time it is released. It will only have been in development by Gearbox for about 9 months. Once they finally got it away from 3D Realms, it took Gearbox less than a year to polish up and release what 3D Realms already had. 3D Realms founders self financed the game to the tune of ~$20 million, and settled multiple lawsuits with their publisher, Take Two Interactive, over failure to deliver the game. Gearbox by most accounts has less than $2 million wrapped up in securing the rights to the game and finishing it but stands to receive ALL of the money the game brings in, as both 3D Realms and Take Two interactive surrendered any financial connection to the game. Even if it sells badly they will easily make that back and then some. The real bad part of all of this is that many of the folks who worked on the game for 3D Realms over the years had deferred salary wrapped up in the release of the game that they will not get as a result of the lawsuits and settlements, and the ultimate sale of the entire game. The head honchos at Gearbox who received everything in connection to the game said that when they looked through it all, the game was within a month or two of release 4 or 5 times during the 13 years, only to be scrapped at the 11th hour. No wonder Take Two sued them.

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    • bellisimo
      International Counter
      • Apr 2006
      • 9131

      Re: What Video game did you last play?

      Originally posted by travmil
      Announced in April 1997, Duke Nukem Forever will have been in development for 14 years by the time it is released. It will only have been in development by Gearbox for about 9 months. Once they finally got it away from 3D Realms, it took Gearbox less than a year to polish up and release what 3D Realms already had. 3D Realms founders self financed the game to the tune of ~$20 million, and settled multiple lawsuits with their publisher, Take Two Interactive, over failure to deliver the game. Gearbox by most accounts has less than $2 million wrapped up in securing the rights to the game and finishing it but stands to receive ALL of the money the game brings in, as both 3D Realms and Take Two interactive surrendered any financial connection to the game. Even if it sells badly they will easily make that back and then some. The real bad part of all of this is that many of the folks who worked on the game for 3D Realms over the years had deferred salary wrapped up in the release of the game that they will not get as a result of the lawsuits and settlements, and the ultimate sale of the entire game. The head honchos at Gearbox who received everything in connection to the game said that when they looked through it all, the game was within a month or two of release 4 or 5 times during the 13 years, only to be scrapped at the 11th hour. No wonder Take Two sued them.
      yea i read a few interviews from the heads of 3dRealms and they were always changing their ideas in the last second to switch over to the latest graphics technology and having to redo everything they've done...they were sitting on a goldmine...instead they just threw it away with horrid management

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      • Sparhawk
        Member
        • Nov 2009
        • 6290

        Re: What Video game did you last play?

        Originally posted by Adam1987
        Red Dead Redemption

        Incredible game.
        Just wish it had co-op. That game had co-op written all over it. I'm sure to pick it up once the price goes down.
        First time in a long time, I've been happy with the team that was constructed, and now they struggle. I blame the coach.

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        • thewholefnshow31
          Member
          • Mar 2010
          • 1724

          Re: What Video game did you last play?

          Originally posted by BringJackBack
          Alright... I'm getting a 360 soon because none of my buddies play PS3.. What are the top ten games that I should get? (Not Black-Ops, I used to play too much COD and it makes me sick nowadays)
          Here is my top games:

          1. Halo: Reach
          2. Red Dead Redemption
          3. Saints Row 2
          4. NBA 2K11
          5. Gears of War
          6. Gears of War 2
          7. GTA IV
          8. BioShock
          9. Halo 3
          10. Halo 2: Not on 360, but Halo is an awesome series
          11. Halo: CE: Not on 360, but Halo is an awesome series

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          • Trader Joe
            DIET COKE!
            • Jan 2006
            • 46892

            Re: What Video game did you last play?

            If you're getting a 360, you need ME1 and ME2 and then pre-order ME3. They make the Halo story line look like a really bad children's book.


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            • BringJackBack
              Member
              • Jun 2010
              • 8584

              Re: What Video game did you last play?

