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Borderlands 2 patch bringing more ammo and storage space upgrades

By Alice O'Connor, Mar 29, 2013 1:15pm PDT

A new 'Ultimate Vault Hunter' difficulty mode is coming to Borderlands 2 for free in a patch alongside the not-free level cap-raising DLC 'Ultimate Vault Hunter Upgrade Pack' DLC on April 2, Gearbox announced last week. But wait, there's more! It's since announced that the p...

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Borderlands 2 new Vault Hunter, level cap detailed

By Steve Watts, Mar 24, 2013 10:00am PDT

Today at its PAX East panel, Gearbox detailed its sixth playable character and the impending level cap increase.

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"Agree, and that is why I didn't understand why they tweaked it. It's a single player/co-op ..."

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Borderlands animated short film to be developed by Academy of Art

By Andrew Yoon, Mar 19, 2013 3:45pm PDT

Borderlands is being turned into a cartoon. But, in quite an unusual way.

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"Nm, see they're getting free advertising from students... f u gearbox"

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Aliens: Colonial Marines get 4GB patch with 'visual improvements'

By Andrew Yoon, Mar 18, 2013 3:10pm PDT

The PC version of critically-panned disasterpiece Aliens: Colonial Marines has received a hefty 3.8GB update today, promising to address many of the critical flaws noted in the game's original release.

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"Duke 4 was fast paced and fun IMO. Overhype and delay was its main problems. A:CM is just plain ..."

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How a sphere, a block and a cone became the characters of Borderlands

By John Keefer, Mar 12, 2013 6:00pm PDT

Before Gearbox Software came up the look and personalities of Borderlands characters Roland, Mordecai, and Lilith, they devised the basic archetype of each class, original represented in art as a blockhead, a conehead and a spherehead.

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"Nailed it kwperley. I remember those days too, Staflight rocked."

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Borderlands 2's sixth character coming soon

By Steve Watts, Mar 11, 2013 7:30am PDT

Borderlands 2's next character seems to be just around the corner, as Gearbox debuted a teaser trailer for a sixth character at SXSW this weekend. It appears this character is melee-focused.

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"the difference will likely be that the Action Skill is melee focused, where zero just turns ..."

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Borderlands 2 'almost certainly' getting another character

By Steve Watts, Feb 26, 2013 6:45am PST

Gearbox head Randy Pitchford said the team is "working on" another character class for Borderlands 2, and again reaffirmed that a level cap increase is in development.

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"if only we actually knew what it takes to get a video game made..."

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Aliens: Colonial Marines single-player review: contemptuous cash-in

By Timothy J. Seppala, Feb 19, 2013 11:00am PST

Aliens: Colonial Marines has no redeeming qualities whatsoever. That pretty much says it all.

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"I've only played this game for a few hours so far but I like it. It feels exactly like the game ..."

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The challenge of raising the level cap in Borderlands 2

By Andrew Yoon, Feb 15, 2013 3:00pm PST

Borderlands 2 fans want an increase in the game's level cap. But, it's not as easy as turning on a switch, Gearbox Software's Randy Pitchford explained.

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"I still play Borderlands 2, and i'm happy that they even considered a level Increase. They could ..."

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Aliens: Colonial Marines mods add DirectX 10 features, lighting effects

By Steve Watts, Feb 15, 2013 9:30am PST

Aliens: Colonial Marines has already gotten a few PC mods that attempt to make the game prettier to look at.

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"That's cool. It now has the features we saw in the demo long ago, probably. Still doesn't change ..."

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Aliens: Colonial Marines day-one patch detailed

By Alice O'Connor, Feb 13, 2013 5:00pm PST

If your gripes with Aliens: Colonial Marines revolve chiefly around its doors, you'll love the day-one patches! Gearbox has detailed exactly was in those updates dropped on launch day: performance improvements; a lot of love for doors; and other assorted bug fixes. You'll wa...

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"Oh man, this comment is amazing! Pitchford: Look, those two releases are worth millions to ..."

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Gearbox president hints at using Shift codes in future games

By Steve Watts, Feb 12, 2013 8:15am PST

Gearbox president Randy Pitchford says the team has big ideas for "more options, more functionality" in utilizing Borderlands 2's "Shift" system in future games.

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"sure it does... a couple of public games and some random schmo with a mod will grant you ..."

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Aliens: Colonial Marines 'Bug Hunt' DLC spotted at retail

By Steve Watts, Feb 07, 2013 4:30pm PST

A retail ad appears to list a "Bug Hunt" DLC mode for Aliens: Colonial Marines. The ad claims it will hit on March 19 for $14.99.

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"Bug hunt is what is likely what they'll likely need to consider before even thinking of any DLC ..."

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Spoiler-Talk: Borderlands 2's death and dark humor

By Steve Watts, Feb 06, 2013 12:15pm PST

In Spoiler-Talk, we take a no-holds-barred look at some of the biggest games and discuss what the future holds for these franchises. Expect many, many spoilers. This time, we look at Borderlands 2.

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"Heh. Head over to the BL2 subreddit. There's a whole write-up about how you can't use the ..."

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Borderlands 2 'Add-On Pack' coming February 26

By Steve Watts, Feb 05, 2013 11:00am PST

Borderlands 2 is packaging together the first two expansions along with various other bits of downloadable content for a disc-based "Add-On Content Pack." It's coming to consoles on February 26 for $29.99.

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"well this is a good thing if you didn't buy the season pass and don't have a live account."

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