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2011\u2019s Duke Nukem Forever famously languished in development hell for 15 years before release. Its tumultuous cycle, which began in 1997, spawned several builds and demos by original developer 3D Realms. Today, footage of one of those early versions of the game has appeared online.<\/p>\n
As spotted by GameSpot<\/a><\/em>, a 4Chan<\/a> user known as x0r uploaded footage of a 1-minute, 20-second slice of gameplay from a 2001 demo of the game. The video\u2019s authenticity was confirmed on Twitter<\/a> by Duke Nukem co-creator George Broussard, who served as one of the lead designers on Forever with 3D Realms during its long development. According to Broussard, he has no idea how the footage resurfaced but shot down hopes of a complete, playable build by describing these demos as a \u201csmattering of barely populated test levels.\u201d<\/p>\n Yes, the leak looks real. No, I\u2019m not really interested in talking about it or retreading a painful past. You should heavily temper expectations. There is no real game to play. Just a smattering of barely populated test levels. I have no knowledge who leaked this.<\/p>\n\n