3D Realms has dropped its suit against Gearbox for unpaid royalties from Duke Nukem Forever. The former issued a statement (via Game Informer) absolving the latter of all blame, with a personal apology from founder and CEO Scott Miller.
3D Realms claimed Gearbox failed to pay more than $2 million in royalties after Gearbox bought the rights to Duke Nukem Forever, which had been delayed and rebooted for more than a decade. It also claimed Gearbox blocked attempts at an independent audit of the royalties in question.
Now it seems the vaporware-turned-critical-and-commercial-flop can recede into the history books and stay there this time.
"In all sincerity, we regret the misunderstanding that instigated our lawsuit," Miller wrote. "Now that we better understand--and appreciate--the actual nature of our business matters, we have voluntarily withdrawn our claims against Gearbox, with genuine apologies to [Gearbox president and CEO] Randy [Pitchford] for any damage that our lawsuit may have caused to the relationship."
