3D Realms Working on “Numerous” Unannounced Duke Nukem Games, Promises Duke “Resurgence”

Posted 12/29/2009 at 2:11am | by Nathan Grayson

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You can huff, you can puff, and you can keep his next major game in development purgatory for 12 years before ultimately declaring it DOA, but you can’t keep Duke Nukem down. And so, while Duke Nukem Forever might as well have been sentenced before its trial even began, 3D Realms isn’t letting that little setback get in the way of its big plans. 

“The next few years should see a strong resurgence in Duke," 3DR CEO Scott Miller said in the first issue of Gamesauce magazine. "There are numerous other Duke games in various stages of development, several due out this year. We are definitely looking to bring Duke into casual gaming spaces, plus there are other major Duke games in production. Almost all of these [projects] are unannounced.”

Of course, a portable trilogy starring gaming’s beefiest gum aficionado has been in the works for a while, as have a few Xbox Live Arcade ports of other Duke games. What really grabbed us, though, was that bit about “casual” Duke Nukem titles. Because nothing says “family friendly kitten ponies” like a 300 lb foul-mouthed gorilla man who only lowers his gun when he’s flashing his cash at a stripper, who in turn flashes something of a far more sinister nature in his direction. 

Also, there’s a bomb that could potentially wipe out millions of people in his name. Bit of a hard sell for anyone outside of Spike TV’s primary target demographic, we reckon. Really, just look at that face. That, sadly, is not a face a mother weened on The Sims and Bejeweled could love. And if she could, we'd have to find a new gruff, tough Man Hero, because Duke will have crossed the same line phrases like "lol" did when our mothers finally caught wind of them.