Duke fan Lars Eifler sent in this rather pink Duke desktop. If you're looking for some rose-tinted Duke wallpaper though this should be right up your street :) Got pics of your own? Send 'em in right here! archive / submit    Wed · May 23 · 2001 3D Realms E3 Pictures 5/23/01 15:01 PST | Duke Nukem Forever News | Abe Rahey As promised, the folks at 3D Realms have put up their own batch of pictures from this year's E3 event. If you think you've seen everything, well, you really haven't until you've seen these. So what are you waiting for? Go ahead, click here, and enjoy the eye-candy! This first batch are just the pictures from Joe Siegler and others who had cameras. The second batch, which will come later in the week are from George Broussard. George went mad with his camera, took several thousand pictures, totalling over 4 GIGS of files. It's going to take slightly longer to plow through all of those to pick out what we want to post online. Our Spies Are Everywhere! 5/23/01 13:03 PST | Max Payne News | MrBlonde Thanks to sTalking goat for this err... interesting news on some goings on with Max Payne. Seems some package deliveries are being sent around the country, anyway here's what he had to say: I work at a UPS hub in downtown ******* (Ed. names changed to protect the innocent). Today to boxes came through the transfer belt with decals featuring Max Payne (the black and red logo of him holding a gun you see on the main page of maxpayne.com) covering the the tops. The were bound for 'Gathering of Developers' an address in Texas (attn: Edward somebody) , and came from 'Interactive Software' an address in on Broadway in downtown New York. Scrawled on the top of both boxes were the words Box of 6, 250 pieces each. The boxes were pretty heavy about 55 lbs and had a kind of plastic rattle if you shook them. They were probably just decals, but one of the guys I work with thinks it might have been CDs. It probably doesn't mean anything, but I thought you might be interested. Two boxes of 1500 somethings that rattle, hrrrm. Well if they arrive broken GoD may know why now. Remember we are watching you! Hype Editorial 5/23/01 4:05 PST | Community News | Lucky 3D Action Planet has smacked up a new editorial about hype. You know what? Our dear little Duke is mentioned, as well as DooM 3 and, oh yes, Daikatana. Here's a lush piece: More companies seem to be taking the route of less hype these days; 3D Realms themselves have been incredibly close-guarded over Duke Nukem Forever. Most of the hype has come from the fans of the original. It seems a game that had a successful prequel is almost self-hyping. The fans demand information and obviously, all the game company is going to give them is candy-coated hype. Go here to check it out before I hype it further! ;)    Tue · May 22 · 2001 Some More E3 Booth Pictures 5/22/01 22:24 PST | Community News | Abe Rahey The folks at Radiated have put up a stack of pictures from the GodGames / 3D Realms booth area at E3 here. 3D Realms will be updating their own website with a ton of pictures soon, but in the meantime be sure to check out the eye-candy at Radiated.    Mon · May 21 · 2001 Max Payne Coverage Links 5/21/01 23:14 PST | Max Payne News | Abe Rahey For some E3 coverage of Max Payne be sure to check out "Game Noir: Max Payne at E3" by Caryn 'Hellchick' Law at GameSpy's E3 coverage page. In addition to our own coverage you can read some of the other articles listed below (courtesy of the 3D Realms website): Gamesdomain's Max Payne Coverage IGN's Max Payne Coverage Gamespot UK's Max Payne Coverage TechTV's Max Payne Coverage Also, be sure to watch the Max Payne E3 floor video in MPEG format or WMV. Duke It Out! 5/21/01 12:49 PST | Community News | Lucky It's time for Duke to kick some ass, or, perhaps this week, have has ass whupped by a Lightsabre. That's right - it's Duke Vs. Luke, that dude from Star Wars. Who'll win? Vote on the poll on the right! Last week saw Duke take on Angel, who, rather like myself, wears a long black coat, avoids the sunlight and bites girls' necks. But Duke beat his ass into a frothy pulp. Here's the results, darling: Duke: 88.5% Angel: 11.5% As usual, any ideas can go this way!    