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The blog post from GOG.com noted that anybody who already owns any of the games at the time of delisting will not see the titles disappear from their library. In the settlement this past August of the intellectual property lawsuit between 3D Realms, Interceptor Entertainment and Gearbox Software regarding Interceptor's Duke Nukem: Mass Destruction, Gearbox claimed the full rights to the Duke Nukem brand.Īs for the Duke Nukem games that are leaving GOG.com this Thursday, the retailer said, "We are in talks with the new rightsholders to bring them back as swiftly as possible." A representative for GOG.com confirmed to Polygon that Gearbox is the company in question. That's because the listed publisher, 3D Realms, no longer owns the rights to any Duke Nukem games. 31, at which point the five games will disappear from the service. GOG.com will be running the sale until 5:59 a.m.

Hopefully the games will be back on GOG.com and other platforms soon.Duke Nukem rights lawsuit settled, with Gearbox declared full owner It's one of the rare instances where one of the strongest arguments for digital purchasing, being that games would be available for what is perceived to be perpetuity falls flat. The games will be removed from sale soon thereafter, but they will not disappear from your shelf if you're an owner." "The sale will last until December 31, 10:59am GMT. That's why we bid you a farewell for now, Duke: with every Duke Nukem game at 90 percent off as a bundle, or -75 percent individually," a post on GOG.com reads. "On that day, all Duke Nukem games on GOG.com will be removed from our catalog, but we are in talks with the new rights holders to bring them back as swiftly as possible. (Also see: I Have Over 300 Games on Steam and I'm Leaving It All Behind for GOG Galaxy ) This is a result of a settlement in August of an intellectual property lawsuit involving 3D Realms, Interceptor Entertainment, and Borderlands hitmaker Gearbox Software that resulted in Gearbox claiming full rights to all things Duke Nukem.

The reason for this fire sale is that the publisher 3D Realms does not own the rights to the franchise.

And if you buy all of them together, you'll pay a mere $2.36 (approximately Rs. The original Duke Nukem and Duke Nukem 2 (sold as a single package), Duke Nukem 3D Atomic Edition, pinball spin-off Balls of Steel, and Duke Nukem: Manhattan Project are all heavily discounted. Alternative DRM-free PC game digital distribution platform GOG.com currently has a sale on the Duke Nukem series.