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“Claptrap’s New Robot Revolution” coming this September –IGN

Gearbox has finally unveiled the fourth batch of downloadable content for its loot-driven shooter Borderlands. Titled “Claptrap’s New Robot Revolution,” players will join forces with the Hyperion Corporation as they attempt to stop a mechanical uprising from an army of homicidal claptraps – lead by Ninja Assassin.
“A year ago Borderlands was an untested brand that through hard work and a lot of passion, turned out to be one of the best-selling, claptastic and skagtacular games we have ever created,” said Christoph Hartmann, president of 2K.
“A year later, we are releasing our fourth DLC installment, Claptrap’s New Robot Revolution, which illustrates our enthusiasm for creating highly entertaining content that enhances a franchise. In addition to serving as the perfect bookend to the original game, what gamer doesn’t love a kung-fu-wielding Ninja Assassin Claptrap with nunchuck skills?”
Claptrap’s New Robot Revolution includes 20 new missions, 10 skill points for a total of 71 available skill tree points, and three new backpack slots. The add-on pack will launch this September for Xbox 360, PlayStation 3, and PC for 800 Microsoft Points or $9.99.

Thought I’d share this with you guys.  What are your opinions?  I think it looks fucking sweet and would be great for developers and consumers (both only having to deal with one platform), but I’m skeptical that it will run correctly.  You can check it out here: http://www.onlive.com

The Next Borderlands Add-on May Have Just Been Seriously Spoiled–Kotaku

Gearbox Software’s loot-centric first-person shooter Borderlands recently got an update, one that added Steam achievements and new hardware support. That update also may have laid out, in extreme, spoiler-filled detail, the next downloadable expansion for Borderlands.

According to contributors to Gearbox’s online forums, that new Borderlands patch featured a folder chock full of potential details about the future of the game. The next expansion—the follow-up to The Secret Armory of General Knoxx—appears to be heavy on Claptraps. You know, those unicycling robotic helpers with the funny voices? Well, you may be fighting them and cybernetic zombies in the game’s next add-on.

Gearbox forum member Legendrew summarizes the details gleaned from the latest patch, telling of an “Interplanetary Ninja Assassin Claptrap” that leads a robot revolution against the Vault hunters. Your task in the next DLC pack is to take down those Claptraps and the re-animated human-Claptrap hybrids they’ve enlisted for their cause.

Skag ‘traps, Rakk ‘traps, Psycho Midget ‘traps and dozens of variations on the Claptrap, only way more evil, will be your enemies in the expansion, according to those update files. The DLC appears to span some 21 missions—”9 Main Missions, 12 Side Missions”—and will see plenty of familiar faces return.

If you feel like potentially spoiling the details of those missions, the Claptrap bosses that await you and even more details on the alleged Borderlands add-on, head over to the forums.

We’ve asked Gearbox if these details are legit and will hopefully update with confirmation or denial or some roundabout statement on the matter soon.

All I wanted to do was score with some damn dirty skags… where blue hell did all these zombies come from?

The Island of Dr. Ned is the first DLC from Borderlands.   As someone who enjoys Zombie movies (Go buy Zombieland, now – *waits on royalty check*)    and Zombie games (I will follow this up with a post of my impressions on Left for Dead 2).   So I was very excited when I finally downloaded this. Read the rest of this entry →

A picture of our deck from the bathroom window. Good thing I have GTA: Chinatown Wars to keep me company whilst I dump-out!

Will be a great weekend for gaming–at least after I spend the next 4 hours digging us out–so make sure to hit me up (if you’re not on my friends list, make sure to put “Game Casa” in your request).  Will be on Xbox Live this weekend, playing any of the following: Alien vs Predator MP (Demo), Borderlands, Trials HD, Chime, Dead or Alive 4, Blitz 2, Darksiders, Dirt 2, or Gears of War 2.

–KA

Let me preface this by saying I’m in incredibly casual gamer. How casual you ask? I bought Madden 10 a week or so after it was released. I played a couple practice games. Started a season. And I STILL haven’t finished it. I’ve even simmed 3 games. So… yeah. If you want the opinion of someone who is the farthest thing from an expert? Welcome, friends!

Today I come to you to talk about Borderlands. I picked this up because the commercials were really really good. Plus it had good word of mouth. If you want the shortest review and miss out on all the good times contained in the rest of this review of utter awesome-ocity …. here goes. *cracks knuckles*

This gets the highest recommendation from this humble author.

It is easily one of the most funnest (that’s right I said most funnest) games I’ve played. Its insanely addictive. And what’s better than going out into Pandora (land Borderland’s story plays out in) and hunting for some sloppy sloppy skags? Also with skags, raaks, and crabs in the game the double entendre’s can fly as freely as the bullets.

That's One Big Ass Skag!

The ability to get a character and improve them slash level them up gives great incentive to not only keep playing, but also wanting to keep moving through the games. As your character becomes more skilled?  The weapons, shields, and other little accessories you can outfit your dude, (including bedazzling your shit – no not really) or broad with improve as you improve. So as you face stronger enemies? You get better shit. There are countless weapons and shields. I’ve recently started play through 2 (meaning I beat the game once… yeah I actually FINISHED this game which is another stamp of approval. ) and stuff keeps getting better. Including the enemies. Who get repackaged with new names, and much higher levels and better weapons. And you can go through the whole campaign again.

One of the best aspects of the game is the online co-op aspect. Bored on a Friday night?  You can go skaggin with your friends minus their stinktitude, their rancid bodily functions, and their never ending thieving of all your delicous snacks (rat bastards!) The bigger your party, the stronger the characters/creatures of Pandora get. Apparently they don’t like you to play with friends…. they prefer you to play with yourself! (get it? “Play with yourself?”) And if the opponents are stronger? The loot you get will be better. Just watch out for that one snake in the grass friend who doesn’t help you beat skagzilla, but then steals all the best guns before you can even take a look at them! (Don’t be that guy… or girl!)

Girl

The only negatives I have, are mild. Don’t impact the play or replay value of Borderlands, and only  one is just a nuisance. The other is just kind of uninspiring. I’ve had a friend get stuck in rocks… like… 3 times. You’d think he’d have avoided rocks like a recovering crack head. Nope. Still happens. And while I, personally, have found this to be HILARIOUS, and endless entertainment? He’s gotten pretty pissed about it. One good thing/fix. If you’re in a party? If someone gets to a travel point, and travels… dude who is stuck in the rock will travel with you to where ever you go. If you’re playing with yourself? Stop. You’ll go blind… oh… no… I meant – You’re S.O.L. Hope you recently passed a save point. Hit start and exit. Or shoot rockets at your feet and kill yourself. The other nuisance thing is across a board you’ll come across guys who spawn in the same places all the time. Granted, its fun as hell to explode the shit out of them. Its just uninspired cuz they’re always in the same spot. So if you’re running around the first board, you know you’re gonna see the same dudes shooting at you. And the same Skags fiending for you to blast them in the face. (BTW, shoot skags in the face. Its the only way to effectively neutralize them).

So in summation: buy this shit, or borrow it.  I don’t condone stealing, but the game IS really really good… Play this shit. It has kept me riveted. It has been addictive, and fun. Lots of chances for XBL gamer points or experience points or whatever the hell they’re called. (again, this is the review of an uber casual gamer) But the highest praise I can give? I actually played this through and beat the game. I’m surprised at that myself. And I absolutely want to keep playing. S

Skag on, motherskaggers!

–Sir Scott M. Hayes XIV