Duke Nukem Forever

[Thomas Milne]

No one with the slightest respect for women should be playing this game.
Sorry, call me 'politically correct' all you want, but I have a wife and a
young daughter, and as far as I'm concerned the people who promote this kind
of image of women should be expunged from society.

On Wed, Jun 15, 2011 at 11:56 PM, Sadiq Saif <sadiq-KzRxrKfdH+/c+919tysfdA at public.gmane.org> wrote:

> Here is the review from Ars Technica:
>
> http://arstechnica.com/gaming/reviews/2011/06/duke-nukem-forever-review-barely-playable-unfunny-and-rampantly-offensive.ars
>
> Not very encouraging.
> On 15 Jun 2011 23:47, "Colin McGregor" <colin.mc151-Re5JQEeQqe8AvxtiuMwx3w at public.gmane.org> wrote:
> > This evening I attended a meeting (Toronto Free-Net Board meeting)
> > which finished before 9:00 PM so I was able to stick my nose into one
> > of the big box electronics shops downtown. While there I actually held
> > in my hands a copy of "Duke Nukem Forever" for the PC, no joke!
> >
> > For those who don't know the story here, "Duke Nukem Forever" has
> > been coming real soon now for some 15 (yes, 15) years, details to be
> > seen here: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Duke_Nukem_Forever . "Duke
> > Nukem Forever" has become the poster child for vaporware (software
> > promised but not delivered).
> >
> > I have fond memories of playing "Duke Nukem 3D" against my brother
> > over 10 years ago, and if I were still running MS Windows I would have
> > been very tempted to buy a copy of "Duke Nukem Forever" just for the
> > sake of nostalgia. Still I wonder, while I don't doubt there are some
> > gamers who would buy the new game because they remember the old, I
> > imagine that is a fairly modest market. So I will be interested in
> > hearing how this game sells, as I assume most of the buyers will be
> > viewing this as a totally new game...
> >
> > Oh, and in the words of the Duke (before shooting one of the aliens in
> > the game) "Come get some, baby!". :-) .
> >
> >
> > Colin McGregor
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Thomas Milne
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