Pitchford: Here's Why Duke is Delayed Again
Randy Pitchford said Duke's delay stems from inaccurate predictions about the amount of time it takes to finish certain tasks within the game.
Thursday brought the sad (yet expected) news that Duke Nukem Forever would be delayed once again. However, instead of an additional thirty month wait (or a thirty year wait, depending on how you view time), gamers would only have to suffer just over an additional month. There was no real explanation, only that Duke would arrive not on May 3, but on June 14, 2011, instead.
At first, many considered the news as a hoax, a possible April Fool's joke played by Gearbox Software-- based on the game's historical development cycle-- which would be exposed on April 1, 2011. But according to numerous Twitter posts by Gearbox bossman Randy Pitchford, the delay is indeed not a joke on players.
"[The] delay was NOT planned," he admitted after floods of disappointment came rushing in through the forums and Twitter. "[The delay is] very difficult and expensive for us, but the right thing for fans. I know. It sucks and I'm sorry. There were some things that we just didn't want to cut corners on. We've already done everything we can. Nothing is getting cut because of the delay. Some things are getting better, though."
Pitchford said the alternative would've been worse for everyone. "We're doing the right thing," he said. "Lots of natural uncertainty turned out to make our earlier prediction [about task completion and difficulty] not accurate. Best to face it ASAP rather than too late. We've got about 50 – 60 certification and "A" bugs left in the database, which is about right for where we are."
Pitchford even went so far as to admitting that the delay was not due to censoring Capture the Babe. "It'll ship," he said after taking full responsibility for the game's brief delay. "We'll announce the demo date for the First Access Club Members as soon as we can. Shouldn't be long now."
Later he said that gamers should expect to hear more news about the demo before May. He also admitted there will be no mod tools shipping with the game. "We love the idea of that and have done that in the past," he said. "We’ll see."
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Capture the Babe! Woohoo
Just one more month of delay..... At my age I heard this so many times I lost count of it.
Maybe the title of the article should read: Duke Nukem delayed forever again.
http://www.tomsguide.com/us/Duke-N [...] 10584.html
Wow, that was fn funny! I am so pissed from another delay but that clip made my day...!!!
You know, i was excited about this game, and was going to buy it. But screw it, no way! Just out of principle, would i buy it.
I can hardly believe it's been 15 years since I first said "man, I can't wait until the release Duke Nukem 3D 2 or whatever they call it". I still can't wait to play this game. I'm hoping the fiancée will go stay with her sister or something on release day so that I can order pizza and revert back to my 12 year old virgin self and throw money at the strippers in the game like there's no tomorrow.
You know, i was excited about this game, and was going to buy it. But screw it, no way! Just out of principle, i wouldn't buy it.
Wow, what a shocker...not !
Wow. Old news.
DN Forever, takes Forever... At least it's properly named...
Its the right decision.
I'd rather wait for a good game with actual effort to make a good finished product then play rushed title to quench the thirst of 14 year old xbox kiddies.
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maybe Tom's Hardware should have a contest. People would have to guess how many more delays before Duke Nukem is released. The only problem there would be no contest ending date.
Seriously, toms Duke Nukem being delayed is more of a joke then any kind of actual news. This is worst then reading a slew of news about apples products. Just Let me know when it's released or there is a playable demo!
Announcing a delay to Duke Nuken Forever (DNF i.e. Did Not Finish) is like picking on the retarded kid. After a while its no longer funny, its just plain sad.
Maybe instead of having duke slap the babe, he could maybe shake her a little instead with a kind of "snap out of it" attitude. If not though, perhaps they could even the playing field a little and have her go "how dare you!" and slap him back making your camera view rattle back and forth haha. Just some alternative ideas
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Sorry, if the kids cannot buy it at Walmart, then they will just go pirate the game. You are picking your battle, but causing another.
Kids that buy their games at walmart don't even know how to torrent, letalone burn anything other than music.
Hey, at least if you're used to Blizzard and Valve's games, this isn't that bad at all.
Hey, at least if you're used to Blizzard and Valve's games, this isn't that bad at all.
Blizzard and Valve have nothing on Duke Nukem in terms of delays, lol.
Does anyone even care about Duke Nukem anymore? It probably won't even feel like the same game considering it is a completely different team working on it. It will end up flopping like Perfect Dark Zero.
Why cant games, especially ones i'm interested in, ever come out early? Its never good news with release date changes. I think it would be great if a developer like valve said, "hey guess what, we finished portal 2 2 months ahead of schedule and we are happy with it so here ya go, enjoy". Why cant that ever happen? (sulks)
You know, i was excited about this game, and was going to buy it. But screw it, no way! Just out of principle, i wouldn't buy it.
oh my god, drama queen... out of principle you should have refused to buy it like a decade ago if that's the case. I hope you realize that you can't buy Portal 2 either now. Why do people say these things, we all know they are just lying and will buy it anyways lol
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No.
Here's Why Duke is Delayed Again
Because it's Duke Nukem Forever, that's why!
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Please go away, Mrs. ultra-liberal, femi-nazi!
Nations at war, M9 earth quakes, giant tsunamis, world hunger, thousands die everywhere... but who cares!, right? 'cause DNF is going to be a extra month late! doh!
If you've really been waiting for the last 13 years you're a moron, and you can wait some more.
Delayed? So what!??
What is all the hype around this game?
I've played Duke Nukem as a kid and so what?
Grow up you stipid kids, stop bitching around.
Just one more month of delay..... At my age I heard this so many times I lost count of it.Maybe the title of the article should read: Duke Nukem delayed forever again.
I seriously think I have dyslexia, because when I first read the other article title, I thought it said Duke Nukem Delayed Forever.
svdb, yes there are plenty of tragedies going on around the world, but this is an electronic website. I'm sure people are saddened by what's going on, but sitting around feeling sorry does nothing and doesn't help anyone. Why does waiting for something make someone a moron?
To: RipperjackAU
I get your point, but might I suggest that its not fun even at first to pick on a retarded kid...especially for the retarded kid.
Just a thought
shelbyknoxblog@gmail.com
That's her email, the person who started the petition.
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Here read this...
http://www.penny-arcade.com/comic/2011/3/23/