But after this week's tease, the leakers decided to jump the gun. We thought we'd have to wait until June for an answer, as this week's leaker suggested that the build and its source code would be released to coincide with the 21st anniversary of the game's tantalizing E3 2001 trailer. We have played the lost Duke Nukem Forever build from 2001Įarlier this week, a retro game leaker teased '90s shooter fans with something they'd never seen before Was this an elaborate fan-made fake of Duke-like content in a dated 3D engine, or would this turn out to be the real deal? Shortly after the video and its related screencaps made the rounds, former Duke Nukem Forever project lead George Broussard confirmed its apparent authenticity on Twitter, telling fans that 'the leak looks real.' He said that while it may be playable, it shouldn't be looked at as a game, 'just a smattering of barely populated test levels.' These included screengrabs of the build's file and folder lists, along with images from other sections of the game and a higher-res peek at 'the redneck from the E3 trailer.' In addition, the leaker suggested that the build's playable files, source code, and official map editor could be released in June-which would coincide with the E3 trailer's 21st anniversary-and responded to various 4chan doubters by posting additional images based on their requests. It includes a one-minute video of first-person carnage in a very Duke-appropriate environment of a strip club called 'Slick Willy.' The sequence was apparently played and captured by the build's leaker.

The game's latest leak, posted to 4chan on Sunday and widely shared by Duke Nukem fansite, appears to be made of original 2001 code and assets.

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