for ten years those guys promised us the greatest game ever made. And getting attention is one of the hardest things to do, and that was probably the biggest challenge that Forever had. 'But I'll tell you one thing -when it does happen there's no doubt the entire industry will turn its head and look. 'We've done some concept development,' he explained about a potential sequel, 'and I think the challenges are - Gearbox is very busy and I think a faster way is if a correct developer could become interested, and we could work with them. He admits while his own like for the title was 'skewed' due to his relationship with the franchise, he 'got to see it from a slightly different perspective and it was marvellous to me.' Duke Nukem Forever was finally released after 14 years of development in Australia on June 9th 2011.

'That was sort of the toll to pay in order to give Duke Nukem a chance to have a future.' Duke Nukem Forever was officially announced on April 28, 1997, with the intention of releasing the game no later than mid. It was ultimately released on Jyears after its announcement in 1997. 'I didn't acquire the franchise just to let everyone suffer Duke Nukem Forever,' he continued. The video game Duke Nukem Forever (commonly known as DNF) was in development for 1315 years (possibly the longest game development period in history) and was mainly in development hell. 'I certainly hope so,' he replied when asked if a follow-up was possible during the Q&A part of his Develop Keynote this morning.

Gearbox's Randy Pitchford has admitted that the studio's done 'some concept development' for a new Duke Nukem game, but says it's about finding the right developer to create it.

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