Sun · May 20 · 2001 DNF Video Article 5/20/01 10:46 PST | Duke Nukem Forever News | Lucky Because we love you so (no, not in that way), we've done an article on the E3 video. Even if you've watched it millions of times already - God knows we have - the article will clear up a few things about the video. Here's a quote: Yes, Duke's main selling point is the interactivity - in the video he pushes buttons on a vending machine to buy a sandwich - and we see a pinball table being played. Who knows what Duke'll be able to do when he walks into a casino? :) We also see The Man riding a variety of vehicles - and even a mule. He interacts with NPCs, too, though that is a standard in any decent FPS games now and isn't too shocking. More interesting yet is Duke being able to pick things up like an EDF guard's shield and use it for his own defence. Gun turrets also appear in the video - and anything, terrain notwithstanding, can be either used or destroyed. It's not Red Faction - you generally won't be able to blow down walls with your rocket launcher to progress - but any object will be easy to trash. The article also has an assload of cool captures from the hi-res version, so now there's no excuse not to know all about the Duke video ;) Go read it here! No Pay, No Play! 5/20/01 20:52 PST | Community News | Abe Rahey Taking a break from all this E3 and Duke Nukem Forever goodness, CitizenC & Hellchick have a point/counter-point article up at the 3D Action Planet that deals with the pay-to-play games such as EverQuest, Ultima Online, and Asheron's Call. Here's a snip: But that's my point: What if you don't want all the new content? I've always been curious about EverQuest (I hear people talking about it all the time) ... but the only thing that is stopping me from buying it is because I don't feel comfortable having to pay more per month for a game. If I want the extra stuff, give me the choice. After I'm done playing through the stock maps, send me a message that says "Woops, you're out of the basic stuff. Do you want more? Only $10." If I enjoyed the game, I am more likely to click "Yes, Give It To Me". Does the pay-to-play plan actually work? Read about their pros and cons here. It's Mailbag Time! 5/20/01 11:46 PST | Community News | Lucky Now that we've actually got something major going on in the Duke community, we're starting up our Mailbag again. So, the subject is: Judging from the Duke Forever video, will the full game rock your world? Send your thoughts, ramblings, musings, and incoherent death threats to the Mailbag!    Sat · May 19 · 2001 New Map Release On MSDN... 5/19/01 10:50 PST | Duke Nukem 3D News | MrBlonde Not to be confused with a certain large companies site, Planet Dukes own MSDN has been updated with news of several new Duke 3D map releases. One2Zero designed by Daniel hits the lofty hights of the Hot Maps section. Also released is another of Dani Swanson's maps Anguish using his own Gothic texture set. Various Pictures from E3 5/19/01 10:13 PST | Community News | Abe Rahey The folks at GodGames have updated their E3 2001 coverage page with loads of pictures from this year's event. Of course, most of the pictures are of booth babes! But there are some game booth pictures as well. Check them out here by selecting one of the albums under "Latest Pictures."    Fri · May 18 · 2001 Game Info from the E3 Video 5/18/01 16:12 PST | Duke Nukem Forever News | Abe Rahey The Duke Nukem Center has put up a brief list of game-information they derived from the DNF E3 video. Here's a snip: Driveable Vehicles are in - Duke is seen driving a motor cycle and what appears to be some sort of hovering vehicle. Lip-Sync is in - Characters move their lips in sync with what they are saying. Interactivity - Duke is seen playing on a pinball machine and interacting with numerous buttons, he also appears to be using a vending machine in one sequence. You can read the rest here.    Thu · May 17 · 2001 Duke Forever / Max Payne Videos 5/17/01 7:45 PST | Duke Nukem Forever News | Lucky Here are the latest links for the Duke Nukem Forever and Max Payne E3 video files: The following are from PlanetDuke and FilePlanet: Max Payne [MPEG] Max Payne [WMV] Duke Nukem Forever [QT High] Duke Nukem Forever [QT Low] Duke Nukem Forever [Bink High] Duke Nukem Forever [Bink Low] Other Mirrors: Shacknews - Quicktime and Bink files, high or low quality. 3D Gamers - Quicktime, Bink high/low quality versions. Blue's News - DNF High Quality Quicktime and Bink. Check the main page for the full list. Clan UNBC has all four flavors of the DNF Video here and the Max Payne videos here. 3DDownloads - has the high quality Quicktime version here. Radiated - has all four versions of the DNF video and the two versions of the Max Payne video here. DukeNukem Center - Low Quality Bink, High Quality Bink, Low Quality Quicktime. Check back later for more links when they surface. 