Duke Nukem will never die. His spirit dwells in our hearts and is a part of all the world’s creation. He’s like an atom, except cooler — you know, the kind of atom that rips off other atoms’ heads and spits down their neck holes. On the flip side he’s now, essentially, a defunct videogame character.Well… perhaps not.
There’s a small chance the Duke could be resurrected via Xbox LIVE Arcade.Gamer Byteshas discovered a notableNukem-related mention in theLinked Inprofile of a previous Interplay programmer and now software engineer at Microsoft, Rebecca Heineman. According to her profile, at one point, she’s worked on an XBLA version ofDuke Nukem: Manhattan Project, a side-scroller originally released in 2002.
And, well, that’s it.
We’re not pumping our fists in celebration quite yet. It’s an interesting listing for sure, but there’s nothing else to go on here in terms of details. Plus,Duke Nukemprojects have a terrible tendency to not rear their heads in consumable capacities. So, instead of being hopeful, we’re waiting to hear that its been canned.
