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This is, without a doubt, a huge rumor but if it's true it could signal the completion of a game that's been in development for well over a decade. Kotaku is reporting through unnamed sources that development of Duke Nukem Forever is underway again but not at the first person shooter's original home of 3D Realms. Instead the story claims the game is in the hands of fellow Dallas-based developer Gearbox Software.

Just a recap: 3D Realms spend a ton of time and money to make Duke Nukem Forever but disputes with the game's publisher Take Two Interactive forced lawsuits between the two companies and the shut down of the game's dev team at 3D Realms in May 2009. The legal issues between the two companies were settled earlier this year but details about the settlement were not revealed. One thing that did come up in the lawsuits was that Gearbox was working on a separate spin-off game, Duke Begins, that was halted when the issues between Take Two and 3D Realms begin in 2009.

Reps from Take Two and 3D Realms would not comment on these latest rumors but Gearbox head man Randy Pitchford said he may be able to say something to clarify the issue at this year's Penny Arcade Expo in Seattle in September. Could PAX finally be the light at the end of this long, dark tunnel that is Duke Nukem Forever's development? Stay tuned.

While 3D Realms' Duke Nukem Forever team has been let go and the game itself is now the subject of a big lawsuit between 3D Realms and Take Two Interactive, the original 1996 Duke Nukem 3D still remains one of the best PC first person shooter titles ever made. This week, GoG.com has put that game on sale on its web site along with a related title.

From now until June 1, you can purchase and download both Duke Nukem 3D: Atomic Edition (the original game and its expansion pack) along with the 2002 released 3D side-scroller Duke Nukem: Manhattan Project for just $8.98. That's a 25 percent savings from their normal price. If you already own one of the two games in the bundle you can get the other for a $1.50 savings. It's a perfect way to "come get 'sum" Duke.

GoG.com continues to add games from the Apogee/3DRealms line up of titles to its DRM-free library of games. Today two more games can be purchased and downloaded from GoG.com. One is Duke Nukem: Manhattan Project, the 2002 3D side-scroller that has now become the last Duke Nukem game to be released for the PC (yep we are still waiting for Duke Nukem Forever). Our sister site Joystiq is actually giving away 10 free GoG.com copies of the game in a new contest

Also released today is Blake Stone, an early 1993 released first person shooter genre title that mixed sci-fi and super-spy genre. Both Apogee titles can be bought for $5.99 each at GoG.com