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Title: Gamings' oldest preorder may go unfulfilled
Post by: Odin's Hand on May 08, 2009, 10:26:12 PM
I just thought this picture was funny as hell.


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(http://l.yimg.com/a/i/us/ga/buzz/feature/vg20/receiptnote1.jpg)

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...

Link (http://videogames.yahoo.com/events/plugged-in/gaming-s-oldest-preorder-may-go-unfulfilled/1312328)
Title: Re: Gamings' oldest preorder may go unfulfilled
Post by: Duke Nukum on May 08, 2009, 10:51:26 PM
Oh, this is sad.  Obama Family Evil Empire kills another thing I love. :bawl:
Title: Re: Gamings' oldest preorder may go unfulfilled
Post by: Chris on May 08, 2009, 10:58:49 PM
Quote from: Duke Nukum on May 08, 2009, 10:51:26 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?
Title: Re: Gamings' oldest preorder may go unfulfilled
Post by: RobJohnson on May 17, 2009, 12:29:28 AM
"It's time to kick *** and chew bubblegum, and I'm all out of gum,"

 :evillaugh:
Title: Re: Gamings' oldest preorder may go unfulfilled
Post by: Cineadh 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!
Title: Re: Gamings' oldest preorder may go unfulfilled
Post by: cclanofirish on August 28, 2009, 08:36:32 PM
Quote from: Chris on May 08, 2009, 10:58:49 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.
Title: Re: Gamings' oldest preorder may go unfulfilled
Post by: Zathras on August 29, 2009, 01:40:09 AM
But wait....someone did get a copy and reviewed it too....right here. (http://www.escapistmagazine.com/videos/view/zero-punctuation/748-Duke-Nukem-Forever)
Title: Re: Gamings' oldest preorder may go unfulfilled
Post by: LC EFA on August 29, 2009, 04:45:38 AM
Quote from: Zathras on August 29, 2009, 01:40:09 AM
But wait....someone did get a copy and reviewed it too....right here. (http://www.escapistmagazine.com/videos/view/zero-punctuation/748-Duke-Nukem-Forever)


HAH - That's funny right there.
Title: Re: Gamings' oldest preorder may go unfulfilled
Post by: Ptarmigan on October 05, 2009, 10:55:42 PM
Duke Nukem Forever is vapor ware. I think it will be released eventually............