GamesRadar - Borderlands

Borderlands: The Zombie Island of Dr. Ned DLC Now Available (News)

Nov 25, 2009

Tasked with keeping the workers of Jakobs Cove alive, Dr. Ned does his job a little too well, creating flesh eating zombies and other ghastly abominations that now run rampant in this region. Players will have to work alongside Dr. Ned as they embark on an explosive journey to cure the decaying inhabitants of Jakobs Cove in this expansion filled with new formidable enemies, new gruelling quests and rare loot drops.

$44 PS3 and Xbox 360 Game Sale @ Amazon (News)

Nov 24, 2009

Gamerdeals.net:

"Amazon has many recent releases available for $44 w/ free shipping!

Includes:

Left 4 Dead 2
Dragon Age Origins
Borderlands
Madden 10
FIFA Soccer 10
plus many more..."

Borderlands (Screenshots)

Nov 24, 2009

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

Nov 23, 2009

Borderlands is a very entertaining shooter and a rather bland RPG. It rewards dedication with new guns and new things to shoot at, which is all kinds of fun for players who enjoy MMO-style progression. But if its charm and depth hadn’t been abandoned so quickly, it may have been absolutely brilliant.

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: 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.

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 soundtrack set for release (News)

Nov 17, 2009

The Lost Gamer writes "Sumthing Else Music Works, from its licensing relationship with Gearbox Software, has revealed today that they are set to release the Original Soundtrack to the acclaimed title, Borderlands. The game has easily become one of this years most refreshingly unique titles, combining role-playing elements alongside those seen within your usual action packed first person shooter titles."

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."

Borderlands DLC The Zombie Island of Dr. Ned Release Date (News)

Nov 9, 2009

IGN: "2K Games and Gearbox are proud to announce that The Zombie Island of Dr. Ned, the first in a series of downloadable content for Borderlands, will be available for download for Xbox 360 and PS3 starting November 24, 2009 for 800 Microsoft Points ($9.99). Thought you've seen it all? Well get ready to square off against ferocious brain-eating zombies, carnivorous Were-Skags and more as you continue your pursuit for all of that sweet, sweet loot."

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.

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.

PlayStation Deals Update 11/08/09 (News)

Nov 8, 2009

PlayStation LifeStyle writes:

Welcome to our weekly PlayStation Deals. This week it's evident retailers are gearing up for the Holiday Shopping Season with major deals. We've found deals on the PSPgo, upcoming games like Assassin's Creed II, and huge discounts on major Holiday releases such as Uncharted 2, Tekken 6, Borderlands, and Ratchet and Clank Future: a Crack in Time.

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.

Borderlands Now For $50 (News)

Nov 5, 2009

Retailer Amazon.com this week price cut 2K Games' Borderlands for Sony Corp.'s Playstation 3 and Microsoft Corp.'s Xbox 360 to under $50 in a new game sale.

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."

Gamefly Charts: Borderlands on Top (News)

Nov 3, 2009

GamerDeals.net:

"Borderlands is turning into the surprise hit of 2009!

Borderlands takes the top spot on the Gamefly Top Ten 'Most Queued' list this week. New Super Mario Bros. continues it's dominance on top of the Nintendo Wii list, while PlayStation 3 gamers have Uncharted 2: Among Thieves queued up at the top.

Queue up the complete Gamefly Top 10 most requested list:"

Borderlands Xbox 360 version is on fire while PS3 version is struggling (News)

Oct 31, 2009

VGarabia.com: This month has been very crowded with the release of some of the biggest hitters this year. Exclusive Games such as Uncharted 2, Forza 3 are currently enjoying great success in all regions. But what had caught my attention when I saw the latest worldwide sales figures from VGchartz.com is the poor sales of the PS3 version of Borderlands.

Borderlands Patch 1.20 is live (News)

Oct 30, 2009

Been playing Borderlands much? Well you probably already have been prompted to update to version 1.20. The patch is 53 MB and contains the following fixes that have been addressed in PS3 and 360 versions. For the list of fixes and workarounds from the borderlands forums hit the jump!

