GamesRadar - Borderlands

Borderlands - The Zombie Island of Dr Ned DLC launch trailer (Video)

Nov 23, 2009

However you play it, Borderlands is a fun, addictive and overwhelming game. It’s a gun-nut’s paradise.

RPG Deals 11/22 - 11/25 + Black Friday Weekend (News)

Nov 23, 2009

Russ has the RPG enthusiast in mind when he scopes out deals all over the place, saying, "Lots this week, unsurprisingly. The better deals will be this weekend, but there are still plenty of deals to take advantage of this week. As a result, simple lists are in effect."

Borderlands (Screenshots)

Nov 23, 2009

All Borderlands codes listed for PC (News)

Nov 21, 2009

VGB has compiled a list of the editable cheat codes for this epic sci-fi shooter-RPG from developer Gearbox. This handful of codes work on the retail and Steam versions of the PC game.

Borderlands: best week one sales of new IP this year (News)

Nov 19, 2009

Borderlands has thrived in the face of fierce competition from Modern Warfare 2, boasting the best week one sales of any new IP in 2009.

Direct2Drive Top 10 Weekly Sales Chart, Nov 8-14 (News)

Nov 19, 2009

Direct2Drive has released it's top ten sales chart for the week ending in November 14.

Borderlands Is Best Selling New IP in 2009, says Gearbox (News)

Nov 17, 2009

The folks at Gearbox Software today declared their new game Borderlands the "fastest-selling original property video game launch of 2009." The Xbox 360 version sold through 418,000 units, placing it third on the all-SKU NPD top 10 chart for October. "In spite of launching towards the end of the month and competing against the first full month of sales of the latest Halo sequel [ODST], Borderlands dominated the Xbox 360 for October taking the #1 best seller position for the platform," the company stated.

Gearbox also pointed out that if you combine the total October sales of the game (545,000 units) across its Xbox 360, PlayStation 3 and Windows PC SKUs, the sales data would place Borderlands above Uncharted 2: Among Thieves and Wii Fit Plus, which took first and second place, respectively during October.

Borderlands Original Soundtrack Coming Next Month (News)

Nov 17, 2009

Sumthing Else Music Works, through its licensing relationship with Gearbox Software, LLC, has announced the Borderlands Original Soundtrack featuring the original musical score from the highly acclaimed videogame Borderlands. Developed by Gearbox Software, Borderlands delivers one of this year's most explosive and entertaining Role-Playing Games (RPGs) by combining the most addictive gaming elements found in First-Person Shooters (FPS) with the deep character development of RPGs. The album includes music from the game composed by Jesper Kyd, Sascha Dikiciyan, Cris Velasco and Raison Varner as well as bonus music tracks by these artists and Tim Larkin.

Borderlands v1.01 Patches Available NOW (News)

Nov 17, 2009

WorthPlaying writes: "Borderlands is an all-new sci-fi action game combining elements of first-person action titles with player customization and vehicular combat. Gearbox has released the first patch (180mb) for the PC edition, fixing bugs, crashes, server issues and other tweaks"

Steam Top 10 Weekly Sales Chart, November 8-14 (News)

Nov 16, 2009

Valve has released their weekly top ten sellers list on Steam for the week ending on November 14.

Direct2Drive Top 10 Weekly Sales Chart, Nov 1-7 (News)

Nov 13, 2009

Direct2Drive has released it's top ten sales chart for the week ending in November 7.

Gearbox had 8 hour Borderlands demo planned (News)

Nov 11, 2009

Gearbox have said that a demo was planned for their critically acclaimed shooter Borderlands. The thing is, it was an eight hour long demo.

Gearbox dev says "Borderlands 2? and "no-brainer" in the same sentence (News)

Nov 11, 2009

VG247: Mike Neumann, Gearbox creative director, has given a clear indication that we haven't seen the back of Borderlands yet.

"Borderlands is really exciting," Neumann told VG247, speaking in an interview published today.

"Everyone here loves the franchise, and it seems like the public is really coming back with praise and love. So yeah, if everything makes sense, Borderlands 2 seems like a no-brainer to me."

Skewed and Reviewed: The Magazine Announces Their Holiday Gift Guide (News)

Nov 9, 2009

Skewed and Reviewed have launched their new magazine with a look at some of the big games for the holiday shopping season. They have also confirmed that the new publication will support Chil's Play which is the charity created by Penny Arcade and have posted subscription info.

Steam Top 10 Weekly Sales Chart, November 1-7 (News)

Nov 9, 2009

Valve has released their weekly top ten sellers list on Steam for the week ending on November 7.

