New Games on The Great Games Experiment http://www.greatgamesexperiment.com/css/logo.jpg en-us Duke Nukem Forever (DNF) is an upcoming first-person shooter video game being developed by 3D Realms, and is the next game in the Duke Nukem series. It is notable for its protracted development, which has been ongoing since 1997 and has no definitive release date.

Forever stars its titular character, Duke Nukem, and is the fourth game of the main series. Like its predecessor, Duke Nukem 3D, Forever is a first-person shooter and is being directed by George Broussard, one of the creators of the original Duke Nukem game.

The plot of Forever has been presented through released footage and screenshots. 3D Realms released trailers at the 1998 and 2001 E3 conventions and screenshots between those years. However, as Forever has gone through extensive changes since its last trailer, the plot still remains unclear as of 2007.

The status of several secondary characters remains unclear. In the November 1997 issue of PC Gamer, Scott Miller stated that Doctor Proton, Duke's original nemesis, would return. It is unknown if Doctor Proton is still in the game. In the 1998 trailer, Duke was paired up with a female sidekick named Bombshell, but she did not appear in the 2001 one.

The 2001 trailer shows an alien invasion in Las Vegas. It features Duke fighting with several weapons (most prominently a rifle), his Desert Eagle and the shrinking gun. Duke fights the aliens in many areas: a mine, some rural areas, the streets of Las Vegas, on water, indoor areas, etc.

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