Red alert! Gemma Atkinson and Jenny McCarthy go head to head in video game battle of the babes
Gamers are drooling in anticipation of the release of new video game Command and Conquer: Red Alert 3.
And not just because of the stunning computer graphics on offer.
Blonde babes Gemma Atkinson, formerly of Hollyoaks, and US comedian Jenny McCarthy have been signed up to appear in video sequences for the new EA game.
Gun toting: Jenny assumes an Angelina Jolie style pose in new EA action game Red Alert 3
Gemma will be playing the role of Lt Eva McKenna, a communications officer for the Allies that EA describes as having a 'sexy twinkle in her eye and a British stiff upper lip.'
Gemma clearly enjoyed camping it up in a Thunderbirds style uniform for her filmed sequences.
And she revealed she is indeed a secret game geek. Clearly touting herself as the next Angelina Jolie.
Gamer girl: Gemma Atkinson reveals her geeky side as she joins comic actress Jenny McCarthy in the battle of the video game babes
Gemma and Jenny both appear in video action sequences in EA game Red Alert 3
Gemma revealed she is a gamer and was keen to explore a strong female role in the video game
Gemma said: 'I'm a gamer and the chance to act in one of the best loved videogames was an opportunity I was really keen to explore - especially as Eva is such a strong female character.
'The worlds of gaming and film are getting ever closer and as an actress I wanted to explore this exciting new area of drama, broaden my acting skills and continue the active, outgoing side of my personality that I showed in I'm A Celebrity... Get Me Out Of Here!' Quite.
Meanwhile comedian Jenny, who is dating actor Jim Carrey has put her comic tendencies to one side to play a gun-wielding member of the Allies.
Bulldog spirit: Gemma plays a British officer with a stiff upper lip
Allies: Jenny stars in the game which features a star-studded cast including Star Trek actor and I'm A Celeb finalist George Takei
The game forms a part of the Red Alert sub-series within the Command and Conquer series of games.
Red Alert 3 tells the story of a super-camp alternate history where the various military powers of the world have begun to master the power of psychic powers and time travel.
Those two powers are mainly the Allies and the Soviets, with the Allies on the verge of victory after another long and bloody campaign.
The Soviet forces have the enemy at their gates and resort to desperate measures to ensure that they can survive.
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