Duke Nukem Forever coming in 2008 alongside XBLA title (UPDATED)

By Frank Caron | Published: February 06, 2008 - 04:27PM CT

This just in: Duke Nukem Forever may see release in 2008. No, really. This unprecedented news comes by way of a recent email exchange between developer 3D Realms and the Dallas Business Journal.

While 3D Realms' president Scott Miller notes that the company hasn' t " formally announced any platforms for DNF," it does " make the most sense" that the title would be hitting " the big three," referencing the Xbox 360, PlayStation 3, and PCs. Miller does concede that the company " can' t make an official announcement" because it " may miss the mark by a month or two," but confidence is high in the project due to an " internal push."

Aside from the long-awaited release of the title 11 years in the making, 3D Realms also confirmed plans to bring Duke Nukem 3D to the Xbox Live Arcade with on-line multiplayer and co-op to boot. No date or priced has been confirmed yet.

It has been a long time coming, but there could very well be a day when the game that has been in development longer than the time it took to completely conceive, design, develop, and produce the atomic bomb will hit the streets. What a glorious era for gaming.

Ben' s Update: Well, the information may not be wrong, but it certainly wasn' t meant for public consumption. 3DRealms has just posted about this story on its official web site, and George Broussard sounds just a little angry about the story. " In what appears to be an unfortunate turn of events, there seems to have been some confusion between what was ' off the record' and what was not. I suppose we' re used to dealing with gaming press and not mainstream press. Lesson learned," he wrote.

The release date is still ' when it' s done' , and will be until the appropriate moment. Platforms have not been finalized or announced. You can rest assured that we are moving toward a goal and that the recently released teaser trailer is the start of that process and seeing more of the game, sooner than later.

" We apologize to gamers and web sites everywhere for this series of events. Sometimes, you can be too trusting of people and assume things that come back to bite you," he finishes.