GoGamer Multi-Platform Sale Offers Big Name Titles (News)

Nov 9, 2009

GoGamer has launched their weekend deals, and this time the sale is much more multi-platform than usual. Highlights include sales on Dragon Age: Origins (All), GTA: Liberty City Episodes (360), Tekken 6 (360/PS3), Borderlands (PC/PS3), Brutal Legend (360), and more.

Cliff Bleszinski: "Borderlands is the Diablo of this generation" (News)

Nov 6, 2009

VGarabia.com: Today, the infamous designer has praised Gearbox latest game through his official twitter account.

Direct2Drive Top 10 Weekly Sales Chart, Oct 25-31 (News)

Nov 5, 2009

D2D has released their latest top ten weekly sales chart for the week ending on October 31.

GameStop: Borderlands Has Strong Sales Legs (News)

Nov 4, 2009

"Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 won't be the only title moving units this holiday season."

Steam Top 10 Weekly Sales Chart, October 25-31 (News)

Nov 1, 2009

Valve has released their weekly top ten sellers list on Steam for the week ending on October 31. For the second week in a row Borderlands topped Left 4 Dead 2 pre-orders along with the rest of the field.

Finding tough networking checkpoints in Borderlands? (News)

Nov 1, 2009

Gamer Limit writes "It's no secret that Borderlands has had a reasonably rough week. Bugs, botched releases, patching problems and various other issues have plagued the little FPSRPG that could, with now buzz across social networks and the blogosphere showing upset in 2K Games's choice of Gamespy for matchmaking."

Direct2Drive Top 10 Weekly Sales Chart, Oct 18-24 (News)

Oct 30, 2009

D2D has released their latest top ten sales chart for the week ending October 24.

GameRanger Hits 600 Supported Games With Borderlands, Helps Online Problems (News)

Oct 30, 2009

GameRanger Technologies today announced the addition of Borderlands to the multiplayer matchmaking service, GameRanger. Borderlands marks the 600th supported game after just a year since the PC release of GameRanger.

GameRanger opened to PC gaming in November 2008 with over 500 supported games. A year later, it has now reached 600 supported games with the latest major title, Borderlands. Unlike the built-in service, GameRanger solves router and firewall network problems automatically, making it simple to host online Borderlands games with friends.

"Borderlands provides a strong co-op experience that is best played with people you already know," said Scott Kevill, president of GameRanger Technologies. "I'm very pleased offer an easier way for Borderlands fans to play their friends online."

GameRanger runs on Windows XP, Vista, and Windows 7 and is available as a free download from http://www.GameRanger.com

Borderlands Bug Not GameSpy Related; May Not Exist For GameRanger Players (News)

Oct 29, 2009

GameSpy not at fault for Borderlands' stat-resetting bug, but GameRanger's technology may be immune to it.

Borderlands - Launch trailer (Video)

Oct 28, 2009

However you play it, Borderlands is a fun, addictive and overwhelming game. It’s a gun-nut’s paradise.

2K Addresses Aussie Borderlands Steam Censorship (News)

Oct 28, 2009

AusGamers: So the good news is that copies of Borderlands PC procured by Aussies from Steam definitely won't be censored. The bad news is that if you pre-loaded it already, you'll have to delete your files and download it again - yep, all 7GB of it.

Gearbox Sneaks Stellar Diablo II Reference into Borderlands (News)

Oct 27, 2009

Gamervision writes:
"Gearbox has made their love of Diablo clear while working on Borderlands. They've straight-up said that they tried their best to copy the loot system, and the game can definitely be described as "Diablo with guns."

After playing through the game, it became obvious that they copied more than just the loot system, as seen in the image above..."

Borderlands Accidentally Censored for Aussies on Steam (News)

Oct 27, 2009

Ausgamers: In case the news that we'd be getting a low-violence version of Left 4 Dead 2 wasn't bad enough, it looks like the folks at Steam have made a slip-up while uploading the hotly anticipated PC version of 2K Game's Borderlands for Aussie users of the online content delivery service.

Borderlands trade system may change if people want it to (News)

Oct 27, 2009

Gearbox Studios isn't opposed to changing the way people exchange loot in the fascinating RPS, Borderlands. The catch is that the crew behind the game will move in whatever direction the community wants to in the future -- not now.

"We were pretty careful there," Gearbox's Mikey Neumann said in a recent interview when asked if trade in the game would be expanded. "We wanted free-for-all looting for now. Then we'll look at what the community really latches on to or wants, and we'll move in that direction."

Neumann hasn't encountered a problem with loot-whoring like some complaining about the free-for-all, simply-drop system have been. If there's a dispute, Neumann says he settles it via duels with a hearty helping of the honor system afterward.

