One of my favorite PC releases last year was Westerado: Double Barreled. This arcade-y semi-open-world title not only drew inspiration from Spaghetti Westerns, but parodied them as well. And now, you and a buddy can embark upon this tale of revenge together on the Xbox One.

What we now know as the “Western” genre has grown exponentially over the years in both followers and pervasiveness, but what exactly is it that makes the Western so attractive?  Older generations seem to come to it for the sense of freedom it bestows, the dark storylines, the chance to see rad dudes do rad things.  For a few r...

Adult Swim Games has launched an upgraded Steam version of developer Ostrich Banditos' stylishly pixelated open-world adventure game Westerado, greatly expanding the original game's storyline and adding a co-op multiplayer mode.