Duke Nukem Forever Tries Its Hand at Parody in New DLC

Logan Westbrook

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Duke Nukem Forever Tries Its Hand at Parody in New DLC


If you've ever had the urge to see Duke Nukem in a silly hat, this new DLC pack is for you.

Duke Nukem fans rejoice, as 2K has announced the first DLC pack for Duke Nukem Forever, scheduled for release later in the year. Called the Hail to the Icons Parody Pack, the pack contains a number of new play modes, and well as new maps and weapons inspired by other popular shooter franchises.

The DLC contains the Freeze Tag game mode, where players must co-operate to freeze and shatter their opponents, the Hot Potato mode, where players see who can hold on to the babe the longest, and the free-for-all Hail to the King mode. The pack also contains four new maps, each with a new weapon. The "Call of Duke" map is set in a war-torn city and features the "N00b T00b." The "Sandbox" map is exactly that: miniaturized Duke's fighting in a toy strewn sandbox with stick bombs, while the "Inferno" map riffs on Doom with lava, teleporters, and the "DFG." Finally, there's "2Forts1Bridge," which breaks out the miniguns, and looking at the screenshots, the novelty hats as well.

The pack will be free to anyone who joined the First Access Club before the release of DNF. 2K doesn't explicitly say it in its release, but it seems a pretty safe bet that the pack will also be available for non-members at some point in the future. 2K is also holding multiplayer events at its office in Novato, California. You can click here [http://www.2kgames.com/blog/new-duke-nukem-forever-content-arriving-this-fall-come-play-at-2k-headquarters-august-4] to find out more details, although you have to be 17 or older to attend.

As with anything so successful, the likes of Call of Duty and Team Fortress 2 are positively ripe for parody. But whether or not Duke Nukem Forever's efforts are actually any good is another matter entirely, as Duke's sense of humor has left a lot of people out in the cold.

The Hail to the Icons Parody Pack comes out this fall.

Source: CVG [http://www.computerandvideogames.com/313210/duke-nukem-forever-parody-dlc-revealed/?cid=OTC-RSS&attr=CVG-News-RSS]


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karloss01

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can't wait to see what they come up with, and being a First access memeber, i'll be getting it for free. it also sounds like a lot compared to other DLC packs from rival companies.
 

Feralbreed

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Fuck Duke Nukem and fuck it's DLC. You're not gonna reel me in by doing a cheap ass parody that just reminds me of the games that I could be playing. Duke Nukem is dead.
 

Jonny49

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Does Duke Nukem Forever even have a solid enough online community to warrant DLC packs?

Either way, it sounds entertaining, especially the freeze-tag mode.
 

Mad1Cow

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If they made a parody of themselves I would be finally tempted to get it. Unfortunately Duke Nukem is just too big for his boots and takes out his frustration on every other better shooter...and it's a sad day when I realise CoD is better than a Duke Nukem game...
 

Hungry Donner

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Parodies of other FPSs is right up Duke's alley, but I think this would have had more impact if DNF itself had been better received.
 

Mad1Cow

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Alon Shechter said:
I thought DNF's sales were an epic fail, how come they make DLC?
Sales weren't that bad actually, the critics just teared into it and I bet a load of people traded it in...
 

Zhukov

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No.

No bloody way.

I bought DNF out of perverse curiosity. But it'll be a cold day in hell before I shell out for a second helping.
 

Fasckira

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A parody for Duke Nukem? I see what you did there.


But no, cant see me or anyone I know going for this.
 

Korolev

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When I read the headline, I was semi-interested. "A parody of Duke Nukem from Gearbox?", I thought, "that could be interesting!". Then I see that it's just parodying and insulting other BETTER games. There's nothing more pathetic than a lousy game poking fun at games far better than it.

They've even failed at Parody. How sad.
 

Vibhor

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I love the sound of the freeze tag mode. Now only if something could be done about the two weapons limit.
 

Trikeen

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There were already hats in the Multiplayer, but speaking as a fan and First Access Club member I can't wait to tear shit up on Inferno. :)
 
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Jonny49 said:
Does Duke Nukem Forever even have a solid enough online community to warrant DLC packs?

Either way, it sounds entertaining, especially the freeze-tag mode.
Freeze tag was already done in Combat Arms.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J0qt3R-GN0w
 

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uguito-93 said:
Alon Shechter said:
I thought DNF's sales were an epic fail, how come they make DLC?
cause gearbox still has truckloads of its borderlands money
heh youre assuming this pack wasnt near ready at release