Duke Nukem 3D: Reloaded

In the fall of 2010, Frederik Schreiber had started throwing around the idea of doing a Duke Nukem 3D remake, originally called Duke Nukem Next-Gen.{{Cite web | url=http://www.dukenukemreloaded.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=9&t=116 |title = Mini Militia}} Schreiber then created a test map to give an idea of what it may look like, which he then took screenshots of and posted on the Gearbox forums.[http://gbxforums.gearboxsoftware.com/showthread.php?t=111335 Duke Nukem 3D: Reloaded – The Gearbox Software Forums] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100930050407/http://gbxforums.gearboxsoftware.com/showthread.php?t=111335 |date=September 30, 2010 }} Shortly after posting the screenshots the images and the project made their way to various gaming sites,{{cite web|url=http://kotaku.com/5651485/well-play-duke-nuke-forever-before-this-duke-3d-remake-is-done|title=We'll Play Duke Nukem Forever Before This Duke 3D Remake Is Done|author=Michael McWhertor|work=Kotaku |date=2010-09-27 |accessdate=2012-01-27 }}{{cite web |url=http://www.destructoid.com/duke-nukem-3d-fan-made-remake-screens-impress-184925.phtml |title=Duke Nukem 3D fan-made remake screens impress |first=Conrad |last=Zimmerman |work=Destructoid |date=2010-09-27 |accessdate=2012-01-09 }}{{cite web |url=http://www.neoseeker.com/news/14988-duke-nukem-3d-fan-remake-looks-sick/ |title=Duke Nukem 3D fan remake looks sick |first=Sean |last=Ridgeley |work=neoseeker |date=2010-09-27 |accessdate=2012-01-09 }} causing a small buzz within the gaming community.

Schreiber went about getting the official permission to continue the project. He first contacted Gearbox Software, who told him to contact George Broussard and Scott Miller at 3D Realms. Schreiber proceeded to contact 3D Realms. The screenshots for the project were enough to convince Scott Miller to a certain degree about the project, but the game would need Take Two's permission for it to happen.

Schreiber again contacted Gearbox, hoping they would have a better relationship with Take Two than 3D Realms. After following the proper channels within Gearbox, he was able to get in contact with PJ Putnam, Vice President and General Counsel of Gearbox Software. Gearbox was interested in helping the project and Schreiber was eventually granted a "personal non-commercial license" to Duke Nukem.[http://gbxforums.gearboxsoftware.com/showthread.php?t=112564 The Gearbox Software Forums] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101015232611/http://gbxforums.gearboxsoftware.com/showthread.php?t=112564 |date=October 15, 2010 }}

Having received official permission to proceed, Schreiber officially announced the game on October 13, 2010, under the name Duke Nukem Next-Gen, revealing he had set up a small team to work with. It was also stated the game would be based on the Unreal Engine 3 and would not require any other game for it to run. On November 4, 2010, the game was officially renamed to Duke Nukem 3D: Reloaded.

The game has been put on an indefinite hold as of September 24, 2011, pending the resolution of differences between the Interceptor Entertainment team and Gearbox Software due to ambiguity on whether or not the finished product would actually be allowed to see release.{{cite web|last=Schreiber|first=Frederik|title=Public Announcement|url=http://www.interceptor-entertainment.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=9&t=2418|work=Project Lead|publisher=Interceptor Entertainment|accessdate=24 September 2011|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141203094845/http://www.interceptor-entertainment.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=9&t=2418|archive-date=3 December 2014}}

Schreiber spoke out on the delay in 2013, stating in an interview published in the July issue of the Danish video-game magazine, gameplay, that it was a direct result of Duke Nukem Forever's disappointing reception. He elaborated, "The problem was that Reloaded, in its then present state, was both a prettier and better game than Forever was. So they [Gearbox] could under no circumstances allow us [Interceptor] to publish it, show it, or do anything at all with it, because it would destroy the sales-opportunities they had left in Forever."{{cite news |title=Udviklerprofil: Interceptor Entertainment|author=Jesper Krogh Kristiansen|newspaper=gameplay|date=20 June 2013}}

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In late December 2022, a playable build of Duke Nukem 3D: Reloaded leaked online that included maps and rudimentary multiplayer functionality. The leak came from x0r_jmp, a group responsible for several other Duke Nukem related leaks, most notably the 2001 build of Duke Nukem Forever leaked earlier in 2022.{{cite web|title=Canceled Duke Nukem 3D remake is the latest Duke project to leak|url=https://www.pcgamer.com/canceled-duke-nukem-3d-remake-is-the-latest-duke-project-to-leak/|author=Jody Macgregor|accessdate=January 1, 2023|date=December 31, 2022|publisher=PC Gamer}}

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• {{Official website|http://interceptor-entertainment.com/site/portfolio/duke-nukem-3d-reloaded/}}
• [http://kotaku.com/5663486/duke-nukem-remake-receives-official-blessing-from-dukes-developers Kotaku story about the game's official announcement]

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