When contractual obligations are not carried out according to stipulations agreed to by both parties, you can expect an ugly lawsuit to come next. What more if the agreement is not carried out at all? 3D Realms is about to find out the answer to that scenario as Take-Two Interactive files suit against what's left of the developer company for failing to deliver Duke Nukem Forever, via its parent company, Apogee.

True enough, Apogee Software's Duke Nukem announcement did come along this week! And do we hear of anything about the status of Duke Nukem Forever? Why, of course not! And what's the big announcement? They're holding auditions for a live-action Duke Nukem model to strut around the country and market Duke's upcoming games!

...Oh, would you look at that?! Tumbleweed...

So 3D Realms has shut down, thus making everyone believe that Duke Nukem Forever's gone back to the hole it once crawled out from. But if Apogee Software COO Terry Nagy is to be taken for consideration, we may here some word about the official status of DNF next week. It's either that or we get hear about the handheld trilogy set to come out for the PSP and DS.

When Slash000 paid US$ 10 to pre-order Duke Nukem Forever through his local GameStop, little did he know that he would have to wait 12 years to wait for an answer. Unfortunately for him, the answer might be a disappointing "no" now that 3D Realms has run out of money and can no longer continue the game's development.

Just when you thought Duke Nukem Forever was finally gonna claw its way out of the vaporware bin (seriously, did anybody really think it would?), here comes what could be the final nail in the game's coffin: developer 3D Realms has reportedly shut down.

First in the Duke Nukem Trilogy (all of which are to be released on the PSP and DS) is DN Critical Mass, scheduled for some time late-2009. While pics from the other day finally put a face to the game, here's some actual gameplay footage for both versions. To my knowledge, it's going to be the first time we actually get to see the game in action.

So Apogee's got new Duke Nukem titles in development for the Nintendo DS and Sony PSP. Big whoop, right? I mean, we've been waiting for Duke Nukem Forever for... for forever. Well, it looks like Apogee's really hunkered down and made sure the new handheld Duke Nukem games don't turn into vaporware. Details and screenshots from Duke Nukem Critical Mass after the jump.

It's been a long time since we heard anything about the Duke Nukem Trilogy. Despite people thinking that the game doesn't really exist (thanks to the E3 trailer sans any form of gameplay footage), Apogee insists that it is indeed real, and development is coming along "at a feverish pace." I'll believe it when I see it.

Last week's dose of Weekend Warrior may have been filled with great news of happy releases and some alarming tidbits concerning homebrew. This week isn't any different, with the recent E3 event mostly filled with mixed reactions: shock, disappointment, giddiness, and some moments that just make people go "what the heck?" Do read all about it in the full article.

Duke Nukem: Trilogy is a go for the Sony PSP and the Nintendo DS according to developer Apogee. They shared some details on the game such as what will comprise the trifecta of games, what weapons will be in play, what kind of game it is, and so on. More on that in the full article.