Borderlands Game of the Year Edition

Gearbox Software has just revealed the "Game of the Year Edition" of Borderlands via Twitter, announcing the re-release for Xbox 360, PS3 and PC on October 12. The package will include all four DLC add-ons, plus a foldout map of the game's territories. The GOTY Edition will be priced at $60 for Xbox 360 and PS3, and $50 for PC. The Game of the Year edition of Borderlands will come with tokens for download of the recently announced add-on pack, Claptap’s New Robot Revolution, as well as three previous downloadable adventures – The Zombie Island of Dr. Ned, Mad Moxxi’s Underdome Riot, and The Secret Armory of General Knoxx. Also included in the Game of the Year edition will be a complete and comprehensive map of the Borderlands territories.

In Borderlands, which is described as a Role-Playing Shooter, players battle a sinister corporation’s well-armed armada, as well as Pandora’s local inhospitable inhabitants, while searching for a legendary Vault that is said to contain a treasure trove of alien artifacts and technology. The Game of the Year edition offers gamers new to the game the chance to experience all the game has to offer in one package.

Release Date: October 12, 2010

Also on: PC, X360

M for Mature: Blood and Gore, Intense Violence, Mature Humor, Strong Language

Genre: Action RPG

Publisher: 2K Games

Developer: Gearbox Software

Online Play: 4 Co-op

Local Play: 2 Co-op

Plot:

A sci-fi action RPG from acclaimed developer Gearbox, 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 missions, environments, enemies, 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. The game also boasts lifelike character animations, impressive real-time physics, and customizable vehicles.

Borderlands Game of the Year Edition includes tokens for download of the add-on pack, Claptrap's New Robot Revolution, as well as three previous best-selling destructive downloadable adventures - the living dead-filled The Zombie Island of Dr. Ned, the ultimate video game survival of the fittest test Mad Moxxi’s Underdome Riot, and the utterly fantastic The Secret Armory of General Knoxx. Also included is a complete and comprehensive map of the Borderlands territories.

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

System Requirements: Minimum System Requirements

OS: Windows XP/Vista

Processor: Pentium 4 @ 2.4 Ghz or equivalent

Memory: 1GB (2GB recommended with Vista)

Hard Drive: 8 GB free

Video Memory: 256mb video ram or better (GeForce 9 series or higher/Radeon R8xx series)

Sound Card: Windows compatible sound card

DirectX: 9.0c

Keyboard and Mouse

DVD Rom Drive