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Gearbox: Broussard lost "20 to 30 million" on Duke Nukem Forever
Posted: 07.10.2010 14:02 by Simon Priest Comments: 20
Randy Pitchford of Gearbox Software reckons that ex-3D Realms boss George Broussard lost between "20 to 30 million" of his own wealth to DNF.

He was committed to Duke Nukem "to the point of insanity", with Duke 'dead' in 2009 with 3D Realms closure. He'd rather "it burn" than have it suck.

Whilst speaking at a conference in London, Randy Pitchford recalled the terrible times surrounding the collapse of 3D Realms and the doom spelled for the Duke Nukem Forever project. It's now been saved of course and due out sometime next year.

"There was the bad news in May 2009," recounted Pitchford. "You all saw the stories; 3D Realms was shutting down, Duke was dead. That sucked. It was tough being in Dallas, many of my friends lost their jobs."

"I spoke to George Broussard and he said, 'Randy, this is the worst day of my life' but you could hear in his voice there was more. This was 12 years of his life... try and imagine what you've achieved in 12 years, Gearbox has made 15 games in that time."

"George Broussard is not a poor man but I would estimate that he lost 20 to 30 million dollars of his own money on Duke Nukem Forever - I don't care who you are, that's a hell of a lot of money. He was committed to Duke to the point of insanity - and now Duke was dead." Pitchford's Gearbox has since taken over DNF's development.

"He decided he would rather have it burn that have a bad version of the game come out." Duke Nukem Forever releases on Xbox 360, PS3 and PC next year with Broussard having played a role at Gearbox on its development. A demo will hit beforehand.

Comments

By Eversor (SI Elite) on Oct 07, 2010
Eversor
Poor guy.
By Kres (SI Elite) on Oct 07, 2010
Kres
Yep a bad loss. Hopefully something good comes out of it.
By stuntkid (SI Elite) on Oct 07, 2010
stuntkid
Let's hope it makes a fortune when it releases
By SirRoderick (SI Elite) on Oct 07, 2010
SirRoderick
I still predict it will be average at best.
By Azsinistar (SI Veteran Newbie) on Oct 07, 2010
Azsinistar
Here is to hoping its the game he dreamed and invested for...
By herodotus (SI Herodotus) on Oct 07, 2010
herodotus
I have a bad feeling about this (gosh, flashback to Han Solo). I'll wager it's a major disappointment for DN fans.
By Kres (SI Elite) on Oct 08, 2010
Kres
But well it looks like the guy doesn't want to release it in pooi state. So I guess he knows how it should look like.
By SirRoderick (SI Elite) on Oct 08, 2010
SirRoderick
He knows how 'he' wants it to look like. Even if you ignore his obviously biased standpoint, the public doesn't have to agree with his vision.
By BigEdMan (I just got here) on Oct 08, 2010
BigEdMan
Personally I'll pass on this Duke game. Too much time has past and like a lot of other gamers I'll pour my interest & time into more relevant gaming franchises.
By herodotus (SI Herodotus) on Oct 08, 2010
herodotus
Latest news is that the ratings boards in various countries are going to have field day with the Duke. "Dances on the line of decency" apparently.
By Kres (SI Elite) on Oct 08, 2010
Kres
Ah hehe they overdid gore?
By eloqui (SI Core Member) on Oct 08, 2010
eloqui
Always bet on Duke? We shall see...

At least John St. John will not disappoint us (the voice). I'll bet on that Duke.
By herodotus (SI Herodotus) on Oct 09, 2010
herodotus
Ha ha Kres. No, they mean with the girlies:)
By Azsinistar (SI Veteran Newbie) on Oct 11, 2010
Azsinistar
You can show 'em guts, but don't you dare hint about anything sexual or you might corrupt the kids...
By Kres (SI Elite) on Oct 12, 2010
Kres
Ah the girls. On that topic, who watched Spartacus? New series. It's great! Especially the nude and sexual scenes, which seem to be every other one.
By SirRoderick (SI Elite) on Oct 12, 2010
SirRoderick
It's not that new, i've seen it like 5-6 months ago.
By herodotus (SI Herodotus) on Oct 12, 2010
herodotus
I've seen it too, but the nudity was censored for Australian television (gone are the days of "Alvin Purple" and gratuitous sex scenes on the box).
By SirRoderick (SI Elite) on Oct 12, 2010
SirRoderick
In that case, just download the uncensored verion of a torrent site or something. It's free anyway right?
By Kres (SI Elite) on Oct 12, 2010
Kres
No Torrent talks please Roderick.

Yes true it's not really new new. New to me anyway :)

Herod, that's a shame. But at least you're not corrupted with all the sex scenes. It's better for you in the end.
By SirRoderick (SI Elite) on Oct 12, 2010
SirRoderick
Yeah sorry, for the record I do not endorse piracy of any kind. I'm just saying that if it's free anyway, what's the difference?

But I'll shut up now.