3D Portal is now gone... 5/17/01 10:27 PST | Community News | Cyborg Well, you may have read the news on GameSpy Daily about Gamespy's acquisition of the 3D Portal Network, which includes long time Duke site Dukeworld. Finally, as you will notice if you visit, the sites are now closed. All that's left is a fond farewell message which you can read if you visit any of the 3D Portal sites. On behalf of everyone at PlanetDuke I'd like to say welcome to those who will be joining us from 3D Portal here and at Planet Half-Life and Planet Unreal and good luck to the others who are going on to newer things. Duke Movie Info 5/17/01 8:17 PST | Community News | Lucky Saw the following at DukeNukemCenter, who got word from the official Duke movie site, that: "Once a lead is signed, along with a director, we will be launching our PAY MEMBERSHIP Bikini Atoll club, where members can talk to the producers on a message board, see conceptual art and story boards, be a part of exclusive cast/crew chats, see stills from the set, and view interviews from the set. There's also a contest and discounts for merchandise." More on the movie as it develops. PlanetDuke Spotlight 5/17/01 8:05 PST | Community News | Lucky GameSpy's site Spotlight has been updated - and what do you know, we're the subject of it ;) If you're curious about our plans for the future, or indeed my own obsession with Salma Hayek, then be sure to check it out!    Wed · May 16 · 2001 Radiated Open Again 5/16/01 22:47 PST | Community News | Abe Rahey Just received word that Radiated has been opened again after experiencing some hosting difficulties for a little while. So it never hurts to check them out while you're waiting for us to post the DNF video. Check back here often for more details and file mirrors. DNF and Max Payne E3 Videos 5/16/01 15:39 PST | Duke Nukem Forever News | Abe Rahey According to an update on the 3D Realms website, 3D Realms is already on the way to Los Angeles. They did mention that the Duke Nukem Forever and Max Payne videos will not be posted on their site until they get back from LA at the end of E3 (Monday). Rest assured we will be carrying the files (all four flavors) and they will be released tomorrow (May 17) at 10am Pacific, the same time everyone at E3 gets to see them. So check back often! Streaming CNN DNF Video! 5/16/01 13:55 PST | Duke Nukem Forever News | Lucky Click here now. It's CNN's streaming DNF E3 video, under the drop-down menu. You'll need a fast connection as it's already slogged up with users. Enjoy ;) Remember to check back tomorrow morning, right here, for the high quality versions.    Tue · May 15 · 2001 3D Realms is off to E3 5/15/01 20:44 PST | Community News | Abe Rahey 3D Realms' Scott Miller just updated his .plan file with word that they will be heading off to E3 tomorrow. He also mentioned that CNN will be covering E3 (as usual) as well as the DNF Video: The DNF and Max videos will be available on the Internet May 17th, the first day of the E3 show, so for those fans not at the show, we didn't want to leave you out of the fun. Also, CNN requested and received a copy of both videos, so they might appear (in part) on TV, too. (CNN usually has decent coverage of E3.) GoD DNF Preview 5/15/01 11:35 PST | Duke Nukem Forever News | Lucky The Gathering of Developers site's E3 preview for today is none other than Duke Nukem Forever. No new info - just a blurb and the 1999 screenshots to get you geared up for the video at E3 this week. Still, worth a look if only for the cool Duke artwork. Go check it out! Webisodic Duke : Manhattan Project Distribution 5/15/01 11:35 PST | Other Duke Games | Lucky Just got word from ARUSH Entertainment that they've released details on how the Duke Nukem: Manhattan Project and other "Webisodic" games will be released - by using their GameCapsule system. Here's the dirt: The patent-pending, non-intrusive GameCapsule acts as a digital "wrapper" for Web video games, offering simplified downloads and installs to consumers and giving them detailed game information, updates and the opportunity to purchase other titles with the click of a button. Users download a game from the Web and can then play it at any time, whether they are connected to the Internet or not. This means that us poor souls with dial-ups can download installments pretty easily, too ;) Check out the ARUSH site for more!    