[Trebor_UK]

Finally.

Looks like no happy ending.

[Hank]

Trebor_UK, on 18 August 2015 - 03:05 PM, said:

Finally.

Looks like no happy ending.

It depends on how Bombshell works out for Interceptor, if the game is half as good as shown on the videos it may be their winner.

[PsychoGoatee]

Very cool to hear more on that having worked out. And I'd just like to say, the little italic editorial note at the bottom... blow it out your ass Mike Futter. A game journalist wanting a series to go away, that gutless piece of trash should be shunned, blackballed (of steel) from the industry, and forced to write about reality TV or something. Also Mike Futter is a hilarious name.

Anyhoo, good to hear they're all getting along. And really, even companies that don't have the Duke IP could make a great inventive shooter in that spirit if they wanted to. Look at SiN for example. (I thought SiN was very flawed, but you can see what I mean. Anybody can give that style a try.)

[MusicallyInspired]

"Can we just say goodbye to Duke Nukem now? Please?"

ASDFLAJBSDKLFJAW$IORU#$OTU(#$%^#(*^$%^

[Tea Monster]

Sounds like everything went Gearbox's way. 3DR had the rights to do 'Survivor' and that's been taken away from them. Now Fred has had to fall on his sword over Reloaded.

Sigh.

Now we have to rely on Gearbox for the future of Duke.

We're screwed.

[Balls of Steel Forever]

Tea Monster, on 18 August 2015 - 04:48 PM, said:

Sounds like everything went Gearbox's way. 3DR had the rights to do 'Survivor' and that's been taken away from them. Now Fred has had to fall on his sword over Reloaded.

Sigh.

Now we have to rely on Gearbox for the future of Duke.

We're screwed.

We're not that screwed, Gearbox could handle development internally and make a good game out of it. They could license it off (and co-develop w/) another developer such as Triptych, Croteam, Flying Wild Hogs, Machine Games, or even dare I say it 3D Realms itself (even with the aforementioned statements by both parties) or they could license it off to an incapable third party, bankrupt them, take most of the profits, and do an Aliens Colonial Marines part 3/Donald Trump How I Got Rich 101, which I believe is still very possible. However there's still hope that they can make a great game with the Duke moniker, a hope that I will continue to hold onto.

[Richard Shead]

PsychoGoatee, on 18 August 2015 - 03:57 PM, said:

Also Mike Futter is a hilarious name.

[Lunick]

I thought this has been settled since May? http://forums.duke4....post__p__223055

[Balls of Steel Forever]

Lunick, on 18 August 2015 - 10:20 PM, said:

I thought this has been settled since May? http://forums.duke4....post__p__223055

It was, but we never received statements from either party,
nor received any information describing the terms that both parties settled on.
(until now)

[Steve 64]

Edit: was mad afew mins ago well aleast duke is in one hands and not between two comanys it better to be in one and not split see what the futures holds for Duke Nukem

[DukeNukem64]

They seem so... Friendly?

[Steve 64]

I'm sure that 3DRealms is sadden that they don't own Duke Nukem, But they will make it without him they have lot's of games they can do and agood team to make new games.

[X-Vector]

Balls Of Steel Forever, on 18 August 2015 - 05:30 PM, said:

We're not that screwed, Gearbox could handle development internally and make a good game out of it. They could license it off (and co-develop w/) another developer such as Triptych, Croteam, Flying Wild Hogs, Machine Games, or even dare I say it 3D Realms itself (even with the aforementioned statements by both parties) or they could license it off to an incapable third party, bankrupt them, take most of the profits, and do an Aliens Colonial Marines part 3/Donald Trump How I Got Rich 101, which I believe is still very possible.

Option 1 seems highly unlikely: http://forums.duke4....uke-nukem-game/

Considering that there is obviously no genuine development of a Duke game underway at the moment, all will be quiet on the Nukem front for a long while yet anyway.