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

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.

TalkRadar 74 - Hey Vern! (Feature)

Oct 23, 2009

THE INFO BOX
Post date: October 23, 2009
T-Dar 74 length: 2:19:46
Intro song by: Anamanaguchi
Visit TalkRadar on: Twitter | iTunes | TalkRadar Archives ...

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."

Borderlands shortages reported, PS3 fix incoming (News)

Oct 22, 2009

Gearbox says higher-than-expected demand leading to RPG being scarce at stores; developer working on patch for Sony's console.

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 PSN issue identified and fixed (News)

Oct 22, 2009

Brad Nicholson writes -

Rumblings on Gearbox Software's official message board recently indicated that there was a significant problem with the PS3 version of the game. Friends weren't able to join other friends for some wicked PSN-fueled cooperative action. But that issue is no more -- it has been crushed by Gearbox Software technical wizardry.

In a statement just released to the press, Gearbox's marketing VP Steve Gibson said the PSN friends list problem has been identified and resolved. He noted that PS3 owners should be able to rock out with their bros starting now without having to download a patch -- this was an invisible fix on the server side.

Word on the street is that Gearbox used little electric demons -- not tech dudes -- to clean and bandage the server's wounds, which can be attributed, perhaps, to Borderlands bangin' sales.

"We hope that no other issues crop up," Gibson said in the statement, "but the success of Borderlands is exceeding our expectations and there are more players at launch than we expected. In any case, we plan to continue support of Borderlands on all platforms in case anything else crops up."

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."

Borderlands (Review)

Oct 19, 2009

Borderlands lacks the charm of Fallout 3, Mass Effect, or Half-Life 2, but it does offer a crap-ton of ‘roided-out bandits, effed-up dog things, giant spider demons, and screeching pterodactyl beasts to shoot with a crap-ton of guns. And that’s really what it’s about – finding weapons and shooting things with them. You have to assign a skill point now and then, and there’s kind of a story, but those things ...

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."

Borderlands Will Sell For Cheap In Canada (News)

Oct 19, 2009

NextGen Player writes:

"Canadian's who celebrated the $38.83 brand new retail price for Batman: Arkham Asylum can all collectively rejoice once again. In a rare moment of welcome déjà vu, Future Shop, Best Buy Canada and Wal-Mart will all be selling the game for the discounted price of $39.99 on the Xbox 360 and PS3."

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.

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."

Army of Two's Gun System Trumps Borderlands's (News)

Oct 15, 2009

UGO's Paul Furfari writes,

"At the Naughty/Nice Electronic Arts holiday press event in New York City on Wednesday, Alex Hutchinson, Creative Director on the upcoming Army of Two: The 40th Day said his game already trumps the soon to be released title Borderlands in terms of weapon customization."

Borderlands selling for $39.96 on release day at certain Canadian retailer (News)

Oct 14, 2009

InsightBits writes, "As had been the case with Batman: Arkham Asylum, a certain Canadian retailer has decided to sell the upcoming Borderlands for only $39.96 on release day. Gearbox has claimed that Borderlands is the best game they have made so far. We do not know why these great games are selling at significant discounts, but on behalf of all fellow Canadian gamers we would like to express our thanks. We certainly like this trend and hope it continues in the future."

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.

Borderlands Four Pack Available for Pre-purchase (News)

Oct 11, 2009

Steam writes "Get ready for Borderlands 4-player co-op with the Borderlands Four Pack. Get four copies of the game for the price of three"

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

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."

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."

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 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."

Trophy List: Borderlands (News)

Sep 18, 2009

Mike from Project Gamers writes: This trophy list brings up 12 trophies including: 8 hidden, 39 bronze, 3 silver, 0 gold, and 1 platinum trophy!

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."

The games of fall '09 (Feature)

Aug 28, 2009

The end of summer means the beginning of the game season, and today is the last Friday before the game industry’s big holiday push. Publishers jam the fall with games to challenge the true worth of your credit card – a double dog dare in the uncertain economy of 2009. ...

