Duke Nukem Forever Revealed

Surprise surprise!  Duke Nukem Forever was officially announced today at PAX, and attendees were able to touch a playable demo of the game!

Hitting stores allegedly by next year, Take-Two seems to have got their wish granted and have the rights to publish DNF, which has been developed by Gearbox Software.  Apparently Gearbox had most of the work done for them, as 3D Realms spent most of their 13 years of development time creating assets for DNF.  Says Gearbox boss, Randy Pitchford:

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.

How cool is that to come off of such high-profile projects as Brothers in Arms and Borderlands, then get the opportunity to work on one of the most recognizable icons of the game industry, where most of the work has already been completed?  That's a sweet deal, Gearbox!


What else can I say?  Duke Nukem Forever is real, it's playable, and it's coming out soon!