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BioShock. Civlization. Mafia. 2K Games has plenty of popular franchises – but it has a new champion when it comes to pre-orders. As of today, Borderlands 2 has become the publisher’s most pre-ordered title in the UK of all time. The wacky Gearbox-developed role-playing shooter is due for release on …
Read More »No cuts necessary for Borderlands 2
Over-the-top role-playing shooter Borderlands 2 has escaped the scalpel of censorship unscathed. Despite its cartoony but brutal abundance of what developer Gearbox Software calls "bloody chunks of awesomeness", the game will be released in all territories with no cuts made. That includes stricter markets such as Australia and Germany, where …
Read More »Epic Diaries: UE3 and Borderlands 2
Mark Rein looks at the use of Unreal Engine 3 in the upcoming sequel
Read More »Aliens: Colonial Marines has "much more to offer" on Wii U
Fans of the Aliens franchise may want to hold out for the Nintendo SKU of Colonial Marines. Gearbox Software CEO Randy Pitchford told Vox Games the Wii U edition of his studio’s long, long awaited shooter will come have unique features that makes use of the console’s innovative tablet controller. …
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 »Aliens: Colonial Marines delayed. Again.
Sega’s Aliens FPS has been pushed back to an autumn 2012 release. Gearbox confirmed to CVG that the game would not be released in time for its most recent date of spring. "Aliens: Colonial Marines is process of creativity and invention and those don’t necessarily follow the structure of an …
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 »Anatomy of a Blockbuster: Duke Nukem Forever
Develop's monthly dissection of a recent hit game
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 …
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