Duke Nukem Forever

[Renata Rocha]

Just to say that, hell, yes, I think it's utterly funny. If you want
to fight prejudice, etc, work on your skills when girls join
science/math school. That would be awesome.

On Thu, Jun 16, 2011 at 09:51, Fabio FZero <fabio.fzero-Re5JQEeQqe8AvxtiuMwx3w at public.gmane.org> wrote:
> Renata finds it funny as hell. :-)
>
> There are plenty of games with strong female characters these days to
> counter-balance. Off the top of my head: Portal, Bayonetta, the whole
> Metroid series, Alice...
>
> - Fabio
>
> On Thu, Jun 16, 2011 at 08:34, Thomas Milne
> <thomas.bruce.milne-Re5JQEeQqe8AvxtiuMwx3w at public.gmane.org> wrote:
>> 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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