Duke Nukem Forever footage, screens surface

By Tor Thorsen, GameSpotPosted May 11, 2009 4:08 pm PT

Clip shows profanity-spouting hero battling giant aliens, wooing strippers; 3D Realms posts official "goodbye" message thanking supporters.

Last week saw the 12-year Duke Nukem Forever saga come to an ignominious end when 3D Realms shut down. Though still not officially responding to press inquires, the Texas-based developer did post an official farewell over the weekend along with a group shot of its soon-to-be-former employees.

"Goodbye. Thanks for being fans and for all your support," read the brief message from webmaster Joe Siegler, who first confirmed the studio's closure last Tuesday.

The accompanying photo showed that at the time of its closure, 3D Realms employed around three dozen people. Those included several artists who have posted art assets from the game on their personal Web sites in an effort to find new jobs. Shacknews spotted DNF assets on the blogs of artists showcasing alien opponents and desert locales from the game. However, all four former 3D Realms employees had either pulled the art assets or restricted access to their blogs as of press time.

Another former 3D Realms employee also posted a highlight reel showing about three minutes of animation and gameplay footage from Duke Nukem Forever. Besides containing brief nudity and foul language, the trailer shows Mr. Nukem battling several enemies, ranging from pig-faced brutes to the tentacled alien shown above. Several boss battles are also shown, including one in a sports stadium where players must pelt a hulking armored beast with missiles to knock it down and then pry off its antennae to disable it.

[WARNING: Video contains coarse language and brief nudity--viewer discretion is advised.]

613 Comments

  • GabrielOnuris

    Posted Dec 30, 2009 6:06 am PT

    totally agreed with RO-nIn187; If I had the money, I would support them too. Jesus, 12 years and this; look how it was getting awesome!! "Now I'm really pissed off..."

  • CubiclePwnerer

    Posted Dec 3, 2009 5:41 pm PT

    this game was done but they only had one copy and they lost it... its a shame

  • memrie

    Posted Dec 1, 2009 12:20 pm PT

    I love how the "WARNING" advises that the video contains foul language and brief nudity. But they forgot to warn me that the video contains blood and violence too!

    I agree with the warning. Lets be ashamed of the human body and language, but not give a crap about extreme violence and killing. I really hate our hypocrisy.

    Now I must go back and kill more motherf***ers on COD:MW2 and Demon's Souls.

  • RO-nIn187

    Posted Dec 1, 2009 11:21 am PT

    Did I miss something? A lot of comments claim that they will never play the game, but I couldn't find an official statement that it's been cancelled. DN3D was one of the best shooters ever. And I don't think that 3D Realms worked for 12 years on this title just to let it die. Hell, if I had the money I would sponsor them just to finish this game.

  • Fumanchu2

    Posted Nov 30, 2009 7:43 pm PT

    They got alot of this game done. It's too late to release it now but it looked pretty cool. Looks like they captured alot of the atmosphere that made the first one rock.

  • chuckman1

    Posted Oct 17, 2009 12:10 am PT

    I wanna download this video.
    Could someone give me the link please because I don't see a way to like I can with other gamespot videos.

  • -Dark_Palladin-

    Posted Sep 15, 2009 10:45 am PT

    ((Wej_accept_it):

    "Bah looks old and dated, like it was built on the Doom 3 engine, which was awesome technology in 2004.
    These days though...
    Master Chief>Duke Nukem
    Gordon Freeman>Duke Nukem
    Solid Snake>everyone ))

    -

    Pure example of somebody who obviously has never experienced the original Dukes. Really, that's the problem; Duke never dies and people obviously don't know who their messing with. They are just looking at the date of the development cycle, of course they don't even bother to look at the quality, probably because its going to beat games like Hl2 and Halo big time. Don't think so yourself? I'm thinking you don't know the series like I do. All of you trolls just wait. Duke will live on, this masterpiece will come, and when the big man runs out of gum, there will be asses to kick. Its not like all those game of the year awards are just for show.

    Also, how the hell can anybody compare Gordon Dreenman to anybody when he doesn't even make any noise? Hell, in Half-Life 2 he didn't even have a character model. -

    Black shadow standing still>Duke Nukem?

    Seriously, start thinking.

  • Dima_06

    Posted Jul 31, 2009 8:49 pm PT

    The game looks like it is basically done...what's taking so long? I bet that 3D Realms just want their fans to suffer or am I wrong. Personally, I have long since moved on to bigger and better games like Alan Wake and GTA 4. I just hope they make a PS3 version of Alan Wake...it would suck to buy a new console just to play one damn game.

  • skank666

    Posted Jun 17, 2009 9:54 am PT

    just remembered its been like 13 years since i played duke

  • skank666

    Posted Jun 17, 2009 9:52 am PT

    does anyone remember a level with a police station and a desk with little sign on it that says sgt. callahan and then duke goes like cala-hula yeaah m*****f***er!!!! LOOOOL

  • Zyllus_

    Posted Jun 5, 2009 8:04 pm PT

    so yeah...that trailer made me want to play it even more now.
    =/
    i cannot wait.

  • percuvius2

    Posted Jun 2, 2009 5:03 pm PT

    I have faith I'll still one day play Duke Nukem Forever and Prey 2.

  • whiskeyandrye

    Posted May 20, 2009 10:25 pm PT

    Maybe if they'd spent more time and money on the game and less on a custom (looks like) marble floor, we'd have a game by now...

  • jbb8665

    Posted May 19, 2009 4:18 pm PT

    ...I remember during DN3D's heyday, when 3D Realms was making a fortune, and literally laughing at John Carmack and team at id when JC was struggling to get the first true 3D engine to work (Quake I). I'll bet that Mr. Carmack remembers that hellish period too, with DN3D rubbing salt in his wounds. I'm a conspiracy theory hobbyist, and I suspect that part of what was behind all of DNF's problems was Carmack getting even...

  • remysola

    Posted May 18, 2009 5:21 pm PT

    I need to play duke!!!!!!

  • ultralesus

    Posted May 18, 2009 5:14 pm PT

    Nooooooooooooooooooo!!!!!! I'll never get to play a remake of the Stadium level!!!!!!!

    Still, can you honestly say you're not surprised? 12 years, $12 Dollars and not so much as a screenshot or in game footage until AFTER it's been cancelled? Still doesn't mean the game is doomed. Maybe another development studio will take over and will actually WORK on the game... well, heres hoping.

  • S2333

    Posted May 18, 2009 5:28 am PT

    It looked good.
    The reason this game was stuck in development was because they set their standards way too high.

  • jubino

    Posted May 18, 2009 12:01 am PT

    What a bunch of crap. 12 years and this is all they have to show for it? I'm glad they've gone under, and they certainly deserve everything they've got coming to them. I hope they enjoy their unemployment checks, the lazy ****s.

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