Gearbox announces the release of
Duke Nukem 3D: 20th Anniversary Edition
World Tour, the promised update of the first of the two first-person
shooters in the Duke Nukem series. There are details on the shooter revival on
the
Duke Nukem website, and here is the
announcement, including word on the participation of Allen Blum III and Levelord
to create a new fifth chapter:
Gearbox Publishing is proud to announce
that Duke Nukem returns to save babes and kick alien ass once again in Duke
Nukem 3D: 20th Anniversary Edition World Tour. Now at the fingertips of gamers
on contemporary platforms with new, never-before-seen content from the original
development team, this anniversary edition of the landmark first-person shooter
is available digitally starting at 5:00 PM PDT today on the PlayStation®4
computer entertainment system, Xbox One, the all-in-one games and entertainment
system from Microsoft, and Windows PC via Steam® for an MSRP of $19.99. The game
will also be available in disc format at the same MSRP for PlayStation®4 and
Xbox One consoles at GameStop stores in North America beginning on October 18,
2016.
“We feel there isn’t a better way to celebrate 20 years of Duke Nukem 3D than to
get the original team back together and provide this love letter to Duke fans,”
says Steve Gibson, head of Gearbox Publishing. “With all-new content built on
top of what is undeniably one of the most iconic first-person shooters in gaming
history, this is the ultimate Duke Nukem experience for both seasoned fans of
the title and gamers from a new generation experiencing it for the first time.”
Duke Nukem’s brazen return to the limelight sees him saving the world again in a
brand new and bigger-than-ever fifth episode, Alien World Order. Showcasing his
trademark bravado and wielding an arsenal of weapons worthy of The King himself,
Nukem travels to eight iconic new locations to gun down alien scum on his World
Tour, including Amsterdam, Moscow, Paris, Egypt, San Francisco and more in eight
huge new maps from Duke Nukem 3D’s original designers.
In addition to the original game in its full, unabashed glory, Duke Nukem 3D:
20th Anniversary Edition World Tour includes:
- “Hail to the King, Baby!” – Complete, all-new
episode containing eight brand new, classically-designed levels created by
the original designers of Duke Nukem 3D, Allen Blum III and Richard
“Levelord®” Gray
- “Come Get Some!” – All-new original music composed
by Lee Jackson, original author of Duke Nukem’s iconic theme “Grabbag” and
sound designer for Duke Nukem 3D, along with new one-liners from the voice
of Duke himself, Jon St. John
- “I’ve Got Balls of Steel!” – All-new
behind-the-scenes commentary from the original development team, accessible
in-game
- “I’m Lookin’ Good!” – Play the game using the
original 1996 graphics engine or toggle in real time to play with the
original content rendered at improved fidelity and frame rate using
Gearbox’s all-new “True3D Rendering” mode
- “Ooh, That’s Gotta Hurt!” – Duke it out online
with up to eight players in Dukematch or team up in eight-player online
co-op