So apparently, GameStop will be honoring Duke Nukem Forever pre-orders from looooooong ago, from stores who have long-since been gobbled-up, shuttered, etc.
"With a long-anticipated release like Duke Nukem Forever, we encourage customers who pre-ordered more than a year ago to verify their reservation with their local store prior to launch. Provided the customer has a receipt, we will honor even those pre-orders taken long ago. At this time, we expect that all pre-order customers will receive Duke's Big Package at time of purchase, regardless of when the reservation was made."
(source) Color me freaking impressed! Good show, GameStop. Good show.