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44 CommentsTake-Two posts $31.2 million annual loss, ships 3.7 million copies of BioShock Infinite
By Michael McWhertor on May 13, 2013 05.13.13
Take-Two Interactive posted an annual loss of $31.2 million on earnings of $1.214 billion for its fiscal year ending March 31, a year-over-year improvement for the publisher of Borderlands, BioShock and Grand Theft Auto. For Take-Two's fourth quarter, the publisher brought in revenue of $299.5 million, up from $148.1 million during the same quarter last year. Net income was $21.2 million, compare to a net loss of $66 million from a year ago. Take-Two credits Irrational Games' BioShock Infinite as one of its largest contributors to net revenue, alongside sales of older titles, including Grand Theft Auto 4, Red Dead Redemption and Civilization 5. BioShock Infinite has sold-in more than 3.7 million units since launching on March 26, Take-Two said. The company also highlighted sales of...
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5 CommentsBorderlands 2's sixth character, Krieg the Psycho Bandit, arriving May 14
By Michael McWhertor on May 06, 2013 05.06.13
The sixth playable character class for Borderlands 2, Krieg the Psycho Bandit, will be released May 14 as the Psycho Pack downloadable content, Gearbox Software announced today. Officially unveiled in March at PAX East, Krieg is a reformed version of the Psycho enemy from Borderlands who wields an axe and explosives to dispatch foes. He'll come with three skill trees: Bloodlust, which powers up Krieg when killing with his Buzz Axe; Mania, which increases his damage as he takes damage; and Hellborn, which increases his lethality with fire while he's on fire. Krieg the Psycho Bandit will cost $9.99. Gearbox released Borderlands 2's fifth playable class, Gaige the Mechromancer, as a downloadable add-on in October at the same price. Gearbox announced the game's next downloadable...
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12 CommentsBorderlands 2 DLC starring Tiny Tina may have leaked in Twitter photo
By Dave Tach on May 02, 2013 05.02.13
Borderlands 2's fourth downloadable content pack may have been leaked in a picture showing a promotional image for something called Tiny Tina's Assault on Dragon Keep. The photograph was attached to a tweet by Borderlands 2 writer Anthony Burch and shows what appears to be a promotional poster in the background. The tweet has since been deleted, but you can check out the picture below. Polygon saw a teaser trailer featuring Tiny Tina for the game's fourth expansion at PAX East. In the trailer Tiny Tina played something of a Dungeon Master for a tabletop role-playing game that the original Borderlands cast participated in, which would seem to fit well with the DLC's possibly leaked title. Gearbox said at the panel that the DLC will be the largest yet and is slated to be released by the...
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11 CommentsXbox Live Gold free weekend hits US, Canada, Latin America and Japan on Apr. 19
By Michael McWhertor on Apr 18, 2013 04.18.13
Xbox 360 owners in the United States, Canada, Latin America and Japan will be able to enjoy the online services Xbox Live Gold membership offers for free this weekend, according to an Xbox.com announcement. Beginning Friday, April 19 at 7 a.m. PT, Xbox Live will be unlocked, granting Silver-level members access to online multiplayer and services like Netflix, HBO Go, Hulu Plus and more. The free weekend comes to a close on Monday, April 22 at 10 a.m. PT. In addition to the free Gold weekend, a handful of games will be holding double XP promotions: Far Cry 3, Call of Duty: Black Ops 2 and Assassin's Creed 3. A Shift key for Borderlands 2 will also offer three Golden Keys that will provide "rare and powerful loot" as part of the promotion. Microsoft held similar free weekends for E...
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5 CommentsBorderlands 2 Steam patch adds more upgrades, fixes exploits and mission bugs
By Alexa Ray Corriea on Apr 10, 2013 04.10.13
In addition to adding the higher-level Ultimate Vault Hunter difficulty mode, the latest update for Borderlands 2 on Steam adds new item upgrades and fixes a number of bugs in specific missions, according to the patch notes. New items have been added to the game's Black Market, including an additional ammo upgrade for each ammo type, two upgrades for backpack storage space and two more bank storage upgrades. A number of weapons exploits granting players infinite ammo or invulnerability have also been rectified. In the Mr. Torgue Campaign of Carnage DLC, Rat Thief enemy types have been removed from the Pete's Bar area and critical hits against Midget enemies will now register properly. The Thermitage mini-boss has also been tweaked to be more "friendly," as a previous bug would...
