The leak of the Duke Nukem Forever 2001 build

On May 9, 2022, an unfinished version of Duke Nukem Forever from 2001, including the level editor and the full source code, leaked online. The leaker is unknown, but is most likely an ex-employee of 3D Realms. Duke Nukem creator, George Broussard, confirmed its authenticity on Twitter, stating that he did not know who had leaked it and that "there is no real game to play". Head of Apogee Software, Scott Miller, posted his thoughts and what went on during DNF 's development on the Apogee website, stated that "anyone expecting much of a playable game will be disappointed". He then added how "it killed the original 3D/Apogee", stating that there were three things that lead to trouble: being understaffed, no good roadmap, and the slow development time. George Brossard took to Twitter blaming Scott for losing 3D and the Duke IP while calling him a narcissist and a mainpulator.

A fan project aims to bring the leaked version of the game to a more complete state.

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