Borderlands

Publisher: 2K Games

Developer: Gearbox Software

Category: Action

Release Dates

N Amer - 10/20/2009

Intl - 10/23/2009

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    Also available on:
  • 360
  • PC


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2K Games and Gearbox Software Turn the Conventional First-Person Shooter Genre Upside Down with the Release of Borderlands
Four-player co-op, 87 bazillion guns, an arresting art style and a dancing robot - What more could you want?

2K Games Announces Official Street Date for Borderlands
2K Games and Gearbox Software pioneer an electrifying new video game genre - Role-Playing Shooter (RPS)

2K Games and 2K Sports Showcase Strong Video Game Line-up at Games Convention 2007
Hotly-anticipated titles such as Sid Meier’s Civilization Revolution and NBA 2K8 will be on display at Games Convention 2007

2K Games to Publish Gearbox Software's Borderlands
New sci-fi shooter from award-winning developer Gearbox Software

Description

Borderlands combines the best in first-person action with player customization and vehicular combat for incredible layers of gameplay depth. The game features a groundbreaking content generation system allowing for near-endless variety in weapons, item drops and character customization. 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.

Features

  • Gun Lust: Choose from an arsenal of hundreds of thousands of weapons, each with their unique manufacturers, specifications and advantages. A revolutionary new content generation system provides for near infinite tools of destruction
  • Co-op Engineered Game Design: Borderlands is built from the ground-up to be an exciting and intuitive co-operative multiplayer experience that rewards players for executing advanced strategies and tactical maneuvers
  • FPS Action Meets RPG Character Progression: Players earn experience and gain proficiency in a number of specialties as they do battle with enemies
  • Intense Vehicular Combat: Get behind the wheel of and engage in intense vehicle-to-vehicle combat, complete with extensive damage modeling and spectacular explosions
  • Next Big Original IP From Gearbox Software: Experience the action and creativity derived from the pedigree of one of gaming’s most innovative and respected developers



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Mature
Blood and Gore,Intense Violence,Mature Humor,Strong Language

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