2K patrolling Borderlands in late '08

Take-Two arm will publish forthcoming postapocalyptic action-RPG from Gearbox; game will arrive next holiday season; first screens inside.

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This year's holiday season will go down as having one of the most densely packed game-release schedules of all time. However, 2008 is also starting to fill up as well. Grand Theft Auto IV, Spore, Prototype, Splinter Cell: Conviction, Sid Meier's Civilization Revolution, Killzone 2, LittleBigPlanet, and Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots constitute but a small sampling of the game goods that next year has to offer.

Now, another intriguing title can be added to the list. Today, 2K Games announced it will be publishing Borderlands, the just-revealed title from developer Gearbox Software (Brothers In Arms Hell's Highway). The Take-Two Interactive subsidiary will simultaneously publish the postapocalyptic driving-and-shooting action RPG next holiday season for the PC, Xbox 360, and PlayStation 3. No rating or pricing for the game has yet been revealed.

Today's announcement also gave a little insight into the technology behind Borderlands. The game will incorporate a content-creation system that will allow for "thousands of unique, randomly generated missions, weapons, and situations." It will also allow for high levels of customization of both vehicles and characters. Borderlands' online co-op mode will allow up to four players to enter and leave the game at will. There will also be a single-player mode, though no mention was made of a specific campaign or storyline.

GameSpot will have more details on Borderlands as it emerges.

29 Comments

  • terror_ninja

    Posted Aug 31, 2009 2:31 am PT

    If time slows down for me I might get "bord" of waiting duh duh chh get it? ha im so lame -_-

    ^ thats the sound of the drums when you do the joke.... thing...if you didnt get it...yeap...uhmm

  • stfolife

    Posted Aug 21, 2007 9:16 pm PT

    lol when i saw this im like is take 2 funding the border patrol now? the title is misleadiing -.-

  • Wayward_Son_88

    Posted Aug 18, 2007 1:00 pm PT

    I'll need to see some more info on the game, before I'll get excited about it. Although the customization, and the content-creation system sounds like fun. I also don't really get what everyone is complaining about, Action RPGs, FPS, Third person shooters, racing, and action racing games have been made for years. Just because people make a lot doesn't mean it's bad, you just have to read the reviews and buy the high quality and well polished good games, and avoid the crap. I mean c'mon, that's like saying people should just stop makeing games altogether.

  • ocdog45

    Posted Aug 17, 2007 7:29 pm PT

    next holiday huh. i hate getting info on games that won't come out anytime soon. RE5

  • ctg867

    Posted Aug 17, 2007 10:50 am PT

    Great, not we're going to get a million post apocalyptic games. It's gonna be the next over used idea. Then you just change it from a FPS, to a TPS, to an action game, to an RPG, to an FPS/Racer, to all sorts of crap. See: Fallout 3, Rage, etc.

  • HummaKavula

    Posted Aug 17, 2007 4:17 am PT

    Mixing Mad Max and Diablo? Instant win!

  • NinjaMunkey01

    Posted Aug 17, 2007 2:54 am PT

    so many great games coming out soon!

  • cybolt

    Posted Aug 17, 2007 1:47 am PT

    If you feel a genre is saturated... Don't support the games by buying more of them, simple. I support freedom of choice, the more the merrier!

  • Pete5506

    Posted Aug 16, 2007 9:28 pm PT

    Now we got some what of an idea when it comes out

  • gatsbythepig

    Posted Aug 16, 2007 7:56 pm PT

    Allright I can't wait.

  • playstation_wii

    Posted Aug 16, 2007 7:30 pm PT

    The avalanche of games continues to grow!

  • Shinedown220

    Posted Aug 16, 2007 5:33 pm PT

    Cobra5, this isn't anything like Twisted Metal. It's an action RPG. I believe you can get out of your vehicle, and shoot while on foot.

  • Shinedown220

    Posted Aug 16, 2007 5:31 pm PT

    08, shapping up to be one hell of a year in gaming. Not like 07 is bad either.

  • rambo2007

    Posted Aug 16, 2007 3:45 pm PT

    no doubt this will be in E3 2008

  • ElectrolightSH

    Posted Aug 16, 2007 3:18 pm PT

    Now that Take-Two is publishing Borderlands, I'm not sure if I want to buy it.

  • AL13NK1LL3R

    Posted Aug 16, 2007 2:52 pm PT

    work on hells highway first and the drivin shootin rpg.. sound kinda corny and crappy game...

  • EmptySki

    Posted Aug 16, 2007 2:50 pm PT

    sounds intresting. I cant wait for mgs4, gtaIV, killzone 2 and protype though. They look awesome!

  • Star_Wars117

    Posted Aug 16, 2007 2:15 pm PT

    Screw this game. Release the new brothers in arms already.

  • HK-47-M4

    Posted Aug 16, 2007 1:55 pm PT

    Gamespot forgot FFXIII.

  • comthitnuong

    Posted Aug 16, 2007 1:05 pm PT

    Sounds good. Gearbox knows what they are doing so I expect a good game from them.

  • Cobra5

    Posted Aug 16, 2007 1:01 pm PT

    I like post-apocolyptic, but, I don't like driving+shooting games like Twisted Metal... hmm...

  • Atarii

    Posted Aug 16, 2007 12:43 pm PT

    "....postapocalyptic driving-and-shooting action RPG....". This is all I have to hear before I can assume that this game will likely be awful.

  • danalfmon

    Posted Aug 16, 2007 12:29 pm PT

    Could Gearbox at least finish Hell's Highway first?

  • RaiKageRyu

    Posted Aug 16, 2007 12:25 pm PT

    They sure taking the advantage of Twisted Metal's absence.

  • Agreb91

    Posted Aug 16, 2007 12:17 pm PT

    I agree with Alaris83.

  • atomasist

    Posted Aug 16, 2007 12:17 pm PT

    This sounds alot like the rage game coming out with the driving and the shooting, but well see.

  • Alaris83

    Posted Aug 16, 2007 12:05 pm PT

    Like I said before, do we really need another action RPG? That genre is quickly becoming saturated. How about we get some actual RPGs instead of yet another button masher?

  • GuitarsOfWarr

    Posted Aug 16, 2007 12:00 pm PT

    Sounds like a Twisted Metal RPG, could be cool.

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