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The guys over at Gossip Gamers have spotted a rather… interesting advert for the new Duke Is Back website.
Whilst the advert doesn't exactly scream Duke Nukem, at least there's not an image of the man himself on there, as that would be enough to give anyone stage fright…
Duke3D HRP v4 Released!
The changelog will blow your mind, but here's the gist of it:
+ all new high quality music!Also in case you missed it, you can check out an older news item for a video preview with more titty action. Click below for more screenshots:
+ finished Ep.1 HRP contents
+ all-new fonts and statusbar, improving overall look of the game
+ Ep.1-4 babes *ALL* modelled (except for Ep.4 robot babes) and existing ones redone
+ migration of large parts from former SD_Duke mod, i.e. frozen models, scrap parts and the like
+ more than 300 new or revised textures (plus dozens of new/revised skins), e.g. new lava/slime surfaces
+ almost 50 new props models (plus many revised ones)
[ Read the rest... ]
Are you the next Duke?
Do you have the badass looks, the right attitude, and own a pair of Size 13 boots?
If so, you might just qualify to be the next Live-Action Duke Nukem!
Apogee Software and Deep Silver are searching for willing fans from around Dallas, New York, and Los Angeles to apply for the auditions that start on April 6.
Read more about the whole thing on thier official website at dukeisback.com
Good luck to all you beefy bodybuildiers with flat tops out there!
Duke Nukem: Critical Mass - Screenshots
Good news for the console Dukers--fellow fan DkNkm forwarded us the news that the new Apogee Software has released new screenshots for "Duke Nukem: Critical Mass." This third party game is part of the company's planned trilogy for the Sony PSP and the Nintendo DS. The April 2009 Edition of Game Informer has more information on the game. In the meantime, check out these screenshots found on games.tiscali.cz:
For those that don't remember, Duke4.net announced this last year. So check that news item for a refresher.
Apogee Included in PC Gamer's 49 Greatest Devs
No one gives a flying fuck about PC Gamer these days, especially when it hurts its own credibility when it falsely makes claims of having highly anticipated game previews every month in order to sell copies, but news is news. In its April 2009 issue, the magazine praises 3D Realms (AKA Apogee from 1987-1996) for starting up the shareware business:
How long should a demo be? A level? Two levels? Apogee had different ideas. Starting with the concept of "shareware" (try before you buy), they pioneered the idea that a game could be successful by giving out anything up to a third of the full game for free, and encouraging gamers to pass on the disks. This was how Doom was first sold, not to mention Wolfenstein 3D, Duke Nukem 3D, and Traffic Department 2192, which we all remember fondly. Right? Unlike demos, these offered a full game experience from start to finish, and became the standard way for indie developers to get started. Sometimes it backfired when the demo experience was too satisfying to need the rest of the game. Descent suffered heavily from this, and the model was largely phased out when demos could be easily downloaded from the Internet.
Speaking of Apogee sharewares, get them here after you've downloaded DOSBox.
Vote for Duke3D on XBLA, Cool Duke Art
According to 3D Realms, Duke Nukem 3D has been nominated for an award in the "Best Innovation in XBLA" category of the second annual Xbox LIVE Arcade awards due to its dynamic replay feature. More information on how to vote for the nominees on March 3 is available here.
Second order of business--our good friend Clint forwarded us Tom Rhodes' cool Duke drawings, one of which portrays Duke within contemporary culture:
Good Old Apogee!
Good Old Games gives you some old Apogee/3D Realms classics DRM free and compatible with Windows XP/Vista! Head here to look at the current/upcoming catalogue.
Or maybe you are interested in the Apogee lottery anonunced with this release? Winner gets all the games for free.
So jump in, after all Duke Nukem 3D goes for only $5.99!
Other, soon to be released, games are:
- Blake Stone: Aliens of Gold
- Blake Stone: Planet Strike
- Duke Nukem: Manhattan Project
- Rise of the Triad: Dark War
More to come? Who knows...
OttoMoto´s Godly Fan Art
Update: Otto made a colored version as promised.
As you guys know, we put up our fan art 2009 page recently. There's been new art made since that time, and while we're archiving it until we have enough to put up on a new page, I couldn't help but feel the need to make an exception for OttoMoto's piece. It's fucking hliarious and it's done in such great taste. Check it out:
We might update this news item, as Otto recently stated that he might improve the drawing with "beefy colors." Also, we are planning another Fan Art 2009 page given it's a busier year than others.