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11 CommentsBorderlands 2 and season pass marked down to $24.99 on Amazon
By Griffin McElroy on Apr 05, 2013 04.05.13
Borderlands 2 and its Season Pass, which unlocks four DLC campaigns for Gearbox's shooter, are both marked down to a third of their normal price today on Amazon. Both Borderlands 2 and the Season Pass can be purchased separately — the core game is on sale for $19.99, down from its standard price of $59.99, while the Season Pass is $9.99, down from $29.99. If you're going to pick up both, Amazon is also offering a bundle of the two for $24.99, a massive price cut from the package's normal $89.98 price tag. Earlier this week, Borderlands 2 received another piece of content unlocked with the Season Pass: The Ultimate Vault Hunter's Pack, which increases the game's level cap to 61 and adds a new tier of equipment to the game. If you're not a Season Pass owner, the DLC costs $5.
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14 CommentsBorderlands 2 Diamond Plate Loot Chest launching in May for $100
By Griffin McElroy on Mar 24, 2013 03.24.13
The Borderlands 2 Diamond Plate Loot Chest, a bundle of codes for in-game gear and real-life replica items, will launch in May for $99.99, Gearbox announced during its PAX East panel today. The bundle, which does not include a copy of the game, was inspired by the quickly sold-out Borderlands 2 Ultimate Loot Chest. The developers said they wanted fans to be able to grab a copy of their own without having to purchase the game again, hence the new, Diamond Plate version of the package. The package will be sold through Think Geek, Forbidden Planet and Gearbox's own shop and will be limited to 5,000 units. It includes a wanted poster featuring art from the game, a mask modeled after the Goliath enemy type (which includes a code for an in-game version of the mask). It also comes with a...
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10 CommentsBorderlands 2's new vault hunter is Krieg the Psycho
By Griffin McElroy on Mar 24, 2013 03.24.13
Borderlands 2's new vault hunter and sixth playable character is Krieg the Psycho, a melee-focused class that can rush the front line and deal damage to keep himself alive, Gearbox revealed during its PAX East panel today. Krieg is an apparently reformed version of the Psycho enemy from the series who wields an axe and explosives to dispatch foes. Like the game's other archetypes, he has three skill trees: Bloodlust allows you to enhance your survivability by killing damage with your Buzz Axe (which can be used for melee or thrown), the Mania tree increases your damage as you take damage, and the Hellborn tree increases your fire damage, and also makes you a lethal warrior while you're on fire. With those last two trees, friendly fire is actually very beneficial for Krieg. Krieg's...
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4 CommentsBorderlands 2 level cap increasing to 61 with new DLC, launching April 2
By Griffin McElroy on Mar 24, 2013 03.24.13
Borderlands 2's level cap is being raised to level 61 with an upcoming piece of DLC for the game, which will also add a new tier of gear to the title when it launches. The Ultimate Vault Hunter's Pack, which launches April 2 and will cost $5 (Season Pass owners will be able to get it for free), increases the level cap from 50 to 61, allowing players to increase their characters' stats to new heights. Owners of the pack can access a new tier of gear, called Pearlescent gear, which will be stronger than the armaments currently available in the game. The game will have a new mode added in a free patch when the DLC goes live called Ultimate Vault Hunter Mode, giving players the opportunity to take their maxed out heroes through the game a third time. That update will be free for everyone.
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20 CommentsNext Borderlands 2 DLC will include a sixth playable character, possibly melee-focused
By Griffin McElroy on Mar 08, 2013 03.08.13
The next DLC pack for Borderlands 2 will add a sixth playable character, according to a teaser trailer debuted at SXSW Interactive minutes ago. The panel, led by Gearbox's Jonathan Hemingway and Matthew Armstrong, ended with a tease at the future of Borderlands 2, including a gory, silhouetted trailer showing a massive figure crushing enemies with a flurry of violent melee attacks. "Deep beneath Pandora, an experiment has escaped," the trailer exclaimed. "Bandits beware, a new Vault Hunter is coming. More mayhem awaits." The possibility of a new melee character lines up with scant details dropped by Hemingway and Armstrong, who lamented Borderlands 2's lack of a melee character — like the original Borderlands' pugilist, Brick. They also said they liked the stacking mechanics...
