'Several hours' of Duke Nukem Forever currently playable

Gadling's resident pilot explains what life in the cockpit is like

'Several hours' of Duke Nukem Forever currently playable

Posted Aug 27th 2008 5:30PM by Richard Mitchell
Filed under: News

During an interview with 3D Realms' George Broussard about the XBLA port of Duke Nukem 3D, Team Xbox took it upon itself to ask what's going on with Duke Nukem Forever. In response, Broussard stated that the project is "going really well" and that "There are several hours of fairly polished game to play." Broussard added further that the game is undergoing testing and that "things are coming together," saying, "It's fun, it's in focus, we know what bits are fun and which are not, and it's just a matter of time now." Broussard concluded by saying he's "probably never been as happy or excited" about Duke Nukem Forever as he is right now. We'd like to share the sentiment, but at this point we are all but numb to Duke Nukem Forever. Here's hoping we change our tune when the game releases, which may not be too far away if Broussard's comments are anything to go by.

[Via Big Download]

Tags: 3d-realms, duke-nukem, duke-nukem-forever

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Reader Comments (Page 1 of 2)

8-27-2008 @ 5:38PM

Arno said...

Haha, "several hours"??

Don't work too hard fellas!

8-27-2008 @ 5:41PM

Bac0nator said...

BALLS OF STEEELLL!!!!

8-27-2008 @ 5:47PM

D dogg said...

"It's fun, it's in focus, we know what bits are fun and which are not, and it's just a matter of time now."

Ok, why he pointed out that it's just a matter of time now is beyond me. The main focus of Duke Nukem at this point has always been about time (how long it's taking).

In future interviews (and marketing from this point forward), how about they make it a point to try and remove the stigma of time and actually start focusing on just the game itself.

I am very curious to see how the game is shaping up though. Honestly, give me a Duke Nukem with today's physics and graphics along with the typical Duke humor and I'll be happy... no, seriously.

8-27-2008 @ 6:22PM

CyberKnight said...

You know, at this point, I'm not sure I *want* it to come out. What else are we going to joke about? When we want to say something's never going to be released, we won't be able to say "after Duke Nukem Forever" anymore!

Next you'll be telling me that the Phantom console is going to be released by next Christmas. :/

8-27-2008 @ 6:26PM

Supercool4 said...

Duke Nukem=Ultimate Badass

8-27-2008 @ 6:33PM

Christian Walters said...

Wow, a few hours eh? Well, that should be enough for about 1/4 of a demo I suppose. Judging by the development time, this game is gonna be AT LEAST 100 HOURS, and spam 5 DVDs or so.

And [email protected], very true brother, IF it ever comes out...then we lose a great joke! Hell, I would lose part of my will to live!

8-27-2008 @ 10:51PM

kevin said...

oblivion takes forever and it didnt take 10 or so years to develop

8-27-2008 @ 7:17PM

Ed said...

I gonna go ahead and call bs.

8-27-2008 @ 8:16PM

Tony said...

I don't think his comment implies the game is that long, but rather that's how much of it is mostly playable at this point.

"Several" hours is how long Gears of War and Halo 3 are to begin with.

8-27-2008 @ 8:48PM

Seanross said...

I bet they have several Duke Nukems completed and are just playing around the office and BS'ing around having with it already. I mean whats the last thing to come out of that studio?

8-27-2008 @ 9:05PM

Apeezee said...

Pics or it didn't happen.

8-27-2008 @ 11:28PM

Marrvia said...

Several hours? What, that's about 7 or 8 hours or so? And the game will probably end up being 15 hours. So after 13 years of development, the game is about halfway done. I guess we will see the game in 2021. Can't wait.

8-28-2008 @ 2:57AM

Name said...

13 years? Duke Nukem 3D wasn't even out 13 years ago. It's 11 years. So, 2019.

8-28-2008 @ 5:14AM

Sentox6 said...

The definition of several is more than two or three, but not many; I'd say 7-8 is pushing it a bit.

8-28-2008 @ 4:08AM

Teabag said...

Duke Nukem is Too Human.

8-28-2008 @ 5:02AM

Boff said...

I'd happily watch a vid of a few minutes of these several hours of fairly polished game they have.

8-28-2008 @ 5:12AM

RabbitC said...

7 hours playable! WHOA!!! Sounds like it's about time to changeover the entire game engine again ;) Wouldn't want to threaten 'completion' at a time like this!

8-28-2008 @ 7:40AM

Maverick Saturn said...

Bruce Willis is back!

8-28-2008 @ 7:43AM

Rez said...

Wow I looked and felt young when words first hit about this game and now I look and feel old, how the years pass. At this rate I'll be dead before it comes out but at least my kids will be able to play it or maybe their kids may be more realistic. :D

8-28-2008 @ 9:42AM

MDJ2010 said...

Sadly, I know how you feel.

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