I remember seeing the E3 trailer that year and being impressed, although it's hard to imagine it being anything other than a deeply old-fashioned (and unfinished) curio now. What we got in 2011 was different than the version in development in 2001, however. 3D Realms eventually closed down without finishing the game in 2009, leading Gearbox Software to pick up the license, finish the latest iteration of the project and release it to overwhelmgingly negative reviews in 2011. It looks rough - and the leaker says that Duke's planned AI sidekick, called Bombshell, is 'not visually present in the game at this point.'įirst announced in 1997, Duke Nukem Forever had a famously protracted development, with several iterations of the game partially created and then scrapped as developers 3D Realms struggled to keep up with design trends and technology. The videos viewable on include motorbike driving section, and an extended combat scenario set inside a club.

Just a smattering of barely populated test levels. No, I’m not really interested in talking about it or retreading a painful past,' wrote Broussard. I have no knowledge who leaked this.- George Broussard To see this content please enable targeting cookies. No, I’m not really interested in talking about it or retreading a painful past. However, when confirming the leak looked real, Broussard also urged people to lower their expectations of what would be available. The leaker or leakers apparently released the build, its editor and the full source code. Most of the game's weapons are apparently functional. All of the E3 content is there,' wrote the leaker, posting on the infamous anonymous message board as 'x0r'. A huge chunk is playable, a huge chunk is block-outs with no enemies. 'Almost every chapter is present in some form. 3D Realms co-founder and Duke Nukem developer George Broussard commented via Twitter that 'the leak looks real.' The leaker started posting on Monday and, as collated by Duke fansite, has since posted screenshots, videos, and download links. A leaker posting on the message board 4chan has shared a build of Duke Nukem Forever similar to that shown at E3 in 2001.

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