In 2010 it was introduced that Interceptor Leisure was engaged on a remake of Duke Nukem 3D, the traditional recreation of taking pictures, booting, and polluting kids’s minds. What had begun as a fan challenge to convey into the then-modern Unreal Engine 3 was given Gearbox’s blessing and renamed from Duke Nukem: Subsequent Gen to Duke Nukem 3D: Reloaded.
A yr later, the Duke remake was put “on maintain”. The challenge’s lead, Frederik Schreiber, wrote in a weblog publish (opens in new tab) that Gearbox’s product supervisor and authorized counsel had instructed him the remake was “getting an excessive amount of consideration from the press and the followers” and that “We had been required to tug all media associated to Reloaded, from our web site and Fb. We had been additionally instructed, to not speak about it anymore.”
On the time, Duke Nukem Without end had been launched to what might generously be known as a blended reception. Gearbox was specializing in DLC in an try at rehabilitating the unloved recreation. When Schreiber requested whether or not Duke Nukem 3D: Reloaded would nonetheless have Gearbox’s blessing be revealed at a later date, he claimed he was instructed, “we won’t let you know if we’ll enable the sport to be launched.”
Schreiber and his group minimize their losses and moved on. Duke Nukem 3D: Reloaded was largely forgotten, till the group known as x0r_jmp, who beforehand leaked an E3 construct of Duke Nukem Without end from 2001, put a construct from September of 2011 up on anonfiles (opens in new tab) on December 31. It is labeled “test-version 0.001” and features a handful of maps, like Hollywood Holocaust, and you may strive some extraordinarily Unreal Match-esque multiplayer with bots.
Again within the day, the most effective issues about Duke Nukem 3D was exploring ranges stuffed with secrets and techniques and interactivity, and seeing town skyline and cinema made shiny and new is a delight. However in case you actually need to replay the traditional FPS now however with some graphical updates and modernization, because of modders you may. This is our information to the easiest way to play Duke Nukem 3D in the present day.
In addition to the leaks regarding Duke’s extra well-known outings, x0r_jmp was chargeable for a leak of canceled 2D platformer Duke Nukem 4Ever, which you’ll play in your browser on the Web Archive (opens in new tab), a downloadable prototype of a big-game looking shooter known as Duke Nukem: Endangered Species (opens in new tab), and a pitch for a Duke Nukem film (opens in new tab). Apparently we have not heard the final of them, because the group says (opens in new tab), “Now we have a number of new releases lined up for 2023, so watch this area for updates!”
As for the group who labored on Duke Nukem 3D: Reloaded, they ultimately had a cheerful ending. As Interceptor Leisure they made a 2013 remake of Rise of the Triad that helped encourage the retro shooter renaissance, then renamed themselves Slipgate Ironworks and went on to co-develop Ghostrunner. At present they’re engaged on Phantom Fury, the sequel to Ion Fury. Frederik Schreiber, who kicked off the Duke Nukem remake, turned CEO of 3D Realms.
