According to the June 9th review it could be out by 12/31/06.
Duke Nukem Forever Arriving This Year?
Take-Two is willing to pay half a million for a faster Forever.
by
David Adams 
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June 9, 2006 - Buried in Take-Two Interactive's 10-Q filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission yesterday is one little nugget which suggests we may see the ridiculously-delayed
Duke Nukem Forever sooner than, well, forever from now.
In a section describing Commitments and Contigencies, Take-Two states it has renegotiated its obligation regarding the title. The company had originally promised to pay $6 million upon delivery of the PC version of Duke Nukem Forever. In March, Take-Two changed the deal: the company will pay $4.25 million for delivery -- but with a bonus promissory note of $500,000 if the game arrives by December 31, 2006.
Of course, this is no guarantee that the next Duke Nukem will appear by the end of the year; it isn't clear how tantalizing half a million dollars looks to 3D Realms, the game's developer. It does appear, however, that Take-Two is as eager as the rest of us to see the game arrive soon.
Console gamers may be left waiting either way -- the promissory note only covers the PC version, and neither company has said whether the game is arriving for platforms like the Xbox 360 or PS3.
http://pc.ign.com/articles/712/712012p1.html
It's been many years in the "Anticipation" for sure. I can't complain however. With a program called DosBox I can easily run the original 8bit version on an XP machine through a virtual dos window.
