Duke Nukem Forever...has a release date??

Gearbox Software is slowly becoming one of my favorite developers. The studio that began developing various “Half-Life” games and mods and moved onto the WWII series “Brothers in Arms” also gave the world the incredible “Borderlands” in 2009. Borderlands is a ton of fun, a really well-made game and offers a lot of gameplay. Not to mention there are a number of DLC packs for Borderlands that gives the already large game even more content.

But Borderlands isn’t what I’m here to talk about. Right now, I want to talk about Duke Nukem Forever, a game that up until just a few months ago, it seems, was nothing more than an inside joke among gamers – we all knew it was technically “still in development” but after more than a decade, everyone was positive the game was dead. Even after Gearbox announced at the 2010 Penny Arcade Expo that the studio would be finishing 3D Realm’s work on the game, it still didn’t seem real.

Earlier today, while scrolling through various gaming news sites I was greeted with some information I never in my life thought I’d see – a May 3^rd release date for Duke Nukem Forever. And I gotta say, DNF is looking like it’s shaping up to be everything I could’ve ever dreamed of. Duke Nukem is the very personification of a teenager’s idea of cool and nothing has changed since the flat-topped, orange tank-top enthusiast took our computers by storm in “Duke Nukem 3D.”

The basic Duke format stays the same – a bunch of ugly aliens take over the planet and generally start being pains and Duke Nukem shows up to kick ass and chew bubblegum – and he’s all out of gum. Judging from the new trailer (link can be found at the bottom of the page), DNF will feature the same crude, toiler humor and same over-the-top insane violence that the series has always been known and loved for. DNF clearly isn’t for everyone but for those who grew with the series (like myself), being able to actually play this game will be, I don’t know, on the same level as winning the lottery – something you always really, really wished would finally happen but deep down kinda knew it never would. And in just a few months, Gearbox will be making this dream a reality.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cnFJXp_z_2w

Duke Nukem Forver – Launch Date (May 3) Trailer