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New Call of Juarez game suggested in Ubisoft email survey
Ubisoft recently sent out an email asking players of Call of Juarez: The Cartel to rate specific parts of the game, and regardless of whether the responses all sum up to "This game is suxorz," it suggests that a sequel is already in the works. The survey asks players which console they own, which Call of Juarez title is their favorite, how they would rate The Cartel's graphics, cut-scenes and "being part of a team but having my own interests come first," among other questions. Ubisoft then asks which which of the following (eerily specific) aspects players would want to see in a new Call of Juarez title: 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 Grab your guns and saddle up -- this could be a very bumpy ride.
Zumba Fitness works it out for seventh week on UK chart
Zumba Fitness has now maintained seven consecutive weeks atop Chart-Track's UK all formats chart, with a 33 percent increase in sales this past week. One more week in the top spot and Zumba Fitness will have matched the first-place records held by the likes of Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 and Need for Speed: Underground 2. Adding to the weirdness, Cars 2 sales doubled, placing it in second. The not-very-compelling Call of Juarez: The Cartel enjoyed third and, as if we should be surprised, Just Dance 2: Extra Songs sales increased 127 percent to place it into fourth. We're going to go take a couple Advil to kill this cognitive dissonance. Check out the UK top ten after the break.
Zumba Fitness shakes it atop UK charts for six weeks straight
Zumba Fitness. Six weeks straight. #1. Not only that, but as Chart-Track points out, Zumba Fitness has spent 17 straight weeks atop the Wii Full Price Chart. It currently holds the bronze for unbroken weeks at the top, with Wii Fit so close at 19 weeks and Just Dance 2 not far off at 23 weeks. Ubisoft's Call of Juarez: The Cartel premiered in second, with Harry Potter & The Deathly Hallows Part 2 casting "stupefy" to climb four spots into third. The only real surprise in the top ten was Dungeon Siege 3's sixth place ascension from just outside the top ten, but that was thanks to a price promotion. Also, Earth Defense Force: Insect Armageddon debuted at number 15. Check out the top of the UK charts after the break.
Call of Juarez The Cartel review: Bound in bluh
Woe to the franchise that starts on the wrong footing. When a debut is shaky, it's rare that a follow-up ferrets out the faulty strands of its progenitor's DNA and highlights the worthwhile ones. Call of Juarez: Bound in Blood is one of those rare exceptions that managed to pull it off. The Western FPS refined the shooting mechanics of its predecessor while layering on a mature, well-told story of two brothers at odds and some neat gameplay tricks. So with the series' third iteration, you'd hope for something even closer to perfection, something that masterfully realizes the full potential of the world, mechanics and characters. And if it weren't a cheap, sloppy, misguided failure on practically every level, Call of Juarez: The Cartel just might have pulled it off. %Gallery-127519%
Call of Juarez: The Cartel quietly delayed on PC
Call of Juarez: The Cartel was expected on consoles and PC this week, though the latter version seems to have succumbed to a delay. Valve's Steam service, online retailer Amazon and Ubisoft's release schedule have shifted the game's PC launch date to September 13 in North America. Xbox 360 and PS3 owners can get involved in drug fueled "co-opetition" this week. We've contacted Ubisoft for additional confirmation of the latest PC launch date. Update: Ubisoft has confirmed the delay. %Gallery-127519%
Call of Juarez: The Cartel screens have a few dozen tickets to the gun show
Here's a fun little game: Every screenshot for Call of Juarez: The Cartel has a gun hidden in it. Think you can find them all? Here's a helpful hint: In 95 percent of the screenshots, the gun is gigantic, and in your character's (sometimes fingernail-less?) hands.
Call of Juarez: The Cartel trailer invents words, kills everyone
William Shakespeare wrote "The attempt and not the deed confounds us." We're confounded by both in this Call of Juarez: The Cartel trailer -- the attempt to coin a new word to explain a game mechanic and the unfair fight. What chance does a guy who doesn't even own a shirt have in a gun fight?
