“We know the game’s great,” says Pitchford.
Gearbox boss Randy Pitchford has claimed it “doesn’t matter” how critics judge Duke Nukem Forever, insisting that his team “know the game is great” and authors of “lowball” reviews would be “held accountable by the readers”.
After over 14 years in development, the game is now just one week from release. And Pitchford, whose Gearbox studio snapped up the rights after original developer 3D Realms closed, believes the title’s stature and history among gamers will ensure success.
“We already know that everyone’s going to be talking about it,” he told Eurogamer during a recent press tour in London. “Hell, everyone’s already talking about it and it’s not even out yet.