Take-Two: No Duke Nukem Forever? Take this lawsuit, 3D Realms (or what's left of it)! |
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When contractual obligations are not carried out according to stipulations agreed to by both parties, you can expect an ugly lawsuit to come next. What more if the agreement is not carried out at all? 3D Realms is about to find out the answer to that scenario as Take-Two Interactive files suit against what's left of the developer company for failing to deliver Duke Nukem Forever, via its parent company, Apogee.
Amidst disappointed fans and a battered developer, publisher Take-Two is taking the businessman stance and is demanding compensation for the non-delivery of the DNF good. According to the facts, T2 paid to the tune of US$ 12 million in 2000 to former DNF publisher Infogrames (who will soon be eaten up by Namco Bandai) for the game's exclusive publishing rights. And then sometime in 2007, a second unspecified agreement was supposed to have happened, this time with 3D Realms.
Said the complaint,
Apogee continually delayed the completion date for the Duke Nukem Forever. Apogee repeatedly assured Take-Two and the video-gaming community that it was diligently working toward competing development of the PC version of the Duke Nukem Forever...
Alan Lewis of Take-Two has confirmed that the publisher was not forking out funds for the development of said title. 3D Realms finally shut down its doors on May 6, 2009.
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They were actually very close to finishing this game. I've seen Zbrush sculpts of the Duke Nukem model, and one of the bosses. They were very well made. Though, I'm with the artist on his idea that Duke could have been beefier in the muscle department.
Quote from Kotaku:
For the record, the legal name of 3D Realms is Apogee Software Ltd., the party being sued. It is a separate entity from Apogee Software LLC, developers of the still alive Duke Nukem Trilogy.
i must admit i know nothing about law but if they went bust and have no money how are they expected to pay 12 million back
shareholders...
is going to be taken over by Namco Bandai. Last I checked they were doing good.
Masterpieces have been made quicker then this game like oblivion and fallout look at all they did and they had less time on there hands they need to be sued, Also remember Halo Wars they took to long also its why Microsoft shut them down after releasing the game.
Good for Take-Two. George B. has continually screwed up production since the very beginning. If devs keep leaving your project in droves, MAYBE your doing something wrong. I hope T2 wins the suit.
do you notice DNF stands for DID NOT FINISH