Borderlands 2 isn’t showing up on the Wii U because Gearbox couldn’t think of any features which compelled them to take advantage of its special capabilities. Or, in the words of CEO Randy Pitchford, no port ideas made them say “OMG.” “We get asked if there is going to be …
Read More »Ubisofts boss thinks you dont want new ideas until next-gen. Borderlands dad thinks hes dead wrong. But which is it?
New IPs are scary. They’re unfamiliar and different. People fear change. That’s probably why The Last of Us got very little public attention until E3 this year when everyone saw it running at Sony’s press conference and suddenly got excited about ‘the new game from the creators of Uncharted’. Even …
Read More »Borderlands 2 hands-on one hour with the Siren, the Gunzerker and an army of acid-drooling dogs
What is it? Borderlands 2 is the highly anticipated, and seemingly much improved, sequel to 2009’s “role-playing shooter” hybrid. Just as in the original, you wander a Western wasteland-themed sci-fi planet, grinding through waves of nasty mutant animals and robots with an insanely large arsenal of guns at your disposal. …
Read More »Sega flip-flops on release date for Aliens: Colonial Marines
Aliens: Colonial Marines may have been pushed back to Autumn of this year, according to Sega’s website for the game. Fansite AVP Galaxy points out that the page listed the game’s release date as “Autumn 2012” today, before switching back to the earlier “Spring 2012” date displayed at time of …
Read More »Gearbox immortalizes fallen Borderlands fan with Claptrap message and sequel role
You probably don’t know the late Borderlands fan Michael John Mamaril, but thanks to Gearbox Software, his is a name destined to become part of Pandora lore. This October, Michael lost his life to cancer at the absurdly young age of 22, motivating his friend Carlo to approach the Gearbox …
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