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Techland Call of Juarez: Gunslinger teasing targets Red Dead Redemption 2Oct 8, 2018 - EurogamerTechland's cowboy game Call of Juarez: Gunslinger could be about to make a comeback - of some kind. First came an image of Call of Juarez: Gunslinger on the series official Facebook page, along with the provocative slogan "legends never die"; and then, moments ago, a short video appeared with a message for Rockstar's upcoming cowboy mega-blockbuster Red Dead Redemption 2. "Silas Greaves has something to say to Arthur Morgan and the Van der Linde gang," said the trailer blurb. Read more… The Call of Juarez series quick-draws back onto SteamApr 27, 2018 - Rock, Paper, ShotgunBefore they settled into the steady rhythm of being the Dying Light studio, Polish outfit Techland found their first real footing with the Call of Juarez series, a series of spaghetti-western inspired first-person shooters. While never perfect, they filled a niche that is still woefully under-served to this day. Worryingly, the games recently disappeared from digital storefronts, due to licensing issues with then-publisher Ubisoft. Today, the three not-terrible games in the series return to Steam. (more…) New Call of Juarez Is Called "Gunslinger", But You're a Bounty HunterSep 5, 2012 - KotakuThere's a new Call of Juarez game in town. It's dubbed Call of Juarez: Gunslinger. Here's the game's debut trailer, which features actors. Good thing this is a movie! Oh wait. In Gunslinger, players are a bounty hunter out to get folks like Billy the Kid, Pat Garrett, Jesse James, etc. Gameplay brings back the Concentration Mode, and its players to dodge bullets in slow-mo while firing off rounds. The game also lets players get new skills as well. Last year, Call of Juarez was re-imagined as a modern day cowboy yarn called Call of Juarez: The Cartel. It featured adult language, graphic violence and strip clubs. The game is heading to Xbox Live Arcade, PlayStation Network and PC in 2013, and according to Ubisoft, it will return to the "roots" of the Call of Juarez. Have a look at the screenshots below. I don't see any strip clubs, so perhaps it really is a return to the game's roots? Terrible Gaming Gifts for the People You HateDec 21, 2011 - Kotaku The Holidays are upon us; Chanukah is underway, Christmas is almost here, and it's time to get those last-minute gifts. We've given you ideas for people who already have all the games they want, for people who like science and other thinky pursuits, and for your teenage son who seems pretty normal but who you don't talk to. All those lists, and so many more. But what about that person you just can't stand? What do you get for the nemesis in your life, that jerky brother-in-law, that horrible passive aggressive co-worker? What are some good gifts that subtly (or not so subtly) say "Here, I got you this because I was required to get you something, but actually, fuck off." Never fear! I have polled the staff at Kotaku and come up with a list of spectacularly terrible gaming gifts for people you hate. A Super-Cheap HDMI Cable We've been over this before: the prices for in-store HDMI cables are insane and offensive. So what better way to say "I don't give a crap about you" than giving an obviously online-ordered HDMI cable? The one pictured to the side will set you back a whopping three dollars and one cent, and sends a clear message: "I don't care if you need an HDMI cable; in fact, I don't care if you live or die. I had to get you something, and so I got you this. Enjoy, asshole." ($3.01 from Amazon. Why break the bank?) Duke Nukem Forever You knew this one was going to be on here. Duke Nukem Forever was easily the most flatly bad game I played this year; a blandly offensive, dispiritingly dull, boring game. Hype up the giftee on it—"It's finally here! It's for hardcore manly men only! Prove your mettle and beat it!" Then, they'll be forced to sit through hour after hour of terrible combat, infuriating puzzles, bland dialogue, and soul-crushingly unfunny jokes, all the while wondering when it will get good. Which it will not, not ever. ($9.99 at Newegg.com.) Strategy Guides for Games They Don't Own "Hey, I bet you like video games! What about a guide for this game… you don't even own?" There are few more worthless gifts than the gift of unnecessary information—a strategy guide for an old Game Cube game, maybe a complete walkthrough of Final Fantasy XIII or the like… or you could go insidious and find a first-edition copy of Prima's Mortal Kombat guide, which contains a bunch of incorrect fighting moves. Imagine your frenemy mashing the controller in frustration, trying to figure out why Cyber Sub-Zero's finishing move won't work, even though they're doing the exact right button combination. Imagine that, and smile. (Most guides around $15, Mortal Kombat $13.59 from Amazon. Appears corrected.) Call of Juarez: The Cartel In a near-unanimous nomination from our other editors, Ubisoft's follow-up to the surprisingly good Bound in Blood is one of the worst, most sloppy games of the year. We didn't actually review it, but our friend Justin McElroy at Joystiq summed it up thusly: "The Cartel heartbreakingly not only fails to build upon Bound i...Ubisoft researching new Call of Juarez - surveyNov 25, 2011 - EurogamerUpdate: Techland has offered Eurogamer a statement about the Ubisoft survey. "This is an alleged leak from Ubisoft. They're our business partners and a publicly traded company. Techland is in no position to comment on such rumours. There are no new games we'd like to announce at this time but obviously Techland is working on a number of projects." Original story: Ubisoft is allegedly researching a new Call of Juarez game that appears to favour the Wild West setting of old. A survey sent by Ubisoft to owners of Call of Juarez: The Cartel asked what gameplay set-pieces people would like to see in an "as yet unannounced game", according to The Gaming Liberty. That