Game Tip: Fast Travel in Playthrough 2

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synide
Posted October 24th, 2009 at 2:06 pm
When Fast Traveling in Playthrough 2, you will notice that most areas are unlocked from the start. This can be very helpful to speed your way to later areas. For instance once the Vault was ready to be encountered, I simply fast-traveled right to the end-boss, instead of trekking through multiple areas and enemies. There was also a neat glitch when I did this. The cinematic had a gun reticle enabled, and I could switch weapons and shoot invisible bullets at the center of the screen. Useless...
Borderlands Reviews 85-90s

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synide
Posted October 19th, 2009 at 4:18 pm
The reviews for borderlands are rolling in, and are "generally favorable". The lowest is currently 80 with the highest 90. This is good news for Borderlands. With all the different links, just check metacritic to see the most up to date press consensus on the game:
http://www.metacritic.com/games/platforms/xbox360/borderlands
Currently all the top names except Gamespot have their reviews in, including:
IGN: 88
1up: 83
OXM: 85
Giant Bomb: 80
GamePro: 90...
First DLC Announced – It’s Zombies!

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synide
Posted October 16th, 2009 at 1:02 pm
Worthplaying has the scoop on the first DLC for Borderlands, and it's zombies! There isn't much information, other than the excerpt and screenshots below, expect more info after the release madness next week. The DLC will be on all 3 platforms for 9.99.
Tasked with keeping the workers of Jakobs Cove alive, Dr. Ned (who is not related to Dr. Zed from Fyrestone) does his job a little too well, creating zombies and other abominations that now run rampant in this region. Players will have to work ...
Official Skill Trees – Borderlandsthegame.com

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synide
Posted October 13th, 2009 at 11:42 pm
Gearbox has released official skill tree calculators for Borderlands. They are beautiful and pretty much render 87bazillion.com's versions obsolete.
I still plan on keeping the skill calculator here, for anyone who wants a non-flash version, and one that supports right-click to unlearn. Look for an update soon including new graphics and proper descriptions/values. Check out the official trees below.
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Borderlands is Gold!

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synide
Posted October 9th, 2009 at 4:54 pm
Borderlands is GOLD! Congratulations to Gearbox. Everyone go nuts.
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GameStop Pre-Order Gun Pack Detailed (with images)

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synide
Posted October 9th, 2009 at 1:58 pm
The "Mercenary Gun Pack" for the 360/PS3 versions of Borderlands available only by Pre-Ordering now have been detailed. Check out the screens below to see what exclusive weapons are available, and click here for information on pre-ordering to get yours!
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#BorderlandsMonday Twitter Recap – 10/5/09

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synide
Posted October 5th, 2009 at 8:57 pm
Real Information Tweets:
RT @PSDaniel: Is there in Pandora only desert or are there also things? -- There is a lot you haven't seen. Snow. Trash. Caves... lots
Also, on the subject of DLC. I might have hidden some clues about what the first one is in the next Claptrap episode. (Dinosaurs vs Aliens)
RT @AkilaeAphasia: @mikeyface When can we start expecting reviews? -- I would expect the first few to be soon and then straight until launch
RT @aceftw: @mikeyface what is your top 3 favorite ...