Borderlands 2 Confirmed

[Rachet922]

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Gearbox Software Official
We're extremely excited to announce that Borderlands 2 is in development, featuring new characters, skills, environments, enemies, weapons and more!

For more details, hit up the latest issue of Game Informer Magazine (Borderlands 2 is the cover story!) then come and see the game for yourself at Gamescom 2011 (8/17 - 8/21) and PAX Prime (8/26 - 8/28).

This is straight from the Official Website: http://www.borderlands2.com/

2K Games and Gearbox Software Announce Borderlands? 2 in Development

Fans can get their first glimpse of the bold evolution of the Role-Playing Shooter at Gamescom and PAX Prime 2011 this month

New York, NY ? August 3, 2011 ? 2K Games and Gearbox Software announced today that the sequel to the extravasplosive breakout hit, Borderlands?, is currently in development at world-renowned developer Gearbox Software. Coming to the Xbox 360® video game and entertainment system from Microsoft, PlayStation®3 computer entertainment system and Windows PC during Take-Two's fiscal year 2013 beginning on April 1, 2012, Borderlands 2 is the epic sequel to the ultimate four-player Role-Playing Shooter loot fest. Combining invention and evolution, Borderlands 2 features all new characters, skills, environments, enemies, weapons and equipment, which come together in an ambitiously crafted story. Players will reveal secrets, and escalate mysteries of the Borderlands universe as they adventure across the unexplored new areas of Pandora.

2K Games and Gearbox Software are taking this show on the road, and fans and media will be able to get their first look at the game at Gamescom 2011 from August 17 ? August 21, and at PAX Prime (Booth #3417) from August 26 ? August 28. Eager gamers can learn more about Borderlands 2 right now by picking up the latest issue of Game Informer Magazine, which has the worldwide exclusive cover story on the title. Readers will find many game details inside the issue, including the first reveal of one of the several new character classes being introduced in Borderlands 2.

About Borderlands

Taking the gaming world by storm, Borderlands delivered its unique flavor of humorous and lovable characters and addictive non-stop collaborative loot-hunting gameplay on an unsuspecting populace. The critically acclaimed and best-selling Role-Playing-Shooter, as well as its four downloadable expansion packs, captured the imagination and attention of single-player and cooperative gamers around the world.

Borderlands 2 is not yet rated by the ESRB.

 

[Quellan Thyde]

I'm actually interested to see how this plays out. The first one was (for me) an uninspiring grindathon slightly redeemed by some surprisingly good writing. If Gearbox can manage to liven things up a little, so much the better.

 

[EHKOS]

Woooo! I loved the first one enough to beat a second playthrough through all the DLC as well so this is going to be great. I hope they bring back Claptrap and make a better ending. Oh and make the driving more fun. Thank you Gearbox, keep it up!

 

[Tearopenthelives]

Although the first one was a massive grind, the weapon lottery and co-op play really made a great game. Looking forward to this on the whole

 

[FPSMadPaul]

Although the first one was a massive grind, the weapon lottery and co-op play really made a great game. Looking forward to this on the whole

I loved everything about the first one (don't know what you mean about it grinding) and am so looking forward to this one.

 

[4173]

First one was a riot, and hopefully they learned from it too.

 

[aba1]

if this has local 4 player co-op itll be a must have for me.

 

[Hawk of Battle]

I love Borderlands and I'm really glad to hear this, but I am slightly dissapointed it's still set on Pandora. Pandora was a really boring planet, so they best come up with some decent locations this time. Also decent vs multiplayer would be nice. Everything else can remain the same, just so long as it's improved and offers more variety, like deeper customisation for character looks and vehicles.

 

[Black Arrow Officer]

I was just playing Borderlands yesterday, and I said to my roommate, "You know, it would be really awesome if they made a sequel," and he said back, "After Duke Nukem Forever? They're not gonna be making anything for a long time." All of a sudden, this happens! We we we so excited!

 

[Belvadier]

About time. One of my favorite recent generation games getting a sequel...

good co-op games are hard to come by these days.

 

[Gorilla Gunk]

All I have to say is that they'd better fix the weapon system. I got really sick of picking up the same shotgun a thousand times just with a different paintjob and stats. Better give us more variety in the weapon models.

 

[ImprovizoR]

Awesome. Borderlands was so addictive. Finding that perfect weapon was all I wanted in life at the time. Let's hope it stays cell-shaded. I loved that.

 

[Random Encounter]

I enjoyed borderlands but I felt it needs for variety. The combat became rather repetitive after a while.

 

[Ice Car]

Bump. Why haven't more people posted about this I wonder... Anyways the official forums are bursting. Activity is picking up again. We're all so happy. [http://forums.gearboxsoftware.com/showthread.php?t=128186]

 

[Zandarck]

Bump. Why haven't more people posted about this I wonder... Anyways the official forums are bursting. Activity is picking up again. We're all so happy. [http://forums.gearboxsoftware.com/showthread.php?t=128186]

I posted it a few hours ago. Maybe people just ain't seeing the posts?

Ahh well.


I just hope they introduce different vehicles. The buggies got boring after a while. Also, looks like dual wielding is gonna be in it =D

 

[Ice Car]

Bump. Why haven't more people posted about this I wonder... Anyways the official forums are bursting. Activity is picking up again. We're all so happy. [http://forums.gearboxsoftware.com/showthread.php?t=128186]

I posted it a few hours ago. Maybe people just ain't seeing the posts?

Ahh well.


I just hope they introduce different vehicles. The buggies got boring after a while. Also, looks like dual wielding is gonna be in it =D

There are a lot of threads in this forum, and I guess I must have skipped it as I don't think I saw anything until this thread at page 5 in the gaming discussion forum.

So do I. Knoxx provided more vehicles, but the only one really worth using was the Racer, which should have been included in the whole game. I want my lightning fast car. In any case, more vehicle variety is actually something lower on my wants list than a lot of things. I'd like things like a lot more unique weapons, more hidden stuff, easter eggs. More importantly, stuff like keeping the it's art style the same and actually having a story, not a non-story.