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Can you imagine the guy trying to think of which one he’s going to cut from that group? I imagine that there’s going to be some overlap in those other three because they have so many similarities. And he’s like “Oh man, but I can only get three”. We were thinking about what other games are out there and we’re imagining a gamer going to the store or planning his Christmas wish list, and he’s thinking “Man, I want the new Halo, I want the new Call of Duty, I want the new Gears of War, and I want the new Duke Nukem”. And someone who was a cliché when he was created, because of this almost pussification of our heroes over the years, they’ve become so emo, now Duke is actually kind of fresh in this world. Like, here’s the guy who was really an amalgamation of all the action heroes. GR: How do you think a character like Duke is going to fit into the overall landscape of gaming now? It seems like these days your lead character can’t have any fun at all. GR: Does he find himself in a situation where that’s in any way incongruous now, or is he still just steaming through and getting away with it? But his persona is still just plain badass, loves blowing shit up.
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He has evolved a little bit, but only in the way of being aware of what’s more culturally relevant.
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That’s not probably something he would have said ten-plus years ago. In the trailer for example, the “I’d still hit it” line. MG: Imagine balls-out Duke, but he’s also a little bit more aware of the world as it’s changed. Through the lens of our world it’s ridiculous, it’s absurd, it’s sarcastic, it’s parody, it’s satire. And in his world is all makes sense, and he makes sense. So Duke Forever takes place in Duke’s today-world, and it’s smart about the way the world is today. RP: Well the world’s different today, And Duke’s world has always been kind of similar to ours, like an upside-down version of ours. GR: Is he being handled any differently as a character this time around? Back in the ‘90s he was very much tied into that whole ‘80s/’90s action hero thing, but we’re now in a slightly too polite age where it’s not cool to be cool any more. And I don’t know why that’s happened, but it’s pretty awesome. So it’s the fans that have made him an icon. And it’s not because of all the great games that have come out, because there haven’t been any. "I just want to be a part of that kind of life", He just embodied so many different things that are like “Man, that’s awesome”. I think that Duke is a bit more on the side of… He is just the man that every man wants to be. So I think it’s probably the nature of it. People frickin’ loathe that guy, but the thing is, controversy also breeds interest a lot of the time. I guess to use cultural references in general, imagine Howard Stern. MG: If you think about a lot of things that become popular or famous, they’re polarising. Why do you think a character so divisive has managed to lendure for so long? GR: Duke’s always been a quite divisive character. And I think we bring an air of confidence to it. It’s their game.īut also there’s the credibility of Gearbox now. And the crowd would be like “Wow!” So they’re all part of it. And every once in a while they’d pop in, and it was like “There’s Scott!”. Scott Miller (Duke co-creator) was there too. He’s one of the four guys who created and has been part of it the whole time, and he came out to PAX with us. Above: Even Marcus Fenix loved playing Duke at PAX