Mon · May 14 · 2001 E3 2001 Talk 5/14/01 16:43 PST | Duke Nukem Forever News | Abe Rahey Just noticed over at the Shack that the folks at Wired News have put up an article about E3 (which takes place in a few days). Apparently, according to them, the Microsoft XBox will steal the show. Well, we'll see about that! Here's what they said regarding Duke: This will be the grand coming out party for Duke Nukem Forever; and its developer, 3D Realms, is counting on maximum attention. "I think Duke and Max Payne will garner more than their share of positive attention, and I hope that Doom 3 doesn't make an appearance. It would steal the show," said 3D Realms CEO Scott Miller. Duke Vs. Angel 5/14/01 12:08 PST | Community News | Lucky Time for a new Duke It Out! This week, Duke takes on. . . Angel. Yeah, that Buffy guy who looks nothing like a vampire. Can Duke take on such a supernatural force? Vote to choose a winner on the poll on the right! Last week saw Duke take on WWF hardcase, The Rock. Here are the results, honey! Duke - 83.9% The Rock - 16.1% As you can see, The Rock got his ass tanned. Got Duke It Out ideas? Send 'em this way! Duke On GameCube, Gameboy Advance 5/14/01 11:33 PST | Duke Nukem Forever News | Lucky Spotted at VoodooExtreme that Take 2 Interactive (European publishers of Duke Forever) have put forward this press release on DNF appearing on the GameCube and a Duke game for the Gameboy Advance: Titles for NINTENDO GAMECUBE include Duke Nukem Forever, the highly anticipated sequel to the PC blockbuster Duke Nukem 3D from game developer 3D Realms. Take-Two also intends to develop a title based on the Duke Nukem franchise for release on the Game Boy Advance. Titles based on the franchise will be published by the Rockstar Games label. Duke Nukem products have sold more than $120 million worldwide since the launch of Duke Nukem 3D in 1995, making Duke Nukem one of the most commercially successful product franchises in gaming history. ``Take-Two is extremely excited to bring the popular Duke Nukem franchise to the next-generation hardware systems from Nintendo,'' said Kelly Sumner, Chief Executive Officer. ``The new high-performance hardware systems and Duke Nukem's overwhelming appeal will make for an explosive combination.'' Check out the full release here!    Sat · May 12 · 2001 New Camera Captioning Contest 5/12/01 11:24 PST | Community News | Abe Rahey The 3D Realms website has been updated with information regarding their latest camera captioning contest. As usual, the winner will get a free $35 gift certificate for use on Apogee/3D Realms games. In addition to the certificate, the winner will receive a Duke Nukem: Time to Kill T-Shirt. More information as well as details on how to enter can be found here. Better hurry, the contest ends on May 24th! Duke Forever E3 Video 5/12/01 10:44 PST | Duke Nukem Forever News | Lucky 3D Realms webmaster Joe Siegler cleared up a few things over the new E3 video's distribution, next Thursday no less, in this forum thread: There will be four files available - they all contain the same content, but they're different formats and sizes. There will be two (one high quality, one low quality) Bink video files, and two Quicktime video files (one HQ, one LQ). The High quality files are around 43Mb each, and the lower quality bink is about 15, and the lower quality Quicktime is around 23Mb. Note that you shouldn't need any additional utilities to run the Bink files should you choose to download them. We'll slap up a list of download links here as soon as the files are available, natch :) Duke is Evil! 5/12/01 2:23 PST | Community News | MrBlonde Well after several hours of sweaty toil at the grindstone I've managed to get a final tally of results from last weeks poll! Okay, well I just clicked the results button but it hurt all the same. Last weeks question "Do you think Duke Nukem: Manhattan Project will be a success?" gave a suprising result, most of you don't know what it is! Thankfully of those who do understand English (we covered it during the last week) or weren't clicking randomly, seem to think a bit of episodic Dukeness would be cool. Do you think Duke Nukem: Manhattan Project will be a success? Total votes: 193 Yes - 30.1% No - 11.9% Err... what? - 58% Duke is a good guy, well he saves the world anyway. But what if he were truely evil, what would Duke want to do most with his evilness? Vote in this weeks poll; If Duke were evil his aim would be...    