[ALL] Duke Nukem Forever back on track

[Twigg4075]

LMFAO
http://www.g4tv.com/videos/51231/Duke-Nukem-at-the-2011-Interactive-Achievement-Awards-/

That shit was great.

Gearbox is fucking awesome.

 

[ThomasTomasz]

I grew up playing duke nukem 3d

Most of us did. That was one of my childhood "core" games, along with Dark Forces I and II and Warzone 2100.

 

[tigstah]

Most of us did. That was one of my childhood "core" games, along with Dark Forces I and II and Warzone 2100.

dark forces was the shizzle.......

 

[ThomasTomasz]

dark forces was the shizzle.......

I really want Lucasarts to make another one, especially with some of the strides they made in The Force Unleashed with lightsaber combat.

Although considering the failures that they have had recently, I'm not sure if I would want them to ruin that franchise for me. All three games and the expansions were quality.

 

[Handleit_44]

Notes on the OXM article regarding DNF multiplayer, as posted by KaizerSoze (a long-time member of the Duke Nukem community at 3D Realms / Gearbox):

Here are the details!

4 multiplayer modes:

Dukematch
Team Dukematch
Capture the Babe
Hail to the King(king of the hill)

Different Duke skin: red, blue....

4 on 4 gameplay

Level advancement gained via XP..level cap is 42

Unlock physical customization rewards while leveling up in MP.

10 maps total

Old school gameplay.

"Highway Noon" torn up Vegas freeway
"Casino" two story casino with scattered launchpads)

Freezeray, shrinker, steroids, punching, jetpack, holoduke...

Mutators: infinite ammo, railguns only, heavy weapons, knuckle sandwich(fists only) and default shotguns.

Plant trip mines on players

If shrunk during a match, you can still fire your weapons at normal sized player but you only have a 10th of power!

Capture the babe: ctf style gameplay....babe will "freak out" sometimes when carrying her.....hit a button to give her a reassuring "slap".

"Duke Burger" "magnificant map"....miniatured players running around in normal sized environment...fallen pots and pans, Duke standees and Duke action figures
..some ammo and weapons are placed inside microwaves and garbage
disposals. Other players can turn these on to kill you if you go
in them.

"Morning Wood" Old west locale. crumbling buildings and planks connecting buildings...

Bonus objectives: goals like "Super Ninja" (kill a player while using holoduke) and "OMG" (Suicide via pipebomb)....these reward you with extra XP

Editors were able to play 3 hours of the game. Came away very impressed with both SP and MP. DNF "feels like a welcome burst of nostalgia-an old school shooter that's pure popcorn entertainment."

 

[ThomasTomasz]

Capture the babe is classic Duke......should be fun to play.

 

[Handleit_44]

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[Twigg4075]

Yeah, someone posted that in the Random thread although it should've been posted here. That sucks but I'm glad Gearbox can poke fun at themselves.

 

[Handleit_44]

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[Buzzman]

LA Noire and the Duke will hold me over for a good while.

 

[Handleit_44]

Link: Gamespot Multiplayer Preview

People have been waiting for Duke Nukem Forever for…a long time. The wait will finally be over this June when the game hits store shelves. While the single-player game will offer a substantial adventure with several new features, the multiplayer will, in many ways, pay tribute to the old-school, twitchy, sci-fi deathmatch games of yesteryear. The game will have four different multiplayer modes: Dukematch (free-for-all deathmatch), Team Dukematch (team-based deathmatch), Hail to the King (a king-of-the-hill mode with randomly spawning control points), and Capture the Babe (the game's highly talked-up take on capture the flag, which we'll get to later). We got our hands on the game's multiplayer and have much to report.

 

[Twigg4075]

I received my email the other day asking me to log on to their site to confirm which version of the demo I want. I'm guessing it goes live next week.

The 360 version seems to be a no brainer consider who the hell knows when PSN will be back up. Plus if/when I get the game it will be he 360 version.

 

[Tengo Juego]

Do pre-orders get exclusive demo access? Or just early-access?

 

[Twigg4075]

Do pre-orders get exclusive demo access? Or just early-access?

I think it's just early but I could be wrong. It may be exclusive considering that assuming the demo does come out next week that means that it's coming out only a few weeks prior to the actual game release. But they might be planning a demo for everyone maybe a week before release or do one of those demos that releases the day of the retail release.

 

[Twigg4075]

http://kotaku.com/5800586/duke-nukem-forever-first-access-demo-appears-imminent

It looks like people that have pre-orders and bought Borderlands GotY get "first access" so we just get it a bit earlier.

http://kotaku.com/5800586/duke-nukem-forever-first-access-demo-appears-imminent

 

[Twigg4075]

I got my code and I'm downloading the demo now. Too tired to play. Hopefully I can check it out later today.

 

[krulmichael]

My demo is installing now. Little excited, not gonna lie.

 

[Twigg4075]

My demo is installing now. Little excited, not gonna lie.

I almost forgot about it. Damn. As soon as I finish this Naked City DLC case I'm going to fire it up.

 

[krulmichael]

Alright so first thoughts is the loading times take forever. I just finished the first level (was just a boss) and not gonna lie, I laughed quite a few times. The comedy factor is definitely in full effect. Controls seem pretty simple too which is good.

I just typed all that and the second level is still loading...lol.

 

[ThomasTomasz]

Alright so first thoughts is the loading times take forever. I just finished the first level (was just a boss) and not gonna lie, I laughed quite a few times. The comedy factor is definitely in full effect. Controls seem pretty simple too which is good.

I just typed all that and the second level is still loading...lol.

Sometimes I am amazed at load times. Some developers, Sony Santa Monica for God of War, get it right where the load time is factored into the game. Other times, like it appears here, it is just terrible.

I guess old habits die hard for some developers.