Duke Nukem Forever gets launch trailer, free DLC for First Access Club
by Alice O'Connor, Jun 02, 2011 1:45pm PDTIf the supposed release of Duke Nukem Forever is all a massive prank, it certainly is a thorough one. Today has brought word that its first multiplayer downloadable content will be free to members of the First Access Club, while the launch trailer has, well, launched.
"Any First Access Club member who has registered as of today will receive the very first downloadable Duke Nukem Forever multiplayer add-on pack for free when it's released!" Gearbox explained today. There's no word on what exactly this will contain, but extra maps and character customisation options are likely candidates.
Developed by Gearbox and published by 2K, Duke Nukem launches for PC, Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3 on June 14 in North America. The European release will, unusually, come first, on June 10. A demo is due out tomorrow for First Access Club members, too.
Here's the launch trailer:
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If the supposed release of Duke Nukem Forever is all a massive prank, it's a thorough one. Today has brought word that its first multiplayer DLC will be free to First Access Club members, while the launch trailer has, well, launched.
If the supposed release of Duke Nukem Forever is all a massive prank, it's a thorough one. Today has brought word that its first multiplayer DLC will be free to First Access Club members, while the launch trailer has, well, launched. : Shacknews
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Call me a cynic but all this day one DLC stuff really only became popular after retail outlets switched their focus to used game sales. I don't doubt that developers had leftover content that they didn't have time to ship the game with but this stuff is almost always linked to some online account so that you won't be able to get the full value from a used game. It's not like the developers are continuing to develop the game after it goes gold just to create good will in the community, it serves a very specific purpose.
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