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75-90% off Duke Nukem 1+2, Duke Nukem 3D, Balls of Steel, Manhattan Project.

The Duke. Men want to be him, women want to be with him. The manliest of men, the ultimate male role model. He's been kicking ass on GOG.com for years, but on December 31 2015, Duke has to step out to get more bubble gum. On that day, all Duke Nukem games on GOG.com will be removed from our catalog, but we are in talks with the new rightsholders to bring them back as swiftly as possible. That's why we bid you a <span class="bold">farewell for now, Duke</span>: with every Duke Nukem game at 90% off as a bundle, or -75% individually.




The Duke's humble beginnings lie with Duke Nukem 1 + 2, two explosively cool run-n-gun platformers where Duke kicks his very first alien ass, travels in time, and authors "Why I'm SO Great" - a retrospective and autobiography. All in the year 1997, a dystopian near-future.

Years later, on January 29, 1996, our time: Duke makes history. Total meltdown follows the release of Duke Nukem 3D in which we finally see the world through the man's eyes. It's a world of pornography, violence, and candid obscenity. Duke's world. And we are entranced. By the campy risque, and by the unadulterated joy of Duke's violent adventures and one-liners.

Then, for years Duke rides the hype-train: in 1997, we behold his Balls of Steel - a pinball game warmly welcomed for its smooth, realistic physics and plenty of Duke on the side. In the year 2002, Duke goes back to basics in Duke Nukem: Manhattan Project, a modern 3D sidescrolling platformer that's nothing if not a fun and mindless pleasure.




This is not where the Duke Nukem legacy ends, but it is where we part ways - for now. So <span class="bold">Farewell, Duke</span>! The sale will last until December 31, 10:59 AM GMT. The games will be removed from sale soon thereafter, but they will not disappear from your shelf if you're an owner.
Come get some.







Last chance to get Dragonsphere for free.
With the start of the new year, Dragonshpere will no longer be a free game on GOG.com due to new publisher agreements. If you haven't claimed a copy for yourself, make sure to do so by December 31, 22:59 PM GMT - afterwards the game will be regularly priced at $5.99.

If you haven't yet, you can also check out our catalog of gaming freebies, where you'll find classics like Beneath a Steel Sky, Biomenace, Ultima IV and ten more!
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DeMignon: Looks like it's this time of the year again, when games are about to be pulled from GOG's catalogue. The turn of the year is becoming notorious.
♫....and a HAPPY new year! ♪
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DeMignon: Looks like it's this time of the year again, when games are about to be pulled from GOG's catalogue. The turn of the year is becoming notorious.
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gamefood: ♫....and a HAPPY new year! ♪
Sponsored by Good News™ ;-)
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benmar: Thanks for the heads up.
I just wish you would do that every time.
Same here.Would have picked up Descent if i had known it was leaving us.
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gamefood: ♫....and a HAPPY new year! ♪
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DeMignon: Sponsored by Good News™ ;-)
Haha! Exactly! :D
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This thread should really be renamed into:

"Happy holidays from Gearbox!"
I just asked myself if we will see anytime an (good!) DUKE-movie? Did someone ever heard any rumours?

And isn't Dragonsphere one of the GOG-games which got the most updates? ^^
cool; not cool
Dragonsphere free was a steal, but I doubt anyone will fork 6 dollars for it.

Which is a shame. I'm playing it and it's very cool, some obnoxious puzzles aside.
Honestly, it's about time Duke was removed from GOG. I love those games and I certainly hope they will be back as soon as possible, but in the past couple years, Duke Nukem 3D has had a pretty effed up release history. We've had the Atomic Edition sold on Xbox, iOS and GOG. Then the Megaton Edition (Atomic Edition plus three additional expansions), sold on Steam, PS3 and Vita. Then we've had the Kill-A-Ton Collection (bundling all the games sold on GOG, plus the expansions from the Megaton Edition, plus a couple more) also sold on Steam, and to the best of my knowledge, the people behind eDuke32 are working on a commercial release for the Android that will feature the Atomic Edition, plus the Megaton expansions, plus ports of the N64 version and the Plug N Pray episode exclusive to the PS1 version...

