Duke Nuked

Eight years ago, i went to E3 for the first(and only) time in my life. At the time, Duke Nukem Forever's development time (four years as of April, 2001) was already an industry punchline. During this conference, my friends and i made it into the Duke Nukem truck parked in GOD Games fabled Promised Lot and saw the first (and last) full on trailer for the game. We were convinced that this game was A: going to be awesome, and B: was coming REALLY soon.

This morning I learned that after 12 years in development, the developer of Duke Nukem, 3D Realms, would closing its doors, and Duke Nukem Forever will finally be put out of its misery.

Duke.a-13.net has an excellent development history along with a highly entertaining list of historical events that have taken place over the course of the years since this game was announced.

Lastly, if this isn't a sufficient argument against preorders, I don't know what is!