Pre-order Call of Juarez: The Cartel on Steam, get Bound in Blood free
Valve has announced that if you pre-order the upcoming Call of Juarez: The Cartel on Steam, you'll get a copy of 2009's Call of Juarez: Bound in Blood for free. Just like a few other previous Steam pre-order deals (Portal 2's granted a copy of the first game ), you'll be able to give the game away to someone else if you already happen to have a copy of Bound in Blood of your own. That's not all: a Steam pre-order will also get you two exclusive in-game weapons, though it's not yet been revealed exactly what those are. Hey -- maybe a chicken cannon. Because, y'know, it's ... a chicken cannon.
Call of Juarez: The Cartel media kicks ass, doesn't stop to take names
Things are rough along the Mexican border. How does a government clean up such a cesspool of crime and lawlessness? Well, if it's a video game, you hire foul-mouthed men and women to kick down doors and shoot dudes like crazy. Results are results, we guess.
Call of Juarez: The Cartel preview: This means juar
I, like many long-time fans I'd imagine, despaired a little bit when I read that Techland was taking their Western franchise in a more modern direction with Call of Juarez: The Cartel. It's a fear the developer is used to addressing. "When we worked on the other Call of Juarez games, we always believed that there were themes of the Western that are still relevant today," said pitchman Blazej Krakowiak. "This is our chance to prove it." To hear Krakowiak tell it, the studio isn't trying to drag the modern era into its Western, it's trying to bring the west into the modern era. %Gallery-115845%
Call of Juarez: The Cartel to feature three-player online co-op
Ubisoft's Call of Juarez: The Cartel is all about threes. Not only is it the third game in the series, it features three main characters: a "gang-affiliated street kid," a "DEA agent with a chronic gambling habit" and a "brutal LAPD detective." Each character is said to have a unique campaign story and ending. Perhaps the most exciting feature of The Cartel is the ability to play as all three characters in online co-op; in which Ubisoft teases there will be a "twist" in the storyline. Get your first look at the unlikely "task force" in the trailer after the break.%Gallery-115845%
Call of Juarez: The Cartel ban proposed in Mexico
Perhaps unsurprisingly, Call of Juarez: The Cartel has angered officials in Mexico. State legislators in the border town of Ciudad Juarez (located in the state of Chihuahua) have asked the Mexican government to impose a ban, arguing that the game's content could potentially make light of recent drug violence across the region and cause children to grow up with a "lack of values." "It is true there is a serious crime situation, which we are not trying to hide," Ricardo Boone Salmon, a congressman for Chihuahua state, told MSNBC. "But we also should not expose children to this kind of scenarios so that they are going to grow up with this kind of image and lack of values." A rating with the ESRB has yet to surface, though the two prior installments both garnered a Mature rating -- the official site's promised "bloody road trip from Los Angeles to Juarez, Mexico" certainly suggests it'll follow suit. State congress leader Enrique Serrano reiterated the needs of the children. "They believe so much blood and death is normal," he said. "Children wind up being easily involved in criminal acts over time, because among other things, during their childhood not enough care has been taken about what they see on television and playing video games." Of course, all of this is predicated upon children playing the game and, aside from the usual argument that parents should be active in their kids' lives, we'd have to say that -- actually, that's about it.
Call of Juarez series goes modern in 'The Cartel'
Ubisoft has just unveiled the next game in the Call of Juarez series, called Call of Juarez: The Cartel, for "next-gen consoles and Windows PC." While the last two games in the series were Old West-themed, developer Techland is actually setting this game in present-day LA and Juarez -- the new setting means that Juarez will just be able to leave you voice mail if you aren't around. "The game will bring the best elements of the Wild West into modern times with a very gritty and relevant plot," said Ubi director of marketing Adam Novickas in the announcement. You'll be able to find out more about The Cartel in the March issue of EGM, and you'll be able to play it this summer. For now, call upon our gallery for the first screens.%Gallery-115845%
