Duke Nukem Forever - Insert Sad Trombone Here

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Duke Nukem Forever - Insert Sad Trombone Here

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I was worried that Gearbox was hitching their wagon to a dead horse. Such a great developer to be dragged down by sentimental feelings about an outdated license. Currently at a Metacritic of 50. Hope they didn't invest too much...
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Man, have you seen the furvor around this. All the threats of reprisals for the bad reviews, etc. Man, somewhere in there is a game, but gods knows how good now...
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Well, the user reviews are looking pretty lukewarm too, so it doesn't look like the press was influenced much if any. 3/5 on Amazon, 4.3/10 on Metacritic, 6/10 on GameFly.
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"With sales data, it seems like *customers* love Duke. I guess sometimes we want greasy hamburgers instead of caviar..." - Gearbox CEO Randy Pitchford

:D Go Gearbox!!
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I definitely wish them well. I wouldn't necessarily take Randy P's bravado for gospel truth of their financial success though - he's a world class spin doctor. :D

Not perhaps the game for me, but I understand why Gearbox did what they did. Oftentimes though, the emotional decision isn't the best business decision. Would hate to see such a great company take a bath on such a venture.

I do suspect that part of this investment was for the license itself. I'm guessing Gearbox would like to do their own Duke title down the line.
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