Borderlands (Review)

Oct 26, 2009

We’ve discovered a new psychological condition: Gun Envy. It begins with a peek at another player’s weapon stats. Sleepless nights follow. You begin by coveting: opening crates, killing everyone, frantically searching for a bigger, better penis. We mean gun. You end up peeking jealously out of the corner of your eye at your partner’s gleaming Caustic Gamble revolver. You’ll feel inadequate. Less of a man. ...

No Borderlands on Wii "just because," a Claptrap side-scroller? (News)

Oct 23, 2009

TVGB: "Gearbox vice president Brian Martel has said that should the company ever decide to deliver their open-world level up fest Borderlands to Wii users, it wouldn't be just for the sake of having their game on the system."

Play the exclusive Borderlands 'surveillance' game (News)

Oct 22, 2009

Shortages of Borderlands Are Confirmed by Gearbox (News)

Oct 22, 2009

Destructoid posted an article which quoted Gearbox's VP of Marketing Steve Gibson who said that he is aware of the shortages that XBOX 360 and PS3 SKUs of the eagerly anticipated FPS/RPG that people in some regions are experiencing are being dealt with.

Borderlands Signature Series Strategy Guide Now Available (News)

Oct 21, 2009

BradyGames has today released its Official Strategy Guide for Borderlands, the highly-anticipated game from 2K Games and Gearbox Software. This huge guide of over three-hundred and eighty pages covers everything a player needs to make their way through Pandora.

Borderlands "selling out everywhere" (News)

Oct 21, 2009

TVGB: "Borderlands, you know, that RPGFPS everyone's been all gushy about is finally out today, and apparently is doing good."

Pachter: Borderlands Sent to Die (News)

Oct 19, 2009

BeefJack writes: "Borderlands is right on the verge of release, but that isn't a good thing for everyone, especially the title itself Michael Pachter would have you believe anyway. The video game analyst insists the title is being sent to die."

GoGamer Sale Discounts Wolfenstein, ArmA II, Oblivion (News)

Oct 19, 2009

GoGamer's latest 48 hour madness sale is on, offering large discounts on over 30 titles. Highlights include Wolfenstein (40% off), ArmA II (44% off), The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion (60% off) and 22 other titles for under $6.

Australian Game Releases for October 19 - 25 - AusGamers (News)

Oct 19, 2009

For gaming Australians, AusGamers has a handy recurring news post outlining the week's major releases at retail Down Under, this week including the likes of Borderlands, Forza Motorsport 3, Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story and more.

Steam Top 10 Weekly Sales Chart, October 11-17 (News)

Oct 18, 2009

Valve has released their weekly top ten sellers list on Steam for the week ending on October 17.

Video Game Releases for the Week of Oct. 16, 2009 (News)

Oct 17, 2009

GamerDeals.net writes:

"Video game releases are coming fast and furious as the holidays approach!

Highlights this week include Borderlands, FIFA Soccer 10, Bakugan Battle Brawlers, Grand Theft Auto: Chinatown Wars, WWE Smackdown vs Raw 2010 plus a few more gems...

Check out the full list of new video game releases (USA) for the week of October 18, 2009 on Xbox 360, PlayStation 3, Nintendo Wii, Sony PS2, PSP, Nintendo DS, and PC!"

Borderlands launch events kick off with "Extravasplosion" tomorrow night (News)

Oct 16, 2009

Borderlands is just a few days away from release so that means it's time to get ready for some launch parties and events. Gearbox Software is kicking off the festivities with a launch party of its own called the "Extravasplosion" with DJ Mix Master Mike from Beastie Boys. A couple of GameStop stores will also be giving out some swag from Gearbox Software. Details and RSVP link for the party here.

Borderlands DLC Already Announced and Priced (News)

Oct 16, 2009

Gamervision reports: "Wow, that was fast. 2K Games just sent out a press release, announcing that the first DLC pack for Borderlands will hit soon. This might be the first time that DLC for a title was announced and detailed before release."

Games Coming Out This Week (News)

Oct 13, 2009

Here is a list of the games coming out between 10/14/09 through 10/20/09.

Borderlands TV ad (News)

Oct 13, 2009

2K Games has released the TV ad of Borderlands for PlayStation 3, Xbox 360 and PC.

Steam sales chart for the week ending the 10th of October. (News)

Oct 11, 2009

Crowbar Error 42 writes "It that time of the week again where we take a look at the top ten selling PC games on Valve's Steam service."

Borderlands Goes Gold (News)

Oct 9, 2009

Gearbox Software announced today that Borderlands has gone gold. They've finished work on the PC build and it's been sent off to the manufacturer along with the PS3 and 360 versions.

