You could be the next Duke Nukem. Sorta.

May 13, 2009   Leave a Comment  

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Duke Nukem creators are hosting a global online audition to find the next Duke. More inside.

The Old Shoebox: Download Blake Stone: Aliens of Gold

Aug. 1, 2008   2 Comments  

Ahh, 1993. The first person shooter was bursting forth in popularity, but how did Blake Stone fare?

Before E3: Apogee returns to nuke ‘em

July 14, 2008   Leave a Comment  

Leading the charge is fan favorite Duke Nukem. Apogee is bringing three new missions for Duke, called the Duke Nukem Trilogy, to the handheld console market in conjunction with 3D Realms and MachineWorks Northwest LLC.

The Old Shoebox: Download Bio Menace

March 22, 2008   3 Comments  

Bio Menace screenshot from Blast Magazine

In December 2005, Apogee/3D Realms released the classic side-scrolling action game Bio Menace as a freeware “Christmas present” for its customers and loyal fans. At that time, the game had floundered around incompatibility issues and relative obscurity — DOSBox wasn’t a big deal yet. The game is built on the Commander Keen 2D engine and [...]

Duke Nukem Forever teaser trailer

Dec. 23, 2007   Leave a Comment  

Holy shit. How long have we been talking about this one for? 3D Realms has released a teaser trailer for Duke Nukem Forever. “it’s just a teaser, rest assured more is coming,” the company said December 18. Duke Nukem Forever has been in development since 1997. Setbacks, developer problems, distributor problems, technology problems and just [...]

The Old Shoebox: Download “Raptor: Call of the Shadows” Shareware here

Dec. 2, 2007   3 Comments  

Raptor: Call of the Shadows

Today’s Old Shoebox feature is a game that brought me a ton of joy in the mid-90s. The game is Raptor: Call of the Shadows and the CD I originally found it on is called “Aztech’s Super Games,” a red CD-ROM that came bundled with my first 4x CD-ROM drive many years ago. The CD [...]