Editing Duke Nukem: Manhattan Project (section)

==Development==
In 1996, [[George Broussard]] was interviewed about future 3D Realms projects: he said that a Duke Nukem side-scroller called ''Duke Nukem Forever'' was in production and was supposed to come out by Christmas 1997.{{citation needed|date=September 2018}} The project was later cancelled, with the name ''[[Duke Nukem Forever]]'' reassigned to the true ''Duke Nukem 3D'' sequel. When ''Manhattan Project'' was first shown to the public, rumours began to spread about it actually being the cancelled ''Duke Nukem Forever'' side-scroller, but this has since been clarified: ''Manhattan Project'' is a game original to ARUSH. A port of ''Duke Nukem: Manhattan Project'' was released to the [[Xbox Live Arcade]] on June 23, 2010, for 800 Microsoft Points (MSP). The release includes two avatar awards (Jetpack and Duke Nukem logo T-shirt) that can be unlocked in game.<ref>{{cite web |date=June 10, 2010 |url=http://legacy.3drealms.com/news/2010/06/duke_nukem_manhattan_project_xbla_announced.html |title=Duke Nukem: Manhattan Project XBLA Announced! |website=3D Realms |access-date=June 10, 2010 |archive-date=June 4, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230604004443/http://legacy.3drealms.com/news/2010/06/duke_nukem_manhattan_project_xbla_announced.html |url-status=live }}</ref>

===Legal status===
In 2004 ''Manhattan Project'' developer [[ARUSH Entertainment]] was bought out by HIP Interactive. Soon afterwards, HIP went bankrupt. Because of bankruptcy proceedings, the legal rights to ''Manhattan Project'' were held by a court-appointed bankruptcy firm. [[3D Realms]] had inquired about retrieving the rights, but had been unable to do so. This has been detailed a few times online by 3D Realms' webmaster Joe Siegler in their online forums.<ref>{{cite web |author=Joe Siegler |date=June 28, 2006 |url=http://forums.3drealms.com/vb/showthread.php?p=337179#post337179 |title=Duke Nukem: Manhattan Project Forum Removed |website=3D Realms |access-date=July 20, 2006 |archive-date=January 12, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230112140823/http://forums.3drealms.com/vb/showthread.php?p=337179#post337179 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |author=Joe Siegler |date=May 11, 2006 |url=http://forums.3drealms.com/vb/showthread.php?p=298288#post298288 |title=ROTT Online |website=3D Realms |access-date=July 20, 2006 |archive-date=January 12, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230112140930/http://forums.3drealms.com/vb/showthread.php?p=298288#post298288 |url-status=live }}</ref> In a June 2006 forum post, Siegler said of the situation:

{{blockquote|Arush got bought out by a larger company. The parent company went belly up, and took Arush down with 'em. DNMP is now the legal property of a court-appointed holding company involved in the bankruptcy proceedings of the parent company whose name I can't remember. [[Scott Miller (programmer)|Scott]] & I tried to contact them about either getting the rights back so we could sell it ourselves, or just releasing it as freeware. Unfortunately, said company "isn't interested in dealing with us", per Scott. So DNMP is in rights hell, unfortunately. I would wager being the folks who "are" Duke Nukem, we could probably fight that and get the rights back, but it wouldn't be worth it, really. A lot of court costs just to release a game as freeware, or sell it when it didn't sell much in the first place.}}

Before all the materials were lost, Joe Siegler was able to recover a copy of the contents of the official ''Duke Nukem: Manhattan Project'' website from a former ARUSH employee, and now hosts the former contents on the 3D Realms Website.<ref name=3dr />

In late February 2009, the online gaming distribution site [[GOG.com]] announced some Apogee Software titles as being available in the future for sale on their site. On this list was ''Duke Nukem: Manhattan Project''.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.gog.com/en/gamecard/duke_nukem_manhattan_project |title=Duke Nukem: Manhattan Project |website=GOG.com |access-date=September 14, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090227085617/http://www.gog.com/en/gamecard/duke_nukem_manhattan_project |archive-date=February 27, 2009 |url-status=dead}}</ref>

The title, along with [[Duke Nukem (video game)|Duke Nukem]], [[Duke Nukem II]], [[Duke Nukem 3D]] and [[Terminal Velocity (video game)|Terminal Velocity]] would be a part of the official launch lineup on ZOOM-Platform.com, which debuted on September 9, 2014. An enhanced mode for the game would be added on June 28, 2023. The enhanced upgrade would provide support for widescreen and ultra widescreen resolutions. This along with easier mod support, a level editor and additional languages. The new features were developed by community members (Green and Zombie), the Jordan Freeman Group and ZOOM Platform themselves.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.timeextension.com/news/2023/07/duke-nukem-manhattan-project-just-got-an-incredible-update-21-years-later | title=Duke Nukem: Manhattan Project Just Got an Incredible Update, 21 Years Later | date=4 July 2023 | access-date=4 July 2023 | archive-date=4 July 2023 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230704191651/https://www.timeextension.com/news/2023/07/duke-nukem-manhattan-project-just-got-an-incredible-update-21-years-later | url-status=live }}</ref>