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Take-Two Interactive's SEC filing has revealed a few interesting details about the state of the company, which publishes the mega-hit Grand Theft Auto games. According to the report, the company lost $50.2 million in its second fiscal quarter, prompting a stock drop of over 17% to $13.83 a share.

But more information is buried in the report: details concerning the fate of Duke Nukem Forever, the endlessly delayed first-person shooter from Garland, TX studio 3DRealms. The report shows signs that Take-Two Interactive, which has adopted a hands-off approach to 3DRealms in recent years, may be losing its patience with the game's delays.

The report shows that Take-Two has renegotiated its contract with 3DRealms, dropping the company's payment for the game from 6 million to 4.25 million. But there's a catch: Take-Two is offering a $500,000 bonus if 3DRealms can deliver the PC version of the game by December 31st, 2006.

By most accounts, Duke Nukem Forever has has been in development since 1997. And aside from a few images released back in 2000, the gaming press has neither seen nor heard anything from development studio 3DRealms since then.

Its predecessor, the enormously popular Duke Nukem 3D, is one of the top-selling PC games of all time. It was also an early target of politicians eager to exploit video game violence for political gain.
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Source : GameTrailers.com - The Source For Video Game Media

So who else thinks its all B$... 31 Dec 2006... I dont think so :P...
 
Duke Nukem Forever Arriving This Year?

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June 9, 2006 - Buried in Take-Two Interactive's 10-Q filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission yesterday is one little nugget which suggests we may see the ridiculously-delayed Duke Nukem Forever sooner than, well, forever from now.

In a section describing Commitments and Contigencies, Take-Two states it has renegotiated its obligation regarding the title. The company had originally promised to pay $6 million upon delivery of the PC version of Duke Nukem Forever. In March, Take-Two changed the deal: the company will pay $4.25 million for delivery -- but with a bonus promissory note of $500,000 if the game arrives by December 31, 2006.

Of course, this is no guarantee that the next Duke Nukem will appear by the end of the year; it isn't clear how tantalizing half a million dollars looks to 3D Realms, the game's developer. It does appear, however, that Take-Two is as eager as the rest of us to see the game arrive soon.

Console gamers may be left waiting either way -- the promissory note only covers the PC version, and neither company has said whether the game is arriving for platforms like the Xbox 360 or PS3.
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Source : IGN: Duke Nukem Forever Arriving This Year?

And some Wikipedia Duke Nuikem Facts : Duke Nukem Forever - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

lol... From 1997 to 2007... Took 10 Years and 13 Million $$$ to make errrr... Still not out yet :P...
 
Duke Nukem Forever Arriving This Year?

IGN Story
June 9, 2006 - Buried in Take-Two Interactive's 10-Q filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission yesterday is one little nugget which suggests we may see the ridiculously-delayed Duke Nukem Forever sooner than, well, forever from now.

In a section describing Commitments and Contigencies, Take-Two states it has renegotiated its obligation regarding the title. The company had originally promised to pay $6 million upon delivery of the PC version of Duke Nukem Forever. In March, Take-Two changed the deal: the company will pay $4.25 million for delivery -- but with a bonus promissory note of $500,000 if the game arrives by December 31, 2006.

Of course, this is no guarantee that the next Duke Nukem will appear by the end of the year; it isn't clear how tantalizing half a million dollars looks to 3D Realms, the game's developer. It does appear, however, that Take-Two is as eager as the rest of us to see the game arrive soon.

Console gamers may be left waiting either way -- the promissory note only covers the PC version, and neither company has said whether the game is arriving for platforms like the Xbox 360 or PS3.
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Source : IGN: Duke Nukem Forever Arriving This Year?
And some Wikipedia Duke Nuikem Facts : Duke Nukem Forever - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

lol... From 1997 to 2007... Took 10 Years and 13 Million $$$ to make errrr... Still not out yet :P...
 
LOL DNF=Did not finish :P. I'd be surprised if it ever came out though... even if it did, it'd die a slow painful death cos of all the hype.
 
Late last week, Take-Two Interactive filed a 10-Q earnings statement with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). Buried inside of it, the company noted that it had renegotiated its agreement with developer 3D Realms to publish the long-in-the-making shooter Duke Nukem Forever.

According to the 10-Q, the two parties agreed to new financial terms, which were listed in the 10-Q in thousands of dollars (figures have been updated to reflect real numbers): "In March 2005, the company [Take-Two] renegotiated a $6,000[,000] contingent obligation due upon delivery of the final PC version of Duke Nukem Forever through the payment of $4,250[,000] and issuance of a promissory note in the principal amount of $500[,000]. The payment of the promissory note is contingent upon the commercial release of such product prior to December 31, 2006."

With Take-Two holding out a $500,000 promissory note as a carrot to get Duke Nukem Forever, some PC gamers became hopeful that the project would be finished in time for the 2006 holiday season. Others worried that the storied title, which has been in development since 1997, would be rushed into production before it was truly ready.

Now, it seems the former group has had their hopes dashed--while the latter group has had its fears allayed. In a post on the 3D Realms forums started in part due to a GameSpot typographical error (which has since been corrected and apologized for), Broussard has dismissed the prospect that 3D Realms would be tempted by a half-million-dollar sum.

"As for the 500k completion bonus, I don't even know were that came from," said the outspoken executive. "I do know that we never cared or asked for it, and I think it was just tossed in as part of some other agreement. We're certainly not motivated by that amount of money, after all this time, and getting the game right is what matters. I would never ship a game early (even a couple of months), for 500k."

Broussard went on to outline the current status of Duke Nukem Forever. "Our deal is simple," he said. "We're making the game. It'll be done when it's done. We've funded 99.999% of the game (aside from a very, very small advance from GT Interactive, years ago, before Take 2 bought the game from them). It's our risk, our necks and our gamble. Under the deal we should be earning royalties from about unit 30,000 or so (that's a real small number)."
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Source : http://www.gamespot.com/pc/action/dukenukemforever/news.html?sid=6152687
 
LMAO does 3dr think its possible to rush dnf after 10 years :P. Brings a whole new meaning to rush lmao.
 
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