Warner Bros Interactive did a bit of an experiment when they released Watchmen: The End is Nigh back in March. The third person action-brawler was not released in stores but only via download, a rarity for a major movie-licensed title. It was also designed to be just the first part of a two part episodic game The game itself, however, got only mediocre gameplay reviews.

Now comes word via 1Up.com that the game will finally be heading to retail stores. According to a chat with Søren Lund of the game's developer Deadline Games both parts of the Watchmen game will be a part of the retail package and will ship alongside the movie's DVD/Blu-ray release on July 21. There's still no word on what the second episode will be like nor if the episode will be released via download as well.

Update: The official press release has been issued about the game and its retail release but it does not mention a PC retail version nor a downloadable version for the second chapter.

Download the Watchmen: The End is Nigh demo at Big Download