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Hard_Light posted...

the only game that's taken longer then duke forever is beyond good and evil 2

yeah gearbox forced them to release, but at that point it had still been in "development" for years

There have been essays written on the development cycle for Duke Nukem Forever, but the point is the version that was released was like the 5th version of the game, and it had only been in development for a year before Gearbox got their hands on it. For reference, the version that got leaked in May was like the 2nd or 3rd version (depending on if the 2D version they originally planned in 97 actually got any development devoted to it).

The better thing to do would have been to cancel the game and start with a new idea, or just give the team the extra year or two to tighten up the game a bit. I mean, who, in 2011, was clamoring to get a Duke Nukem Forever game and couldn't wait any longer?