Duke Nukem Forever's 2001 iteration has seemingly leaked Rock Paper Shotgun Support us Join our newsletter Visit our store Sign in / Create account If you click on a link and make a purchase we may receive a small commission. Read our editorial policy. Duke Nukem Forever's 2001 iteration has seemingly leaked Mostly test levels, but it's playable News by Graham Smith Contributor Published on May 10, 2022 10 comments A leaker posting on the message board 4chan has shared a build of Duke Nukem Forever similar to that shown at E3 in 2001. The leaker started posting on Monday and, as collated by Duke fansite duke4.net, has since posted screenshots, videos, and download links. 3D Realms co-founder and Duke Nukem developer George Broussard commented via Twitter that "the leak looks real." "Almost every chapter is present in some form. A huge chunk is playable, a huge chunk is block-outs with no enemies. All of the E3 content is there," wrote the leaker, posting on the infamous anonymous message board as "x0r". Most of the game's weapons are apparently functional. The leaker or leakers apparently released the build, its editor and the full source code. However, when confirming the leak looked real, Broussard also urged people to lower their expectations of what would be available. Yes, the leak looks real. No, I'm 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.- George Broussard (@georgebsocial) May 9, 2022 To see this content please enable targeting cookies. Manage cookie settings "Yes, the leak looks real. No, I'm not really interested in talking about it or retreading a painful past," wrote Broussard. "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." The videos viewable on duke4.net include motorbike driving section, and an extended combat scenario set inside a club. It looks rough - and the leaker says that Duke's planned AI sidekick, called Bombshell, is "not visually present in the game at this point." First announced in 1997, Duke Nukem Forever had a famously protracted development, with several iterations of the game partially created and then scrapped as developers 3D Realms struggled to keep up with design trends and technology. 3D Realms eventually closed down without finishing the game in 2009, leading Gearbox Software to pick up the license, finish the latest iteration of the project and release it to overwhelmgingly negative reviews in 2011. What we got in 2011 was different than the version in development in 2001, however. I remember seeing the E3 trailer that year and being impressed, although it's hard to imagine it being anything other than a deeply old-fashioned (and unfinished) curio now. I probably won't download it to find out. More News Jack King-Spooner's next handcrafted game has a teaser demo out Judero brings chat and action in the Scottish Borders Alice O'Connor 17 hours ago 1 If you were hoping for any Overwatch 2 balance changes then you'll have to wait until season two The next season begins in December CJ Wheeler 18 hours ago 3 The Dead Space remake will chuck random Necromorphs at you as you wander the Ishimura In space, no one can hear you proper bricking it CJ Wheeler 18 hours ago 8 Valve register mysterious new Neon Prime trademark in the US It doesn’t seem to be for a particularly colourful Steam Deck CJ Wheeler 20 hours ago 11 Latest Articles What are we all playing this weekend? Well? Alice O'Connor an hour ago 22 Past Wordle answers Here's an archive of previous Wordle words Ollie Toms 2 hours ago 1 Wordle answer today (Saturday 15 October) Hints and the answer to today's Wordle word Rebecca Jones 9 hours ago Overwatch 2 hero tier list Which are the best heroes in Overwatch 2? Ollie Toms 16 hours ago Supporters Only You're probably better than me at One Many Nobody You go on without… uh, you? Sin Vega 17 hours ago Supporter podcast - The Nate Files episode 13: dry bones Bad science is also FUN science! Alice Bell 18 hours ago Japanese dating show Love Wagon has surprising parallels with Yakuza and Persona My new obsession Ed Thorn 2 days ago If you're hankering after Bayonetta 3, Valkyrie Elysium might be a good substitute It's not out on PC until next month, but the console demo has been a surprise charmer Katharine Castle 1 week ago 4 We've been talking, and we think that you should wear clothes Total coincidence, but we sell some clothes Buy RPS stuff here