Lead and Gold Dated; Pre-Orders and Beta Begin

The PC version of Lead & Gold: Gangs of the Wild West will be released on April 8th on Steam. Pre-orders are now open giving purchasers a 10% discount off of the title's already low $14.99 price-tag.

In addition, pre-order customers will get beta access to the game, which will run right up to the retail release.

I had a chance to play Lead & Gold at GDC 2010 and was very impressed by the game. The game was developed by Fatshark, a Swedish studio made up of veterans from GRIN. How about some features?

• Four distinct playable characters with a multitude of strengths and weaknesses

• A diverse level-up system letting you adapt your character to each game round as it unfolds

• A multitude of different game modes and settings, all with a distinct feeling of the Old West

• Lead and Gold: Gangs of the Wild West will reward players that play as a team through the incorporation of the Synergy system.

• Game modes and mechanics are designed to be easy-to-understand with a minimum of prerequisites