[oldage]

Official Website
http://www.borderlands2.com/

For
PC, PS3 and Xbox360

Release
Fiscal year of 2013, so April 2012 and onward
We'll catch a glimp at gamescom and PAX

QUOTE

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.

Game Informer cover

[OchyGTA]

Yes!!! one of my favourite games getting a well deserved sequel

[gta3kuruma]

I got borderlands in the steam sale and it's such a fun game, i haven't finished it yet so I don't know if it will carry on the story of the first game but regardless it should be a great game, looking forward to this.

[lkkarus]

Nice, really looking forward to it.

[OverTheBelow]

I'll be getting this.


Hopefully they make a decent ending this time.

[oysterbarron]

yeah same ere avid fan of the first one, allthough the DLC could use a bit of imaginations next time, horde mode was allright but to hard not to mention the annoying glitch on xbox where it waould cause the game to freeze 2 hours into a battle! the knox dlc seemed to be completly made up of roads just to stretch out the campaighn!

[TUBBSthezombie]

YES...

cant f*cking wait. I'm definatly going to get this sh*t at midnight...

god in several months i'll have Skyrim, MW3, BF3, and Borderlands 2. f*ck YEAH!!!

[Minic]

QUOTE (TUBBSthezombie @ Wednesday, Aug 3 2011, 20:17)

god in several months i'll have Skyrim, MW3, BF3, and Borderlands 2. f*ck YEAH!!!

By several months I hope you mean from April next year onwards because Borderlands 2 most likely won't be out until the end of next year.

I'm happy this was announced though, loved the first one but I just hope they address some issues, for one making the towns on a planet that's supposed to be inhabited actually have people in them, not the odd person who says the same line over and over.

[Remix]

It's being shown at Gamescon and PAX Prime later this month! Can't wait.

Just bought the game of the year edition of Borderlands a few months ago. It was such a good game.

[mrpain]

OH f*ck YES ONE OF MY FAVORITE GAMES OF ALL TIME IS GETTING A DESERVED SEQUEL f*ck YEAH!!! IT'S ABOUT f*ckING TIME!

Looking forward to the new characters. Will they keep the same classes or maybe they are different somewhat? And they better add atleast a decent story.


Dual weapons, anyone?

[oysterbarron]

After having a selection of seriously modded weapons on xbox. i hope they intergreat that into the game itself. with the ammount of different gun options avaliable that you will never see, im surprised it wasnt a standard feature to make your own gun in the original game.

[Andrew]

Hell yes, borderlands was a damn good game, and I've been looking forward to a sequel ever since.

[OverTheBelow]

Another thing I hope the sequel doesn't have is a horribly miniscule FOV. God damn the default 50 degree FOV was unbearable, had to bind myself a key to set it to 95 degrees.

[Andrew]

QUOTE (OverTheBelow @ Monday, Aug 8 2011, 11:48)

Another thing I hope the sequel doesn't have is a horribly miniscule FOV. God damn the default 50 degree FOV was unbearable, had to bind myself a key to set it to 95 degrees.

I can't really remember the FOV, was it really that bad? I didn't have any problems playing it.

[OverTheBelow]

QUOTE (Andrew @ Monday, Aug 8 2011, 11:51)

QUOTE (OverTheBelow @ Monday, Aug 8 2011, 11:48) Another thing I hope the sequel doesn't have is a horribly miniscule FOV. God damn the default 50 degree FOV was unbearable, had to bind myself a key to set it to 95 degrees. I can't really remember the FOV, was it really that bad? I didn't have any problems playing it.

It's one of those things you don't notice till someone points it out.


But yes, for me it was literally like trying to play through a zoomed-in camera.

[OchyGTA]

Will it still be set on Pandora though or do you think Gearbox will have changed the location?

[Andrew]

QUOTE (OchyGTA @ Monday, Aug 8 2011, 12:02)

Will it still be set on Pandora though or do you think Gearbox will have changed the location?

I think it will still be set on Pandora, I can't really see it moving away from the place since there is still so much to explore.

[Seddo]

No surprise that this was going to come eventually, first one was awesome and playing in the 4 player co-op made it 10x better. Loved those Claptraps so i hope they make a return.

Just the one problem from the last game was that if you were playing on a friends game and he was a head of you in the story then you wouldn't get the XP from the story missions when completing the task, can't see why you shouldn't obtain the XP rewards just because you're out of sync from your own game.

[Lithium]

Wow, this is exciting news!

The first game was simply awesome. I never got the chance to play the multiplayer, but I'm sure that'l be my first priority with this one.

[mrpain]

Some great info people!
http://www.pcgamer.com/2011/08/08/borderla...rs-and-weapons/

But if you are too lazy to clicky the linky

QUOTE

The playable heroes of Borderlands 1 will return for Borderlands 2, but only as NPC characters. Game Informer reveals that we’ll be taking charge of four completely new heroes when the sequel is released next year. Gearbox have also decided to scrap all of the weapons from Borderlands 1. The randomly generated guns of the first game gave rise to thousands of mad scope/ammo/manufacturer combinations. New manufacturers will bring their own visual twists to each weapon, and players will now be able to add custom decals and enhancements to their favourite pieces. Of the four new characters, only one has been revealed so far. He’s a stumpy “Gunzerker” called Salvador. He can dual wield any weapon and improve his abilities using the familiar three-branch skill tree of the first game. He’ll be able to choose from a wider selection of vehicles (ie: more than one), and use the new currency, Eridium, to buy new items or upgrade his armoury. Gearbox also promise greatly improved enemy AI and more varied environments. Also, for better or worse, Claptrap’s back!

AND I WAS RIGHT ABOUT THE DUAL WEAPON THING!