Tag: Duke Nukem 3D

A Duke Nukem Movie is coming from the Cobra Kai creators

Legendary recently acquired the rights from Gearbox Software.

Legendary Entertainment, along with Cobra Kai creators Hayden Schlossberg, Jon Hurwitz, and Josh Heald, is bringing Duke Nukem to the silver screen.

A story by The Hollywood Reporter confirms Legendary has acquired the film rights from Gearbox Software and will produce alongside Jean Julien Baronnet of Marla Studios, best known for the live-action Assassin’s Creed movie. The report also states that Schlossberg, Hurwitz, and Heald are onboard as producers.

The ink on this deal is still dry, though, as there’s no director yet. Legendary is also looking for a writer to tackle the material as well. So it’ll be years before this movie ever comes out.

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The original Duke Nukem is right up there with Doom, Wolfenstein, and Quake in terms of first-person shooters that defined the genre in the 1990s. Ask any PC gaming expert; it was a big deal back then. There’s not been an entry in the series for more than a decade, mainly because Duke Nukem Forever is awful. For real, don’t ever touch that game.

There are seemingly endless video game adaptations in the works right now. Some of the more significant projects include Twisted Metal, Horizon Zero Dawn, God of War, and Netflix’s Resident Evil.

Written by Kyle Campbell on behalf of GLHF.

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Duke Nukem 3D’s composer will write you a song to help pay for his new PC

A games industry legend can write your theme song.

Lee Jackson, the original composer of Duke Nukem 3D, is opening his commissions to help pay for a new PC.

As first spotted by  PC Gamer, Jackson was the composer for several classic first-person shooters throughout the 1990s. His magnum opus is, of course, Duke Nukem 3D  but he also did music and sound design work on Stargunner  and Shadow Warrior  (1997). Grabbag, Duke Nukem 3D’s  theme song, still slaps something fierce. 

Now, Jackson is taking music commissions from fans so that he can pay for PC parts. In a blog post, Jackson explains that household expenses dried up his savings halfway through getting the last few components he needs for the computer. 

“Since I’m on social security disability retirement, there is a limit to how much I can earn in any given month,” Jackson said in  a blog post. “We can discuss that when you contact me since it will affect how much music I can write in a given month. I do guarantee, however, that I will be offering a high-quality product for the price we negotiate, whatever the limitation may be.”

Jackson only needs $529 to snag the last few parts, so anyone keen on having a legend compose something for them can reach out via his commissions.

Building a PC these days is quite a troublesome process due to the global chip shortage.  Nintendo is making fewer Switch consoles  for the same reason, while  Sony is going through similar hurdles. Even Valve had to delay the Steam Deck because of supply chain issues.

Written by Kyle Campbell on behalf of GLHF.

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