Wanted the gun fighting to last just a tad longer? No worries, Ubisoft is set to reload the fun with some DLC. Pictures on the right, details below: ----------------

Techland and Ubisoft have teamed up once again to release the second title in the Call of Juarez series. Call of Juarez: Bound in Blood (CoJ: BiB) is a prequel to 2007's successful Call of Juarez. CoJ: BiB features a rich story complete with many familiar western themes such as the strength of family, betrayal, lust, love, violence, and greed. Throughout the five Act, fifteen chapter story, gamers will unravel the story of the McCall brothers, including Ray, who was one of the protagonists from the original Juarez game. While the experience may be relatively short -- on the order of six and a half hours for me on Medium difficulty -- there's a hell of a good time to be had, and some intriguing multiplayer options to boot.

SAN FRANCISCO — JUNE 30, 2009 — Today Ubisoft announces that Call of Juarez®: Bound in Blood, the prequel to the Wild West action shooter Call of Juarez, is now available in stores across North America for the Xbox 360® video game and entertainment system from Microsoft, the PLAYSTATION®3 computer entertainment system and  Windows-based PC. Developed by Techland, Call of Juarez: Bound in Blood takes place 20 years prior to the events of the original storyline.Following the story of the McCall Brothers, players enter a quest for the legendary Gold of Juarez leading them from a ravaged Georgia during the Civil War to the Aztec ruins of Mexico. The brothers, Ray and Thomas, make their lawless trail into a truly Wild West, using their superior gun-slinging skills to take out all of those that stand in their way. "Call of Juarez: Bound in Blood is one of the best and most authentic Wild West experiences ever offered as interactive entertainment,” said Tony Key , senior vice president of sales & marketing.  "We know that the Wild West offers a great setting that is underrepresented in the world of interactive entertainment and we are proud to bring this quality product to...

*Update* - 07/01/09, 1:49AM EST - Just finished the campaign =) ... wanted to correct something I wrote yesterday. Turns out there are five Acts and fifteen Chapters. Watch for the review on Friday. Before my full review later this week, I thought I would write up an impressions article on my time with Techland and Ubisoft's newest title, Call of Juarez: Bound In Blood. Hitting store shelves today, the spaghetti western themed FPS has gamers playing out the events leading up to the story in the original CoJ. Be advised, I'll be discussing some of the events that occur in the Story Mode, although with some vagueness, but if you're concerned about spoilers, jump down a few paragraphs. Oh, and be sure to check out the three trailers we have up too.

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