Never before seen screen grabs from troubled Forever have been spied online, ex-3D Realms artist Chris Smith posting the snaps after it emerged the developer had folded.

The game was said to be progressing well, despite being a decade in development, but it seems Realms will not get the chance to complete the project after the firm's collapse was confirmed.

Smith has seemingly lost his job, and is moving onto pastures new, a statement on his personal blog reading: "Two years, nine months. Now it's over. It was fun while it lasted. I worked with an extraordinary bunch of artists, designers, and programmers. You will all be missed."

Smith has also posted a selection of the headline-bating screenshots on his site.

By Luke Guttridge