[Altered Reality]

Tea Monster, on 18 August 2015 - 04:48 PM, said:

Sounds like everything went Gearbox's way. 3DR had the rights to do 'Survivor' and that's been taken away from them. Now Fred has had to fall on his sword over Reloaded.

Sigh.

Now we have to rely on Gearbox for the future of Duke.

We're screwed.

Cheer up. You make it sound like the judge gave the exclusive rights to George Broussard. Now THAT would be a case of being screwed.

[Player Lin]

Always bet on Gearbox.
Well, whatever it'll happens on Duke IP, we'll see...hating or do something just useless I guess...

Altered Reality, on 19 August 2015 - 03:05 AM, said:

Cheer up. You make it sound like the judge gave the exclusive rights to George Broussard. Now THAT would be a case of being screwed.

Can't we just leave him alone from this mess, seriously?

[MetHy]

What do they mean by "Gearbox is the full owner of the Duke Nukem ip" ? Does that change the current status of DN3D? Or do they only own DNF and anything made after (in other words, nothing's changed)?

Also I love this part

Pitchfork said:

as someone who was part of the 3D Realms team when Bombshell was first imagined, I am excited to see what they have in store for us with their game

It's like he's trying to say "their current Bombshell game exists because of me", what a fucking hack.

[Steve 64]

Im guessing that they own the past present and future duke games, I think that what they mean.

[TerminX]

MetHy, on 19 August 2015 - 05:08 AM, said:

It's like he's trying to say "their current Bombshell game exists because of me", what a fucking hack.

He wasn't even around when Bombshell was first imagined. I've seen stuff from 3DR dating as far back as 1995 with mentions of her.

[MusicallyInspired]

Turok 64 Jr, on 19 August 2015 - 08:45 AM, said:

Im guessing that they own the past present and future duke games, I think that what they mean.

I doubt this. The rights to older games are still held (and sold) by 3DR. I'm sure it's just talking about future games. The quote said specifically "...to secure the future of Duke...".

[PsychoGoatee]

And in general, I take it that Gearbox owns the Duke IP, just with the caveat that 3DR owns the older games. So if a Duke Nukem movie or another comic book happens sometime etc, it's Gearbox who owns the character and can license those rights out, etc.

Either that, or Gearbox technically owns the older games now but is giving 3DR most of the money for future sales for those, through a licensing agreement of some sort. Sounds like they have an amicable agreement again now at least.

[MetHy]

TerminX, on 19 August 2015 - 11:06 AM, said:

He wasn't even around when Bombshell was first imagined. I've seen stuff from 3DR dating as far back as 1995 with mentions of her.

This fucking guy.

[Mr. Tibbs]

MetHy, on 19 August 2015 - 08:52 PM, said:

This fucking guy.

Seriously, read this BS story about how Gearbox got their name. Randy's a pathological liar.

http://www.engadget....arbox-software/

[Steve 64]

MetHy, on 19 August 2015 - 08:52 PM, said:

This fucking guy.

It Randy what can you expect the guy lies though his teeth

[Tea Monster]

"Gearbox Software has voluntarily ended its litigation against Interceptor Entertainment and 3D Realms, and wishes to keep the terms of its settlement confidential except to confirm that Gearbox Software is the full and rightful owner of the Duke Nukem franchise."
Something really nasty must have happened in that courtroom. Fred walked in with the old game and (on paper) the rights to another Duke game. He walked out with a limp.

[MusicallyInspired]

Gearbox's Pitchford's lawyers are better than his, that's all that means.

[K100]

So, that mean we will not see any alpha/beta of Duke 3D ? Damn.

[Inspector Lagomorf]

Actually I was somewhat worried this would result in Duke Nukem being taken down from GOG.

[MusicallyInspired]

I still don't see that that's the case.

[DukeNukem64]

I wonder what 3D Realms and Fred got in return. I don't think he and Mike would go to court with Gearbox and Randy with no real proof. Not that we would get any info but it is interesting nonetheless.

[Jimmy]

I felt a great disturbance in the force...