3DRealms Losing Developers
Four 'Key' Members Confirmed, Moved to Gearbox
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Duke Nukem Forever, announced in April 1997 for those who may have forgotten or simply passed out holding their breath, may be in trouble once again. ShackNews has confirmed its previous speculation that developer 3D Realms has lost some of its key developers. Brian Cozzens, Kyle Davis, Keith Schuler, and Charlie Wiederhold have moved to Gearbox Software and are currently working on the Brothers in Arms franchise. Scott Alden, whom was mentioned as part of the original story has not been confirmed as part of the exodus.
After the rumors began to fly, and before the confirmation, Duke Nukem Forever project lead George Broussard came to the defense of his pet on the ShackNews forums detailing how far the title really is: "Physics and animation systems are virtually finished and shippable. It's simply maintenance and polish from here on out. We haven't needed to make substantial changes to those systems in months. The changes we have made, were made without great effort. Things are never as bleak as they appear, as is often the case when you simply have one side of the story. "
He then continued on by lambasting ShackNews: "I'm glad to see that Shack is now a major investigative new source. I alone, have secret insider info on half the developers in the industry and their secret unannounced projects, their departures, layoffs and other internal politics. If you really want to open up the site to being the next BitchX or FatBabies, it shouldn't be too hard to solicit reputable sources (anon developers or their friends) to provide you with all the information you need. It's all 'news'
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After the rumors began to fly, and before the confirmation, Duke Nukem Forever project lead George Broussard came to the defense of his pet on the ShackNews forums detailing how far the title really is: "Physics and animation systems are virtually finished and shippable. It's simply maintenance and polish from here on out. We haven't needed to make substantial changes to those systems in months. The changes we have made, were made without great effort. Things are never as bleak as they appear, as is often the case when you simply have one side of the story. "
He then continued on by lambasting ShackNews: "I'm glad to see that Shack is now a major investigative new source. I alone, have secret insider info on half the developers in the industry and their secret unannounced projects, their departures, layoffs and other internal politics. If you really want to open up the site to being the next BitchX or FatBabies, it shouldn't be too hard to solicit reputable sources (anon developers or their friends) to provide you with all the information you need. It's all 'news'
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