Shacknews sees Duke Nukem Forever

[Little Conqueror]

Originally Posted by Mr.Fibbles

By the looks of it, very little. . .

I think we have all gone crazy, a forklift is exciting, but not so exciting that you shit your pants over it. That is unless the forklift can be used to kill and dismember. . .

I imagine it can be. Impaling enemies, using the forklift to pick up heavy objects and drop them on enemies, just plain running them over... the possibilities are endless.

[Inanimate Carbon Rod]

They need to prove it to a 3DR forumer, like my self, in addition to these shacknews sob's.

I'm available tuesday, wednesday all day and thursday afternoon 3drealms! I live in town.

[ryche]

Yeah I'm pretty close too so when you hit up ICR, hit me up it'll take about 4hrs but I'll be there

[Ramen4ever]

What I want to know is what are the possibilities and limits of the forklift.
Will it be in multiplayer as well? Will forklift racing or forklift drift be included or will we have to wait for an expansion pack? Will capture the forklift be limited to two teams or three+?

[Rumble]

I see no point in letting 2 random media representitives look at the game for 30 minutes. Why doesn't 3DR just release 30 minutes of narrated footage and then everyone in the bloody world can be "impressed"? I used to be a HUGE supporter of the not letting anyone see it till it's about done, but if you're going to show it to the two of them, let the rest of us see it. What makes them so damn special?

How about the scores of us who visit this damn site every day supporting the company who has taken my son's whole life to develop the game, no that would be fan-friendly!

Sry, I just don't like 2 randomites being given 30 minutes of face time with a game they have lambasted in the past, while supporters get the shaft.

[vivftp]

Originally Posted by Rumble

I see no point in letting 2 random media representitives look at the game for 30 minutes. Why doesn't 3DR just release 30 minutes of narrated footage and then everyone in the bloody world can be "impressed"? I used to be a HUGE supporter of the not letting anyone see it till it's about done, but if you're going to show it to the two of them, let the rest of us see it. What makes them so damn special?

How about the scores of us who visit this damn site every day supporting the company who has taken my son's whole life to develop the game, no that would be fan-friendly!

Sry, I just don't like 2 randomites being given 30 minutes of face time with a game they have lambasted in the past, while supporters get the shaft.

From what I gather these aren't just 2 random people, these are people who are friends with at least George Broussard on some level and he decided to show 'em some of the game.

[Evil Angel]

I'm getting tired of looking on shack, digg or here and seeing a new DNF headline only to get excited thinking this is it, new media! a release date! some screenies! And then being dissapointed by the total lack of anything worthwhile.

C'mon now guys this is getting silly. I ask respectfully to please just go back to not talking about the game AT ALL or please, please when you do release something actually make it worthwhile looking at.

I understand this is a Shack story but Joe linked to it and surely you could have asked them to say nothing at all, instead of nearly nothing at all.

[Steve]

Originally Posted by Inanimate Carbon Rod

They need to prove it to a 3DR forumer, like my self, in addition to these shacknews sob's.

I'm available tuesday, wednesday all day and thursday afternoon 3drealms! I live in town.

You've already raided the 3DR offices. YOU HAD YOUR CHANCE!

[Marty]

woot, forklift and dismembering! although all that will probably be cut in the Aussie version

[Steve]

Originally Posted by Marty

although all that will probably be cut in the Aussie version

Don't say hurtful things like that, Marty. However, I'll be getting the PC version which I'll ship from the states anyway

Xbox 360 version, I have no doubt in my mind that it will be censored for us.

[Acid]

Originally Posted by Marty

woot, forklift and dismembering! although all that will probably be cut in the Aussie version

Yeah dismemberment, itll be censored in aussie or banned .. Dark sector was banned and i imagine the upcoming Ninja gaiden 2 will be too..you aussie's really gotta get your ratings sorted.

[Marty]

well I'll be getting mine shipped from the US... for free too. I hope they haven't forgotten about the camera comp they had a few years back

[avatar_58]

Maybe I'm biased, having posted on shacknews for the last few years, but this comes as no surprise. I see a lot of members here bitching, but why? George barely even knows you. On shacknews regular chats take place, it's not a forum like this. You get to know people really quickly and form deeper friendships.

Even moreso is the fact that shackers regularly meet in person. George was no stranger, this was a casual meet for them. They've chatted for years. I've only been there as a regular since what, the end of 2005 and I know some members more than the folks here....who've I've known since 2003.

So don't go pointing your judgement fingers at George for choosing shacknews folks to show this stuff too. The fact that you are jealous and bitter only proves my point.

