Pitchford Says That the Duke Nukem Forever Delay ‘Wasn’t a Trick’
In the aftermath of the latest Duke Nukem Forever delay, many within the gaming community have questioned whether this was a cheap attempt by Gearbox to hype up the Duke brand one last time before release. According to an interview Pitchford gave to Eurogamer, this wasn’t an ironic final push for some free publicity but that the Gearbox team needs time to really polish the title.
“No trick – we believed May when we announced it. 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. 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.”
Well there you go, the Duke is expected to hit June 14th here in the States and June 10th everywhere else; at least for now.