list of set-pieces gives the impression of an old Wild West setting: * Hunting an outlaw in the rocky mountains; * Defending a ranch attacked by Mexican pistolleros; * Preventing a bank robbery; * Rescuing an innocent man about to be hanged up; * Taking part in a shooting contest; * A gun duel in the empty main street of a town against your worst enemy; * Guarding a fort against a group of outlaws; * Helping a man to escape from the sheriff's office; * Defending a train attacked by Native Americans on horses; * A gunfight in a saloon after a poker game; * Preventing outlaws from pillaging a gold mine; * A fusillade between lawmen and outlaws; The Call of Juarez series, made by Polish Dead Island developer Techland, consists of three games: Call of Juarez, Call of Juarez: Bound in Blood and this year's Call of Juarez: The Cartel. The first two were set in the spaghetti western Wild West. The Cartel, however, was set in the modern day Wild West of Los Angeles and Mexico. The Cartel was critically the weakest of the bunch, which may explain Ubisoft's decision to return to vintage cowboy times. The publisher may also be attempting, however, to piggy-back the runaway success of Rockstar's Red Dead Redemption. If Call of Juarez 4 could be released a year or more before the next Red Dead game, Ubisoft would undoubtedly cash in. But doing so would risk Techland rushing development - a prospect fans who remember the buggy release of Dead Island won't delight at, to say the least. Call of Juarez review awarded 8/10. "Of all the cowboy games in the last few years, Call of Juarez is the one which most feels like it has a soul," concluded reviewer Kieron Gillen. "Impassioned and imaginative, its velocity of invention can make you smile through any flaws. It's a game which you feel someone actually cared about making." Call of Juarez: Bound in Blood was a Ubisoft game, released on PC, PS3 and Xbox 360 in 2009. Bound in Blood ditched Billy and focused on Reverend Ray's past, introducing his brother Thomas along the way. Eurogamer's Call of Juarez: Bound in Blood review awarded 7/10. "It's a little rough and old-school in some places," wrote reviewer Oli Welsh, "but that suits its cantankerous, revisionist mood and down-and-dirty subject matter. But above all, it's a proper western, set in a tangibly real...Call Of Juarez: The Cartel Multiplayer Has Plenty of Drug Dealers and Cops, but Not One HorseJul 13, 2011 - KotakuI'm still trying to absorb the fact that after making my favorite of the Call of Juarez games, developer Techland decided to shift the entire franchise from the old west to modern times and make it about drug dealing. But I adjusted. At least it will deal with a very real modern problem in a modern western setting. Well, not quite. Despite the fact that the game is still about the Mexican city of Juarez, it's U.S. setting is somehow Los Angeles, not El Paso, Texas. For those of you unfamiliar with the geographic of West Texas and Mexico, if it weren't for the whole border thing, El Paso and Juarez would essentially be one huge city. So every time a new video hits, I keep expecting to see some bit of El Paso, or identifiable bits of Juarez, in the videos. But it keeps not happening. This latest video is a quick run down of the multiplayer modes. After watching through it a couple of times it suddenly clicks; This is 25 to Life: Texas. Lucky: Seven Minutes Of Call Of JuarezJul 7, 2011 - Rock, Paper, ShotgunNew Call of Juarez: The Cartel Trailer Gives You Sex, Violence and Modern Drug WarsApr 27, 2011 - KotakuUbisoft's new Call of Juarez game, the one that features modern day cowboys and a Mexican drug war, has a new trailer, full of adult language, graphic violence, strip clubs, cockblocks and other things that may render it NSFW. But this new preview for Call of Juarez: The Cartel will get you up to speed on Techland's big action adventure, due to hit the PlayStation 3, PC and Xbox 360 sometime this summer. If gang members, car chases and catchphrase cliches aren't your thing—maybe you're an Old West era Call of Juarez fan—The Cartel may not be for you. However, if you're looking for more games featuring barely clothed pole dancers this summer, know that Duke Nukem Forever isn't the only ticket in town. Again, there's some objectionable content in here, so watch with caution. Call Of Juarez: The Cartel Trailer Is HereMar 4, 2011 - Rock, Paper, Shotgun“MONEY. DRUGS. AND GUNS,” quoth the new trailer for Call of Juarez’s upcoming modern-day sequel, which is an interesting coincidence as that’s my life motto. Why, only last night I had a bit too much tea and stayed up shooting men in Dawn of War: Retribution until 2am! Ah, this crazy lifestyle of mine will catch up with me one day. But when that day comes and I’m sat there in my wheelchair, old and wrinkled like some forgotten orange, I’ll be able to say that I did it. I stayed up and shot men when I should have been sleeping. I lived the dream. I actually went to see Call of Juarez being demoed last week, and can confirm that it is both as untouchably masculine and resolutely Wild Westy as the footage implies. Will find the time to write about it very soon. Until then- moving pictures! (more…) Call of Juarez Jumps To Modern DayFeb 7, 2011 - Rock, Paper, ShotgunUbisoft have just confirmed another Call Of Juarez (the cowboy FPS series from Techland) game, this time called The Cartel. Here’s what they say about it: “Call of Juarez The Cartel is set in present-day and brings the best elements of the Wild West to a new and modern setting. As a first person shooter with an immersive and mature story, players can expect to embark on a journey like no other – one that will take them from the heart of modern day Los Angeles, California to Juarez, Mexico.” It will also have a “gritty and relevant plot”, and it will be out this summer. I also hear Ubi preview events a-callin’, so proper details shouldn’t be too far away.
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