Thu · May 10 · 2001 Joe Siegler : The Return 5/10/01 13:00 PST | Community News | Cyborg You may remember that a little while ago Joe Siegler was interviewed by Euniverse Live. You may even remember that it was only part 1 of 2. Well now you can get your grubby mitts on part deux and get the full lowdown on 3D Realms' webmaster. Just don't expect any DNF game secrets and you won't be too disappointed. ARUSH Interview 5/10/01 12:45 PST | Other Duke Games | Cyborg ARUSH Entertainment, the guys doing the Duke Nukem episodic game, have recently had an interview with the guys at Stomped: Finally, it looks like there is the potential for a lot of Duke Nukem games coming out in the next 12 months or so (Duke Nukem Forever, Duke Nukem PS2, Duke Nukem: Endangered Species). Is there pressure to make Duke Nukem: Manhattan Project a game that will be able to stand up to the quality that the other Duke games are striving for? First and foremost, we want to make this an extremely fun game to play, as well as make it very visually appealing. Although it will not be a 700 MB game, it will amaze you to find out how suberbly crafted it will be and still be sized for a convenient downloaded. We want to woo back casual gamers while extending our hand to core Duke fans; it is not an easy task to undertake, but quality and gameplay are not sacrificed. Neither 3D Realms nor ARUSH would have it any other way. And don't forget to read our interview too! (Don't mind this, I'm trying to beat Lucky at ridiculously long links). Noticed on Voodoo Extreme.    Tue · May 8 · 2001 GoD's E3 Previews 5/8/01 12:48 PST | Max Payne News | Lucky The Gathering O' Developers have got their E3 2001 section up, and with a preview of Max Payne to boot. Duke Forever is the last game to be given the "preview" treatment and that preview will be online on May the 16th. Go check out the E3 previews! Official Max Payne Release Date? 5/8/01 11:43 PST | Max Payne News | Lucky UK games mag PC Gameplay's site has "official" word that Max Payne will be out on the 27th of July. We'll keep you posted of course, if this turns out to be wrong however :)    Mon · May 7 · 2001 Max Payne Shots Updated 5/7/01 12:22 PST | Max Payne News | Lucky We've slapped the 4 newest Max Payne shots up in our Max Payne section, taken from the recent PC Gamer issue they appeared in. Our finger-lickin' good section also has all the game info released collected in one ultra-smooth place; story, engine details, and course all the most recent shots, you got it! Go here to check out the new screens! Scott Miller Interview 5/7/01 12:22 PST | Community News | Lucky Planet GeForce (no relation ;) have collared Scott Miller for an interview on general gaming, extremely vague DNF subjects (D'oh!), and the gaming industry. Here's a quote: PGF: Duke Nukem Forever has been the subject of ridicule due to it's long development period. What do you have to say in response to this criticism? SM: I remember John Cameron being ridiculed from going way over schedule and budget on the making of Titanic–the studio even tried to cancel the movie. People only ridicule when they don’t have all the facts and knowledge of those on the inside. PGF: Are there any other games being developed by your company which you are excited about? SM: I can’t speak for others here, but I’m looking forward to Warcraft 3 and the Wolfenstein sequel. You can read the whole thing here!    Sun · May 6 · 2001 Somehow Food-Related Intellectual Property Article 5/6/01 16:34 PST | Community News | Lucky 3D Action Planet has a new article by Hellchick up, from her Q3DMHellchick series - this one deals with copyright infringement in mods. Here's a snippet containing some cancelled-Duke-mod fun: The most common of all accusations from gamers, however, is money: "they're just being greedy." Those who say this should stop and think about what they're really saying, which is that they don't want the company to stay in business. If 3D Realms, for instance, allowed Duke Nukem content to be used in the Q3A engine, they clearly don't profit from it because then you could play Duke Nukem without having bought it. In fact, they could lose money because people would perhaps buy Q3A so they could get two games in one. Most gamers say that a company like 3D Realms should be flattered that someone would want to take the content and port it to a more modern engine. Intrigued? Go read! Duke 3D Config Guide 5/6/01 14:07 PST | Duke Nukem 3D News | Lucky For all you kids puzzling over the Duke 3D config file, here's a guide to modifying the CFG file, written by ever-helpful man/machine/thing Cyborg, which details how to change Duke Nukem 3D in ways not otherwise achievable in the setup program. Plenty of helpful tips and tweaks abound in this