And here comes another 3D Realms leak. In May 2022, the 2001 build of Duke Nukem Forever got leaked online. Then, earlier this month, we got a leaked version of PREY 1995. And now, it’s time to get our hands on the canceled Unreal Engine 3-powered remake of Duke Nukem 3D, Duke Nukem 3D: Reloaded.
Duke Nukem 3D: Reloaded started as a fan project from Frederik Schreiber. The game was initially called Duke Nukem Next-Gen, and Gearbox gave the green light to this project in October 2010. Then, in November 2010, its title was changed to Duke Nukem 3D: Reloaded. However, and after the legal issues between Interceptor Entertainment and Gearbox Software, the game was put on ice.
The leaked build of Duke Nukem 3D: Reloaded is 4.8GB in size, and you can download it from here. This leaked build includes an editor, the source code, and development assets. Below you can also find two gameplay clips from it.
To be honest, I have mixed feelings about this remake. While this is still a WIP build, it has not managed to retain the art style of the original 2D sprites.
Anyway, it will be interesting to see what modders will do with this canceled game now that its source code has been leaked. Perhaps some may continue Interceptor’s work, polish it, and then release it. Now that would be cool.
Enjoy!
Gameplay footage of Duke Nukem 3D: Reloaded (r1514). pic.twitter.com/osLfrMfWfc
— Ash (@juanlurve) December 31, 2022
Gameplay footage of Duke Nukem 3D: Reloaded (r1514) showing off weapons and inventory items in "Duke-TestMap". pic.twitter.com/EaNyj8rR4t
— Ash (@juanlurve) December 31, 2022
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just goes to show that even in 2001 Unreal engine was an impressive bit of kit.
This is UE3 from 2010 …
https://media4.giphy.com/media/7h7KKsA78bLB6/giphy.gif
You right now:
https://uploads.disquscdn.com/images/9968fbefee3120bc505f8f258bd185029362f37a94b5394ead38ba240c7f43ef.jpg
What? This is a 2010 build in Unreal 3
A re-leak! This was leaked back then on TPB. Many idiots downloaded it. No one shared it. Until now!
Another thing leaked? LMAO, from gta 6 to duke nukem forever to duke nukem endangered species to horizon forbidden west to this.
Also i saw some video on someone modyfing the released duke nukem forever to make it good, by the same youtube channel that put up the duke nukem 2001 restoration project trailer. Then you got the serious duke 3d game that instead of making the second episode sci fi, the dude made a blade runner game.
Duke fans got their hadns full for a while.
Gta6 didn’t really leak. All they got was some tests, like the one with the restaurant. It’s a physics and animation test with npc reactions.
I understand how this leaked… It was on purpose but the only other supposed leak recently is horizon for PC.
Interesting, completely forgot about this being a thing!
What would be great is the 2002 build of DNF with bump-mapping, and dynamic shadows…that build had some major graphical/technical upgrades over the 2001 build.
There’s always the 2011 game with mods.
Nice, hoping we get some dumps of cancelled GBC games. Some guys got a Jet Force Gemini build from Bits Studios.
More things to report on, Jon:-
Duke Nukem Forever 1996, cancelled side-scroller iteration:
https://archive.org/details/duke-nukem-forever-1996-side-scroller
https://archive.org/details/duke-nukem-forever-1996-side-scroller-playable
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IGNVOXAfJWs
Duke Nukem: Endangered Species. Cancelled game from the developer of the old Carnivores hunting game series.
https://archive.org/details/duke.-nukem.-endangered.-species-x-0r-jmp_202212
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M5ZDYSnbAdE
Duke Nukem: Critical Mass, cancelled PSP version.
https://archive.org/details/duke-nukem-critical-mass-playstation-portable
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kHLTJG5iByQ
Endangered Species seems themost promising.
This should happen for every mildly relevant cancelled game.
Another leak that can be played 4 to 5 years from now on (maybe).
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