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Borderlands 2 in development, confirms Gearbox

Gearbox Software CEO Randy Pitchford has confirmed that a sequel to Borderlands is in the works.

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TXIDarkAvenger5589d ago

Yes, Borderlands 2!
The first one was great and really fun to play with friends.

Istanbull5589d ago (Edited 5589d ago )

GREAT!

I loved Borderlands! It was refreshing and different than all those other games coming out in the holiday season. It had this amazing atmosphere, great characters and guns.

After Uncharted 2, Killzone 2, Batman: AA, Street Fighter 4, this was one of the best games of 2009.

The only thing they need to fix is the story and using all of the game's locations equally. Borderlands 1 had 50% of the game setting in the first few regions while it had 10 times more.

mushroomwig5589d ago

I agree with you mostly, Borderlands was fun but it quickly became reptitive.

I also hope they focus more on a story in the sequel, the first game doesn't really make an effort to keep your interest in who your enemy is or even what's in the vault. I just couldn't care, I was having more fun playing the side missions with some friends.

AntoineDcoolette5589d ago

I hope that ALIEN Colonial marines comes out before Borderlands 2 and that its good

Op245589d ago

The one thing that pissed me off about Borderlands is that there was NOTHING in the vault. I was hoping to see like miles of weapons!

Eyeco5589d ago

i invested allot of time in to borderlands, i think i had the most powerful gun in the game seriously it would kill EVERYTHING in one shot including the final boss, but there was something about it, it just lacked an overall personality.

NewZealander5589d ago

@nickjcal i wish i didnt read that, i got boarderlands for xmas and haven't got all that far yet, not that the story is of any interest but now i know not to get my hopes up about the vault contents.

...thanks

Op245589d ago

@ New Zealander. My bad. Don't worry there's enough weapons in the game to find that you'll never get bored of it. And you'll have fun getting to the vault too...or maybe you'll get pissed off. One of the two lol. That last level is a bitch.

snipes1015588d ago

@New actually, its not that theres nothing in the Vault, you dont even make there in time to open it because it only opens every 200 years. So there may still be a surprise in the second game for you. I just ruined the plot more but honestly it will not detract from your experience at all due to its insignificance. Fact.

kancerkid5588d ago

I love loot. I love Borderlands. Enough said.

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joydestroy5589d ago (Edited 5589d ago )

automatic PC game right here.
had Borderlands on PS3 and they were never able to fix voice chat. was so disappointed in that

LiViNgLeGaCY5589d ago (Edited 5589d ago )

Really? I never had a problem with it.

SuperStrokey11235589d ago

I played borderlands tonnes with my friends and never once had an issue with voice chat...

Enate5589d ago

It came and went sometimes but I to had the voice chat issue. Still managed to Platinum the game though loved it. I also have a PC though and I wish borderlands loaded like it does on my PC on my PS3. Though I still loved playing it on both.

akiraburn5589d ago

I have it on PS3, and I really enjoyed it and definitely can't wait to see the sequel. However while it's a lot of fun, I have had a lot of mic issues as well with my friends. Unless someone with a really solid connection is the host, it seems to give really choppy voice connections. This was still happening for me up through the last time I played, which was only about two weeks ago. In addition to that, my old mic (Plantronics Explorer 320) only seemed to work half the time, and would tend to have many issues only with this game.

The other downside for me, was the long load times I was experiencing, which have been slightly remedied since I installed a new HDD (WD Caviar Black, 7200rpm, 16MB cache). The increased speed on the drive, as well as the larger cache seems to benefit the load times and texture pop-ins by a significant amount, making gameplay smoother even. I can't be certain, but it may have even helped stabilize some of the dropped frames and issues like that I was having. I would imagine that most of these issues will be taken care of and many other features will be added with the next game.

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BeOneWithTheGun5589d ago

I know i am in the minority here, but i just cannot stand cell shading. It was a fun game and a hoot to play but man, that cartoony look just really drags the visuals down imo.

JeffGUNZ5589d ago

I agree, this is great news.

Personally, Borderlands was one of my favorite games this entire generation.

superrey195589d ago

LOVED Borderlands. Ending was crap though lol

badz1495589d ago

just like Batman AA. the fight in the sewer and the last fight was a HUGE disappointment!

Parasyte5588d ago

This will most definitely be a pre-order for me. I absolutely loved the first one and I still play it.

