On C-Z and DNF Release Dates [Dec 18, 2003, 12:52 pm ET] – Share – Viewing Comments
GameStop
is now the second e-tailer to push the release date of Counter-Strike: Condition
Zero back to March 2004. Valve has not given any indications that the game is
delayed to that point, but their expected November 18 release date (story)
for the supposedly gold shooter has come and gone without comment, reminiscent
of the tight-lipped handling of the Half-Life 2 delay (thanks HomeLAN
Fed). Also on HomeLAN
Fed is a report based on this morning's conference call with Take Two
Interactive saying the publisher is passing along indications they have received
from 3D Realms that Duke Nukem Forever is heading for a release in "late
2004 or early 2005." Of course the game's release is entirely in the hands
of 3D Realms, and it's doubtful that their official release date for the game
has changed from their hard-line mantra of "when it's done."
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quote: "I really think they want to make the best damn Duke Nukem game ever, whatever the cost. "
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Anything less at this point would be unacceptable. There is absolutely, positively no excuse for taking 6-8 years to develop a game. In that time you could develop at least three brand-new game engines (as Id has). Hell, I don't know anything about making games, but I could design DNF from scratch in that time by myself, and that includes the time it takes to learn coding, animation, modelling, and graphic design AND put them to use to create a finished product. Duke3D was one of my favorite games ever, in fact one of the only games I ever designed maps for, but sadly I've come to accept that 3DRealms is a ship lost at sea, and DNF is their anchor. The only thing worse than never seeing a sequel to DNF is waiting for years and then getting a mediocre sequel.
"When it's done" is what they say, but what it really means is "We honestly don't know when the fuck it will be done". Piss-poor management and planning ahoy!
This comment was edited on Dec 18, 13:56.
quote: "I really think they want to make the best damn Duke Nukem game ever, whatever the cost. "
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Anything less at this point would be unacceptable. There is absolutely, positively no excuse for taking 6-8 years to develop a game. In that time you could develop at least three brand-new game engines (as Id has). Hell, I don't know anything about making games, but I could design DNF from scratch in that time by myself, and that includes the time it takes to learn coding, animation, modelling, and graphic design AND put them to use to create a finished product. Duke3D was one of my favorite games ever, in fact one of the only games I ever designed maps for, but sadly I've come to accept that 3DRealms is a ship lost at sea, and DNF is their anchor. The only thing worse than never seeing a sequel to DNF is waiting for years and then getting a mediocre sequel.
"When it's done" is what they say, but what it really means is "We honestly don't know when the fuck it will be done". Piss-poor management and planning ahoy!
This comment was edited on Dec 18, 13:56.
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