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Screenshot slide show: Vaporware's greatest hits
Vaporware n: Any piece of technology with equal and excessive numbers of promises and delays. It might be awesome, but you probably won't actually see it. Here is some of the best vaporware in gaming.
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Duke Nukem Forever
Duke Nukem Forever is the Bigfoot of the gaming industry. The eponymous, Bruce Campbell-quoting action hero has been MIA since the much beloved mid-90s action classic. Despite scant evidence and very little progress in proving its existence, die-hard fanatics at 3D Realms insist that it's still on the way.
Announced: 1997
Vaporware status: Hall of fame