The only thinks I would like to see in the second one would be better character and weapon customization and a more focused story.

doa7665588d ago

I guess I'll have to play the first one, I bought it when it came out and never felt like start playing it

always seemed like a second rate Fallout with no VATS

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FIZZYVIMTO5589d ago

Never got round to playing the first maybe because none of my mates bought it and didn't want to play it on my own.... might pick this one up when it's out

macezhno5589d ago

i bought the game on the first day and just bought the GotY edition a few days. so that i can play on both of my PS3s one in the living room and one in my room. my cousins love this game. and the DLC is the perfect (no horse armor/ over priced maps).

lastdual5589d ago (Edited 5589d ago )

Great news, but please, finish Aliens: Colonial Marines first. I want to play that game before 2020...

Reborn5589d ago

More Borderlands!
I loved the first one. It kept me, and my friends, playing for a long time.

Shok5589d ago (Edited 5589d ago )

Yes! I was hoping for this. The first was awesome and unique, something most first-person games aren't

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Gearbox Boss Tells 4K Stubborn Borderlands 4 Users to Go 1440P, Use DLSS Instead of Native Rendering

Gearbox boss Randy Pitchford told '4K stubborn' players to switch to 1440p resolution or at least use NVIDIA DLSS in Borderlands 4.

Goodguy01257d ago

Dude still running his mouth again, not sure how he still has his job all these years lol

Alexious256d ago

He's right on this, though. People not wanting to use DLSS because of AI is ridiculous

Eonjay256d ago

So I feel two ways about this. First, UE5 doesn't give a damn you spent $3000 on you rig. You better break out that image upscaler like everyone else. Sencondly, and alternatively, the artifacts that DLSS create on things like the gun reticle and other ghosting is really egregious. I would prefer to play without image upscaling if its gonna look like that... but if you run native, you are gonna have to run at like 1080p on medium to get a framerate of 60 or better. Its amazing how one game engine is crushing this whole generation.

n1kki6256d ago

Two things can be true here.

1. Even with a 5090 I still lean into DLSS.
2. That said, leaning on hardware as an excuse not to optimize better is lazy.

Dudeson256d ago

He's wrong for saying that, gearbox/2k are wrong for him having to say that. But if you're struggling with fps, for gods sakes try out either dlss with frame gen or fsr with frame gen. It helps so much. I'd rather not have to use it, but smooth gameplay is a must.

babadivad256d ago

Frame Gen is horrendous in fast games and useless in slower games.

It doesn't work in weaker GPUs either. It's literally smoke and mirrors to make the FPS counter go up.

DustMan254d ago

Cool. Don't use your card to it fullest. Get ready for up scaling and frame generation for rest of you're pc gaming life. The tech isn't going away. AI isn't going away. It's going to be leveraged into everything.

And what version of DLSS and Frame Gen is everyone using that makes it look like crap? DLSS has improved immensely. FSR not as much. Even then I'll use a AMD frame generation mod w/ dlss. Or lossless FG. To each their own, but my 3080 is still handling 1440p high settings with quality / balanced DLSS. Ever since DLSS went to the transformer model it looks much, much sharper.

solideagle256d ago (Edited 256d ago )

how is the performance on PS5? has anyone tried it? I will buy with my friends once its on sale

Sgt_Slaughter255d ago

There's a memory leak, so the game slowly starts to bog down and the only way to fix it is to crash/end the game, then boot it back up. There's no permanent way to stop this, so you will have to do this every time on a longer session.

Inverno256d ago

we went from sub HD/30 fps during the PS360 gen to sub HD/30 fps with fake 4k during the PS4/Xbone gen and then from that we went onto sub HD/choppy fps all masked by AI to output a fake 4k/60 fps. PC gaming has gone to shite while on console the very thing players loathed two gens back is now widely accepted cause fake frames. Y'all folded, and this is the standard now. Ya know what it isn't U5, it's devs taking over half a decade to develop one game and purposely choosing to skip optimization.

Fishy Fingers256d ago

Gearbox need to hire more or better people for optimisation.

But what they need more than that, is someone moderating Randys social posts…..

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The Behind-The-Scenes Story Of The Art-Style Swap That Saved Borderlands 1

The developers behind the original Borderlands discuss their last-second Hail Mary to change the course of the franchise.

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Michiel1989266d ago

ever since XIII came out I really loved the cell shaded artstyle in games. I probably wouldn't have tried it if it didn't have such a style like that

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Response to Recent Community Concerns About Take-Two’s Terms of Service

Take-Two: "We know there have been some concerns from Borderlands fans about Take-Two’s Terms of Service. Maintaining transparency and confidence with the community here is always our goal, and we wanted to address some of these concerns."

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anast354d ago

If you are real fan, you will give them what they want.