And all of those are published by different publishers and developed by different developers on different stores/consoles/devices. You'd just want whoever is owning the rights to Duke right now to simply sell one version, one version that has all the games or at least all the expansions for Duke Nukem 3D, preferably bundled with eDuke32 (because all we ever do anyway is grab the .GRP files from the Steam/GOG folder and copy it in the eDuke32 folder because eDuke32 runs that game better and has more features and customization options anyway), and if they decide to add more expansions to Duke 3D, to simply update the game, not re-re-re-re-release it once more, with a different name and different features so you have to shell out ten to twenty bucks for games we've bought three or four times already.
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deonast: Wow who woke up on the wrong side of bed this morning. Since your not sitting in on the negotiations and the politics between the new / old rights owners and gog I'd put it that you aren't really in a position to judge. Neither am I. Grab it on sale or don't grab it on sale that is what GOG have got out of the previous rights holders.
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Crosmando: That is a poor excuse. GOG/CDP are a multi-million dollar company and the second biggest digital platform (second to Steam). The fact that they were unable to secure the rights to decades old games means that they have failed and obviously have inadequate business and negotiation skills. It's not Gearbox's fault, it is GOG's JOB to fix situations like this, and they have failed to do so.

If anything, GOG continue constantly to remind their customers that despite them being a huge company, they still operate like 12-year old children running a lemonade stand.

Also, accusing someone of being in a "bad mood" just because I'm pointing out the obvious just shows your immaturity.
I'm sorry to criticise your mood you are obviously a very reasonable person to have discussions with, I just wouldn't want to from what I gleam of your attitude (in this text mode of communication). I have to ask what experience do you have in IP / Rights negotiation and digital distribution to know GOG is the failing party here.

I would put it that it is immature to blame the store holder when you don't know the behind the scenes details. I guess you blame the local store when they stop stocking your favourite product when their distributor decides to no longer distribute it. The business would is not cut and dry, perhaps you should learn that, or not conveniently forget. I've had many years of "immaturity" to pick up on those kinds of things.
Always sad to see game leave (hopefully they'll be back soon!)...
But hey, the sale was a steal at least!
Post edited December 29, 2015 by Kerchatin
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yogsloth: Just purchased 2500 copies of Dragonsphere as gift codes, for free, one at a time.

I will sit upon the stack and call it Dragonshpere Mountain. I will demand fealty, and loyal subjects may someday be rewarded with one of my codes, worth six incredible dollars, and will then back away slowly, bowing, scraping, and thanking me for my generosity, until at last all codes are extinguished like the dying embers of a once-proud sun and my butt once again thumps on the floor.
lololol brilliant!
I wouldn't think it is all doom and gloom. They are too popular and iconic titles for Gearbox to pull for long.

My "uneducated guess" (or "immature" guess as someone might think) is that they didn't set down for negotiations with GOG until December and hadn't settled on an agreement yet. Legal processes can take a while (think recent dealings between gearbox and 3D realms). With the holidays and their IP / Contracts staff being on leave they said just pull the title and we will sort it out in 2016. Hopefully the negotiation are broader than just Duke Nukem titles.
Here's to hoping that GOG will be able to work something out with Gearbox. Who knows? Maybe they might even be able to release some other games here as well. *shrug* You never know.

As for Dragonsphere, I'm surprised it hasn't happened sooner.
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yogsloth: Just purchased 2500 copies of Dragonsphere as gift codes, for free, one at a time.

I will sit upon the stack and call it Dragonshpere Mountain. I will demand fealty, and loyal subjects may someday be rewarded with one of my codes, worth six incredible dollars, and will then back away slowly, bowing, scraping, and thanking me for my generosity, until at last all codes are extinguished like the dying embers of a once-proud sun and my butt once again thumps on the floor.
I'm surprised in the announcement that didn't advise they would cut off new gift copies of the game or time limit them. Pretty sure they have done that in the past for titles that were changing or leaving the store.