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The latest issue of MCV is now available digitally, and it features interviews with Electronic Arts, UKIE and Borderlands developer Gearbox. That’s on top of the latest charts data from Chart-Track, the PlayStation Network, Steam, Apple and iOS. This week’s edition also asks what happens now PEGI is law and …
Read More »Borderlands boasts best DLC attach rate this generation
2K Games’ action RPG Borderlands has the highest DLC attach rate of any game this generation. That’s according to Gearbox boss Randy Pitchford, who was speaking to the press as the hype builds for the upcoming Borderlands 2. It had the highest attach rate of any DLC,” he told CVG. …
Read More »VIDEO: Borderlands 2 goes on safari
2K Games has released a new teaser trailer for Borderlands 2, showing off the wildlife players will be called on to slaughter this September. The sequel to the 2009 role-playing shooter gives players the choice of four new characters, each with a deadly special skill –demonstrated in the new footage, …
Read More »Jade Raymond interviewed: June issue of Develop out now
Missed the print issue? Our Q&A with the development luminary is in our digital edition, along with a wealth of other content
Read More »Steamworks chosen for Borderlands 2
PC edition of the game requires Steam authentication, Gearbox reveals
Read More »Borderlands returns this September
2K Games has announced that Borderlands 2 will be arrive in the UK on September 21st. The Gearbox-developed shooter is currently in development for Xbox 360, PS3 and PC. It will arrive in North America three days before Europe on September 18th. Fans who pre-order the game from 2K’s retail …
Read More »Borderlands 2: More than a typical sequel?
Gearbox discusses the challenges of creating a 'true sequel'
Read More »Gearbox: Content dumping ‘a disservice to gamers’
Too many studios recycle material for sequels, says studio's Steve Gibson
Read More »Borderlands 2 officially announced
2K Games has confirmed that it is working on a sequel to Gearbox Software’s popular shooter Borderlands. Borderlands 2 will be released for Xbox 360, PS3 and PC during Take-Two’s next financial year, which begins on April 1st, 2012. A first look at the game will be available to members …
Read More »Gearbox confirms Borderlands 2
A sequel to 2009 role-playing shooter Borderlands is currently in development at Gearbox Software. A source told Eurogamer that an official announcement will be made soon, and that the shooter will be released for Xbox 360, PS3 and PC next year. The original Borderlands was released in 2009 and was …
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