id Software saddened by DNF cancellation

[Angelo86]

At least one person at id Software wasn’t buying the news that 3D Realms’ fabled Duke Nukem Forever project was canned. Speaking with VideoGamer, id’s director of business Steve Nix said he initially thought the announcement of the cancellation was a joke -- as did many familiar with 3D Realms -- before expressing sadness.

“For me it was personally sad,” Nix said. I know a lot of people at the studio (id) were really surprised and saddened for sure. We had originally moved to Dallas because Apogee, who morphed into 3D Realms, was our original publisher. So id might not even be in Dallas and a lot of us wouldn’t even be working in the games industry if it wasn’t for Apogee and 3D Realms.”

“So I know for me personally,” he continued, “I thought it was a joke when I heard the other day. So definitely, extremely saddened and surprising that those guys aren’t there and we may never see the game we were all looking forward to.”

Before a branding switch in 1994, 3D Realms was known as Apogee Software, Ltd. Apogee published three of id Software’s titles: Commander Keen: Invasion of the Vorticons, Commander Keen: Goodbye Galaxy!, and Wolfenstein 3D.

Work on Duke Nukem Forever began in October 1948 (). Development on the title was stopped in May 2009 by 3D Realms due to “funding issues” and not by Thor's hammer as previously reported.

http://www.destructoid.com/id-softwa...n-136241.phtml

[crunchy superman]

Originally Posted by Angelo86

Work on Duke Nukem Forever began in October 1948

hahaha! An error that's hilariously appropriate!

[NutWrench]

Originally Posted by Angelo86

Work on Duke Nukem Forever began in October 1948 ().

Well, no wonder they're so sad!

[prophecy holder]

Originally Posted by Angelo86

Work on Duke Nukem Forever began in October 1948

I'm not a profesional writer or anything, but arn't they supposed to proof read thier stuff before submitting it.

[LadiesAndGentlemen]

Yeah, that's a pretty stupid mistake. I mean by 1948, they must have had changed engines twice already.

[Xefaros]

this is obviously a joke from the webmaster of the site

[Waiter]

Originally Posted by prophecy holder

I'm not a profesional writer

QFT

[DarkShadows]

Originally Posted by Angelo86

Work on Duke Nukem Forever began in October 1948

I thought that DNF started development in 1855 of the Old West where two of the finest bankers were working on it but were distracted by gun fights, whorehouses, peyote, steaks and bottles of whiskey.

[lordlonelobo]

Originally Posted by DarkShadows

I thought that DNF started development in 1855 of the Old West where two of the finest bankers were working on it but were distracted by gun fights, whorehouses, peyote, steaks and bottles of whiskey.

Much the same as today, to be sure.

[DarkShadows]

Originally Posted by lordlonelobo

Much the same as today, to be sure.

Just like how Joseph gave Georgie and Scottie his gold coins and lost most of it when they said that Sheriff Nukem would appear again from his last battle from unknown outlaws.

[lordlonelobo]

Additionally, poker was played.

[DarkShadows]

Originally Posted by lordlonelobo

Additionally, poker was played.

And now Joseph, Georgie and Scottie are living in a shack while Georgie orders waste tissue from an Amazonian messenger.

[Tualmasok]

Yah, read the real reason why 3DR "deciced" to cancel DNF...

http://forums.3drealms.com/vb/showth...028#post882028

[Rider]

Originally Posted by Tualmasok

Yah, read the real reason why 3DR "deciced" to cancel DNF...

http://forums.3drealms.com/vb/showth...028#post882028

Read up on things. It's not as one-sided as that.

[prophecy holder]

Why don't they just shovel DNF on someone else like they did with Prey?

The mystery continues.......