Patriotic male blonde bombshell Duke Nukem has been wowing gamers for years with his gunplay, foul language and attitude to women.

But now, the character of the game is set to star in his own TV show, produced by none other than premium US TV giant HBO.

Described as ‘perfect for TV’, a spokeman for HBO said that the ‘character epitomises exactly what we love about video games at the HBO family.’

He continued: ‘We know that the reaction to Duke over the years, with his patriotic hard-ass attitude, has been excellent amongst gamers. We even enjoyed Duke Nukem Forever immensely, and when the opportunity arose for us to pick up the TV rights for the character, we had no hesistation. Everything that you’ve come to know and love about Duke will be realised when our series hits the small screen.’

Original developers 3D Realms are said to be assisting in the production of the show to ensure the look and feel of Duke is right, although who HBO acquired the rights from at this point is still unclear as the dispute for the game’s IP continues between 3D Realms and Duke Nukem Forever’s final product developer, Borderlands designers Gearbox Software.

No names have yet to be confirmed for the role, but rumours say that two actors are currently being considered for the role are American Beauty star Chris Cooper and Family Guy voice actor Patrick Warburton, although a younger alternative is being looked at.

“Babes” are also being considered as a major love interest for Duke, with names such as British model Kelly Brook and Community star Gillian Jacobs potentially taking on the task.

Long standing voice actor of Duke John St.John gave his thoughts on the announcement:

HBO hope to have the show done by 2016, but say delays are to be expected with Duke.

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