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Could someone request that Joe open up registrations again on the 3D Realms forums considering they've decided to keep them alive for the forseeable future?
3D Realms Shutting Down
#752 Posted 09 May 2009 - 06:13 AM
They decided that? Where? All I've read from Joe is, pretty much, "I'm not sure".
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#753 Posted 09 May 2009 - 06:14 AM
Sangman, on May 9 2009, 10:13 AM, said:
They decided that? Where? All I've read from Joe is, pretty much, "I'm not sure".
The website and forums will remain open after they're switched over to some different servers.
#754 Posted 09 May 2009 - 06:14 AM
Release date=low hype for more wrong dates
big joke=big hype
big joke=big hype
This post has been edited by angelo86: 09 May 2009 - 06:15 AM
#755 Posted 09 May 2009 - 06:28 AM
angelo86, on May 9 2009, 10:14 PM, said:
Release date=low hype for more wrong dates
big joke=big hype
big joke=big hype
Damn! DNF's even beating Poke'mon now! 3DR better jump on this hype!
#756 Posted 09 May 2009 - 06:29 AM
So can someone ask if Joe could re-enable registrations, at least for a little while?
#757 Posted 09 May 2009 - 07:14 AM
NonSequitur, on May 9 2009, 09:29 AM, said:
So can someone ask if Joe could re-enable registrations, at least for a little while?
Not gonna happen
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#758 Posted 09 May 2009 - 07:21 AM
Joe said:
Now, to confuse the party even more is the "New Apogee". That is another company that approached us a couple of years ago about buying the rights to the old Apogee name and whatnot. That company is "Apogee Software, LLC". LLC is NOT the same as us, they merely licensed the name and some IP rights (of which I'm still under NDA with them, so I can't talk about specifics) of some of our older games. They are not affected by 3DR closing, because they're a separate company. Their "Duke Nukem Trilogy" is still planned on coming out this fall I believe.
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Speculation time:
Shadow Warrior.
#759 Posted 09 May 2009 - 07:28 AM
The Dukenator, on May 10 2009, 01:14 AM, said:
Not gonna happen
It's worth a try to just ask though... right?
#760 Posted 09 May 2009 - 07:35 AM
Mr.Flibbles, on May 9 2009, 11:21 PM, said:
Not out of the question.
Coming soon from Apogee: Shadow Warrior Forever!
At least Apogee is starting (seemingly) with a track record of 1 year turnover for DN:CM.
Too bad 3DR isn't a public company or Apogee could buy all the shares and get all the IP, right?
#761 Posted 09 May 2009 - 07:45 AM
Also, Apogee is starting with small and non-AAA titles. That is a good strategy for a new company.
#763 Posted 09 May 2009 - 08:34 AM
RedSplat, on May 9 2009, 06:14 PM, said:
Steve BlackBurns' dog is named Kaiser. I wonder...
Yeah, thought the same thing
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#765 Posted 09 May 2009 - 08:42 AM
NonSequitur, on May 9 2009, 06:28 PM, said:
It's worth a try to just ask though... right?
I know him good enough to tell you it won't happen. No way, even if you ask nicely.
#766 Posted 09 May 2009 - 08:45 AM
Still not really buying this whole bit. I'm even having issues with this Apogee/3DR split.
#767 Posted 09 May 2009 - 08:56 AM
kaisersoze, on May 7 2009, 04:46 AM, said:
I can't believe the money just dried up "like that".
So not only can George not get a game done, he can't balance his check book?
This sounds like they may have been getting some type of funding and that went out the window. This is just....amazing.
So not only can George not get a game done, he can't balance his check book?
This sounds like they may have been getting some type of funding and that went out the window. This is just....amazing.
yeah man i dont get it....
#768 Posted 09 May 2009 - 09:12 AM
angelo86, on May 10 2009, 12:39 AM, said:
Somewhere that was proven as fake. Let me see...
Charlie"The Liar" Weiderhold said:
The Chair Story is fiction... just my attempt to have fun playing on the theories that DNF is some vast conspiracy.
