July 23, 2009
2K Games Announces October 20,
2009 Street Date for Borderlands™ in North America and October 23, 2009
Internationally
2K Games and Gearbox Software
pioneer an electrifying new video game genre – Role-Playing Shooter (RPS)
2K Games announced today that
Borderlands™, the innovative role-playing shooter (RPS), will explode into North
American retail stores beginning October 20, 2009 and October 23, 2009
internationally. Coming to PLAYSTATION®3 computer entertainment system, Xbox
360® video game and entertainment system from Microsoft and Windows-based PC,
Borderlands will provide a strong blend of first-person shooter combat with an
arresting art style, co-operative gameplay and character progression to deliver
an incredibly unique and innovative title this holiday season.
Borderlands is a highly anticipated
original intellectual property from Gearbox Software, creators of the acclaimed
Brothers in Arms franchise. Featuring extensive co-op integration that
seamlessly blends the single player and multiplayer experiences, Borderlands
will allow players to freely join or leave each other’s games at any time for
collaborative mayhem or the freedom to choose to play in full single player mode
to experience the world on their own. Borderlands will also include a
groundbreaking content generation system that adds nearly infinite variety in
the amount of weapons that are available to the player. These features, along
with addictive nonstop action, will combine to form a breakthrough experience
that challenges the conventions of modern shooters and RPGs.
Borderlands will be available
starting October 20, 2009 in North America and October 23, 2009 internationally
for the PLAYSTATION 3 system, the Xbox 360 and Windows-based PC. This title is
not yet rated by the ESRB.
