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Forever is a long time.

'Duke Nukem still alive' Screenshot duke

Run! It's a programmer!

3D Realms has posted a new screenshot for on-going saga Duke Nukem Forever.

It shows a huge boar-man brandishing some impressively yellow tusks, and proves to us all that the project is still very much alive.

The picture accompanied a job posting on Gamasutra that was advertising for an environment artist. But there's little given away about the game other than the candidate will be working on Xbox 360 and Windows.

It follows news from January when game director George Broussard advertised another vacancy on the site accompanied by what he later confirmed to be an in-game screenshot.

Take-Two is expected to publish the title, but was unavailable for comment at time of writing.

Duke Nukem Forever has been in development for a very long time - 1997, to be precise. And quite a lot has happened since then, as people with more time than sense have decided to document.

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gizmo #1 5 years ago

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Hilarious!
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bdc #2 5 years ago

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Pig cop strips for development funds!
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IAmBatman #3 5 years ago

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"1 user owns this game" apparently. 3dRealms should ask him for a copy.
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The-Bodybuilder #4 5 years ago

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I still don't believe it.
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mcmonkeyplc #5 5 years ago

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OLD
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Steroyd #6 5 years ago

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I wonder if this'll be like the new Wembley...
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_Price_ #7 5 years ago

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Heh, we'll be getting Shenmue / KotOR III screanshots next....
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ZuluHero #8 5 years ago

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Because of the fast moving industry and release of new consoles they obviously have to port all the game code and re-do the graphics for the next console.

Unfortunately it seems like they've gotten into a vicious cycle...

I�m surprised it�s still in development mind. Soooo as a guesstimate for release, I�d say Xbox1080 or PS5
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the_dudefather #9 5 years ago

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did they take the head off a berserker from gears of war and stick on a pig-cop head?
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souljacker2000 #10 5 years ago

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This will never be released.
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Xerx3s #11 5 years ago

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Wow, this guy could apply for a job in GoW2 in the mean time...
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AcidSnake #12 5 years ago

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Steroyd, you appear to own this game, how is it?

Is it all it's cracked up to be?
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ChrisOTR #13 5 years ago

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It must be starting to get difficult to recruit staff for this project, it's cursed!
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Razzajazz #14 5 years ago

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You know what? I don't even want to see this game in my lifetime. Duke Nukem 3D was amazing, one of my favourite LAN games of all time. This can, and will, only be utter shite. Not that Duke was the most coveted, stunning franchise of all time, but 3D Realms have killed it totally.
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Xerx3s #15 5 years ago

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Wow, has it been this long? I can still remember that I was stunned by the graphical awesomeness of <a href='uke_Nukem_Screenshot2.jpg">http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Im ageuke_Nukem_Screenshot2.jpg'>this</a>.

How time flies

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SimonM7 #16 5 years ago

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They obviously haven't really learned anything. Now they're showing even tinier bits of the game than they did back in 2000, and it'll just make people think it's coming out soon. Why can't they just shut up, finish the game, and unveil it at E3 or whatever - like normal fucking people - "when it's done". You'd think, being the trend setter with that expression, it'd actually carry some weight for them.
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Mildew #17 5 years ago

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That's not a screenshot it's a Loch Ness photo...
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jellyhead #18 5 years ago

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Good news!
"On March 21, 2006, 3D Realms CEO Scott Miller stated that when Forever was finished, 3D Realms would begin work on a sequel"

Sweet.
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DUFFKING #19 5 years ago

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i bet they regret calling it 'Forever' now.
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TwistidChimp #20 5 years ago

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dear me, that list really brings it into perspective doesn't it.
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The-Bodybuilder #21 5 years ago

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@ jellyhead

At;east my grandkids will have atleast one game to play.
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Kami #22 5 years ago

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The list does make you think more than anything. Long development times are not entirely unusual, of course, but 10 years and very VERY little information in that time about the project have kind of made it a running joke.

Though if Steroyd has it, I would like some screenies please!
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kangarootoo #23 5 years ago

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Yeah, yeah, yeah. Everyso often some bit of a coder's morning croissant gets released to the public, to gauge whether anyone still gives a shit.

If the internet is set alight with DN fans screaming and fainting they keep going for another year.

If no one bats an eye lid, they finally give up and pedal home.
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space_ace #24 5 years ago

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the project is still very barely alive.

fixed
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chupachups #25 5 years ago

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The problem is, they've been posting screenshots and videos since 1998. It's like the boy who cried wolf, they're just not believeable any more.

The game might well get finished, but until they actually publish it I'm not going to hold my breath...
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Hugundo #26 5 years ago

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Why is there a creature relieving itself in the screenshot?

Edited by 3 at 23/05/07 @ 13:36
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Lawlost #27 5 years ago

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Eurogamer are behind the times, this has gone gold....... hasn't it?
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Hunam #28 5 years ago

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"Eurogamer are behind the times, this has gone gold....... hasn't it?"

BWAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAH!!!!
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Penguinzoot #29 5 years ago

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Really enjoyed reading that list

The thing I don't understand is how 3DRealms can continue to fund DNF after so long. Even if they finished it tomorrow, would they ever make a return on it?
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IAmBatman #30 5 years ago

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> The thing I don't understand is how 3DRealms can
> continue to fund DNF after so long.

Because they have fingers in many game pies. Max Payne and Prey both earnt 3dRealms money, for example.

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MyPointIs #31 5 years ago

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Screw the game, I just want to buy the making of.
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Kropotkin #32 5 years ago

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This has to be the biggest joke in the gaming industry. 10 years? TEN YEARS??? How can a game take 10 years to make? If every developer followed this development cycle we'd still be playing Pong variants! Message to 3d Realms, please stop, no one cares. Go AWAY.
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rogermellie #33 5 years ago

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I have fond memories of playing Duke 3D on a LAN. If they ever do finish it my daughter might be old enough to enjoy as well (she's 2).
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ForbiddenForest #34 5 years ago

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There's a group who play 'all night long' literally all night long over and over again. It usually takes the crowd about an hour to realise. I'm sure this joke could fall into the same category.
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sonsonate #35 5 years ago

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I remember reading about it way back ....

Damn! It has been that long? I must say this: Duke Nukem Forever = DNF = Did Not Finish.

They don't seem to want to give up on it, but I think that they should scrap it and perhaps devote their time to making something worthwhile -- another Prey or Max Payne would be great.. I will never forget Shadow Warrior! I loved that game, even though I only had the demo!
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Vandrius #36 5 years ago

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Now now, STALKER proved it can happen.

Roflcopter.
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