Duke Nukem Forever Released
Announced: April 1997
Released: June 2011
If you thought Final Fantasy XV’s development was crazy-long, at least it didn’t pull a Duke Nukem Forever.
Originally in development under one of the series creators, George Broussard, and development studio 3D Realms, Duke was set to make his return to the first-person shooter scene in big force. The world waited with bated breath. They kept waiting. That waiting was followed by a bit more waiting.
Finally, in 2001, 3D Realms announced the game would be released “when it’s done.” After that, 3D Realms was disbanded due to a lawsuit with publisher Take Two Interactive, who’s undisclosed settlement was reached in 2010. Fast-forward a bit more and finally, the home stretch was within sight. Gearbox Software acquired the rights to finally bring Duke back, and, after fifteen years, Duke Nukem Forever finally released in June 2011. Unlike Duke Nukem, let’s just hope the ten year wait for Final Fantasy XV was worth it.
