Alot of the hype and large following of Duke Nukem came from the continued expansion packs, add-ons and eventually a source code release that gave users the ability to mod and port Duke Nukem to different systems.
Another large fan base was gained just from the sexual content within the game, which in itself caused much controversy and of course built up the hype for the series, some found it offensive, others found it morally questionable, while a good few enjoyed the shock value to the humor that created the “Duke Nukem” icon in most original gamers memories to date.
Duke Nukem Forever having been promised release dates several times in the past, and had become an ongoing joke in the gaming world, most honestly the community thought it would never come out.
Fast forward 15 years from the date of Duke Nukem 3D, and Duke is back on the PC, having traveled through a couple of game engines (Quake, Unreal), faced numerous development problems, and more then its share of bad publicity. Prior to its release and despite all the jokes and criticisms, fans were still lined up and packed at local gaming conferences like PAX and E3 to get their sneak previews of the game that was soon to be released.
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