When I was a young gamer, around the age of 8, my father purchased a copy of Duke Nukem 3D for me. I was very fond of this game since at the ripe age of eight I was able to express a healthy sexual curiosity by throwing wads of cash at pixelated strippers to see virtual bewwbs. Not to mention I got to kill a bunch of crazy monsters with things like shrink rays and freeze guns etc.

Shortly after the original DN3D franchise and around the time Unreal first hit the shelves they announced they would be making a new game "Duke Nukem Forever" based on a new 3D engine the virtual strippers would satisfy my hormone riddled body to be sure.

But alas, it was not to be. Like wondering who is on the other side of a glory hole, i could hear mumbles and grumbles from the studio frequently but never the full frontal nudity that I sought.

Years went by and they taunted me relentlessly. A trailer here, a fake demo there; until finally my agony was over. 3D realms announced that they were closing their doors because they hadnt put out a game in over ten years.

Then, today, without warning, they announced this horrible bit of news:
"3D Realms asserts that "Despite rumors and statements to the contrary," (such as the Goodbye on their own website), the company "has not closed and is not closing," according to a press release issued to Shacknews."

Why do they delight in haunting me?!?!

Thoughts on this? Anyone else feel the same way?

Link to the new press release here:
http://www.bluesnews.com/cgi-bin/board.pl?action=viewstory&threadid=98427