| | Xbox Live Deal of the Week – Borderlands DLC | 
Geoffrey Tim - July 27th, 2010 | Greetings, Traveller! Borderlands, the first-person shooter take on hack ‘n slash, loot-a-thon RPGs was quite possibly my favourite game from last year. It was made even better by the sometimes funny, sometimes difficult, always awesome DLC. for Xbox 360 gold Members, that DLC will be available this week for a generous 50% off. The Zombie ... [»] |
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| In Other News – July 9, 2010 | 
Geoffrey Tim - July 9th, 2010 | Holy Smokes! Is it Friday already? That means we’re about to head in to what will be the last weekend of the rather phenomenal World Cup. Who are you supporting? I have no particular allegiance to either, so I’ll be supporting whichever has the hottest fans. right now? The Netherlands is winning.To offset the inevitable depressions that many of you will experience once ... [»] | 
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| In Other News – April 20 – 2010 | 
Nick de Bruyne - April 20th, 2010 | Sometimes there just isn't enough time to bring you all the gaming news you want. Sometime's we're living up to our name and sitting around stuffing our faces with beer and biltong.Here are the gaming related sundries you might have missed!StuffFree Borderlands Claptrap sound files from Gearbox - Major NelsonThingsBattlefield: Bad Company ... [»] |
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| Borderlands Sells 3 Million Copies – Getting Even More DLC | 
Nick de Bruyne - March 4th, 2010 | Remember that time when Michael Pachter said that Borderlands isn't going to sell very well? Yeah, that was funny... good times.
One of our favorite new IP's of 2009 has now been reported as selling a massive 3 million units since its release last year, proving once more that the world is not ... [»] | 
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| Borderlands DLC Hits Today – Pushes Level Cap To 61 | 
Nick de Bruyne - February 24th, 2010 | Today sees the release of the brand new DLC pack for Borderlands titled The Secret Armory of General Knoxx.The DLC pushes the level cap in the game up to 61 and also adds more guns, more maps and more awesome. The DLC was originally supposed to launch yesterday but was delayed until ... [»] | 
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| Zero Punctuation: Borderlands | 
Gavin Mannion - February 11th, 2010 | Yahtzee has finally broken down and reviewed the ever awesome Borderlands. Unfortunately he doesn’t have enough friends to review the 4 player co-op side of the game and is incapable of interacting online so this review is purely a single player affair. And from what I have heard that isn’t what ... [»] |
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| Next Borderlands DLC Detailed – The Secret Armory of General Knoxx | 
Geoffrey Tim - January 29th, 2010 | You’re probably all getting pretty tired of me saying that Borderlands is one of my very favourite games of last year, but it’s true – and if Gearbox continues to support the game post-launch like this, it may end up being one of my favourite games this year too. The next bit of DLC for the RPG/Shooter Hybrid promises to ... [»] |
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| Borderlands : Mad Moxxie’s Underdome Riot Reviewed | 
Geoffrey Tim - January 11th, 2010 | One of most gamers' gripes with the otherwise excellent Borderlands is that despite its open endedness it’s just a bit too easy. Just a little over a month since the last DLC for the game, Gearbox is here to change that – and in that regard they’ve succeeded pretty damned well. Unlike “The Zombie of Dr. Ned,†this ... [»] | 
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| Borderlands – 2 Million Pandora Tourists and counting | 
Geoffrey Tim - December 18th, 2009 | Do you all remember back in October when Michael Pachter gazed in to his crystal ball and confidently declared that Borderlands was being “sent to die†at retail? Turns out he’s been looking at the wrong balls, as we now have a solid figure to attach to the game – which we’ve known has been doing decent business. Some new financials from Take 2 reveal that the game has sold in excess of 2 million copies to date, with Take 2 going so far ... [»] |
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| More Borderlands DLC | 
Geoffrey Tim - December 9th, 2009 | I just can’t get enough of Gearbox’s Borderlands, so this bit of news puts a smile on my face. Mikey Neuman has been tweeting recently about a Borderlands surprise, but that surprise may have been spoiled by ps3trophies.org, who’ve leaked 5 new trophies for the game. Trophies that appear to be ... [»] |
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| Common Sense Media’s 10 Games That are Uncool for Kids | 
Geoffrey Tim - December 9th, 2009 | Common Sense Media is a somewhat right wing, religious group who dole out parental advice to people who probably shouldn’t have had children in the first place. Displaying a complete lack of their namesake, they’ve compiled a list of games to avoid buying kids for Christmas, as well as suitable replacements. While their goal is a noble one, and I agree that children shouldn’t be ... [»] |
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| Time Magazine lists it’s Top 10 videogames of the year | 
Gavin Mannion - December 9th, 2009 | Time Magazine is probably the most respected mass circulation magazine in the world and as such whenever they post a Top 10 of some sort people generally pay attention. When it comes to videogames though I am not sure they have the same clout.But whether ... [»] |
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| Our favourite gaming stereotypes | 
Hadlee - December 8th, 2009 | From the helpless damsel in distress to the typical gangbanger – gaming has always had stereotypes in place. So let’s take a look at some of the more popular examples shall we?Stereotypes in RPGsAnd what better place to start at than the titular (hehe) hero? Cloud Strife and Lloyd from Tales of Symphonia are but ... [»] |
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| Borderlands : The Zombie Island of Dr. Ned – Reviewed | 
Geoffrey Tim - November 30th, 2009 | Finding its release roughly half-way between Halloween and Christmas, The Zombie Island of Dr. Ned, Borderland’s first DLC is a Halloween-themed gift from Gearbox.A self-contained episode, The Zombie Island of Dr Ned focuses on the over-saturated, clichéd gaming stalwart of the living dead. Zombies really are everywhere these days; it’s getting harder to turn on a game these days without your brains being ... [»] |
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