History WMG / DukeNukemForever

* A new singleplayer campaign has come out, which acknowlegdes the sequel tease as part of the canon (after Duke declares that he wants to run for president, a Duke clone pops out from backstage). There are also insistent rumors that Gearbox is working on a prequel called [[ShoutOut Duke]] [[BatmanBegins Begins]].

* The principal player in this scheme, after 3D Realms, is Blizzard. See: ''{{Diablo}} II'', ''{{Starcraft}}'', ''Starcraft: Ghost'', ''Starcraft II'', ''{{Warcraft}} Adventures'', etc. etc.

* There's this one link to a [[{{Youtube}} 'Tube]] video where, after blowing up an ExplodingBarrel next to one of the aliens, he says "Looks like pigs really CAN fly!" [[CrowningMomentOfFunny BOOSH!]].

Tile 4484 in DukeNukem3D (Atomic Edition) shows the text "Ultimate warrior", with a picture of Duke detailing his brain, skin layer, cells and DNA. This is a clue that Duke has been genetically engineered to be the ultimate warrior and actually possesses a [[XMen Wolverine]]-like healing factor. This only appeared in VideoGame/DukeNukemLandOfTheBabes and subsequent games due to LiteraryAgentHypothesis.

Think about it. Duke Nukem's ship sailed a decade ago. Even when this game was announced, people were already sick of the snarky pop culture pastiche. While I think it was an actual planned game some time ago, I think it has been cancelled in reality (probably around the first engine swap). So why does 3D Realms continue to claim that they're developing it? Because by doing so, they and everybody else in the video game development community can benefit from having the ultimate vaporware product. Vaporware usually gets attention, but by having a game that has spent over a decade in development, nothing really seems so bad in comparison. Have an ambitious game get delayed an extra year because you fired the original staff? It won't make the headlines on the gaming websites because in comparison, Duke Nukem Forever is worse. Basically, ''Duke Nukem Forever'' gives them free rein to be as late as they want, for as lame a reason as they want, because no matter what, it isn't'' Duke Nukem Forever''. And just to make sure that people continue talking about ''Duke Nukem Forever'', they release the first promotional material for it in little over eight years. Don't be surprised if, when 3D Realms goes out of business, some other company will mercifully buy out their properties and continue "development" on ''Duke Nukem Forever''.

*** They shut down because they realized that they might eventually have to bring on a new team of developers, and part of the deal was that they couldn't mention the deal to anyone outside the team. The new developers might actually finish the game, so they decided to shut down to pre-empt them, however a collection of unwitting fans may still get their hands on the half-finished code (possibly via another {{Deal With the Devil}} and complete the game.
* Alternately: The Main/{{Deal With The Devil}} was to secure ''funding'' to spend the rest of their lives "developing" a game without ever having to actually release anything. If they went and put a product on the shelves it would defeat the entire purpose of the deal.
** Alternately Alternately: The Deal with the Devil would allow them to make good games. The condition was that Duke Nukem Forever would never be released. Duke Nukem Forever, if released, would literally be the best game ever produced.

** Therefore, Halo: The Fall of Reach was ONI propaganda to cover up the Chiefs origins.

* Essentially the DukeNukem games, but with a GenderFlip. {{Double standard}}s ahoy!

Tile 4484 in DukeNukem3D (Atomic Edition) shows the text "Ultimate warrior", with a picture of Duke detailing his brain, skin layer, cells and DNA. This is a clue that Duke has been genetically engineered to be the ultimate warrior and actually possesses a [[XMen Wolverine]]-like healing factor. This only appeared in DukeNukemLandOfTheBabes and subsequent games due to LiteraryAgentHypothesis.

Tile 4484 in DukeNukem3D shows the text "Ultimate warrior", with a picture of Duke detailing his brain, skin layer, cells and DNA. This is a clue that Duke has been genetically engineered to be the ultimate warrior and actually possesses a [[XMen Wolverine]]-like healing factor. This only appeared in DukeNukemLandOfTheBabes and subsequent games due to LiteraryAgentHypothesis.

Going off the above theroy, this seems the only option for this franchise. A quick glance of the reviews on DNF say that it's avrage AT BEST while many others have panned it. Yahtzee said that if he didn't know the history of this game, he says he'd think it was RUSHED, and giantbomb ended it's review with this little comment: "If you're not willing to play a sloppy, cobbled together first-person shooter just because it has some kind of weird historical meaning, though, just forget this ever happened and move on." Dispite the sequal tease, it's very unlikely that'll happen. People have been burned by the wating time to be 'rewarded' for a generic, brown, FPS and they won't want to see anything else from The King.
* A new singleplayer campaign has come out, and there are insistent rumors that Gearbox is working on a prequel called [[ShoutOut Duke]] [[BatmanBegins Begins]].

