1996 (shareware only, with the full game releases in May). These three Duke titles are the only official games, even though some console titles did surface after the success of Duke Nukem 3D.ĭuke Nukem 3D was released in early Jan. Duke Nukem 3D together with Quake and Doom make up the holy trinity of FPS games, responsible for the extreme popularity of the genre. The game that made history however, was the third installment, Duke Nukem 3D, which was a First Person Shooter. That game and Duke Nukem 2 were sidescrolling - platform games. The gaming world was introduced to the Alien Ass Kicker through Duke Nukem the game. Some patient gamers may be sad to apparently lose the prospect of playing Duke Nukem Forever some day anyone who's kept up with Duke's ongoing development will surely miss being able to use it as a punchline.Duke Nukem Forever is destined to become the fourth official game of the Duke Nukem saga. Screenshots, video, and the occasional online job posting trickled out from 3D Realms every few years, maintaining fans' hope that the Duke Nukem Forever would one day be finished.ĭespite those teases, Duke Nukem Forever has become an industry-wide joke for its seemingly infinite development cycle.
Duke Nukem in his most recent incarnation.Īn almost annual winner of Wired's Vaporware Awards, Duke Nukem Forever had at least two wholesale 3D engine changes and two different publishers throughout its development. After 12 years in development, and 3D Realms' continued insistence that it was still working on the game, gaming news site Shacknews reported Wednesday night that 3D Realms has shut its doors.
Announced by developer 3D Realms in April of 1997, Duke Nukem Forever was supposed to be the sequel to 1996's hit first-person shooter Duke Nukem 3D. Any longtime fan of PC gaming is likely familiar with the saga of Duke Nukem Forever.
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