![]() ![]() “3D Realms is more in the publishing position right now. The focus on new IPs will be a big part of it. It will be a split between those two things, without giving any percentages on what that split is exactly. One of the things we want to focus on is creating new content and new IPs with 3D Realms. “They still have several IPs that are interesting to work with. I know there has been some controversy, but for me it still stands as a shining beacon with some of the founding fathers of the modern computer game industry. ![]() “We still think that brand carries an enormous value. “We would like to use the 3D Realms brand,” he said. Nielsen said he intends for 3D Realms to act as a publisher, with Danish studio Interceptor doing development work. “Our only message is we're not all out of gum yet.” We'd love to see it go away and have a peaceful resolution to it, but it's not something that scares us. “The only thing we can say is we're big fans of Duke. And because of the lawsuit we can't comment. We were going to announce it on the countdown but due to the lawsuit that has arisen, we have been unable to comment on it. “We have not officially announced anything, other than we're doing a game,” he said. Speaking to Eurogamer, Nielsen insisted Interceptor had not announced a new Duke Nukem game. "Duke Nukem kicks ass across planets in an Unreal Engine-powered galactic adventure to save the President from an apocalyptic alien threat." A top-down action role-playing game for PC and PlayStation. "The King makes his next-generation debut in Duke Nukem: Mass Destruction. But the code - a simple substitution cipher - was quickly cracked by fans. The page had asked for 10,000 people to Like the game's Facebook page in order to translate a block of "alien text" with details of the game. But the Gearbox lawsuit forced Interceptor to put a halt to the countdown. The website included a countdown timer that was set to end on 25th February, and artwork showing an "Original Kick-Ass" flavour of bubblegum, the favourite chewing product of Duke. In an interview this afternoon Danish investor Mike Nielsen said he was unable to go into the specifics of the dispute with Gearbox, but did issue the following message to Duke Nukem fans: "we're not all out of gum yet."Īccording to Gearbox's complaint, "Interceptor's new game 'Duke Nukem: Mass Destruction' will make unlawful use of Gearbox's IP, including characters, marks, and copyrights in violation of Gearbox's rights under the APA, and federal trademark and copyright law."ĭuke Nukem: Mass Destruction is the game Interceptor Entertainment, which Nielsen part-owns, teased last month with the website. UPDATE 2 - 15:14 - : Mike Nielsen, the new owner of 3D Realms, has told Eurogamer that he remains determined for the embattled company to continue despite the ongoing lawsuit with Gearbox Software over the rights to make Duke Nukem games. ![]()
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