Gameplay footage has surfaced online of a playable version of Duke Nukem Forever from 2001, a game that won’t be released ten years from now. pictures now tagged as original by the game’s director at the time, George Broussard. He emphasizes that fans of the legendary shooter series should not put their hopes on a sequel made by 3D Realms. However, it threatens (or promises, depending on your position) you. leaky said it plans to bring the full code for the game online in June.
The development of Duke Nukem Forever is one of the most notorious examples of ‘development hell’ in the video game industry. From various publishers to major layoffs at developer 3D Realms and financial troubles to a stubborn Broussard; Duke Nukem Forever has become a seemingly never-ending project. Duke Nukem Forever was supposed to be a direct sequel to Duke Nukem 3D. The game was announced in 1997 and would not actually be released until 2011.
The game below is from 2001, based on a version of the game that looks like an E3 build. Duke Nukem Forever has little heard of it since its release, so a gameplay trailer was made to appease fans. Broussard stresses on Twitter that the game is apparently working, but large parts of the game are not finished yet.
Creating a fake game trailer for big events like E3 is a well-known practice in the gaming industry (it doesn’t get any bigger). These are mostly pre-built images and therefore are not based on a playable version of the game. In the case of Duke Nukem Forever, it included parts of the game, but many features (like weapons and enemy AI) would never work yet.
Finally, after more than 14 years of development, Duke Nukem Forever was released for PC, PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 in 2011. The game was poorly rated by critics, with some outings raising it to 6.
Sources: YouTube, via PC Gamer, George Broussard (Twitter)
Source: Hardware Info
