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3D Realms: Von Gerüchten und Fakten
Posted by Chrissyx – 12.05.2009 – 02:58 Uhr – Kategorie: Duke Nukem Forever

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Während Trauer, Schrecken, Entsetzen und manchmal auch Schadensfreude die DNF Community weiterhin beherrscht, warten alle gespannt auf ein offizielles Statement von 3D Realms Mitgründer George Broussard. Dieses lässt weiterhin auf sich warten ("When it's done" oder wie war das? ), doch so gibt es zwischen all den Spekulationen und Gerüchten auch ein paar Fakten, was wirklich vorgefallen ist.

3DR hat DNF schon immer selbst finanziert, während die Rechte zur Veröffentlichung von einem Publisher zum nächsten gewandert sind. Dies war weitesgehend möglich durch Max Payne, Prey und kleinere Duke Nukem Spin-offs (Z.B. Manhatten Project oder kommende Duke Nukem Trilogy). Warum auch immer, ging 3DR nun das Geld aus, so dass sich George auf die Suche nach neuen Einnahmequellen machen musste. Fakt ist, Joe Siegler hat 5 bis 6 Millionen Doller erwähnt, die George jetzt bräuchte.
Nun wird's schwammiger, aber man ist sich weitesgehend einig, dass er bei Take 2 angeklopft und DNF präsentiert hatte. Der Publisher zog sich zur Beratung zurück und wenige Tage später machte Take 2 zur Überraschung aller ein Gegenangebot. Anstatt $5 Millionen würde man $30 Millionen geben, aber dafür die Rechte an der gesamten Marke "Duke Nukem" erwerben. Klar, dass George dies nicht zu lassen wollte und wohl ablehnte. Angeblich soll er es dann bei diversen anderen versucht haben oder noch versuchen, inkl. Valve, Epic, id Software und sogar EA. Bis jetzt jedenfalls kein Anzeichen von Erfolg und es kam, wie es kommen musste.
Auch zum Warum 3DR das Geld ausging, kursiert etwas: Scott Miller, der andere Mitbegründer, hatte die lange Entwicklungszeit irgendwann so satt, dass er de facto 3DR verlassen und Radar Group sowie Apogee Software, LLC gegründet hat. Scott war angeblich der smartere Geschäftsmann, so dass George bald ohne Geld da stand.

Eine ganz andere Theorie, besagt, dass Microsoft seine Finger im Spiel hat: Demnach zufolge soll 3D Realms von Microsoft aufgekauft worden sein, damit DNF exklusiv als X-Box 360 Titel erscheint - vertrieben durch Take 2. Genau das soll nächsten Monat auf der E³ vorgestellt werden. Beängstigend dabei ist, dass Microsoft zunächst Duke Nukem 3D als weiteres Xbox Live Spiel im Angebot hat und es für die E³-Enthüllung diverse Indizien gibt. Eine nicht näher bekannte, aber vertrauenswürdige, Quelle berichtet, dass sich

Ein unbekanntes Unternehmen hat sich sich vor 4 Tagen noch für die E³ angemeldet. (11.05.2009)

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und mittlerweile hat auch ein e3 mitarbeiter bestätigt, dass dort ein unternehmen ohne namensangabe etwas vorstellen will und sich erst vor 4 tagen dort angemeldet und einen platz belegt hat und man bisher keine informationen dazu hat trotz mehrfacher anfrage.

Joe Siegler hat mit ziemlicher Sicherheit ausgeschlossen, dass einer von 3D Realms bei der E³ auftauchen würde. Weitere Hinweise, dass Microsoft für eine Überraschung auf der E³ sorgen will, gibt der deutsche Xbox Product Manager per Twitter:

Seit heute ärgere ich mich richtig, daß ich nicht auf der E3 bin. Mehr kann ich leider erst am 2. Juni sagen.

Hmm. Gefangen in einem Meetingraum. Statt langweiligen Powerpoints wuerde ich lieber Duke Nukem News lesen'

und nochmal

OK, gerade was gesehen, was sehr vielen Xbox-Besitzern gefallen wird und weswegen man eine kaufen koennte...

Klar, es muss sich nicht um DNF oder 3DR handeln und die Theorie tauchte nur zeitgleich mit solchen eingestreuten Hinweisen auf. Nur sollte sich das bewahrheiten, war die Zerstörung von Westwood durch EA dagegen noch harmlos.

Über allem dem hält sich außerdem hartnäckig das Gerücht, es sei alles nur virales Marketing. Fakt ist, George hat in den letzten Tagen Empfehlungen geschrieben für seine ehemaligen Mitarbeiter bei der Jobbörse LinkedIn.com. Das ist eher untypisch, genau wie die ganzen ehemaligen Mitabeiter neue Jobs suchen und sich um ihre Familien sorgen.

Absoluter Schwachsinn hingegen ist die Charlie Wiederhold Story. Diesen Witz gibt's bereits seit 2003 und ist nicht wahr.

Alle Empfehlungen von George könnt ihr unter Weiterlesen einsehen.
Link zum Thema im Forum

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Brad was one of the last people we brought on board and I remember thinking "Damn, I wish we'd had him earlier." He's easy to work with and understands design and why thing are cool, or not. He gets game design and is easy to collaborate with and produces high quality work with attention to detail He's going to be a star designer at some new company. May 10, 2009

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Randy is one of the best character artists I've ever seen. Seriously, it's ridiculous. Quality is world class and work ethics are world class. Hire him and treat him right and you will be a stronger company for it. May 7, 2009

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I can't tell you what a pleasure it was to work with Brian. He's a great programmer who can do anything from the small and mundane to the most complex. I saw Brian replace a bloated, horrible animation system with a streamlined, optimized version that was 1/10th the lines of code. He gets results and produces solid, dependable, shippable work. Add in a great attitude and personality and you have a guy you really need to have on your team. I'd work with Brian again without hesitation. May 7, 2009

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