'Unofficial' XBLA Duke Nukem 3D gets ESRB rating

by Dustin Burg { Jul 31st 2008 at 3:00PM }

You can officially peel off that vaporware label and stick it to another game, because Duke Nukem 3D for the XBLA (not Forever, it still keeps its vaporware label) just ninja-received a rating from the ESRB. The still to be officially confirmed XBLA release of Duke 3D was recently given a Mature rating by the ESRB due to its "Blood and Gore, Strong Sexual Content and Violence" to which we say ... BRING IT! Now we just have to play the XBLA release date waiting game, though we're pretty darn sure we won't see it release anytime in August.

Tags: 3d-realms, duke-nukem, duke-nukem-3d, xbla

Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)

bend @ Jul 31st 2008 3:06PM

Now if it includes Death Tank Zwei, which was hidden in the Saturn version this would be a must buy. I can dream!

jphueber @ Jul 31st 2008 3:09PM

Bring on the Duke, any Duke will be great!!!

Ben @ Jul 31st 2008 3:17PM

At least we've got the August XBLA games to help with the wait. Geometry Wars 2 is already breaking my thumbs.

Jonah Falcon @ Jul 31st 2008 3:22PM

Freeze Ray FTW!

ccc @ Jul 31st 2008 3:24PM

OMFG OMFG OMFG!!!!

Bring it on.

Neuromancer @ Jul 31st 2008 3:28PM

This game is going to be hilarious if it comes through with 4 player coop the way some rumors were going.

Ashkental @ Jul 31st 2008 3:31PM

Dammit, Xbox has all the Online-Marketplace-Love thingy...

Well... gotta wait 1 more year till it arrives in my PSN... IF it arrives :P

spamsphen @ Jul 31st 2008 3:36PM

The August line up is awesome and all but how come they are only releasing one game per wednesday? They have been releasing two almost evey wednesday for awile. Are they only showing the "good" games that are releasing, or is it one per wednesday for all of august? I kno the pub games should be in there somewhere so that should be a double. O well even if there is only one per most wednesday, atleast they are good.

Jonah Falcon @ Jul 31st 2008 3:44PM

Actually, just realized - we'd seen the Achievements already.

http://www.gamestooge.com/2008/07/09/duke-nukem-3d-arcade-pics-leaked/

Remember?

DiddlyKong @ Jul 31st 2008 3:45PM

This will be great for 400 space bucks, anymore than that no.

007craft @ Jul 31st 2008 3:47PM

IMO, this game is much better then anything being released in august.

I hope its 400ms points. I just bought doom for 400 ms points to relive some old memories. I had fun, but it only lasted a couple days. I can imgine duke will be the same. Dont want to pay more then 400 points for it

ccc @ Jul 31st 2008 3:54PM

400 points would be a dream come true but highly unlikley.

This game is worth 1200 easy considering it is an uneddited versiojn. HD visuals, online co-op and online dm and team dm modes. Not to mention the single player campaign alone is amazing and about 15 hours long. This game is way more than doom ever was and was the first true 3d fps game ever made.

Tony @ Jul 31st 2008 4:02PM

I think DOOM was cut down to 400 for that "XBLA Hits" thing wasn't it? I think it was 800 originally, so I'd expect this would be too unfortunately.

Jonah Falcon @ Jul 31st 2008 4:28PM

Not with Duke 3D's multiplayer. It still plays better than most shooters TODAY in deathmatch.

ccc @ Jul 31st 2008 5:40PM

@Tony

Yeah you are right it was an 800 point game at one time. It was well worth it too. for 400 it's a steal. Duke would be a steal at 800 honestly.

Marathon should be 200 points I hate that game.
One of my most regretable purchases next to Boom Boom rocket, warlords and Wing Commander Arena.

Jonah Falcon @ Jul 31st 2008 3:47PM

Cheer for Duke? Actually, Duke kills strippers and cheerleaders. For money.

ccc @ Jul 31st 2008 5:01PM

Actually Jonah, He gives strippers money to bare all then he kills them.

Jonah Falcon @ Jul 31st 2008 5:29PM

And gets his money back.

DeadPlasmaCell @ Jul 31st 2008 3:49PM

Maybe i'm thinking of something else, but didn't Duke3D already get a rating earlier in the year??

Mr.ESC @ Jul 31st 2008 3:50PM

Hail to the king baby.

(Can we get a shitty trailer? http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=6K00DCK1l98)

jeremy @ Jul 31st 2008 4:22PM

Anyone who isn't excited about this is a bottom feeding scum sucking algae eater.

Jonah Falcon @ Jul 31st 2008 4:28PM

Whoa.

Sledgehammer44mm @ Jul 31st 2008 5:48PM

It's about time they are posting some good games on XBLA this and vigilante 8 I've been looking forward to for sometime.
Last game I bought on xbox live arcade was Metal Slug I believe.
They rarely have any games that appeal to me, that are worthy of downloading on there.
It seems to me that XBLA is more toward the causal gamer in some terms of games rather then hardcore games like Goldeneye and that. To bad Goldeneye isn't coming out on XBLA like we heard about due to Nintendo.

I'll be honest, I've seen virtual console games and I love the games I grew up with but, unlike Xbox live arcade they don't even being to compare to the depth that goes into them.
The virtual console games are the same rehash as opposed to XBLA where they tend to have little better graphics more in the game than the original with achievements etc.

So hopefully XBLA unlike virtual console will start having more games appear like Duke Nukem, Doom, Vigilante 8 maybe one day Goldeneye and so on.

Because I would hate to play Goldeneye on the Wii where the best place for mulitplayer online is more geared toward Xbox live.