2K Games will publish Duke Nukem Forever, it has been announced.
Gearbox Software has been confirmed to take over development of the game, which is being publicly shown at Penny Arcade Expo in Seattle this weekend.
The infamous project was first announced in 1997 by 3D Realms and was allegedly in development until last year when the studio closed its doors, effectively halting its release.
Gearbox CEO Randy Pitchford told the Wall Street Journal: "Clearly the game hadn't been finished at 3D Realms but a lot of content had been created. "The approach and investment and process at 3D Realms didn't quite make it and it cracked at the end. With Gearbox Software we brought all those pieces together. It's the game it was meant to be."
It had been rumoured that the Borderlands studio was planning to reveal the project last month.
(Duke Nukem Gameplay Footage released following the closure of 3DRealms in May 2009.)
Speaking on an episode of the Irrational Behaviour podcast, concept artist Rob Waters revealed the original design for the character featured giant mechanical crab claws.
However, those were changed to porcelain hands following discussions about practicalities. "Levine’s problem was a gameplay thing," said art director Nate Wells. "Here's a classic case of a trailer causing one choice to be made which then has repercussions in the game, but it actually turns out to be a really good thing.
"The functionality problem was that claws are for grabbing, and not for pushing or punching. This guy’s actual functionality was to punch. And that sort of evolved..."
"By the time we'd done a prototype it was like, 'Well, this guy should grab, not punch.' You punch with fists. So he evolves again and he actually gets hands."
BioShock Infinite is in development for PC, PS3 and Xbox 360. It's slated for release in 2012.
Portal 2 has a co-op mode so instead of just two portals to control players will have four of the magic doors to go through!
Valve will be attending PAX in just a few weeks, and they will have more co-op and singleplayer to show us there. But for now you can watch the teaser by clicking the link below!
[25 August 2010] Added the new official trailer for the game!
Valve revealed today on GameTrailers TV The Sacrifice, a new expansion for the Left 4 Dead series that will be compatible with both the first and second games in the series.
Along with this new chapter in the zombie survival saga, No Mercy - the hospital campaign from the first Left 4 Dead - will be updated and included for Left 4 Dead 2 players, who can then play through both these campaigns.
The Sacrifice - out in October - tells the story of the last Left 4 Dead 2 expansion, The Passing, from the perspective of the original game's cast. You'll find out how they managed to meet up with Left 4 Dead 2's cast, and at the end, will be able to choose for yourself which of the original cast dies (hence the expansion's name), rather than Valve simply pencilling it in. The expansion is designed to work with both Left 4 Dead games, so if you've only got one of them, it doesn't matter, you'll be able to download and play this.
A digital comic will begin next month to get everybody up to speed on the events of the campaign. The Sacrifice will be released as free DLC for the PC and Mac, while it will be a paid downloadable for the Xbox 360.
At the conclusion of the Rage presentation at QuakeCon 2010, id Software creative director Tim Wilits announced that Rage would ship on the PC, PS3, and Xbox 360 on September 13, 2011 in the US and two days later in Europe.
While id Software has always been a "when its done" company, Tim promised that Rage would hit this release date and that the launch would be the "biggest, coolest, and most badass launch possible."
It does look bloody fantastic but its over a year away and a lot can happen from now till then.
During his keynote address at QuakeCon 2010 today, John Carmack of id Software showed off the company's forthcoming Rage game running at 60 frames per second on an iPhone 4, claiming performance beyond that of Microsoft's Xbox and Sony's PlayStation 2.
Carmack's demonstration, using the id Tech 5 engine, could possibly be the most impressive tech we've seen on the iPhone. Running on the iPhone 4 but easily run on the 3GS, the visuals indeed rivaled anything from the PlayStation 2 and original Xbox, and might even be able to give a few current-gen titles a run for their money.
The report notes that id will be releasing a minor "show off" title later this year, with a full version set to launch next year along with versions for other platforms.
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