How The 'Borderlands' Pre-Order Guns Work (News)

Oct 8, 2009

MTV Multiplayer: "Pre-ordering "Borderlands" at GameStop nets you 8 unique guns for use in the game. That's not really news, it's been on their site for weeks now. But I have been getting some questions from readers as to how, exactly, the guns will be integrated into the game experience and what their limitations are, so I reached out to Gearbox to find out.

If you pre-order the game, GameStop will give you a download code which basically unlocks the guns for use when you start up the game. The eight guns are spread out among the game's different weapon types, ranging from pistols to sniper rifles to shotguns and rocket launchers. The above screenshot is one such gun, the Vicious Thunder Sniper Rifle. When you start a new character, all of these guns will be accessible from your inventory right from the get-go, so there's no need to level up to use them.

According to Gearbox, each new character you create will have these guns, and there's no limit to who you give them to. So, theoretically, you could create a bunch of starter characters and dole out the weapons to friends that didn't pre-order the game. Or, and I'm just spit-balling here, you could sell them all at the start of the game for a wad of cash (presuming Gearbox didn't have the foresight to set the pre-order guns' value to zero)."

Borderlands - Old Haven gameplay (Video)

Oct 8, 2009

However you play it, Borderlands is a fun, addictive and overwhelming game. It’s a gun-nut’s paradise.

New Borderlands videos! (Preview)

Oct 8, 2009

We recently got some hands-on time with Borderlands, the hybrid shooter/RPG due out later this month. We played a massively power-leveled Lilith character in two of the game’s later areas: Old Haven and The Crimson Enclave. Old Haven is a ramshackle city setting, while the Crimson Enclave is the high-elevation fortress of the Crimson Lance. ...

Gearbox: Borderlands "less boring" than Fallout 3 (News)

Oct 6, 2009

Gearbox boss Randy Pitchford has said that the studio's upcoming action RPG Borderlands will be "less boring" than Fallout 3, in an interview in the latest issue of OXM.

He was talking about Borderlands' action focus, which he thinks will attract an audience who don't have the patience for Bethesda's opus.

"I understand why we do those games [like Fallout 3] but I don't know - do we want that? I think that game could have been much better if it didn't have a single dialogue tree. Honestly. And if it was more action-orientated, and if the shooting was better."

Steam sales chart for week ending 3rd of October (News)

Oct 4, 2009

Crowbar Error 42 writes "It that time of the week again where we take a look at the top ten selling PC games on Valve's Steam service."

Gearbox Learns the Hazards - and Benefits - of Freelancing Your Own Preorder Bonuses (News)

Oct 3, 2009

Not only does Mike Neumann have a lot of loot to drop, he has a lot of loot to collect between now and Oct. 20, if Gearbox's creative director intends to fulfill the promise he made on "Official Borderlands Preorder Day."

Borderlands pre-Order Now Available on Steam (News)

Oct 3, 2009

Borderlands, the new RPS (role playing shooter) from Gearbox Software and Take 2, is now available for pre-order via Steam. Those who pre-order the title from Steam will save 10% off the regular price and be set to play the moment it is released.

Borderlands System Requirements Released (News)

Oct 3, 2009

Gearbox Software has released the system requirements your rig will need to run their role playing shooter Borderlands.

Gearbox: PC version of Borderlands not just a console port (News)

Sep 29, 2009

Gearbox's post-apocalyptic FPS-ARPG Borderlands is coming to town at the end of October. The game will be making an appearance on the PC, Xbox 360, and the PS3. Fans of downloading their game instead of buying it will be happy to hear that the PC version has now been confirmed to be coming to Steam -- so says Gearbox's Twitter.

Gearbox Creative Director Caught in Borderlands Twitter Promise (News)

Sep 28, 2009

Gearbox Creative Director Mike Neumann probably wasn't thinking too clearly when he made a Twitter promise to play online with anyone who preordered Borderlands and now he's suffering for it.

It was a simple enough offer. In a Twitter post yesterday, Neumann wrote, "Today is official Borderlands Pre Order Day. Twitter me a screen of you buying the game and I'll play BLs with you and give you loot." He obviously didn't think very many people would even notice; unfortunately, his plan for some Borderlands fun with a handful of Twitter followers got away from him a bit when Kotaku posted news of his promise.

Borderlands will release on Steam, have extra features (News)

Sep 28, 2009

Destructoid writes:

"About an hour ago we received a tip that a couple Gearbox employees had tweeted about Borderlands coming to Steam. While many people assumed it would be inevitable, I hit up Gearbox to see if I could get official confirmation, and official confirmation I got.

