Borderlands - SlashGear

‘Borderlands’ Stories

SlashGear Evening Wrap-Up: October 26, 2012

Eric Abent, Oct 26th 2012 Discuss [0]

Welcome to Friday evening, everyone. Today was a pretty big day in the world of tech, with both Windows 8 and Microsoft Surface launching and the iPad mini going up for pre-order. Microsoft was actually handing out £50 coupons to the Microsoft Store for giving those in the UK who pre-ordered a Surface conflicting messages about when it will ship, and the company even managed launch Xbox Smartglass for Android alongside Surface and Windows. Microsoft said it will be giving Windows 8 Pro users a free upgrade to Media Center, while Steven Sinofsky talked up the company's new products, managing to get a couple of shots in at Apple at the same time. Read The Full Story

Borderlands 2 hackers “sabotaging characters” on Xbox 360

Eric Abent, Oct 26th 2012 Discuss [0]

Borderlands 2 players seem to be leading an uneasy existence. First, they had to deal with that nasty rank reset bug, which deleted badass rank and the perks associated with it across all characters, and now, those playing on Xbox 360 are having to deal with a few unsavory folks. Gearbox has warned Borderlands 2 players on the Gearbox forums of a few individuals who are sabotaging others' characters through the use of an (obviously) malicious exploit. Read The Full Story

Borderlands Legends confirmed, out for iOS on October 31

Eric Abent, Oct 23rd 2012 Discuss [0]

Yesterday, we heard a rumor that claimed Gearbox was getting ready to launch a new Borderlands mobile game. It didn't take long for the studio to confirm it, as today it announced that this new game - dubbed Borderlands Legends - will be available for iOS devices on Halloween. As you might expect from a mobile game, Borderlands Legends marks a pretty radical departure from the Borderlands titles we know and love. Read The Full Story

Borderlands Legends lands on iPhone and iPad later this month

Eric Abent, Oct 22nd 2012 Discuss [0]

You may be busy taking on Handsome Jack and his Hyperion goons in Borderlands 2 at the moment, but a new ad in the game's digital strategy guide suggests that the Borderlands franchise will be getting a new mobile installment later on this month. Dubbed Borderlands Legends, gamers will take on the role of the original Borderlands characters - Brick, Roland, Mordecai, and Lillith - once more as they fend off wave after wave of enemies. Unfortunately, details on the game are still pretty slim, seeing as how Gearbox has yet to make an official announcement. Read The Full Story

SlashGear Evening Wrap-Up: October 12, 2012

Eric Abent, Oct 12th 2012 Discuss [0]

Welcome to Friday, folks. The weekend is here once again, and what better way to kick off the festivities than with a Windows 8 purchase? The new OS went up for pre-order today, while a number of other Windows 8-related stories were popping up all over the place. For instance, we found out that the marketing campaign for Windows 8 cost Microsoft a whopping $1.5 billion, and a collection of HP computers were spotted running Windows 8 on the show floor of one Best Buy store in Minnesota. Read The Full Story

Borderlands 2 makes strong showing on September software chart

Eric Abent, Oct 12th 2012 Discuss [0]

We already took a look at gaming hardware sales for September, so now it's time to pore over the software chart for the month. Unsurprisingly, Madden NFL 13 took the top spot for the month of September, selling over 2.55 million copies according to NPD (via NeoGAF). NPD told GameSpot that Madden NFL 13 sales managed to climb 11% over Madden NFL 12 sales in its first month, which is definitely good news for Electronic Arts and its yearly football franchise. Read The Full Story

SlashGear Evening Wrap-Up: October 11, 2012

Eric Abent, Oct 11th 2012 Discuss [0]

Welcome to Thursday evening, folks - just one more work day and the glorious weekend is here once again. This afternoon we heard that both the iPad Mini and the 13-inch Retina MacBook Pro - neither of which officially exist yet, remember - have been delayed due to problems with component yields, but not long after, analysts were saying that the MacBook Pro with Retina Display is still on track to launch this year. Apple has managed to delay the ban of the iPhone and iPad in South Korea, and we learned that the company's new dock connector is nearly impossible to mod in a new teardown. Read The Full Story

Borderlands 2 getting Captain Scarlett DLC next week

Eric Abent, Oct 11th 2012 Discuss [0]

A couple days back, we were caught by surprise when Gearbox released the Mechromancer DLC for Borderlands 2 a week early. Today, we're finding out why the studio launched the new character class early: it has a completely different DLC pack to release next week. Announced today, "Captain Scarlett and Her Pirate's Booty," will be available across all platforms on October 16 - the original release date for the Mechromancer DLC. Read The Full Story

Gearbox: Borderlands 2 rank reset bug not connected to DLC

Eric Abent, Oct 10th 2012 Discuss [0]

Yesterday, we told you that Gearbox had released the highly anticipated Mechromancer DLC for Borderlands 2 a week early, which is good. Unfortunately, a number of users were reporting that the DLC and the patch that goes along with it were wiping badass ranks, skins, heads, golden keys, and in some particularly nasty cases, character saves, which is bad. Today, however, Gearbox is saying that the DLC and the rank reset bug aren't actually connected, which is simply a relief. Read The Full Story

SlashGear Evening Wrap-Up: October 9, 2012

Eric Abent, Oct 9th 2012 Discuss [0]

Welcome to Tuesday evening, everyone. Earlier today, we found out that Samsung may be planning a Nexus 10 tablet, complete with a resolution to give the third-gen iPad a run for its money. ZTE gave its response to yesterday's allegations that it may be helping the Chinese government spy on the US, and Apple started shipping the fifth-generation iPod Touch to the first customers today. We heard that the rumored 32GB Nexus 7 variant might be replacing the 16GB model, and speaking of the Nexus 7, it received Android 4.1.2 today, which adds a much-needed landscape mode. Read The Full Story

Borderlands 2 Mechromancer DLC released a week early

Eric Abent, Oct 9th 2012 Discuss [0]

Well this is a surprise: Gearbox has released the Mechromancer DLC for Borderlands 2 a week early. It was originally scheduled to go live across Xbox 360, PS3, and PC on October 16, but it appears that Gearbox has finished it up a little ahead of schedule. If you pre-ordered Borderlands 2, the Mechromancer DLC is a free bonus as part of your membership in the Premiere Club, whereas everyone else with have to pay $10. Read The Full Story