When our ancestors first discovered the moneymaking power of ping and pong, money has been spent in the name of everything from graphics, to gameplay mechanics to simple shock value.
In the year 2011, after decades of over-hyped video game releases, the destructive nature of Duke Nukem: Forever could sustain itself no longer - the gaming industry was plunged into an abyss of rustled jimmies and mediocrity.
But... it was not as some had predicted the end of gaming - instead, Duke Nukem: Forever was simply the prologue to another ♥♥♥♥♥♥ chapter in gaming history, for Gearbox had succeeded in destroying the Duke Nukem franchise, but hype... hype never changes.