Or... is it?
Or... is it?
Source=Here BTW
This post has been edited by Jinroh: 09 May 2009 - 09:23 AM
#769 Posted 09 May 2009 - 09:23 AM
http://www.infopackets.com/news/gaming/ind..._by_economy.htm
One of the more interesting articles. 3dr wasn't the only gaming company to get hit. But probably the most famous considering DNF and not to mention most of our regular visits to the forums. I wouldn't be surprised if a few more gaming companies get hit in the next few weeks or months.
One of the more interesting articles. 3dr wasn't the only gaming company to get hit. But probably the most famous considering DNF and not to mention most of our regular visits to the forums. I wouldn't be surprised if a few more gaming companies get hit in the next few weeks or months.
#770 Posted 09 May 2009 - 11:59 AM
It's crazy how much hype DNF is generating for every piece of news released or rumored. Hopefully we will get some good news soon.
#771 Posted 09 May 2009 - 12:27 PM
Haven't George and Scott lost their touch with industry?
George, well, pretty much ruined the whole development of DNF. The only thing, I suppose, he was doing most of the time.
Scott talks too much, too ambitiously and too arrogant(in the meaning of self-confident) with little results to prove that. His last two projects were underwhelming at best. Triton just bombed. And Prey, while a very solid game, didn't really awed many. And now it is pretty much forgotten. Prey 2 would need a really good marketing compaign to sell that much.
They really aced Duke Nukem 3d and Max Payne. Wolf3d was mostly id's thing, if I recall correctly. They haven't been able to progress with the industry.
George, well, pretty much ruined the whole development of DNF. The only thing, I suppose, he was doing most of the time.
Scott talks too much, too ambitiously and too arrogant(in the meaning of self-confident) with little results to prove that. His last two projects were underwhelming at best. Triton just bombed. And Prey, while a very solid game, didn't really awed many. And now it is pretty much forgotten. Prey 2 would need a really good marketing compaign to sell that much.
They really aced Duke Nukem 3d and Max Payne. Wolf3d was mostly id's thing, if I recall correctly. They haven't been able to progress with the industry.
#772 Posted 09 May 2009 - 12:51 PM
Lotan, on May 9 2009, 01:27 PM, said:
Haven't George and Scott lost their touch with industry?
George, well, pretty much ruined the whole development of DNF. The only thing, I suppose, he was doing most of the time.
Scott talks too much, too ambitiously and too arrogant(in the meaning of self-confident) with little results to prove that. His last two projects were underwhelming at best. Triton just bombed. And Prey, while a very solid game, didn't really awed many. And now it is pretty much forgotten. Prey 2 would need a really good marketing compaign to sell that much.
They really aced Duke Nukem 3d and Max Payne. Wolf3d was mostly id's thing, if I recall correctly. They haven't been able to progress with the industry.
George, well, pretty much ruined the whole development of DNF. The only thing, I suppose, he was doing most of the time.
Scott talks too much, too ambitiously and too arrogant(in the meaning of self-confident) with little results to prove that. His last two projects were underwhelming at best. Triton just bombed. And Prey, while a very solid game, didn't really awed many. And now it is pretty much forgotten. Prey 2 would need a really good marketing compaign to sell that much.
They really aced Duke Nukem 3d and Max Payne. Wolf3d was mostly id's thing, if I recall correctly. They haven't been able to progress with the industry.
That's because the software industry has always been iterative.
You release a product, you gather the bugs and feature requests, you work on the next specs, you finalize the specs, you code the product , you QA the product, you release the product...
You can't stay alongside the industry while pretending you're "above" the petty concerns of it.
#773 Posted 09 May 2009 - 01:08 PM
Oh, and Radar Group is another ambitious bullshit with creating IP blah-blah-blah. It is pretty much like the old Apogee. Producer without development team. Really, the whole fiasco with 3dRealms is looking like a planned thing. It terms of if 3dr ever goes down only DNF would be the casualty since Radar is now the producer, new Apogee is kind of a old IP holder. And 3dr went down without jeopardizing other things since those things were moved.
