It was reported earlier that 3D Realms was closing down, and that the future of Duke Nukem Forever was in jeopardy. We were curious to see what the publisher, Take-Two Interactive,  thought. The following is a direct quote from Alan Lewis,

“It is the Company’s policy to not comment on its contractual relationships, nor do we comment on rumors and speculation. That said, we can confirm that our relationship with 3D Realms for Duke Nukem Forever was a publishing arrangement, which did not include ongoing funds for development of the title. In addition, Take-Two continues to retain the publishing rights to Duke Nukem Forever.“?

- Alan Lewis, Vice President of Corporate Communications & Public Affairs for Take-Two.

In addition, we also learned that the Duke Nukem Trilogy is also not affected by the news.

Deep Silver and Apogee Software are not affected by the situation at 3D Realms. Development on the Duke Nukem Trilogy is continuing as planned.

If we learn anything else, we’ll be sure to update the post accordingly.