It’s been quite some time since 3D Realms and Duke Nukem Forever as we know it ceased to exist. However, that doesn’t mean that footage from the unreleased (and presumably unfinished) game will stop leaking out. What you seea bove is a brand new leaked trailer for the game featuring everything from shooting baddies and driving monster trucks to playing the slots and solving puzzles.
The more I see of this game the more I wish that the developers would get off their asses and finish the game. It looks badass.
3D Realms, which earlier this year fired its entire development team and began focusing on Duke Nukem IP only, has stated that numerous Duke Nukem games will be released over the next few years, non by 3D Realms though. The company said that most of the games are for the casual sector, and are developed by several developers who licensed the Duke Nukem IP.
However, the prospect of a fully fledged 3D Duke Nukem game is a long one, and it’s unlikely we’ll ever see it happen.
A lot of folks were disappointed when 3D Realms shut down earlier this year and canned Duke Nukem Forever. The aftermath saw a lawsuit filed against #RD from Take-Two, and 3DR sued back. However, that’s just a tiny scratch on the surface when it comes to 3RD and DNF.
Wired Magazine has an amazing in-depth article about the rise and fall of 3D Realms, and what happened during the 12+ years of development that Duke Nukem Forever endured.
In an escalating court battle with Take Two over Duken Nukem Forever, developer 3D Realms has revealed that they spent $20 million of their own money on Duken Nukem Forever development, on top of the millions received from Take Two for the project. 3DR also revealed that development was supposed to be complete in 2010, but was suspended when the developer went bankrupt in April 2009.
Voodoo Extreme has more details here, including official court documents filed by 3D Realms.
Sure, Duke Nukem Forever may have been in development forever but it seems the guys over at 2K Games also had a Duke title in the works; Duke Begins.
This news comes to us as Take-Two attempts to get back some loans they gave to Apogee for the development of Duke Nukem Forever. Unfortunately, Apogee says that 2K Games put a stop to Duke Begins development in what Joystiq says is an attempt to gain the rights to the Duke Nukem franchise.
If there are any Duke Nukem hopefuls left out there you better keep your eyes peeled as there very well may be an onslaught of Duke news very soon.
It seems that 3D Realms still exists, albeit as a much smaller company, who’s only purpose it to retain rights and control the Duke Nukem franchise. The company released the following statement:
“Despite rumors and statements to the contrary, 3D Realms has not closed and is not closing. 3DR retains ownership of the Duke Nukem franchise. Due to lack of funding, however, we are saddened to confirm that we let the Duke Nukem Forever development team go on May 6th, while we regroup as a company.”
3D Realms also commented on the Take Two lawsuit rumors, saying that the company received no money from Take Two for Duke Nukem Forever, and that Take Two initially tried to buy 3D Realms and the Duke Nukem franchise, but the company didn’t see it as a decent deal.
It seems that the closure of 3D Realms ticked someone off over at Take-Two because they have recently announced they will be sueing the now debunk company over the unfinished Duke Nukem Forever.
Since 3D Realms is no longer around to take the wrath, Take-Two will turn to the brand’s creator, Apogee:
“Apogee continually delayed the completion date for the Duke Nukem Forever,” Take-Two said in the complaint. “Apogee repeatedly assured Take-Two and the video-gaming community that it was diligently working toward competing development of the PC Version of the Duke Nukem Forever.”
It doesn’t seem like Apogee has much of a counterarguement in this lawsuit but maybe Take-Two will put DNF in the hands of another developer and actually get the game out the door.
3D Realms has officially shut down and has posted a “Goodbye” message on the official website. A photo of the team and a simple message reading “Thanks for being fans and for all your support”.
Art Director Tramell Isaac, who worked at 3D Realms for the past two years on Duke Nukem Forever, has, like the rest of his teammates, been let go with the closure of the studio. He posts several screenshots of the uncompleted Duke Nukem game, alongside some art as well. It certainly looks impressive, check out the rest of the gallery on his blog.
It seems that Duke Nukemis takingForever is getting closer and closer to completetion. George Broussard, a member of the development team over at 3D Realms, has recently revealed via Twitter that the team has surpassed a milestone this week:
Closing out a milestone this week. 71 more tasks to do and we started with probably 800-900. Been a good push. Next one starts Monday.
71 more to go, huh? Well let’s see, the game was announced in April of 1997 which means it has been in development for about 12 years now. If we go by what Mr. Bourssard is saying by starting off with 800-900 tasks, we can calculate that the team has completed about 70 tasks per year. So, if they keep it up, we might actually be seeing Duke Nukem Forever hit shelves sometime within the next 2 years. Then again, probably not.
3D Realms, which earlier this year fired its entire development team and began focusing on Duke Nukem IP only, has 
A lot of folks were disappointed when 3D Realms shut down earlier this year and canned Duke Nukem Forever. The aftermath saw a lawsuit filed against #RD from Take-Two, and 3DR sued back. However, that’s just a tiny scratch on the surface when it comes to 3RD and DNF. 
