Rumor alert everyone. According to the findings of NeoGAF, a new Duke Nukem game will be unveiled in 25 days. This rumored title is said to be developed by Interceptor – the team behind Rise of the Triad – and a teaser website has been launched (though it’s currently down for maintenance).
A teaser image has also emerged, hinting towards a new Duke Nukem game. After all, one of Duke’s best liners was “It’s time to kick ass and chew bubble gum, and I’m all out of gum”.
In case you weren’t aware of, Interceptor was previously working on a free remake of Duke Nukem 3D that would be powered by Unreal Engine 3. We’ve covered this project back in the days, however it was put on hold and was never released.
Little is known about what this new Duke Nukem game may be. Still, we do know that Interceptor would love to make a ‘different’ Duke Nukem game, meaning that this project may be the free remake of Duke Nukem 3D or a completely new Duke Nukem title.
Here is what Interceptor’s CEO, Frederik Schreiber, said back in November 28th about the current state of Duke Nukem games:
“I’m also personally tired of Pigcops, Turd Jokes, and a Goofy Duke Nukem.I would love to see a Duke Nukem game, taken in a completely new direction. A way more serious and “Badass” Duke, with an epic plot. Something that really brings back Duke as an Action Hero.
That reminds me of how tired I am of strippers, babes etc. in Duke Nukem games, which only degrades Duke’s intelligence even more (there is nothing wrong with Duke Liking strippers and babes, but it shouldn’t be the main plot of a game). Give us a Duke game without strippers, a great sinister villain than can break Duke (Think Bane from DK:Rising), a slightly older, and way more badass/gritty Duke, and a galactic plotline that can be taken seriously, and I’m Sold!”
All in all, a new Duke Nukem title may be heading towards our way, so stay tuned for more!
[UPDATE]
This new Duke Nukem game will be called Duke Nukem: Mass Destruction and will be a top-down action RPG that will be powered by Unreal Engine. Thanks Mark!
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“I would love to see a Duke Nukem game, taken in a completely new
direction. A way more serious and “Badass” Duke, with an epic plot”
Oh no, sounds like Tomb Raider 2013 generic. I suppose we’ll see an XP system, regenerating health and a bow.
lol, very funny :p
I want to hear him say “f*ck bows and regenerating health, they’re for pussies”.
Similar line didn’t save DNF though.
XP system is confirmed… It’s an RPG.
Anything would be better than DNF!
Yep, bring Duke back to his roots! STORY!
Facepalm.
Everyone knows Duke Nukem was famous for the story.
What’s next? Serious Sam as an office temp?
well there is a screenshot that sam has a beard, soooo….
Jesus. There are games that have a certain formula, a formula that you just don’t mess with. Doom, Quake, Serious Sam, Duke Nukem. You can’t take Quake and give it a tactical squad where you can swich between members and one shot kills you. It wouldn’t be Quake anymore. If you take Duke in a completely new direction, it’s not Duke, it’s some generic game. A galactic plot? Sure, lets make it like one of those “cinematic” games, with lots of cutscenes and emotion. I mean, thats what goes as good games today, no?
“. A way more serious and “Badass” Duke, with an epic plot. Something that really brings back Duke as an Action Hero.”
NO.
Nonlinear maps with keycards and multiple weapons.
After all, one of Duke’s best liners was “It’s time to kick ass and chew bubble gum, and I’m all out of gum”.
too bad Rowdy Roddy Piper said it first and said it best in John Carpenter’s They Live.
I’m a big Duke fan so I’m interested in seeing what they’ll come up with, however Duke is not supposed to be serious. And he most definitely is not “someone who can be broken”.
He has always been a ridiculous character, ever since Duke 1 when he told Dr. Proton “I’ll be done with you and make it home in time to watch Oprah.”
I understand that Duke shouldn’t be goofy and babes don’t get much focus. In Duke3d Duke was badass, funny, super serious about himself and joked with everybody else. Babes were just tools for funny adult experience. The story is not that important. Duke is a action movie parody basically. We need a funny story to shoot people and hear Duke’s best lines. Make interactive environment, badass weapons, and awesome gameplay mechanics. I have no problem with pig cops, but introduce new different enemies. AND PLZ KEEP JSJ AS DUKE!
I think all he’s really saying is that someone should actually MAKE USE of the character instead of just recycling the same jokes from 1996.
http://imgur.com/lRvOyLm.jpg
Top-down RPG. All interest is lost for me.
Maybe it’s just a ‘filler’ game to keep people interested in the IP as Gearbox works on the next FPS.
This update is serious?! A top down action RPG??? D:
Interceptor pfft I don’t have faith
Top-down action RPG?
signed out.
lol, and i guess it’s for iOS lol, sign me out too
Top down action RPG Duke Nukem?
Nice to see that the days of whoring Duke Nukem’s franchise name out for quick cash grabs are still alive and well.