Duke Nukem Forever Demo Coming on June 3

Gearbox Software released the above video today in a very similar fashion to the last one. If you don't remember, that resulted in a delay of the game's release from May 3 to June 14. After strongly hinting that another delay had hit the game -- and after nearly a decade-and-a-half wait, who would have really been surprised? -- Gearbox instead simply announced that Forever's demo will be available on June 3.

The demo will only be available to First Access Club members, which you can become by pre-ordering Forever from select retailers (or by buying Borderlands' Game of the Year edition). According to the official website, participating stores in the United States are limited to Amazon and GameStop. Each of the two is also offering its own exclusive pre-order goodies (detailed here).

If you really want to go all-out, Gearbox is also offering the Balls of Steel Edition that includes a collectible bust, an art book, and more.

I know I can't be the only one who was completely convinced that today's video was leading towards an additional delay. But with the game now just weeks away, it really does look like one of the biggest pieces of vaporware in the history of the industry will finally be released.