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Duke Nukem: Forever and GoldenEye 007 are both in the news today? It's like I'm a tween again!
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Gearbox Software confirms that it has taken over development on Duke Nukem: Forever. The game maker plans to have a playable demo of the title at this weekend's Penny Arcade Expo and is shooting to release the full version sometime in 2011. 2K Games is set to be the fourth (and hopefully final) publisher for DNF -- GT Interactive was the first...back in 1997. I think that suffices for a joke in itself.
Martin Hollis, a designer of the original GoldenEye 007 video game, questions where Activision's heart is in the upcoming remake of the N64 classic. Hollis told Official Nintendo Magazine that he suspects that publisher Activision is mainly interested in the value of the Goldeneye name brand, and he doesn't believe that they care to do the game justice. As for the remake's developer, Eurocom, Hollis says, "They are a good company," and he's "confident they have done their very best." I'm gonna be the eternal optimist and assume that Activision wanted to publish this game for the sake of the world's children.
The Crackdown 2 Toy Box downloadable content is infested with bugs. Fans have taken to the official forums of developer Ruffian Games to share some of the glitches they found (including a stalled title screen and audio problems when unlocking Achievements). Ruffian Co-Founder Gaz Liddon responded in the forums to acknowledge the bugs, offer a temporary solution, and assure customers they're working on it. That's a nice response compared to the typical tech support "make sure your TV is turned on...." [ShackNews]
The Army and Air Force Exchange Services ban the sale of Medal of Honor from Gamestops located on military bases in U.S and Post Exchanges abroad. The issue stems over players having the option to play as the Taliban in multiplayer mode and kill Americans. Out of respect for the men and women in uniform and their families who live on the bases, some of whom are undoubtedly going through difficult times amidst the current war in Afghanistan (where the current MOH takes place), Gamestop agreed to pull the game and corresponding promotional materials. For more context and insight on the ban, Kotaku has an editorial from a current U.S. airman.
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