Not only will Borderlands be releasing for download on Steam, Steve Gibson of Gearbox also told us about a couple additional features that will be exclusive to the PC version. Given the amount of unique weapons in the game, you'll probably end up with some sweet-looking gun that none of your friends have. Want to show it off? You'll be able to export item cards to .jpg files. Additionally, the PC version will come with timedemo benchmark software, which admittedly isn't needed for the console versions, but will be a nice touch."

Borderlands Pre-Order Bonus (News)

Sep 28, 2009

JPS Reports: "If you still have not pre-ordered 2K Games' Borderlands for the XBOX 360 and PlayStation 3, now is probably the good idea to go and pre-order it as Gamestop is giving away Weapon Pack codes that will be available as the game comes out..."

"Way more" to Borderlands than what we've seen (News)

Sep 26, 2009

TVGB: "With all the screenshots, videos, interviews and media previews we've seen of Borderlands, and the game's release less than a month away, could it be possible to learn something new about it that would increase the hype this game has going for it even more? Maybe this will do it - everything we've seen so far has been from "the noobie areas of the game," Gearbox CEO Randy Pitchford says."

Gearbox Discusses 'Borderlands' New Game Plus, Total Length (News)

Sep 23, 2009

MTV Multiplayer writes:

"I've spent around 5 or 6 hours with the preview build of "Borderlands." The only reason I haven't spent more time is because the preview build ends. You basically stop getting new quests and can't progress into new zones, as everything's locked off. It's for the best, but the fact that I've played through all that content several times over with different classes is a testament to how much I've enjoy myself. It undoubtedly hits that "Diablo" nerve that makes you not want to put the controller down.

Anyway, given the amount of time I've spent with the game, I was curious just how much meat will be in the final version. Speaking with Mikey Neumann, the Creative Director at Gearbox Software, I found out some rather interesting tidbits about just how long you'll be spending on the twisted planet of Pandora."

New Additions Announced for London MCM Expo Games Line-Up (News)

Sep 14, 2009

As the grand opening of this year's London Games Festival, London MCM Expo was always going to be knee-deep in sweet gaming goodness, giving visitors hands-on experience with upcoming epic titles such as Bandai Namco's Tekken 6, Ubisoft's Assassin's Creed II and Monster Hunter Tri from Capcom. Now three more top developers give you a sneak peek at what they've got planned for October's Expo.

All Take-Two games "need to have a download component" (News)

Sep 2, 2009

VG247: During the Take-Two Q3 2009 financial call tonight, company CEO Ben Feder told investors that while retail is important, downloadable content is a main component to the company's game releases.

Borderlands' new style was a mutiny (News)

Aug 28, 2009

TVGB: "Borderlands was on quite a few peoples radar before the drastic change in its visual style came about, but once those changes were unveiled it seemed the game's visibility all but exploded and suddenly everyone was talking about it. And who's to 'blame' for the rise in popularity? Mutinous artists with nothing else to do."

Gearbox Software: "Borderlands art style took a massive shift that Pitchford initially knew nothing about" (News)

Aug 27, 2009

In an Interview with Strategy Informer, Gearbox Software President, CEO and co-founder Randy Pitchford talked about the unique art style for borderlands, which took a massive shift he initially knew nothing about.

"So, a couple of them - without me knowing about it - went back and looked at all the original concept art we'd done for the game and they found there was a lot of character and personality that was cool." said Pitchford.

Gearbox Software: "Diablo has a huge influence on Borderlands" (News)

Aug 27, 2009

In an Interview with Strategy Informer, Gearbox Software President, CEO and co-founder Randy Pitchford said that Diablo has a huge influence on its upcoming RPS (Role-playing shooter) Borderlands, but only on the role-playing side of it.

"So on that side, it would be Diablo, World of Warcraft but on the shooter side, the core mechanic and the controls, looking down the barrel, things like that, we get that from all the first-person shooters out there." said Pitchford.

Borderlands – hands-on (Preview)

Aug 26, 2009

The voice of Gearbox’s founder Randy Pitchford cuts through the air: “These players were coming up to the crest of a hill and this wall of flame shot up. Some dude emerged and had an Alien-style flamethrower under his arm, and I was like: ‘What the f**k’s that?’” ...

Pitchford talks up Borderlands DLC (News)

Aug 24, 2009

Gearbox president Randy Pitchford reckons "people are going to be surprised when they find out how quickly we're coming, and with what content we're coming", when it comes to Borderlands DLC.

