Borderlands: Game of the Year Edition

Platform(s): PC, PlayStation 4, Xbox One
Genre: Action/Adventure
Publisher: 2K Games
Developer: Blind Squirrel Games
Release Date: April 3, 2019

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'Borderlands' Franchise Sales, VIP Season 1 Rewards Coming This Week

by Rainier on June 4, 2019 @ 7:21 p.m. PDT

Borderlands: Game of the Year Edition is a co-op shooter-looter where you can equip bazillions of guns as one of four trigger-happy mercenaries, each with unique RPG skills.

Take on the lawless, desolate planet of Pandora in pursuit of a powerful alien technology: The Vault. With brand new weapons, substantial visual upgrades, quality of life improvements, all four add-on packs, and more.

Borderlands combines the best in first-person action with player customization and vehicular combat to deliver an exciting Role-Playing Shooter experience.

The game features a groundbreaking content generation system allowing for near-endless variety in weapons and item drops. 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. These features, along with a rich and deep fiction that touches upon the mysteries buried beneath the surface of a danger-filled planet, combine to form a breakthrough experience that challenges the conventions of modern shooters.

Borderlands: Game of the Year Edition is the brand new definitive version of the award-winning 2009 first-person shooter/role-playing game hybrid, available now for the first time on current generation consoles.

Starting today, Borderlands: The Handsome Collection is being discounted by 90% and Borderlands: Game of the Year Edition is 33% off! Running from June 4 to June 17, this is a great opportunity for new players to jump into the franchise and for existing fans to fill out their Borderlands collections.

As you may already be aware, Borderlands: The Handsome Collection is a featured title in this month’s Instant Game Collection. PlayStation Plus subscribers can download the game for free on PlayStation 4 from June 4 through July 2.

Borderlands: Game of the Year Edition is also being discounted as part of Microsoft’s Greatest Xbox Deals of the Year from June 7 to June 17 – just in time for E3! Save 33% off the award-winning shooter-looter that started it all, updated with Ultra HD visuals and more.

In addition to all these great ongoing promotions, we’re excited to announce that Season 1 Rewards will be available on June 6 for members of the Borderlands Vault Insider Program. Not familiar with our VIP program? Here’s a program primer! For more details on the Season 1 Rewards – which include in-game Vault Hunter customization options for Borderlands 3 – check the Borderlands news page on June 6.

What's New:

  • Visually Remastered: Xbox One X and PS4 Pro, players can enjoy 4K Ultra HD and HDR, though the improved lighting, textures, and character models shine on every platform. Applies to the base game, as well as all add-on content.
  • Quality of Life Improvements: Significant updates to the game’s supporting systems allow for a smoother overall experience. For example:
    • A Borderlands 2-style mini-map, which you can toggle on and off, has been added to complement the original compass
    • Substantial improvements to the inventory system—such as allowing you to “lock” weapons or mark them as “junk”—simplify item management
    • Items like ammo, money, and health now auto-pick up from the ground
  • Rewards Ready: With the addition of the SHiFT player rewards program, you can now use Golden Keys to unlock special in-game items and rewards. Returning SHiFT users who’ve played Borderlands 2 or The Pre-Sequel on PS4, Xbox One, or PC will receive 75 free Golden Keys, as well as two randomly selected all-new weapons, for their first newly-created Vault Hunter.
  • Added Firepower: A new set of six named, custom-skinned Legendary weapons make the base game’s arsenal even deeper. Beat bosses or gather Golden Keys for a chance to collect ‘em all.
  • Badder Boss Battle: In direct response to fan feedback, the campaign’s final boss encounter has been adjusted to be more engaging, challenging, and rewarding.
  • Cosmetic Customization: For the first time, you will be able to customize your Vault Hunter beyond simply selecting a color scheme. Each of the four available characters has five brand new cosmetic heads unlocked and equippable right from the start of the game.
  • Now Available on Modern Consoles: Borderlands: Game of the Year Edition makes the original Borderlands readily available on Xbox One and PlayStation 4 for the first time, in addition to providing a newly enhanced and visually remastered version for PC players.
  • Free to Existing Owners on PC: If you already own the original Borderlands on Steam, you’ll be able to upgrade to Borderlands: Game of the Year Edition absolutely free.
  • Includes
    • Borderlands [Base Game]: The original shooter-looter in all its visually remastered glory.
    • The Zombie Island of Doctor Ned [DLC]: Enter the corporate-owned small town known as Jakobs Cove and put an end to the rumors of the walking “undead.” New areas, new missions, new enemies, oh my!
    • Mad Moxxi’s Underdome Riot [DLC]: Celebrate the grand opening of Marcus Bank by taking on hundreds of foes in the only competitive arena around where you come back famous... or not at all.
    • The Secret Armory of General Knoxx [DLC]: Want more of the Borderlands story and more loot than you could possibly figure out what to do with? Add new guns, missions, vehicles and more!
    • Claptrap’s New Robot Revolution [DLC]: This destructive adventure invites you to battle a vicious new threat: a massive uprising of your former friends, the Claptraps.

Key Features

  • Bazillions of Guns: Rocket-launching shotguns, enemy-torching revolvers, SMGs that fire lightning rounds, and tons more procedurally generated firearms.
  • RPG Progression: Slay your foes, gain experience points, and build out extensive skill trees unique to each of the four Vault Hunters.
  • Co-op Frenzy: Tear through the opposition as a crew of up to four, with four-player split-screen available on consoles and online co-op available across all platforms.
  • Rich Universe: Uncover the rewarding mysteries, memorable inhabitants, and deep lore of Pandora—and the Borderlands narrative universe.
  • Intense Vehicular Combat: Get behind the wheel and engage in frenetic vehicle-to-vehicle combat.
  • Radical Art Style: Traditional rendering techniques combined with hand-drawn textures give Borderlands its iconic style.

Borderlands: Game of the Year Edition is currently available for PS4, Xbox One and PC on April 3, 2019.


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