Duke Nukem - The LizardRock

It’s already Thursday. Seems like this week is going fast. Here’s the news.

Duke Nukem 3D Disappears From Steam
id Software Says all of Their IPs are Related
Nintendo Announced Mario Kart Mobile Game

Duke Nukem: Unlisted
For unknown reasons, Duke Nukem 3D: 20th Anniversary World Tour has gone missing from the Steam Marketplace. This has happened twice before when Duke Nukem 3D was removed and replaced by Metaton Edition under publishing rights of Devolver Digital, and again with the release of Kill-a-Ton 2015 Collection when ownership was handed to Gearbox. This version would later be replaced with what used to be the current version, Duke Nukem 3D: 20th Anniversary World Tour. Now this version has been taken down from the marketplace. It’s possible the Nukem name is changing hands once more. It’s also possible that this is in relation to the rumored Duke Nukem movie. Either way, time will tell.

All of id is Related
When 2 id Software related game designers were talking over twitter, they confirmed the idea that the protagonists of Wolfenstein, Doom, and Commander Keen are all related. This theory has been speculated over time, only now has it been confirmed by id Software co-founder, Tom Hall. According to Hall, Wolfenstein’s BJ Blazkowicz is the grandfather of Commander Keen, who is the father of the Doom Marine. Hall jokes with ex-id staff John Romero, about how the “badass” skipped a generation with Keen’s father, whom they say was a newscaster. Honestly, I’m not sure how to feel about this revelation. I can absolutely see why BJ and Doomguy are related, but the pasty white boy that is Keen really throws you for a loop.

Mario Kart Tour
Nintendo of America announced via Twitter that they are now in development of their next mobile game, Mario Kart Tour. Absolutely nothing is known about the game outside of its name, and a projected release zone of “the fiscal year ending in March 2019.” Nintendo has done well to make high quality, albeit short-lived, mobile games, so I’m very curious to see what direction they take this. I expect it to be the biggest thing of all time for a week or two, until it fades back to obscurity. When was the last time I heard anyone talk about Animal Crossing: Pocket Camp?

Thanks for reading. Viewership this month has been greater than normal. I’m really glad to see that people are starting to take a liking to what I’m doing here. Be sure to check back tomorrow for the latest in video game news. Otherwise, have a great night!

Its that weird point in time that my editor refers to as “Tuesday.” Whatever that means. Here’s the news.

New Dead By Daylight Killer: The Pig
EVE: Online Preps a Million Dollar Battle
John Cena as a Cinematic Duke Nukem

Saw’d By Piglight
The popular asynchronous horror game is moving on their next chapter, The Saw Chapter. this game update adds a new killer, a new survivor, and a new map. The main attraction is the killer, The Pig. This character is based on the protege from the Saw movies. Her power is to move silently, placing reverse beartraps on people’s heads. I stopped watching Saw after the 3rd one, so I have no idea who she is. I do know that I absolutely hate pigs in a horror environment, they freak me the hell out. The new character is named David Tapp, and the new map is called “Gideon Meat Plant.” This new content can be purchased at the relevant marketplaces for $6.99. Check out the Video for it here.

EVE Online’s Million Dollar Battle
The popular space economy game, full of mining, transporting, building, and fighting is under some high tensions right now. Heres a quick backstory: About 4 years ago there was a massive battle between 2 of the largest alliances in the game. The battle resulted in about $300,000 worth of game assets destroyed. Since then, the victor has sold off their army and tried to KickStart a biography. Other players were strongly against this idea and tried to build up a rebellion against his empire. That fell short when their main funder was banned for association with a CS:GO gambling scandal. Even then, an impressive army was built. Now the previous victor is back with his own battalion.
Everyone is expecting another large-scale battle to take place, one approximately triple the size of the last one. So EVE is basically in the Cold War phase of things right now. You bet your boots and cats I’ll be sure to follow up on this when something happens.

John Cena as Duke Nukem
There have been rumors going around of a Duke Nukem movie, at least according to HollywoodReporter. They’re saying that the movie rights have been acquired by Paramount and is to be produced by Platinum Dunes, a company run by Michael Bay, Andrew Form, and Brad Fuller. Famous Wrestler John Cena is currently in talks about playing the titular role. This makes sense, Cena has an established history with Paramount movies. I can only pray that this actually happens. I want this almost as badly as I want the Rampage movie.

Thanks once more for reading. This was a fun news day. Be sure to check back tomorrow for whatever reportable stuff happens then. Otherwise, have a great night!

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Thursday: 2-1-18: Duke Nukem is Gone, id IPs are Related, and Mario Kart Mobile Game

Tuesday 1-23-18: Saw in Dead by Daylight, John Cena as Duke Nukem, and The Million Dollar EVE Battle

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