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The first Duke Nukem Forever "History of a Legend" trailer filled us in on the series' inception and early 2D entries, and now Gearbox has released the second episode, which turns the clock forward to the big polygonal transition of Duke Nukem 3D. Check it out, because after all these years, a refresher course on what makes Duke such an important guy is well-needed, especially for our younger readers. Only not too young. Rated 'M' and all that...

Duke Nukem Forever is out June 14 in North America, and June 10 everywhere else. It's been a loooong time. That was a Portal 2 reference. Why did I insert a Portal 2 reference into a Duke Nukem article? Was it even clear that it was meant to be a reference before I told you it was? So many questions, but too few behind-the-scenes trailers to answer them all. Well, at least you have this one.

May 19, 2011

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Duke Nukem Forever is out June 14 in North America, and June 10 everywhere else. It's been a loooong time. That was a Portal 2 reference. Why did I insert a Portal 2 reference into a Duke Nukem article? Was it even clear that it was meant to be a reference before I told you it was? So many questions, but too few behind-the-scenes trailers to answer them all. Well, at least you have this one.

May 19, 2011

Duke Nukem Forever is out June 14 in North America, and June 10 everywhere else. It's been a loooong time. That was a Portal 2 reference. Why did I insert a Portal 2 reference into a Duke Nukem article? Was it even clear that it was meant to be a reference before I told you it was? So many questions, but too few behind-the-scenes trailers to answer them all. Well, at least you have this one.

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Duke Nukem Forever is out June 14 in North America, and June 10 everywhere else. It's been a loooong time. That was a Portal 2 reference. Why did I insert a Portal 2 reference into a Duke Nukem article? Was it even clear that it was meant to be a reference before I told you it was? So many questions, but too few behind-the-scenes trailers to answer them all. Well, at least you have this one.

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