Nope, it’s not a clever (stupid) marketing campaign – Duke Nukem Forever’s launch actually, really, totally has actually, really, totally been actually, really, totally delayed until June.
“No trick – we believed May when we announced it,” Pitchford told Eurogamer. “There is always uncertainty and we use experience and trends to help us be predictive. We are not perfect when it comes to predicting uncertain outcomes, but we are perfect at being committed to our goals and working relentlessly towards them.
“I think we may have been able to force May, but we think that would’ve introduced risks that would not have served gamers who have waited as long as we have to finally play Duke Nukem Forever.”
He also reassures anxious, insecure fans who are feeling the difficult social pressures of not crying in public about this latest delay, saying that, “We are driven by fans who are as anxious for the game to finally be released as we are. The continued support of our fans does miracles for our morale and that drives quality and performance. It’s for the fans that I am confident this slight schedule adjustment is the right thing to do.”
For the moment, then, Duke Nukem Forever is scheduled to drop on 10 June. Subject to further, as yet unannounced delays, of course.