"Also, we're going to watch and see what happens when the game launches, so we can have our plans affected by what our customers want more of," he told Eurogamer and others during a presentation at gamescom.

"But we do have some plans for the initial stuff already in motion, and I'll be announcing that soon."

Borderlands 'can rival GTA?and Halo' (News)

Aug 24, 2009

2K Games is confident that new action title can hold its own this Q4.

2K BeliEves its new IP Borderlands can "stand shoulder-to-shoulder" with this Christmas' biggest games, which include Call of Duty, Halo and GTA.

The Bioshock publisher told MCV that it hopes Borderlands can become a long-term franchise for the firm, and may even spawn a new genre of shooter.

"Borderlands is an incredibly strong offering for this Christmas," said 2K's UK marketing manager Simon Turner.

Eurogamer Expo Signs 12 European Publishers (News)

Aug 18, 2009

Eurogamer has announced that twelve of the games industry's biggest publishers have signed up for this year's Eurogamer Expo. Sony, Microsoft, Electronic Arts and Ubisoft will all bring playable games to the event, along with Eidos, SEGA, Capcom, Konami, 2K Games, Bethesda, Namco Bandai and Deep Silver.

Pitchford: PC Borderlands "destroys console versions in terms of image fidelity" (News)

Aug 5, 2009

Don't mince those words, Randy Pitchford, Gearbox super-honcho. Want to know what Borderlands version to get if you want it looking at its best? PC. It "destroys" the 360 and PS3 versions visually.

"The PC version destroys all the console versions in terms of the image fidelity – assuming you have the hardware for it," he told RPS.

Four things you need to know about Borderlands (Preview)

Jul 30, 2009

Borderlands’ concept is easy to get excited about: take first-person shooting, add role-playing elements, customizable vehicles and potentially millions of weapons, and our brains could very well hemorrhage. We recently had a chance to stop the bleeding by playing a bit of the game’s single-player and co-op modes, an experience that revealed four important facts - one for each of the game’s playable classes - about the wildly ambitous Borderlands. ...

Gearbox CEO "terrified" of Borderlands release (News)

Jul 29, 2009

TVGB: "Releasing something fresh and new is always risky, but especially so during the lead up to the holiday season which is when established brands tend to take up a lot of consumer attention. Add to that an economy that's not in the best shape and anything new and unproven has a few reasons to worry. Gearbox's CEO Randy Pitchford takes that a step further and admits he is "totally terrified" over the upcoming late-October release of their cel-shaded beauty Borderlands."

'Borderlands' Has 3,166,880 Different Weapons (News)

Jul 28, 2009

MTV Multiplayer writes:

"Randy Pitchford, the president and founder of Gearbox, was walking us through the single-player campaign when he was hit by a need to show off a particularly cool gun. Jumping into a debug menu screen, he was able to select a few parameters to find just the sorta gun he was looking for. In this case it was a rocket launcher with the description, "Holy sh*t, it shoots rockets!"

The debug menu was fascinating, though, as it's basically a giant database of all the possible combinations of guns you can have, from sniper rifles with shock damage and a blue scope to uzis with flame effects and a red barrel. For each category the total number of possible guns was listed and, at the top, was the total number of guns that could be created with all the possible combinations.

That number was 3,166,880."

Borderlands UK Release Date Announced (News)

Jul 23, 2009

2K Games have just announced the release date for their upcoming role-playing first person shooter title, Borderlands. It's scheduled to be released on the 23rd of October, 2009 in the United Kingdom.

Gamespot: Borderlands lands Oct. 20 (News)

Jul 22, 2009

At last month's Electronic Entertainment Expo, Gearbox Software revealed that its eagerly anticipated "role-playing shooter" Borderlands would ship in October. Now, with retail lines being drawn in the holiday-quarter sand, 2K Games has locked down the PC, PlayStation 3, and Xbox 360 title's exact launch date: October 20 in North America and October 23 in the UK, mainland Europe, Australia, and other territories.

Borderlands demo a case of "if and when", maybe pre/post-launch (News)

Jul 6, 2009

Gearbox would "love to do a demo," says studio writer Mikey Neumann, and they talk about it "every day" but it might never happen - they just don't know yet.

There's "a lot of factors" keeping them on the game and off a demo right now, they can't predict how time's "going to work out" on the project, but they're "doing really well" though.

Plastic Works Announce Expansion of Services & Technology (News)

Jul 2, 2009

This mid-year update allows Plastic Wax to reveal 2009 collaborations that had been kept under wraps for months: the opening cinematic and unlockable cinematic for Activision's Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen game, two different thirty-second television spots that mix live action and CG (which involved animating the classic Slimer character) for Atari's Ghostbusters, and the E3 2009 CG trailer to launch the new Relic/THQ title Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine. Plastic Wax also has a number of unannounced videogame projects in the works, as well as a feature length film.

