Gearbox Software have released a new patch for Borderlands, updating this sci-fi shooter to v1.40.
Among other minor fixes, certain items (such as loyalty class mods) will no longer be destroyed when loading a map that varies from that in which they were originally found.
You can download this patch from GP Downloads (195MB).
2K has announced a new downloadable content pack for Borderlands, called Claptrap’s New Robot Revolution, due next month.
In it, players will find themselves caught in the midst of a civil war between homicidal Claptrap robots and the Hyperion Corporation’s armadas. Operating as mercenaries for the Hyperion Corporation, players will work to bring down the robot revolution and dispatch their cunning leader the Claptrap Ninja Assassin.
“What gamer doesn’t love a kung-fu-wielding Ninja Assassin Claptrap with nunchuck skills?” said Christoph Hartmann, president of 2K.
2K Games has announced today that the first two downloadable content packs for Borderlands, The Zombie Island of Dr. Ned and Mad Moxxi’s Underdome Riot, will be released on disc. Last week’s DLC release, The Secret Armory of General Knoxx, will not be included but can be purchased and downloaded through each platform’s online distribution channels.
Gameplanet scored The Zombie Island of Dr. Ned 9/10 and Mad Moxxi’s Underdome Riot 4.5/10.
You can read our review of the newly released Secret Armory of General Knoxx here.
Borderlands downloadable content pack The Secret Armory of General Knoxx has been released today for Xbox 360, PlayStation 3 and PC.
The DLC unlocks a new zone with 44 quests, a new type of weapon rarity and raises the level cap to 61.
The DLC costs 800 Microsoft points on Xbox Live, and USD $8.99 on both the PlayStation network and PC.
The PC client has also been patched. A full list of changes follows:
2K Games and Gearbox have announced over the weekend the latest downloadable content pack for Borderlands: The Secret Armory of General Knoxx.
The DLC, in development for the PS3, 360 and PC, sets players in a face-off with new enemies in a new environment and will provide them with “tons” of new missions, say 2K.
But perhaps of most interest is the announcement that the DLC will extend the level cap beyond 50.
As more details become available, we’ll be sure to let you know.
Gearbox Software has patched the PC version of Borderlands, bringing this action sci-fi shooter to v1.20.
This patch will allows users to play the second DLC "Mad Moxxi's Underdome Riot". The patch is required in order to play this DLC, however it does not include it.
We've mirrored this at GP Downloads (190MB) - changelog below;
Gearbox have now released the first downloadable content for Borderlands, The Zombie Island of Dr. Ned, for the PC.
The additional content can be bought on Gearbox’s website, or via Steam for USD $9.99. The DLC sees players teaming up with Dr. Ned to hunt down his errant undead creations in Jakob’s Cove.
Read our console review of The Zombie Island of Dr. Ned here, and our PC review of Borderlands here.
Borderlands developer Gearbox has trademarked the name Borderworlds, implying that the successful new intellectual property will receive a sequel likely to be set several planets.
First hints of a sequel are unsurprising given the game’s critical and financial success – not to mention that in November, Gearbox said a sequel was a “no brainer.”
You can read our console review of Borderlands here and our PC review here.
Gearbox have released a patch for the PC retail version of Borderlands, bringing this title to v1.01.
You can grab this patch from GP Downloads (183MB) - a full changelog is as follows;
Gearbox and 2K games have said today that the first downloadable expansion to Borderlands, called “The Zombie Island of Dr. Ned”, will be available for download on the 24th of November for both PlayStation and Xbox 360.
The DLC will see players teaming up with Dr. Ned to hunt down his errant undead creations in Jakob’s Cove. The expansion will cost USD $9.99 or 800 Microsoft points. No date as yet on when the expansion will be available for PC players.
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
