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Borderlands golden

Gearbox has sent its cheeky sci-fi "role-playing shooter" to industrial wasteland for manufacturing; Oct. 20 PS3/360 launch, Oct. 26 PC release locked down.

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With Dragon Age: Origins pushed into November and Alpha Protocol delayed until 2010, Borderlands is now October's sole North American-developed role-playing game. Luckily, following the slight postponement of its PC version, there will be no more chances for any version of the 2K Games-published title to be delayed.

There's gold in them thar Borderlands.
There's gold in them thar Borderlands.

This afternoon, developer Gearbox Software informed GameSpot that Borderlands has gone gold and is manufacturing for its October 20 launch on the PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 for $59.99. The Windows edition of the M for Mature-rated game will trail by one week, arriving on October 26 for $49.99. The latter version will also be available for download from a variety of online stores, including--despite some controversial comments by Gearbox head Randy Pitchford--Valve Software's Steam service.

Described as a "role-playing shooter" by Gearbox, Borderlands is a sci-fi action RPG that combines driving and on-foot action. Much like Black Isle Studios' original Fallout games, Borderlands infuses its bleak setting with twisted humor, following a group of treasure hunters who scour the ruins of a collapsed civilization in search of fortune and guns--many, many guns. The game boasts a massive array of unique, collectible weapons that number over a half-million in total.

For more information, check out GameSpot's previous coverage of Borderlands.

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when do the reviews usually come out?

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@guitarist1980 these arent records man theyre video games.

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@fps_d0minat0r their differences make them great for eachother. One adds that missing element to the other, its agreat combination, you spelled it out yourself and came up with a nonsensical conclusion. RPG elements can be added to many genres and it just makes that particular game deeper. How is that bad? what you only want shallow shooters? Im sorry but I wouldnt mind a little depth in my shooters thank you very much.

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ok after watching that video (lol) it's now ahead of AC2.

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after Uncharted 2 and Assassin's Creed 2 this is mine!!! soz Gearbox but they come first.

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This game doesn't look that interesting. I'll be playing Uncharted 2 and Demon's Souls instead. :P

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@ dynomitemasta I think cheeky refers to the saying tongue and cheek. In other words, the game is goofy, not taking itself very seriously, funny

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Looking forward to this game, its looking good and i hope it delivers @ dynomitemasta look it up

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I am pumped for this game :) Between this and Left 4 Dead 2, I'll be able to enjoy some quality split-screen co-op with my buddies

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Break two eggs per person into a bowl or jug. Add one tablespoon of milk or water per egg if you prefer a more tender moist dish; adding liquid to the eggs means the dish is less likely to turn out tough or rubbery.

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sexy !

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if you dont like or care about this game, why bother posting?

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@BLaZe462: I don;t care cos it'sjust another shooter. 1 proper RPG every 3 years, 1 shooter every 3 months. It's no wonder PC games sales are 60% lower than 10 years ago, we had 6-8 genres back then, now we barely have 2-3 and the way it's going, in a year or so, it'll be one - shooters. They may have a tiny little bit of strategy added, or a tiny morsel of roleplaying, but when looked at from a distance, they'll all be shooters!

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Looks good but I'll wait for reviews.

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I was really looking forward to this game until the word "Cheeky" was used in the title by someone that has seen the game up close... "cheeky"? What the heck is cheeky anyway?

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whats the difference?

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JBjazzbo - M is 17+ in the UK - so it's the next best thing to an 18 I'm afraid :(

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Wait... M is 16+ in the UK right? Don't tell me it's an 18... :(

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looks ok

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im really liking this... but im also liking brutal legend... and i already preorder my Modern Warfare 2.... too many good games at the same time! my paycheck is just too damn small :(

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"The game boasts a massive array of unique, collectible weapons that number over a half-million in total." now that's firepower...

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role playing shooter........yh right. role playing is a slow genre, shooters are action packed and quicker.......they just dont go together. im not getting this.

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hmmm, I was going to get fallout but its graphics looked a little odd to me. I think I will get this instead..........if it warrants the purchase that is. I am hopeful that it will as it has the oppurtunity to take the good points of F3 and remove the bad points since it was made afterwards.

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@Humorguy_basic you should care because its not another Halo game there is a god!

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im getting the pc version. hope it will have mod support.

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Alex_09: when has gearbox failed us? as far as I know, all their games have been epic and awesome.

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So NEXT Friday it comes out!

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LOL!! that robot is freaking awsome!! he can work in Hollywood!

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Gearbox better not fail us again or I will never buy one of their games after this.

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Its going to be better than ODST and Modern Rehash 2. Already paid off my pre-order at Gamestop and can't wait to play it!

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I have this game preordered and I suppose that I am looking rather forward to it. I did only pay $30 for it though, any more than that and I doubt that I would have got it before Christmas. I still think that the art style was a mistake. Not necessarily the art style but rather the extreme that it went to with the Cell Shading. I nicer blend between the "real" and cell shade look would have been better. \ \ Oh I hope this game is a 12/10 though. I need another kick @$$ game like Batman. I know that Uncharted is only going to last for a week, for me anyways.

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This video is great!

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@guitarist1980 Golden means it has gone to press and is being processed aka duplication process started and boxing so on so forth,

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claptrap...wow awesome... can't wait for the game

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this is gonna kick ass

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@ finalcross north america is the continuous mass of land north of the mexican border. look for it in the news after the 20th. news is going to feature a story on the apparent disappearance of a few million people who haven't left their chairs since they brought this game home. ... alright, that may have been an exaggeration. people may still get up to evacuate waste material, procure sustenance, and periodically turn themselves toward sunlight.

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lol vid

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cant wait to play this game

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gold means its finished and ready for sale

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Pre-ordered off Steam ... not sure it's the right way to go considering Randy Pitchford's view about Valve. Other than that I'm looking forward to the game :)

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@ ominousshadow.. I think golden means 500,000 or 1,000,000 copies sold cant remember which. I would think gold 500k and Platinum = 1 million copies. I am sure someone has the correct anwser either way Randy Pitchford really did a great job talking this game up and getting us Diablo and FPS fans very excited. I have waited for forever for this game and then they push the pc version back a week... atleast on the bright side, its only a week.

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Tony Barnhart is beyond gay

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because there are no cross licensing fees for the pc. I believe microsoft and sony have a 10$ fee per release on there consoles. I could be totally wrong I have never actaully read that for fact, just what my memory thinks it knows for some reason.

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getting for PC

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Yeah, this game is going to be really great. i love the idea of a shooter with RPG elements to it. The only thing I am wary of is the loot sharing system. they have said that you have to drop a gun on the ground to trade it. that is going to be ugly.

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It's gold! now it's leaked!

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Getting it for the PC ^_^

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they way he just said it .. : wtf! .. xDDDDDDDD im buying this game for sure :P

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Guys this game will rock want it or not...It's has a great story and great weapons.I will buy it from Steam tomorrow! ;)

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And I should care because............?!

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