Borderlands 2

It’s such a stroke of genius to combine the tongue-in-cheek, post-apocalyptic setting of Fallout, the first-person shooting of Call of Duty, and the addictive loot-hunting gameplay of Diablo that it’s a surprise no one successfully achieved the combination before the original Borderlands came out in 2009. The first game was a cult hit, but the second one is destined to become a blockbusting classic, and it’s definitely available for download on PlayStation 3 and PC, with a downloadable Xbox 360 version an inevitable eventuality.

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Play Borderlands on your iPad or iPhone with Legends next week

Play Borderlands on your iPad or iPhone with Legends next week

Borderlands, one of the breakthrough new gaming franchises of the past several years, is making its debut on mobile devices — specifically iOS gadgets like the iPhone, iPad, and iPod touch. The new game is called Borderlands Legends, and it’s coming on October 31 for $4.99 in the Apple App Store. The latest non-mobile entry to the series was Borderlands [...]

Borderlands 2 will be available as a download on day one

Borderlands 2 will be available as a download on day one

Diablo-inspired first-person RPG Borderlands 2 will be downloadable on the PlayStation Network and the PC on its release date instead of weeks later, we learned today. That means no trip to GameStop or Best Buy to pick up a retail copy — a boon for consumers and their valuable time. It’s common for PC games to be available as downloads on [...]