Borderlands planning on October release (News)

Jun 8, 2009

Joystiq writes: "Gearbox has confirmed its casual E3 mention to Joystiq that it plans to release Borderlands this October. A company representative told us today that it's looking forward to breaking new ground this fall when the "role-playing shooter with strong co-op and split-screen gameplay" is released. The rep also confirmed that the post-apocalyptic action game will launch simultaneously on Xbox 360, PS3 and PC.

Borderlands had been banging around for a while, then disappeared for an awkward period of time before ultimately reemerging - think: butterfly - with a new art style, which freshened up the title and removed it from "Fallout clone" territory. We'll have our E3 impression of the title up soon..."

Gearbox Unviels Fourth Character for Borderlands (News)

May 1, 2009

You have probably had the conversation with someone about who the fourth person in online play will be. Perhaps a robot? We just didn't know.

Borderlands new art style reveal delayed (News)

Apr 15, 2009

The official Borderlands site relaunch, complete with images that show off the games new art style has been delayed.

Borderlands Leaked on June's PC Gamer (News)

Apr 13, 2009

It has been announced that June's edition of PC Gamer magazine will have the highly anticipated Borderlands as its cover story. It has us all asking, "Will it, or will it not be cel-shaded?".

Borderlands NOT Cel-shaded (News)

Apr 10, 2009

Gearbox Software's Borderlands will not be cel-shaded despite recent rumblings to the contrary.

Developer head Randy Pitchford was straight to the point, totally denying the change.

Borderlands gets ready to unveil official page (News)

Apr 10, 2009

Gearbox has finally made a move to get the official Borderlands website up and running.

Borderlands Now Cel-Shaded? (News)

Apr 9, 2009

Borderlands Guide writes: Those active on the forums know that some major stuff has gone down in the past 24 hours. First, came word that Gearbox has broken their long silence on Borderlands and is sharing details in an upcoming issue of PC Gamer.

Second came this image (thanks JohnnyMac). Although there's no confirmation, the general consensus here and on the official Gearbox forums is that it is of Borderlands. I e-mailed Gearbox tonight to hopefully get some info.

The pic looks legit but comes as a shock. It's a radically different style than we've seen before. Previous screenshots depicted a gritty, rugged gameworld. The alleged new one is less realistic and more stylized. Reads a caption on the image: "Looks like a panel from a comic book. It's, in fact, a screenshot."

Borderlands is Still "On the Radar" (News)

Apr 7, 2009

BeefJack writes: "Gearbox Software has had a rough time lately what with their Brothers in Arms: Hell's Highway game not selling so well and their Aliens game having a not so clear-cut future. One would hope that their sci-fi shooter Borderlands is not destined to a grim fate.

Well according to 2K Games reps the Xbox 360, PlayStation 3 and PC game is still on the 2009 release window."

Contract between Nvidia and 2k Games. (News)

Jan 7, 2009

As of December 22, 2008 Nvidia has a contract with 2k Games to use the new PhysX-technology in up coming game releases such as Borderlands, which will be the one of the first titles in which to have the real-time physics.

Borderlands (Preview)

Sep 26, 2008

What makes Han Solo cool? Why does Mad Max excite us? What is it about Firefly that makes us want to sign up for the interplanetary mercenary lifestyle? It’s hard to say for sure, but the pull of a wild frontier, danger, excellent toys, and rich rewards make for irresistible TV, movies, and games. ...

Borderlands Blend - Day 1: 499,972 More Weapons Than Halo 3 (News)

Sep 25, 2008

According to Blend Games, Borderlands not only has..."more guns than Halo 3, but it also has more weapons than Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare, BioShock and Turok, combined. That's a heck of a lot of firepower at a player's disposal."

The article continues on to say that they will "drop the details on how so many weapons have been made accessible, and what some of them can do."

Borderlands Blend - Day 2: Vehicles You Won't Find In Gran Turismo 5 (News)

Sep 25, 2008

According to the website, that state that it's all about the wheels, roadsters and horsepower. And that games like Forza Motorsport 2 and Gran Turismo 5 have hundreds of different cars and thousands of different parts to add to said cars, but neither game will have the kind of vehicles or extension of customizable parts that are featured in Borderlands.

Over half a million weapons in Borderlands, says Take-Two (News)

Jul 16, 2008

Take-Two just announced at its E3 press conference that Borderlands, its upcoming post apocalyptic game, will contain over 500,000 weapons.