But they were moved in case of a catastrophie. They were prepared, but I think it was more like a series of unfortunate events that 3dr went down. George tweating "cutting is shipping" not out of just boredom. They really was trying to ship. But in the end, they've screwed up.
But they were moved in case of a catastrophie. They were prepared, but I think it was more like a series of unfortunate events that 3dr went down. George tweating "cutting is shipping" not out of just boredom. They really was trying to ship. But in the end, they've screwed up.
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#774 Posted 09 May 2009 - 03:54 PM
Angelo the game is dead, 3DR is dead. Why can't you understand this?
#775 Posted 09 May 2009 - 04:21 PM
On Apogee Software's Twitter they have posted and alluded to an announcement about Duke Nukem which will be coming next week:
We all know that Apogee Software was not affected by the situation of 3D Realms so this could pose as interesting. No I am not stating it has anything to do with DNF but because it affects Duke Nukem specifically... you never know what it could be.
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New press release from Apogee Software regarding Duke Nukem coming next week.
We all know that Apogee Software was not affected by the situation of 3D Realms so this could pose as interesting. No I am not stating it has anything to do with DNF but because it affects Duke Nukem specifically... you never know what it could be.
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#776 Posted 09 May 2009 - 04:40 PM
Eh. They are just those handheld games. Kick in the balls if you ask me. After waiting 12 years, DNF is fuxed and we get an announcement about some 3rd party Duke games. They may turn out okay, but I didn't wait 12 years for those games. I'd like to see DNF like everyone else.
Or...ARE WE GETTING DNF?
Or...ARE WE GETTING DNF?
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#777 Posted 09 May 2009 - 05:16 PM
Steve, oh my hell what the fuck happen Saw your avatar, awesome, simply. Laughed out so hard, I know I shouldn't discriminate frogs, but ...
We can wait, we have some experience on that department. I wouldn't get hopes up due that Apogee Software announcement. There are so many questions around DNF right now.
Saw your avatar, awesome, simply. Laughed out so hard, I know I shouldn't discriminate frogs, but ...We can wait, we have some experience on that department. I wouldn't get hopes up due that Apogee Software announcement. There are so many questions around DNF right now.
#779 Posted 09 May 2009 - 05:40 PM
Probably just a Duke trilogy announcement.
Though if it was an announcement that they're taking over development of DNF to save on costs.. that would pretty cool too. It's not like they have that long of a way to go with it either. But I honestly doubt they have the funds to do so.
Though if it was an announcement that they're taking over development of DNF to save on costs.. that would pretty cool too. It's not like they have that long of a way to go with it either. But I honestly doubt they have the funds to do so.
This post has been edited by Ramen4ever: 09 May 2009 - 05:42 PM
#780 Posted 09 May 2009 - 06:25 PM
Yeah, I think more than likely it will be a Trilogy announcement also. Though the "We'll remain silent blah blah blah about 3D realms." might be promising.
Anyway though, I have a problem with it being a DNF announcement because Apogee has 0 shipped titles and thus like 0 revenue at this point as fas as I know. So they'd be funding DNF on startup money which is a fininte resource which would be dumb. Additionally who's gonna work on it?
I mean if the artists and programmers were let go and started looking for other jobs...I mean...is the game gonna finish itself?
Anyway, I'll still hold out hope. But just trying to look at it from all angles.
Maybe they're going to announce the new DUKE ACTOR! OMG!1!!!11!!
Anyway though, I have a problem with it being a DNF announcement because Apogee has 0 shipped titles and thus like 0 revenue at this point as fas as I know. So they'd be funding DNF on startup money which is a fininte resource which would be dumb. Additionally who's gonna work on it?
I mean if the artists and programmers were let go and started looking for other jobs...I mean...is the game gonna finish itself?
Anyway, I'll still hold out hope. But just trying to look at it from all angles.
Maybe they're going to announce the new DUKE ACTOR! OMG!1!!!11!!
