Originally in development under 3D Realms, director George Broussard, one of the creators of the original Duke Nukem game, first announced the title's development in April 1997, and promotional information for the game was released in one form or another from 1997 until its release in 2011.Īfter repeatedly announcing and deferring release dates, 3D Realms clarified in 2001 that it would be released simply 'when it's done'. Intended to be groundbreaking, it has become infamous in the video games industry and was considered vaporware due to its severely-protracted development schedule the game has been in development since 1997. It's a sequel to the 1996 game Duke Nukem 3D, as part of the long-running Duke Nukem video game series. It holds the Guinness world record for the longest development for a video game.Duke Nukem Forever is a first-person shooter video game for Playstation 3, Xbox 360 and PC, developed by 3D Realms, Triptych Games, Piranha Games, and Gearbox Software.

Duke Nukem Forever was released on June 10, 2011, to mostly negative reviews.

On September 3, 2010, 14 years after the start of development, Duke Nukem Forever was announced by 2K Games to be in development at Gearbox Software, with an expected release date of 2011. The case was settled with prejudice and details undisclosed in 2010. 3D Realms responded that Take-Two's legal interest was limited to their publishing right.

Take-Two Interactive, which owns the Duke Nukem Forever publishing rights, filed a lawsuit in 2009 against 3D Realms over their 'failure to finish development'. Statements indicated that the project was due to 'go gold' soon with pictures of final development. In 2009, 3D Realms was downsized, resulting in the loss of the game's development team. After repeatedly announcing and deferring release dates, 3D Realms announced in 2001 that Duke Nukem Forever would be released 'when it's done'.

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