[Kalki]

We both confidently agree that after seeing this demonstration, Duke Nukem Forever is looking great, and will easily stand apart from the crowd in both visual and gameplay styles.

All I needed to hear really.

[Superczar]

Forklifts eh? Hope they aren't as painful to operate as the ones in San Andreas were, or as clumsy as Shadow Warrior's or sIn's...

[Inanimate Carbon Rod]

Originally Posted by avatar_58

So don't go pointing your judgement fingers at George for choosing shacknews folks to show this stuff too. The fact that you are jealous and bitter only proves my point.

I've met george in person.

[Airtraffic]

Let me get this straight, George invites Shack to see the game so they can report that it's real (and has a forklift) but can't give out any info on Georges request. This is about as exciting as a hooker with a sharp tooth.

I want the last 5 minutes of my life back.

[Malgon]

It's not much, but it's reassuring to hear that they are both positive about the game holding up in todays market.

P.s. The impression I got was that the 2 shackers aren't just some random people, but actually friends of George, so lucky them.

[Needle]

That's nice. For Shacknews.

[Spooger]

Originally Posted by avatar_58

Maybe I'm biased, having posted on shacknews for the last few years, but this comes as no surprise. I see a lot of members here bitching, but why? George barely even knows you. On shacknews regular chats take place, it's not a forum like this. You get to know people really quickly and form deeper friendships.

Not sure that's the issue really (though, I'm not going to deny it!). I'd say there's plenty of, what, "bondage" that goes on here, and not the sexual kind I might add Sure, I know a few people here myself, and I've talked with them for a while now and I'd certainly consider it a 'deep' relationship, as far as relationships with people you've never seen and/or hung out with go.

I'd think - and this is a wild guess - that George probably likes not being the center of attention. He posts here and, for lack of a better way of saying, our collective digital mouths are wrapped tightly and tenderly around George's digital penis, as we pry hopelessly for any tidbit of info or Dukish 'thing.' At some other forum, where other developers frequent -- who certainly might give 3DR a run for their money -- George might be able to just blend in a bit more, and have a conversation or two without worry. Just my two cents, but don't deny the digital cock part if you've been on these forums longer than, I don't know, 5 years. That kind of commitment is penis worthy, and yes, I'm a part of the DNF clan too (in spirit, anyway).

[Klaus Kinski]

Originally Posted by Evil Angel

I'm getting tired of looking on shack, digg or here and seeing a new DNF headline only to get excited thinking this is it, new media! a release date! some screenies! And then being dissapointed by the total lack of anything worthwhile.

You still get excited? Damn, I'm wanting this game since more than 8 years now, I get only excited when I get Viagra by now. As a regular visitor of this site, I only consider the news on the 3DR frontpage worth getting excited about. They're the only real news concerning DNF. Everything else is just uneducated guesses.

[Denny Lindberg]

This just made it feel like DNF is coming together. Made my day, keep it up guys.

[WestSeven]

It doesn't exactly spooge sticky wads of enthusiasm does it?

[Nihilanth]

It amazes me how so many people, including Shack are lost in a whole DNFs legendary status and all. It's a game. Like any other. I don't need confirmations that it exists. I mean, come on, if somebody made a "this game really exists, really, we saw it!" type of news about ANY other game, even somebody's most anticipated one everyone would go like, what in a Hell is this nonsense, what type of ridiculous info is that. But noooo. It's DNF! "Better than nothing", "Be positive", "Nice to hear". Bullshit.

Personally, no, that's not something I would definitely want to read and in fact that's not something I would even remotely want to read. Once there's an official unveiling, new trailer, screenshots or preview, come and tell, but don't make news out of the fact that the game exists.

[trucedAnimal]

a host of finished weapons

Does that mean they have not even finished all weapons yet?

[peoplessi]

Originally Posted by trucedAnimal

Does that mean they have not even finished all weapons yet?

Or, that they didn't see all of them?

[rockmanekuzu8]

Morons should've sneaked in a hidden camera or something, but I know George won't let that happen. Since they probably frisk you before going into the development offices. All in all DNF is looking Great, that's all I needed to hear thank god. Now let's hope for more Media as well as a Trailer this year. Get ready to rock dudes, the time is definitely near!! STAY TUNED...

ALWAYS BET ON DUKE!!

[WestSeven]

I think the praise is a little luke warm because the only thing this has really brought to the table is a bloody forklift. Nothing wrong with them. They have there place. Unfortunatly their place is in a warehouse lifting crates. Two of the most overused FPS cliches that no-one ever wants to see again.

Of course it might not be the case. It could be rocket powered space forklift lifting huge piles of dripping naked women from an alien run theme park to a chainsaw factory (without a warehouse). Now that would be exciting. But it doesn't say that, so we're all thinking forklift, warehouse, crate, please hold the line while I rip my own liver out.

