As you can guess from the name of this site, we enjoy Loot. And as any hardcore gamers, we enjoy a good shooter. Put the two together with strong RPG elements and you get Borderlands, one of the most addicting games you’ll play this year. Gearbox slapped together a kick-ass cell-shaded art style, awesome shooter gameplay and more weapons your can count to make a killer app.
I’ve been hyped for Borderlands since I first got eyes on with the game back at E3 2009. The cell-shaded comic book art style is very easy on the eyes and, based on my first few hours of play, the badass aspects of the game portrayed in the trailers are spot on. Making a Skagg head explode into a bloody fury just puts a smile on my face.
The Hunter class suits me best for a first play-through, so that’s what I chose. I’m currently a level 6 after rocking through a few quests on my own and am fully addicted to the loot drops. There hasn’t been a loot game to get me this enthralled since Diablo II, although Too Human came close (but the gameplay turned me off a bit there). With solid controls, decent quests, and a great attitude in Pandora, Borderlands has me wanting more.
You’ll have to wait a bit for our full review as I have a bit more playing to do, but for those of you on the fence about the game, I would strongly recommend it. I’m about four hours in and loving it. There are some glitches and small issues, but nothing major that distracts from what’s most important: it’s fun as shit.
Borderlands hasn’t hit store shelves yet, but that didn’t stop Gearbox and 2K from announcing the first round of downloadable content for the RPG shooter. The Zombie Island of Dr. Ned is currently in development and will be released later this year for $9.99 (or 800 Microsoft Banana Bucks). From the press release:
Tasked with keeping the workers of Jakobs Cove alive, Dr. Ned (who is not related to Dr. Zed from Fyrestone) does his job a little too well, creating zombies and other abominations that now run rampant in this region. Players will have to work alongside Dr. Ned as they embark on a quest to cure the inhabitants of Jakobs Cove in this full-fledged expansion filled with new enemies, new quests and rare loot drops.
It sounds like Gearbox is going to be releasing Fallout 3 style DLC packs, each adding new areas, missions, and weapons. I have no problem with this model whatsoever. Just hearing about DLC for Borderlands makes me want Tuesday to be here already. Not only is it Borderlands day, it’s my birthday!
Aliens: Colonial Marines was announced first, not that Alien vs. Predator game! I want Colonial Marines NOW! (Please do not take that last statement out of context…….)
If you have been patiently waiting for Gearbox Software’s Aliens: Colonial Marines like I have, then prepare to wait even longer. First announced back in February of 2008, its taken quite awhile to get the alien hatchlings ready to attach to your face. Not to worry though, Colonial Marines won’t be the only Alien themed game set to come out in 2010. The other (Alien vs. Predator) game will also of course feature Aliens, Marines, and even Predators; Oh my!
According to OXM, Halo 4 is in the works. Shocking, I know. But who the magazine says is developing the game is what’s interesting. OXM says that Gearbox, the makers of Brother’s in Arms, are working on the next Master Chief saga.
The even bigger kicker is that the title isn’t coming to the Xbox 360. According to the rumor, Halo 4 will be a launch title for Microsoft’s next console. I personally had figured 2010 or maybe later for the next round of consoles to the hit the market. Considering we haven’t heard anything concrete, this would fall in line with that time.
We’ll have to see what happens, as Gearbox is saying it’s just a rumor and we all know Microsoft doesn’t comment on rumors and speculation. I’m fairly sure Halo 4 is in development somewhere, but when and where it surfaces has yet to be seen.
Even though the fight is finished, we all know Halo is not dead. There are talks that maybe the Marathon series will pick up or there will be more to the beloved franchise. Gearbox, the dev company who is behind Brothers in Arms, Half-Life, and Counter-Strike, has thrown themselves into the fray. This is what they had to say about their upcoming project:
I’ve started a new project. It’s big. It’s, like, look-at-our-line-up-and-imagine-something-even-bigger kind of big. I’m Directing it myself. I can’t mention it publicly yet. When you find out what this is, you’ll likely agree that I can’t oversell this one.
I know this is a reach, but lest you forget what their other major project was: Halo: Combat Evolved for the PC. Hmm. Something to think about.
[via Teamxbox]
Today Ubisoft and Gearbox officially announced they’re bringing their Brothers in Arms series to the Wii and DS this year. The DS game, innovatively titled Brothers in Arms DS, will ship this summer, while the Wii game, titled Brothers in Arms Double Time, will be out this fall.
The Wii title will feature all 31 playable levels from the previous Brothers in Arms games. Of course, you’ll get to use the Wiimote to issue commands and such. So there’s not much new here if you’re already played the games on Xbox or PS2. The DS title will 16 missions and three different campaigns with some added multiplayer goodness. Should be a good DS title.
From the press release:
“Brothers In Arms on the Wii and DS systems is really exciting for us,” said Randy Pitchford, president of Gearbox Software. “I am a huge fan of both systems and thrilled about making games for the two platforms. In the entire space of first-person shooters on video game systems, Brothers In Arms really lends itself to both the Wii and DS interfaces. Imagine using the Wii Remote to give actual hand signals or aiming with the DS stylus from a covered position. That’s what you can look forward to with Brothers In Arms Double Time and Brothers In Arms DS.”
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