Gearbox has made 15 games in that time."ĭuke Nukem Forever returned to relevancy in August, when Gearbox trotted out a playable version of the game at the 2010 Penny Arcade Expo. Try and imagine what you've achieved in 12 years. "I spoke to George Broussard, and he said, 'Randy, this is the worst day of my life,' but you could hear in his voice there was more," he continued. It was tough being in Dallas, many of my friends lost their jobs. "You all saw the stories-3D Realms was shutting down, Duke was dead. "There was the bad news in May 2009," Pitchford said. Pitchford's comments came as he detailed the events that led to Gearbox's acquisition of the Duke Nukem IP earlier this year.
"He was committed to Duke to the point of insanity." "George Broussard is not a poor man but I would estimate that he lost $20-$30 million dollars of his own money on Duke Nukem Forever-I don't care who you are, that's a hell of a lot of money," Pitchford said. Broussard spent a princely sum in turning Duke into the killing machine that he is. In an interview with CVG, Gearbox president and CEO Randy Pitchford said that 3D Realms head George Broussard spent $20 million to $30 million of his own money to finish Duke Nukem Forever. Though the emotional toll that effort exacted on the studio remains unsaid, Duke Nukem Forever savior Gearbox Software has affixed a price tag to the labor.
3D Realms spent a staggering 12 years trying and failing to bring Duke Nukem Forever to market.
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