And what else is mentioned? Some weapons are complete. Again by saying the glass is half full we're all seeing the empty portion and thinking "The weapons aren't finished!"

I believe the phrase is something like "damned with faint praise" but it's not exactly glowing. Maybe they couldn't say too much so this is more down to obligations to keep quiet than anything else - but it sounds like saying "I have seen the future, and it's meh, ok-ish" Doens't exactly inspire. Oh and we NEED inspiration....

[trucedAnimal]

Originally Posted by peoplessi

Or, that they didn't see all of them?

that's actually very likely if they played only real in-game levels. it's not usual that you have all weapons at once.
And they probably only showed the basic weapons.

[WestSeven]

Originally Posted by rockmanekuzu8

ALWAYS BET ON DUKE!!

I'm sorry I may be missing out on a great investment opportunity but I'm not going to bet on a horse that we haven't seen run for more than 10 years. Over that length of time form becomes less of a factor. A horse that all we've seen is the odd glimpse of it's arse and soem guys on Shack News saying "yep. It's got a tail and most of it's legs are working."

Alright I ran the analogy into the ground, and it may be the best game going, but at this stage the only people who really know that are keeping tight-lipped.

[Caine]

well i dunno all theexcitement of this message from shacknews, there is not really new information in it and it's like "folks i was on the toilet 30 mins ago", "wooow, really?". i dont want to spread negative feelings but this info really was nothing special etc. just that people visit shacknews like mad people and their visit meter is rising.

the "george shows pics in the toilet or cinema" story was much better told and somehow funny, but this is pure nonsense...

[SpinX]

We both confidently agree that after seeing this demonstration, Duke Nukem Forever is looking great, and will easily stand apart from the crowd in both visual and gameplay styles.

THAT says it all...

[wieder]

Originally Posted by Malgon

P.s. The impression I got was that the 2 shackers aren't just some random people, but actually friends of George, so lucky them.

They also... you know... run Shacknews.com.

[WestSeven]

Originally Posted by SpinX

We both confidently agree that after seeing this demonstration, Duke Nukem Forever is looking great, and will easily stand apart from the crowd in both visual and gameplay styles.

THAT says it all...

You're right. That implies it will be more than forklift tetris anyway. It still doesn't sound like the spooge-fest some of us may have been expecting. It is unarguably a positive statement though.

I know a lot of us are expecting way too much but I would have thought something a little less like....

Duke Nukem Forever is looking great

and something a bit more like...

Duke Nukem Forever completly blew us away. It was brain haemorrhageingly awsome and the bit where you violate Britney Spears with a fork lift was amazing.

You know how comptuer game types are prone to hyperbole?

[X-Vector]

Originally Posted by wieder

They also... you know... run Shacknews.com.

Such a convenient coincidence.

Shacknews and 3DR should STFU IMO.

[Malgon]

Originally Posted by wieder

They also... you know... run Shacknews.com.

That fact is not lost on me.

I also thought this was noteworthy:

Originally Posted by Steve Gibson

so, just to be clear to the few who didnt guess, we were told not to reveal specific information quite yet.

we did however feel that the fact that there is an actual game there that can be played was something a lot of people would like to know. given the amount of response here, and the number of other websites linking to the story that seems to be the case.

the moment we are cleared to post more information, we will do so.

[peoplessi]

the moment we are cleared to post more information, we will do so.

I'd say that's pretty encouraging.

[Tim. Just Tim.]

I can understand the lack of info because they wernt allowed to divulge much, but what explains the lack of excitement? Did they sign a NEA? (Non-Excitement-Agreement)

[avatar_58]

Originally Posted by Tim. Just Tim.

I can understand the lack of info because they wernt allowed to divulge much, but what explains the lack of excitement? Did they sign a NEA? (Non-Excitement-Agreement)

Remember it's still unfinished and they aren't allowed to speak about it. Just going on about how amazing it was would just be one huge tease.

Besides I can think of one shacknews member who's head would explode if they did.

[Firstperson]

I do agree on one thing from you guys: We aren't getting told anything on Shacknews that we don't already know other than they can CONFIRM that the game is acutally being made. I, personally, am sick of "conspiracy theories". IMHO, the worst case senerios would be that (1. it's being developed for console ONLY, (2. Wind up being scraped again only to be restared, or (3. Just being made by 3DR to stay in-house for testing technology. I have said this in a previous thread that the last major DN titles after DN3D were made for console except the Manhatan Project. I'm not doubting they are working on it, but I will hold my "YA HOO!" until I see concrete screen shots.