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‘Duke Nukem’ studio founders clash over what killed the company

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3D Realms (the studio behind Duke Nukem and Prey) have clashed over the downfall of the studio.The studio was first founded in 1987 (then called Apogee Software Productions) and was responsible for developing Duke Nukem.

A sequel to 1996’s Duke Nukem 3D was announced in 1997 but in 2009, the studio were sued by publishers Take-Two for failing to deliver the game.The IP was acquired by GearBox Software in 2010 and Duke Nukem Forever was finally released in 2011.

3D Realms was sold to Interceptor Entertainment in 2014.Now, following a leak of the original 2001 Duke Nukem Forever build earlier this week, founder Scott Miller has shared a blog that blames that game for the downfall of the studio.Well.

Looks like someone leaked a build of #DukeNukemForever from 2001. Now's a good a time as any to tell the truth about Duke Nukem Forever.https://t.co/bhzubEaAkH pic.twitter.com/Qcq8OOY6HT— Apogee Entertainment (@Apogee_Ent) May 10, 2022As well as saying the 2001 E3 trailer “over-represented what was actually playable in the game”, Miller said Duke Nukem Forever is the game “that destroyed 3D Realms and ended up getting the company sold to an investor in Denmark (where it’s still based).

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