Microsoft to show Mafia II, Borderlands on PC in SF today (News)

Jun 25, 2008

VG247: Microsoft is to show off some new Games for Windows titles later today in San Francisco, apparently including Take-Two duo Mafia II and Borderlands.

T2 Confirms Borderlands, Mafia II for 2009; Midnight Club: Los Angeles This Fall (News)

Mar 11, 2008

Take-Two Interactive clarified the release dates of several upcoming titles that it will be publishing in a conference call today.

The publisher revealed that Gearbox Software's Borderlands (PC, PS3, X360) and 2K Czech's Mafia II (PC, PS3, X360) is positioned for release sometime in Take-Two's 2009 fiscal year, which runs from November 1, 2008 through October 31, 2009.

Borderlands (Preview)

Jan 24, 2008

The most exciting thing about Borderlands is that its very similar to the ‘80s space western cartoon BraveStarr. In fact, apart from the notable absence of Confederate little people in smocks and sentient, anthropomorphic robot horses, Borderlands is just like it - but with more extreme violence. The second most exciting thing about it is that its a little bit like the ill-fated Firefly TV series as well. With that in mind, let us ...

Analyst's 2008 Best Seller List (News)

Jan 12, 2008

Janco Partners analyst Mike Hickey picks what he believes will be the biggest sellers of 2008.

Borderlands (Preview)

Dec 19, 2007

Dec 19, 2007 Guns: lots and lots of guns. Millions of them, in fact. Thats the banner feature of Borderlands thats going to embarrass all those other first-person shooters. Borderlands is a mix of open desert buggy-driving and fast-paced shooting thats coming in 2008. You and three friends bomb around a ruined landscape in souped-up dune buggies, chased by angry mercenaries while protecting threatened colonies from cracked-rhino-hide aliens - the Kraytt. You do so with this: an epic selection ...

Spike TV Awards Announce Presenter, Game Previews (News)

Nov 29, 2007

Spike TV has announced that, at its upcoming Video Game Awards event, it will unveil previews of upcoming titles including Borderlands (2K), Gran Turismo 5 Prologue (Sony Computer Entertainment America), Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six Vegas 2 (Ubisoft) and TNA Impact (Midway).

The company also announced that the event, now in its fifth year, will be hosted by film star Samuel L. Jackson for his third consecutive year, and will also feature a first look at the new DLC Halo 3 Maps from Microsoft Game Studios.

Borderlands (Preview)

Sep 26, 2007

Sept 26, 2007 Trees are so last year. The vegetation of the future is the cactus, the succulent plant best suited to arid climates, barren wastelands and Mad Max-style post-apocalyptic deserts. For proof, you need only look at the games revealed during the last six months: first Bethesdas Fallout 3, then id Softwares Rage, and now Gearboxs Borderlands. Road warriors of the world, ...

Borderlands Xbox 360 Will Not Require HDD (News)

Aug 28, 2007

Gearbox confused about requirements for their own game:

You might remember a little story last week that confirmed with Gearbox President Randy Pitchford that their multi-platform first-person co-op shooter Borderlands would require the hard drive to run on Xbox 360, leaving behind anyone who purchased the Core SKU and didn't want to buy the expensive hard drive accessory. Not long after the story ran, however, Borderlands Lead Programmer Steve Jones announced to Gearbox message boards that Borderlands wouldn't require the hard drive.

GC 2007: Borderlands to Require Hard Drive on 360 (News)

Aug 22, 2007

Following a demo presentation at Games Convention in Germany today, Gearbox president Randy Pitchford confirmed to 1UP that Borderlands -- his upcoming "Indiana Jones meets Mad Max" sci-fi four-player co-op first-person shooter -- will require a hard drive if players choose to play it on Xbox 360.

Because of the way the game procedurally generates everything from weapons to armor, Borderlands has different requirements from typical first-person shooters. "If it weren't for where the 360 and the PS3 have gone, with big hard drives, and lots of memory, and powerful processors, there's no way you can conceive of this as a console game," Pitchford said.

2K's Leipzig Lineup (News)

Aug 20, 2007

2K Games and 2K Sports have just revealed their lineup for the show, and according to Kotaku, the Games folks definitely have the edge here. They'll be showing the intriguing new shooter from Gearbox, Borderlands, as well as Sid Meier's Civilization Revolution, the first Civ game created solely for consoles and handhelds. The Sports team will be showing off Top Spin 3, NBA 2K8 and NHL 2k8. Their press release also indicates that "two new and unannounced games from established and popular brands" will be revealed for the very first time at the show, so keep your browser tuned to Kotaku for details as soon as we get them! Oooo, exciting!