Last night four middle aged men tried to relive their teenage years of playing some classic Duke Nukem 3D in co-op. The recent release of Duke Nukem 3D: 20th Anniversary Edition World Tour gave us a chance to not only check out the game with some fancy new visual effects, but all new levels designed by some of the game's original creators. We were stoked.
During PAX West this past weekend, Gearbox Software unveiled one of the projects they've been working on for the past few months: Duke Nukem 3D: 20th Anniversary Edition World Tour. Yep, they're bringing back the Duke.
The classic 3D version of Duke Nukem seems to be fairing much better than the more recent Duke Nukem Forever. We've seen a version of Duke Nukem 3D on XBLA last generation, and we saw PC owners get the Megaton version with improved visuals and added 8 player co-op, and now its Sony system owner's turn.
Quick! Duke Nukem 3D Megaton Edition is on the Humble "Awesome Games Done Quick 2015" Bundle! The pay-what-you-want deal is available for a few more days, allowing you to grab ten games and some loot for next to nothing. Since Duke Nukem's online co-op version is there, might as well indulge, right?
Duke Nukem 3D Megaton Edition just got a huge upgrade for owners of the recent release of the classic 1996 shooter which originally developed by 3D Realms. The Steam version of the game now has built in online mulitplayer for up to eight players with Steam integration and more. Better still the release now includes the Build level editor as well as Steam Workshop support for user created levels.
Duke Nukem will never die, and when it comes to his classic 3D outings, we're totally ok with that. Recently released on Steam, Duke Nukem 3D: Megaton Edition packs together the original Duke Nukem 3D along with the enhanced Duke Nukem 3D: Atomic Edition and three expansion packs: Life's a Beach, Duke it Out in D.C. and Duke: Nuclear Winter. It also boasts several servings of Steam features, including achievements and cloud support.
PC classic game Duke Nukem 3D is free for 48 hours over at GoG.com as part of their Winter promotion. The game was released in 1997 for DOS and became an instant hit for PC gamers. Duke Nukem 3D supports four player co-op via LAN or Internet through the entire campaign. We've seen a recent release on Xbox Live Arcade which bumped the co-op count from 4 to 8, as well. The version on GoG is the Atomic Edition.
It's an action packed month of single player reviews. The game that almost never was is finally reviewed in Duke Nukem Forever. Want more? How about inFamous 2, LA Noire, Witcher 2, Red Johnson's Chronicles, Front Mission Evolved, and Thor. Summer drought my butt.
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Duke Nukem Forever will not have a co-op mode. That's right folks - a gameplay element that helped give Duke 3D a special flair will not be available in Duke Nukem Forever. That's the news that came straight from Gearbox Software's Adam Fletcher when I chatted with him today at PAX East after getting some hands on time with the game. While the lack of co-op is heart breaking to me, the fact that I actually played Duke Nukem Forever today is in a way, unbelievable to me.
