First and foremost, the elusive Duke Nukem Forever is slated for a late 2008 release. As for platforms, Miller explains:

We haven't formally announced any platforms for DNF...But, of course hitting the big three makes the most sense (PC, PS3, 360).

The details are light, but the XBLA version will feature everything you'd expect, including online multiplayer, co-op (unspecified if that is online or not), and your typical scoreboards and achievements. 3D Realms is negotiating with Microsoft to get a release window of "sometime this year" on this title as well.

But this XBLA download makes me wonder—I've always considered LIVE's retro titles to be designed for "glory days" gamers who were looking to recapture magic of years gone by. How many of our younger readers use the service to download games that they never originally played, like Tapper or Doom? How many of you will download Duke Nukem 3D if you like the new version?

'Duke Nukem Forever' confirmed for 2008, coming to home consoles [Dallas Business Journal via Maxconsole]

They ask Miller in a recent interview:

It's been nearly 5 years since the last Duke game on a PC was released and although it was critically accepted, it was perhaps not the Duke game many fans were expecting; is it not a case that Duke's time is now long gone?

First, we fully admit we're screwed up the development of DNF, and it's now an industry joke. I laugh (and cry) when I think about it, too. Our fault is that we set the bar too high, and we tried too hard to make the game to beat all games. In the last 18 months we've taken a much more realistic look at the project, we've hired a truckload of experienced help, and I personally believe we are now on the right track...finally.

Finally. Finally! We look forward to this new realistic look at the project. Really! Michael McWhertor

Scott Miller Interview - The Man Who Would Be King? [YouGamers via 1UP]

3D Realms' CEO Scott Miller took the opportunity to enthusiastically mention that, despite the game being a decade in the making and still unreleased, a sequel to DNF was already being planned. Hey kids! Start holding your breath.... NOW!

He also has this beautiful tidbit about how Microsoft made a mistake getting into the console market:

I said from the beginning, back in the late 90's, that Microsoft made a business mistake getting into the console business. And from a profit and loss standpoint, that has certainly been the case — they've lost well over a billion dollars, enough to sink many Fortune 500 companies. I still think it's a business mistake for them, detracting from their core business strengths (Windows and business software). But, from a personal standpoint, I'm definitely glad they're in the game, so to speak, because despite their loss my company gains tremendously by having another platform to exploit. I hope IBM and Intel also come out with consoles, it would make just as much business sense, after all.

He hopes that IBM and Intel make consoles so they can fail as spectacularly as he thinks the XBox did. People — this is martian moon man logic we're talking about here.

Duke Nukem Forever...2? [1UP]
3D Realms Interview [Firing Squad]