** Duke Nukem is a womanizer, while [[http://www.pcmaster.gr/content/show/5855/2 according to a Greek article]], George Broussard is homosexual.

** Duke Nukem is a womanizer; [[http://www.pcmaster.gr/content/show/5855/2 according to a Greek article]], George Broussard is homosexual.

** Duke Nukem lives the exciting life of a man who singlehandedly saved the Earth multiple times and is adored by everyone; George Broussard lives the frustrated life of a man who spent 14 years working on the same project and restarting it from scratch multiple times, which drained out all of his creativity and every chance to find satisfaction in his job.

* There is at least a new singleplayer campaign coming out, and there are insistent rumors that Gearbox is working on a prequel called [[ShoutOut Duke]] [[BatmanBegins Begins]].

[[WMG: The EDF are why so many of Duke's guns have changed in DNF]]
After Duke saved the world, the Earth Defense Force was established in order to defend the Earth in case of another invasion. But there was all these alien firearms that only Duke could use just lying around. And there sure as Hell wasn't gonna be anymore invasions any time soon. So they took the time out to modify the weapons for military use.

* The Ripper Chaingun, as the name implies, is a portable chaingun. "Portable" in the loosest sense of the word as you had to carry all those ammo belts with you at once. So the EDF took the Ripper, and modified it to be like a badass Assault Rifle that takes 50-Round magazines.
* The Shrink Ray was shown to be a bulky machine that uses resources un-available on Earth. So the EDF invented Earth-based Shrinking elements, and redesigned the Shrink Ray to fire these elements without shrinking itself. That's why it now has a "Portal" look and shoots globs of Shrinking material rather than a ray of it.
* The Microwave Expander was considered a lost cause. It was just too redundant to be of any use. But then the EDF decided to make a Sniper Rail Gun that uses the Expander technology. The Sniper Rail Gun uses special bolts mixed with Expander elements that make enemies' heads explode on a headshot. Why? [[RuleofCool Because it's awesome]].
* The Devastator was pretty much unchanged. Just made easier to carry and given a nice redesign. But it was also made to hold [[FreudWasRight 69 rockets]] despite firing in increments of 2. You can tell Duke was a top designer in the "re-purposing" program.
* The RPG, aside from a lower ammo count, is essentially the same. Although it can be seen having a form of Heat Seeking in [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3CwHzclyYnI&feature=related this gameplay montage]]. Nothing big, the EDF just felt it needed some tweaks.
* Now for the big one. Time for the hugest change the EDF could ever make to Duke's aresenal. They made the [[ArsonMurderandJaywalking Mighty Boot a finisher rather than a rather weak melee attack]]. How did they do this? Well they told Duke that smacking a Pig-Cop in the face with a huge-gun actually did more damage than kicking at them. Why? Because using The Boot as a finisher [[RuleOfCool looks more awesome]]. Duke agreed, and now you can smack Pig-cops in the face with your gun AND boot them in the face!

[[WMG:[[TwinThreesomeFantasy The Holsom Twins]] are part of a plot to distract Duke so the aliens can conquer Earth without his interference.]]
The aliens noticed that, whenever Duke encounters one of their operations, he invariably ends up blowing it to hell. Wanting him out of the way, they build two identical fembots to keep him fully distracted until it's too late for him to stop their takeover. Unfortunately, whoever organized the plan [[RightHandVersusLeftHand never told the grunts about it, and they end up kidnapping the fembots.]]
** Jossed. They definitely aren't on the alien's side, considering that they [[spoiler: are raped and impregnated by an alien hive, causing them to explode into little alien pieces]].

[[WMG: The story of DNF was just a simulation.]]
The Cycloids captured Duke and put him in a Matrix-like simulation for twelve years. The simulation was designed to break Duke's spirit by putting him in the shittiest game possible. The end of the campaign is just before Duke manages to break out of the simulation.

*** {{Jossed}} by being actually released.

[[WMG: being a generic shooter, Yhatzee will pretend the game is still i development hell]]

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[[WMG: Duke's efforts to [[spoiler: run for President]] will be met with failure]]
[[RealityEnsues Due to half the population not wanting to]] [[spoiler: elect]] an openly misogynist [[spoiler: President.]]

Due to half the population not wanting to [[spoiler: elect]] an openly misogynist [[spoiler: President.]]