Whether it’s gamescom, E3 or the Game Awards – a big highlight of these events are the Shadowdrops, games that are announced and come out straight away. On the other side of the scale are the games that we have to wait years and decades for. But which game actually had the longest development time and why? Plus: Over 40 years later: Why someone is still developing games for the C64, Amiga and NES today Most people probably think of Duke Nukem Forever straight away. But with 14 years from the first announcement to the release, this game is actually far from the top of our list. In the video, we tell you why games are so delayed – and why it sometimes even makes sense to announce games very early – and which one we had to wait the longest for. We’ve already made a similar video: Duke Nukem, StarCraft 2 & Co. – When games take a little longer Unfortunately, we wait in vain for a lot of games. Here you can find the videos whose development was discontinued in 2018, 2019, 2020 and 2021. Which game have you been waiting the longest for? Let us know in the comments!