The next installment in the Duke Nukem series is rumored to be announced this Friday. There hasn’t been a Nukem game released since 2011.
For starters, the Duke Nukem website currently sports a “Happy 20th Anniversary” banner on the front page. There is also a countdown timer on it, which ends this Friday. Gearbox, the game’s developers, has a panel at PAX West this Friday, right when the timer is set to end.
There have also been a series of tweets being exchanged between Duke Nukem himself and Randy Pitchford, the head of Gearbox. It looks like Nukem just set up his Twitter account on August 24. Take a look below at the friendly banter between the two.
The King is back. Line up, ladies. pic.twitter.com/jiyifNvWzL
— Duke Nukem (@dukenukemgame) August 24, 2016
Whoa, why are you lookin’ at my gun?? Freak. https://t.co/pAzbAMRGTF
— Duke Nukem (@dukenukemgame) August 25, 2016
-Fighting aliens
-Escaping from L.A.
-Saving ALL the chicks
-Having balls of steel https://t.co/pAzbAMRGTF— Duke Nukem (@dukenukemgame) August 25, 2016
Lemme cut to the chase, how many aliens necks have you shit down? https://t.co/OYzpTRu8dS
— Duke Nukem (@dukenukemgame) August 25, 2016
According to the PAX West website, it looks like there will be some “surprises” in store for fans. Perhaps the official announcement of a new Duke Nukem will be made, since there are a lot of signs that point in that direction.