guide. So go take a look and have fun tweaking! :)    Fri · May 4 · 2001 GOD Staffer Doug Myres Dies 5/4/01 14:27 PST | Community News | Lucky Sad news today as Doug Myres Jr., one of the Gathering of Developers team, died at the untimely age of just 36. Over at the GOD site they've gotten a few fond memories rounded up of the guy, who was probably best known to us as having been working on the Duke Forever E3 video recently (he's the guy in this making-of-the-video shot). This post probably seems trivial compared to how his friends and family must be feeling, but the PlanetDuke staff would like to offer our deepest sympathies to anyone who has known Doug. GOD's E3 Lineup 5/4/01 11:17 PST | Community News | Lucky Over on Voodoo Extreme, they've gotten their grubby little mitts on what the Gathering of Developers (publishers of DNF and Max Payne) will be parading at E3. Well, it confirms that The Duke and Max Payne will indeed be shown: Duke Nukem Forever -- Developed by 3D Realms Taking place in and around Las Vegas, Duke Nukem Forever is the next game in the incredibly popular Duke Nukem series and will feature Duke's infamous off-the-wall wisecracks. This title is being developed for the PC and will be released in the second half of 2001. Max Payne -- Developed by 3D Realms and Remedy Entertainment. This 3D third-person action title puts gamers in the shoes of Max Payne, a hardboiled, fugitive undercover cop who is being framed for the murder of his boss. Max Payne will be released in July 2001 for the PC. But then again, all our faithful readers would have known all that, wouldn't they? ;) DNF E3 Video Is Done 5/4/01 10:57 PST | Duke Nukem Forever News | Lucky George Broussard posted in the 3D Realms forums that E3's Duke Forever video was finished "last night". Now all we have to do is wait for E3 to roll around so we can get a good look ;) Max Payne Confirmed "M" Rating 5/4/01 10:55 PST | Max Payne News | Lucky Max Payne has been assessed by the ESRB, who have given it an "M" rating (mature). Over at the 3D Realms site, they have up a copy of the fax they received pertaining to its rating.    Thu · May 3 · 2001 Do you think Duke Nukem: Manhattan Project will be a success? 5/3/01 12:56 PST | Community News | MrBlonde Phew, its been a while since the last poll but we got such a good response on the latest question I decided to leave it up for a bit! The results were as follows. What kind of underwear does Duke use? Mighty, tighty, whiteys - 13.3% Thong - 8.8% Shorts - 16.3% Nothing, he goes Commando! - 61.7% A whopping 707 of you voted with 436 of you thinking the Duke wears nothing under his pants (chaffage!). This weeks poll question is; Do you think Duke Nukem: Manhattan Project will be a success?. Answers as ever in the bottom right hand corner of the screen.    Wed · May 2 · 2001 Can you smell what we're cooking? 5/2/01 12:19 PST | Community News | Cyborg Duke It Out! (TM) time again, and the results bear little suprise: Duke Nukem 77.3% Max Payne 22.7% Duke retains the PD federation championship title - but will his next challenger cause a big upset? This time WWF people's champion 'The Rock' goes up against babes' champion 'The Duke'. Who will come out alive? This event is pay per view so have your credit card details ready (note: poor joke from non-cable TV type). Your click counts towards the greatest prize in Duke Nukem related wrestling so don't hesitate to click... NOW! More Quake in Duke 5/2/01 12:15 PST | Duke Nukem 3D News | Cyborg Thanks to the response to my Quake configuration article I've been able to update it to be more useful. So if you haven't checked it out already do so, but don't start trying to RPG jump please: it's very messy. DNF Video Filming 5/2/01 11:48 PST | Duke Nukem Forever News | Lucky Want to see how the Gathering Of Developers guys are going with compiling the Duke Forever video? Well, over at the 3D Realms site, they're got a couple of photos of the process. Here's number one, number two, and yes, number three for your viewing pleasure!    