Gearbox does not want to create new contracts with digital stores that offer DRM-free copies of games but they must honour the perpetuity of the contract 3D Realms signed with Zoom, so because of this the Zoom Platform contract can be seen as an exclusive since it is the only DRM-free store that can offer the Duke Nukem games.īought the games on GOG before they were removed so I'm good there at least.

It holds the Guinness world record for the longest development for a video game.3D Realms signed a deal with Zoom and gave Perpetuity so the contract must always be honoured.ģD Realms signs over the game rights to Gearbox, this pulls the Duke Nukem games from all digital stores that Gearbox does not have any contracts with excluding Zoom Platform due to this perpetuity. Duke Nukem Forever was released on June 10, 2011, to mostly negative reviews.

On September 3, 2010, 14 years after the start of development, Duke Nukem Forever was announced by 2K Games to be in development at Gearbox Software, with an expected release date of 2011. The case was settled with prejudice and details undisclosed in 2010. 3D Realms responded that Take-Two's legal interest was limited to their publishing right. Take-Two Interactive, which owns the Duke Nukem Forever publishing rights, filed a lawsuit in 2009 against 3D Realms over their 'failure to finish development'. Statements indicated that the project was due to 'go gold' soon with pictures of final development. In 2009, 3D Realms was downsized, resulting in the loss of the game's development team.

After repeatedly announcing and deferring release dates, 3D Realms announced in 2001 that Duke Nukem Forever would be released 'when it's done'.

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