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.

Borderlands new release date and footage (News)

Aug 20, 2009

In this new trailer of Borderlands that was shown at the GamesCom 2009 you can see that at the end a release date appears, that differs from the last trailer.

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.

2K bringing Borderlands to EG Expo (News)

Aug 14, 2009

Eurogamer: More hot Expo facts fresh from the presses for you this morning: 2K Games has announced that concept shooter Borderlands will be playable at the October Expo.

We've always had an intrigued eye on Gearbox's RPG-styled blaster, but the recent visual reboot has turned that intrigue into something a little more sexy. Johnny was certainly quite charmed when he last had a look-see, commending Randy Pitchford for his willingness to take risks. Debuting a new IP in such a potentially mould-breaking style is certainly a brave move, and one we'd love to see rewarded.

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..."

Borderlands Fact Sheet (News)

Jun 8, 2009

Borderlands combines the best in first-person action with player customization and vehicular combat to deliver an exciting Role-Playing Shooter experience. The game features a groundbreaking content generation system allowing for near-endless variety in weapons and item drops. Borderlands allows for multiple players to share the same game experience simultaneously online in co-op gameplay. Players can freely join or leave each other's games at anytime, or choose to play in the full single-player mode. These features, along with a rich and deep fiction that touches upon the mysteries buried beneath the surface of a danger-filled planet, combine to form a breakthrough experience that challenges the conventions of modern shooters.

PlayStation @ E3 2009 - The Games (News)

May 22, 2009

PlayStation LifeStyle writes, "In just over a week, PlayStation LifeStyle will be reporting live from the Electronic Entertainment Expo (E3). We've been trying to get a handle on the plethora of PlayStation games that will be on display from June 2 through June 4, and it's quite astounding. If you weren't excited about the prospect of new announcements for the PlayStation brand, what if we told you there will be over 75 unique PlayStation games on display - that we know about?! While many are multiplatform titles (though the best still appear to be Sony-exclusive), it is a large increase from last year's showing."

Borderlands: An Overview (News)

May 12, 2009

Borderlands is a revolutionary game in that in incorporates, in my opinion, everyone's favorite gaming styles from RPG's, fighting, and first person shooters. This game has a groundbreaking new technology that allows Borderland's incredible layers of game play. Borderlands features a content generation system allowing for near-infinite variety in environments, enemies, missions, weapons, item drops, also vehicle and character customization. The system has a random generator to guarantee a new experience every time. It is said that you will never come across the same weapon twice or have the same experience twice. So for all of you that get used to the maps and try to memorize where the enemies are hiding, this game is not for you. With all of the different types of weapon upgrades, there will be more than half a million weapons available. The physics behind the programming are considered realistic and the rendering, from screenshots viewed and in my opinion, are extremely well done from this type and quality of the game. Rumors have also been spread that there is only one loading screen at the beginning to make available constant game play relating this to Far Cry 2.
This game is made for co-op play and will revolutionize the gaming industry with the random generator. This game has been stalled many times and we are all hoping it is worth the wait. I guess we will just have to drool over the trailers and screenshots awaiting this massive online co-op, 4 players vs., first person shooter that will guarantee a new form of game play.

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.

First image of new Cel-Shaded Borderlands (News)

Apr 9, 2009

Gearbox's amazing looking RPG Shooter has been out of the spotlight for quite some time now, and for good reason. Behind closed doors Borderlands has gone with a completely new style, once a gritty looking shooter is now going to be sporting an interesting and visually striking cel-shaded style and boy is it looking great!

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.

Next-Gen's 30 most anticipated games of E3 (Feature)

Jul 7, 2008

In choosing games for this list, we kept an eye on games most likely to succeed at the market. We also tried to keep in mind potential critical reception based on developer track record, previous franchise performance, and how the titles have been presented in the media thus far. Naturally we also picked the titles we are most excited to play at the show, but in short, these are the games to keep an eye on, because these are the games that ...

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 ...