Although it was canceled back in 2001,Duke Nukem Foreverhas had new gameplay clips leak on the Internet that showed a Las Vegas level for players to explore and navigate through.
The 2001 version ofDuke Nukem Foreveris something a lot of PC fans have been wanting to play since it was announced but seen very little overall. Footage has surfaced on the image-sharing platform imgur that shows gameplay from the canceled game in a Las Vegas themed level. According to the VP from3DRealms, Frederik Schreiber, the game was 90% done when it was canceled in 2001.
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The footage features short clips ofDuke Nukemplatforming and a few death animations from falling off of a ledge. Players are able to speculate what these levels may hold based on this footage and hope that in the future find out if they are correct.
Duke Nukem Foreverwas originally supposed to release in 2001 but was canceled after a troubled development. According to reports, the game was supposed to have RPG elements and offer between 14-16 hours of gameplay. The story revolves aroundobnoxious anti-hero Duke Nukemnavigating around, meeting and saving NPCs, and defeating the infected EDF who is causing all of the problems that the players have to resolve.
Gearbox was reportedly working on getting the licensesforDuke Nukemto complete the development of the 2001 package and place it in a new package for players to experience. Unfortunately, the last anyone heard of this was in 2018 so the process may be going slower than anticipated.
It will be interesting for players to see what Gearbox andRandy Pitchfordhave in store for them if they fully acquire the licenses and can put out a finished product with theDuke Nukemtitle attached to it. Players will learn if the Las Vegas casino levels make it into the game or get retextured and find Duke Nukem in a new area that happens to have the same elements as the original level design.
