{"id":10039,"date":"2011-02-14T12:52:00","date_gmt":"2011-02-14T10:52:00","guid":{"rendered":""},"modified":"-0001-11-30T00:00:00","modified_gmt":"-0001-11-29T22:00:00","slug":"duke-nukem-forever-balls-of-steel-edition-coming-to-sa","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/business\/10039-duke-nukem-forever-balls-of-steel-edition-coming-to-sa","title":{"rendered":"Duke Nukem Forever Balls of Steel Edition coming to SA"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>2K Games and Gearbox Software have announced the Duke Nukem Forever Balls of Steel Edition. This collector&rsquo;s version will arrive in South Africa alongside the standard edition on 6 May 2011, for PC, Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3.<\/p>\n<p>South African distributor Megarom has said that the Balls of Steel Edition will &ldquo;more than likely&rdquo; be hitting our retail shelves. Although they aren&rsquo;t at liberty to disclose the available quantity, they have revealed that supply will be &ldquo;very limited.&rdquo; Pricing is also unconfirmed for the Ball of Steel Edition. The recommended retail price for the standard edition is R599.<\/p>\n<p>The Balls of Steel Edition of Duke Nukem Forever contains a copy of the game with exclusive Balls of Steel cover art and the following items:<\/p>\n<p>&bull;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Collectible bust of the greatest alien ass-kicker of all-time.<br \/>&bull;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Numbered, limited-edition certificate of authenticity.<br \/>&bull;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 100-page hardcover book: The History, Legacy &amp; Legend: Duke Nukem Forever Art from the Vault.<br \/>&bull;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Duke Nukem Forever postcard series.<br \/>&bull;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Duke Nukem Forever radioactive emblem sticker.<br \/>&bull;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Duke Nukem Forever collectable comic book.<br \/>&bull;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Duke Nukem Forever foldable paper craft.<br \/>&bull;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Duke Nukem Forever poker chips.<br \/>&bull;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Duke Nukem Forever mini-card deck.<br \/>&bull;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Duke Nukem Forever radioactive emblem dice.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/files\/Duke_Nukem_Forever_Balls_Of_Steel_Promotional_Spread_473459117.jpg\" border=\"0\" alt=\"Duke Nukem Forever Balls of Steel Edition\" title=\"Duke Nukem Forever Balls of Steel Edition\" width=\"600\" height=\"420\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Duke Nukem Forever has had a <a href=\"http:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/news\/7445-Gearbox-explains-how-they-nabbed-the-Duke-Nukem.html\" target=\"_self\">tumultuous journey<\/a> thus far, and it&rsquo;s not over yet. Many are not likely to believe the game is actually a reality until they have it in their hands. With the arrival of Forever, the <a href=\"http:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/features\/7469-Duke-Nukem---brief-history.html\" target=\"_self\">Duke Nukem franchise will mark its 20th year<\/a>. The fear now is that the title can&rsquo;t possibly live up to the expectations of over 12 years of development, hype, and a longing for closure.<\/p>\n<p>So sayeth the 2K Games marketing department: &ldquo;Irreverent, politically incorrect, and uber macho, Duke Nukem is the perfect, uncompromising ass-kicking hero to remedy the overdose of today&rsquo;s gaming archetypes. Duke brings his signature brand of babe-lovin&rsquo;, cigar-smoking, beer-chugging and ass-kicking action as he saves the Earth and its babes from hordes of invading aliens. Where will you be when Duke Nukem Forever launches? Better mark your calendars, Duke&rsquo;s legend is being told this May.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/forum\/showthread.php\/11027-Duke-Nukem-Forever-Balls-of-Steel-Edition-announced\" target=\"_self\" title=\"Will you be laying hands on the Balls of Steel?\"><strong>Will you be laying hands on the Balls of Steel?<\/strong><\/a> &lt;&lt; Comments and views<\/p>\n\n\t\t<style type=\"text\/css\">\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 {\n\t\t\t\tmargin: auto;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 .gallery-item {\n\t\t\t\tfloat: left;\n\t\t\t\tmargin-top: 10px;\n\t\t\t\ttext-align: center;\n\t\t\t\twidth: 100%;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 img {\n\t\t\t\tborder: 2px solid #cfcfcf;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 .gallery-caption {\n\t\t\t\tmargin-left: 0;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t\/* see gallery_shortcode() in wp-includes\/media.php *\/\n\t\t<\/style>\n\t\t<div id='gallery-1' class='gallery galleryid-10039 gallery-columns-0 gallery-size-thumbnail'><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/business\/10039-duke-nukem-forever-balls-of-steel-edition-coming-to-sa\/attachment\/duke_nukem_forever_balls_of_steel_promotional_spread_473459117-jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/Duke_Nukem_Forever_Balls_Of_Steel_Promotional_Spread_473459117-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Balls of Steel Edition of long-awaited Duke Nukem Forever has been confirmed for SA<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":157,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_sma_x_autopost_status":"idle","_sma_x_autopost_error":"","_sma_x_post_id":"","_sma_x_attempts":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-10039","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-business"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10039","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/157"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=10039"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10039\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=10039"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=10039"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=10039"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}