Duke Nukem
| Duke Nukem | |
|---|---|
Logo used since Duke Nukem 3D | |
| Developer(s) | Apogee Software/3D Realms |
| Publisher(s) | |
| Platform(s) | MS-DOS, Microsoft Windows, Mac OS, Game Boy Color, Game Boy Advance, Sega Saturn, Nintendo 64, PlayStation Vita, PlayStation 4, Game.com, PlayStation, Sega Genesis, Xbox Live Arcade, iOS, PlayStation 3, Android, Linux, Xbox 360, Nintendo DS, Nintendo Switch, Evercade |
| First release | Duke Nukem July 1, 1991 |
| Latest release | Duke Nukem 3D: 20th Anniversary World Tour October 11, 2016 |
Duke Nukem is a video game series and media franchise created by the company Apogee Software Ltd. (now 3D Realms). The franchise follows the titular Duke Nukem as he battles against a military or extraterrestrial force. Originally a series of video games for personal computers, the series later expanded to have games released for various consoles by third-party developers. The first two games in the main series were 2D platformers, while later games have been a mix of first-person and third-person shooters.
In 2010, the rights of the series were acquired by Gearbox Software, who completed the development of Duke Nukem Forever and released it on 10 June 2011 in Europe and Australia and on 14 June 2011 in North America. The franchise generated over $1 billion in revenue by 2001.