              Originally posted by thewholefnshow31
              Here is my top games:

              1. Halo: Reach
              2. Red Dead Redemption
              3. Saints Row 2
              4. NBA 2K11
              5. Gears of War
              6. Gears of War 2
              7. GTA IV
              8. BioShock
              9. Halo 3
              10. Halo 2: Not on 360, but Halo is an awesome series
              11. Halo: CE: Not on 360, but Halo is an awesome series
              Yeah, I'm not getting four Halo games, but Reach is a certainty. I'm also going to have to get Dead Space 2, Army of Two, Dante's Inferno, the new Star Wars game that's name has escaped me, and the ME games. Oh yeah, and the new Duke Nukem game that is finally coming out.

              I'm also getting Left 4 Dead 2 and Resident Evil 5 because me and my friends used to have a blast playing zombie arcade games back in the day.

              Originally posted by Trader Joe
              If you're getting a 360, you need ME1 and ME2 and then pre-order ME3. They make the Halo story line look like a really bad children's book.
              This. These games are amazing.

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              • tora tora
                Member
                • Jan 2004
                • 3731

                Re: What Video game did you last play?

                Do I need to play Mass Effect 1 before I start part 2?

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                • Pig Nash
                  Thanks Kesty!
                  • Feb 2004
                  • 6559

                  Re: What Video game did you last play?

                  I would say yes from a story perspective. Gameplay is a lot different though.
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                  • Kegboy
                    How are you here?
                    • Jan 2004
                    • 12997

                    Re: What Video game did you last play?

                    You don't need to, but you'll enjoy 2 a lot more if you play the first one.
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                    • Trader Joe
                      DIET COKE!
                      • Jan 2006
                      • 46892

                      Re: What Video game did you last play?

                      Playing the RIFT Beta right now.


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                      • PaceBalls
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                        • Jan 2004
                        • 6271

                        Re: What Video game did you last play?

                        I heard Rift was a medicore World of Warcraft clone. I think I'll stay away, though I can recommend World of Warcraft as the best game ever.. but only if you don't have children and keep your gaming time to a minimum. I cringe when I find adults with children that play MMORPGs or even worse, adults that let their children play MMORPGs. These games can take over your life very easy, not to mention the bad communities in which horrible social skills like racism, homophobia, and vile language are expressed as normal behavior.

                        There is legislature right now to put warning labels on violent video games, but I think they are focusing on the wrong type of games. They need to be putting these warnings on games like World of Warcraft and Rift and other MMORPGs.
                        Last edited by PaceBalls; 01-30-2011, 06:34 AM.

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                        • Trader Joe
                          DIET COKE!
                          • Jan 2006
                          • 46892

                          Re: What Video game did you last play?

                          Dude, WoW is terrible. Young kids and immature people running around. RIFT is a much more dynamic game with much better PvP and a very interesting, diverse class system.

                          I hated WoW. Preferred WAR to it, but RIFT is the best I've played so far.


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                          • Natston
                            Custom User Title
                            • Jan 2004
                            • 9584

                            Re: What Video game did you last play?

                            I still can't get into Mass Effect 1...
                            Originally posted by Natston;n3510291
                            I want the people to know that they still have 2 out of the 3 T.J.s working for them, and that ain't bad...

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                            • Pig Nash
                              Thanks Kesty!
                              • Feb 2004
                              • 6559

                              Re: What Video game did you last play?

                              Why not? Have you gotten off the citadel? Just do the main story missions on therum/noveria/feros and then vermire/the end. The story is really good but the gameplay can be a bit slow. Better in ME2.
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                              • Natston
                                Custom User Title
                                • Jan 2004
                                • 9584

                                Re: What Video game did you last play?

                                I haven't gotten out of the citadel. The game play is incredibly boring so far. My biggest problem is that I restart almost every time I try to pick it up because so much time passes in between attempts at playing.
                                Originally posted by Natston;n3510291
                                I want the people to know that they still have 2 out of the 3 T.J.s working for them, and that ain't bad...

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