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Posted December 28, 2015
So apparently Duke Nukem is abandoning ship. Why? And most importantly, will we who bought his games be unaffected by this? Or will we lose our games?
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Posted December 28, 2015
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Xel.naga: So apparently Duke Nukem is abandoning ship. Why? And most importantly, will we who bought his games be unaffected by this? Or will we lose our games?
http://www.gog.com/forum/general/weekly_staff_picks_farewell_for_now_duke_6c475
Posted December 28, 2015
Gearbox owns the license now. GOG had an agreement with 3D Realms. Unless GOG makes a new agreement with Gearbox, Duke goes away.
EDIT - didn't see the library question, others covered it.
Post edited December 28, 2015 by cogadh
Posted December 28, 2015
Official answer:
The games will be removed from sale soon thereafter, <span class="bold">but they will not disappear from your shelf if you're an owner</span>.
Posted December 28, 2015
Fuck you Gearbox...
Posted December 28, 2015
They're having legal issues, I think GOG hasn't renewed the license, but from what I've heard, they're working on getting it back. As far as your games, no worries, you get to keep them. Pretty sure the GOG staff wouldn't be so cruel as to open up a sale on them, let you buy them, then remove access to them after you spent your money on all of it.
Posted December 28, 2015
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Xel.naga: And most importantly, will we who bought his games be unaffected by this? Or will we lose our games?
No. It's the same as with all the other games that have been removed from sale. If you bought them, they'll stay in your account forever.
Post edited December 28, 2015 by InfraSuperman
Posted December 28, 2015
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Xel.naga: Fuck you Gearbox...
Why? This is a normal part of business for GOG. Rights change hands all the time, GOG negotiates new deals all the time. They are already working on a new deal as we speak and odds are, Duke will be back in a few months.
Posted December 28, 2015
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cogadh: Why? This is a normal part of business for GOG. Rights change hands all the time, GOG negotiates new deals all the time. They are already working on a new deal as we speak and odds are, Duke will be back in a few months.
Sure. But Gearbox sucks at making games. Just look at DNF, Colonial Marines, Borderlands 2 and Pre-Sequel.
The only games they did right were the expansion packs Opposing Force and Blue Shift for Half-Life.
Randy Pitchford is a fucking asshat.
Post edited December 28, 2015 by Xel.naga
Posted December 28, 2015
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cogadh: Why? This is a normal part of business for GOG. Rights change hands all the time, GOG negotiates new deals all the time. They are already working on a new deal as we speak and odds are, Duke will be back in a few months.
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Xel.naga: Sure. But Gearbox sucks at making games. Just look at DNF, Colonial Marines, Borderlands 2 and Pre-Sequel.
The only games they did right were the expansion packs Opposing Force and Blue Shift for Half-Life.
Randy Pitchford is a fucking asshat.
Borderlands 2 was awesome. The rest, I agree with.
Posted December 28, 2015
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cogadh: Why? This is a normal part of business for GOG. Rights change hands all the time, GOG negotiates new deals all the time. They are already working on a new deal as we speak and odds are, Duke will be back in a few months.
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Xel.naga: Sure. But Gearbox sucks at making games. Just look at DNF, Colonial Marines, Borderlands 2 and Pre-Sequel.
The only games they did right were the expansion packs Opposing Force and Blue Shift for Half-Life.
Randy Pitchford is a fucking asshat.
What does Gearbox making shitty games have to do with GOG losing the rights to games not made by Gearbox? Sure, fuck Gearbox for making a travesty out of a couple of great franchises, but they aren't to blame for the way rights ownership works.
Posted December 28, 2015
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sunshinecorp: Borderlands 2 was awesome. The rest, I agree with.
Actually BL2 was pretty awesome now when I think about it. I mixed it up with the first BL, which so effing slow.
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cogadh: What does Gearbox making shitty games have to do with GOG losing the rights to games not made by Gearbox? Sure, fuck Gearbox for making a travesty out of a couple of great franchises, but they aren't to blame for the way rights ownership works.
Looks like we have ourselves a little Gearie fanboy here.
Post edited December 28, 2015 by Xel.naga
Posted December 28, 2015
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sunshinecorp: Borderlands 2 was awesome. The rest, I agree with.
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Xel.naga: Actually BL2 was pretty awesome now when I think about it. I mixed it up with the first BL, which so effing slow.
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cogadh: What does Gearbox making shitty games have to do with GOG losing the rights to games not made by Gearbox? Sure, fuck Gearbox for making a travesty out of a couple of great franchises, but they aren't to blame for the way rights ownership works.
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Xel.naga: Looks like we have ourselves a little Gearie fanboy here.
Not in the slightest. I own exactly zero Gearbox games and the only one I've ever tried was Borderlands 2 (hated it). I just think it's stupid to say "fuck Gearbox" over what is simply normal business practices in the gaming industry. Like I said, rights change hands all the time, this isn't the first time GOG has had to deal with this, it certainly won't be the last.
Posted December 28, 2015
Damnation!

I hope this Duke issue gets resolved ASAP. It just isn't right.
Posted December 28, 2015
Who the hell is this Randy Pitchfork?
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