Tue · May 1 · 2001 DNF E3 Video Progress 5/1/01 10:17 PST | Duke Nukem Forever News | Lucky George Broussard posted, in the 3D Realms forums, how the E3 video is coming along: Well we recorded the video footage. It took us about 3-4 hours, then we went to dinner. We came back and were about to rip the shots from the digital video, when we noticed - the sound was all too low. DOH! In our excitement to record footage, we neglected to check the sound levels. Sigh... At 3am we finished re-recording all the footage...again :) But it went faster since we had a dry run. We ripped shots from one hour of tape and we'll do the second hour tomorrow. We're going to have a lot more shots than can fit in the video, but it's always good to have more. The guys from Gathering that are editing the video have their equipment setup in our conference room. We'll be working closely with them Tuesday to cut the video together, then we hope to polish/tweak it and be done Wednesday. Looks like the video will be good if even the team recording it are so excited ;) Duke Forever Tech 5/1/01 10:01 PST | Duke Nukem Forever News | Lucky Those crazy kids over at GameSpot have an article up about games that use technology to never-before-seen limits. Well, spank my ass and call me Mary, Duke Forever gets a hefty mention! Here's a quote, chums: But the main selling point is that the Duke's latest adventure could be the action game that does for the Unreal Tournament engine what Half-Life did for the Quake II engine or what Elite Force did for the Quake III engine--expand the original engine's capabilities in unexpected ways. Sure, the action role-playing game Deus Ex already pulled off a number of impressive feats with the UT engine, but Scott Miller, one of 3D Realms' founders, says that Duke Nukem Forever's modifications go further. He proudly boasts, "For the past year, I've joked that Unreal licensees should be licensing from us, not Epic, because our version of the code is much faster and more feature packed. The article also has the juice on Max Payne technology, too, so go here to look at it with your eyes! New glDuke Release 5/1/01 3:06 PST | Duke Nukem 3D News | MrBlonde The latest version of the popular engine upgrade to Duke 3D, glDuke has received a brand new update. With this release they've also gone all Open-Source on us, so the xBUILD SDK is available. After a lengthy period in the wilderness, with no new releases or updates, there is finally a new release of glDuke. The code is completely rewritten and is much more stable than the original release. As well as the release of v0.20, an xBUILD Renderer SDK has been released which should allow others to modify the existing engine as glDuke has now become open-source. More information can be found at the VAPPS site and the official glDuke site. If you have any comments, please make them at the official glDuke forums and do not directly contact the authors.    Sun · Apr 29 · 2001 DNF Inc back up 4/29/01 13:00 PST | Duke Nukem 3D News | Cyborg After a considerable hiatus the map reviewing site DNF Inc is back online with some new reviews - including the BJShrine project below. Check out the site for the rest of the updates. First BJShrine project released 4/29/01 12:40 PST | Duke Nukem 3D News | Cyborg This long awaited project, started in the summer of 2000, has finally been finished. For those of you not familiar with the project the objective was to create a Duke3D map composed of the best bits of other maps made by a wide range of authors. The end result is availble for your consumption here. But the news doesn't end there: oh no. For in the pipeline is another similar project. If you're interested in seeing what's happening read about it here.    Thu · Apr 26 · 2001 3D Realms Webmaster Interviewed 4/26/01 11:57 PST | Community News | Lucky Joe Siegler, the guy behind the always-fun 3D Realms site, has been interviewed on the EUniverse Internet Show. It's the first part of a two-part interview (no second part yet though) and, should you choose the streaming or MP3 audio file, you can enjoy the interview in all its strange, wonderful glory :) Click here for the goods!	DukeFinger   Joe Siegler 5/23/2001 | 15:05 Lee Jackson 5/22/2001 | 15:05 Brandon Reinhart 5/21/2001 | 0:05 Scott Miller 5/15/2001 | 20:05 Charlie Wiederhold 5/2/2001 | 13:05   Site Feature   Wanna play Duke 3D Atomic with Quake-style controls? Then check out the Quake Config article!   Duke It Out!   Duke or Luke? Duke Nukem Luke Skywalker Hosted Sites   Duke Nukem 3D:  - Map Converter  - Duke L.A  - Convert Central  - MSDN  - DukeAmp Duke Nukem 4:  - Urban Empires  - FAQ Get Hosted!   DukeAmp   Click the logo above to start the DukeAmp browser - listen to Duke Nukem 3D game music! Any technical questions, mail Cyborg@PlanetDuke.com! Bear in mind that this is not a complete version!   PD Poll   If Duke were evil his aim would be... ...World Domination. ...To escape his pixellated form and run amok! ...Drink beer, womanise and not save the world. ...Wash Luckys underwear.