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Gamings' oldest preorder may go unfulfilled
« on: May 08, 2009, 10:26:12 PM »
I just thought this picture was funny as hell.


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Gaming's oldest preorder may go unfulfilled

by Mike Smith

Patience might not always be a virtue.
Will this gamer ever be collecting the pre-order he placed in 2001?

Answer: probably not. His $10 deposit was placed on Duke Nukem Forever, a first-person shooter that, after being in continuous development for an unprecedented 12 years, was suddenly canceled yesterday.

Duke Nukem, a once-iconic blond-haired all-American action hero, with a fondness for catchphrases like "It's time to kick *** and chew bubblegum, and I'm all out of gum," was the star of a hit string of games in the 1990s. His creators, 3D Realms, used him to help pioneer the first-person shooter genre, paving the way for modern hits like Halo and Call of Duty...

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Re: Gamings' oldest preorder may go unfulfilled
« Reply #1 on: May 08, 2009, 10:51:26 PM »
Oh, this is sad.  Obama Family Evil Empire kills another thing I love. :bawl:
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Re: Gamings' oldest preorder may go unfulfilled
« Reply #2 on: May 08, 2009, 10:58:49 PM »
Oh, this is sad.  Obama Family Evil Empire kills another thing I love. :bawl:

:rofl: I wonder if that GameStop store is still in business.  Has anyone tried to call the number?
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Re: Gamings' oldest preorder may go unfulfilled
« Reply #3 on: May 17, 2009, 12:29:28 AM »
"It's time to kick *** and chew bubblegum, and I'm all out of gum,"

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Re: Gamings' oldest preorder may go unfulfilled
« Reply #4 on: August 28, 2009, 12:21:25 PM »
Ahh... Duke Nukem.  What a wondrous, explosive, stress-relieving game.  However, I can't decided which I enjoyed better: The Duke or Turok.

...Of course, Perfect Dark beat them both senseless.

Thanks for the nostalgia!
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Re: Gamings' oldest preorder may go unfulfilled
« Reply #5 on: August 28, 2009, 08:36:32 PM »
:rofl: I wonder if that GameStop store is still in business.  Has anyone tried to call the number?

3003 W Holcombe Blvd, Houston, TX‎ - (713) 349-8137‎
Looks like it is still an available store. Pretty darn cool if you ask me.

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Re: Gamings' oldest preorder may go unfulfilled
« Reply #6 on: August 29, 2009, 01:40:09 AM »
But wait....someone did get a copy and reviewed it too....right here.
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Re: Gamings' oldest preorder may go unfulfilled
« Reply #7 on: August 29, 2009, 04:45:38 AM »
But wait....someone did get a copy and reviewed it too....right here.


HAH - That's funny right there.

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Re: Gamings' oldest preorder may go unfulfilled
« Reply #8 on: October 05, 2009, 10:55:42 PM »
Duke Nukem Forever is vapor ware. I think it will be released eventually............
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