Gregor Punchatz, an animator best known for his work on the monster character models in Doom, headed up making the trailer in The cinematic was recently released on Punchatz's YouTube channel and shows a brief look at what could have been for Duke Nukem Begins - a supposed origin story for the series lead.
Acting as an origin story would make sense according to the Duke Nukem Begins' timeframe. Instead, the studio launched with Duke Nukem Forever in June to a mixed reception.
Have you played Duke Nukem Forever? The mock-up trailer for Duke Nukem Begins, unlike other entries into the Duke Nukem franchise, depicts the game as a third-person shooter with four-player co-op. According to the trailer, the game would have looked to bring back a range of Duke's iconic weapons including his signature pistol and the freeze ray whilst also showing Duke beating enemies to death with their own arms.
In other news, IGN recently reported that the Swedish video games holding company Embracer Group recently announced that it will be adding 8 more studios to its collection.
With both companies now under Embracer, perhaps there is a very slim amount of hope for this Duke Nukem cinematic to become a reality.
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By Padraig Cotter Published Jan 31, Share Share Tweet Email 0. Related Topics Game News duke nukem. The long development cycle can be blamed on a variety of factors. One interview with an anonymous 3D Realms employee stated the Duke Nukem creator George Broussard was constantly trying to improve the game, purchasing a variety of engines and adding a variety of concepts in order to make "Forever" an incredible game.
This led to the team having to often start completely over when using a new engine, and the constant purchases nearly led the company bankruptcy. In addition, the rapidly changing PC market during the late s and early s is a factor, with games shifting from 2D to 3D. Despite the massive hype for the game, 3D Realms was unable to complete the game, shuttering its development staff in It was released in to negative reviews although the game sold fairly well.
Duke Nukem Forever is a first-person shooter starring the King himself, complete with his tongue-in-cheek and fourth-wall-breaking one-liners.
Naturally, the game's plot follows an alien invasion that Duke must put an end to, through whatever means necessary. While the Duke Nukem first-person shooter franchise has failed to expand, a series of Duke Nukem third person shooters have been released on the PlayStation and Nintendo The first of these, Duke Nukem: Time to Kill , was released in The game is a third-person action game in the style of Tomb Raider , with Duke fighting a variety of aliens across four separate time periods.
According to 3D Realms, the games will be "multi-mode," meaning that players can switch from third-person, first-person, isometric, and side-scrolling. At the moment, very little information beyond the game's names and the "multi-mode" has been released. This edit will also create new pages on Giant Bomb for:. Until you earn points all your submissions need to be vetted by other Giant Bomb users.
This process takes no more than a few hours and we'll send you an email once approved. Overview The titular character in Duke Nukem 3D. Games Duke Nukem was well-known for its fast paced gameplay. Duke Nukem II was released based on the popularity of the first game. Despite being in 3D, Manhattan Project is a side-scrolling run-and-gun.
The Devastator weapon is a dual-wielded rapid fire rocket launcher. Duke Nukem Forever in a screenshot from the build. Duke Nukem: Time to Kill was one of three third-person action games in the franchise.
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