Every video game in existence has a secret history. In every studio there’s a story that has never escaped its office walls; tales of strife, contentious design decisions, and eleventh-hour changes that can ultimately make or break a game. That’s because the process of game development is a messy business, …
Read More »Borderlands story recap: Catch up on the history of Pandora in time for Borderlands 3
For a series all about pointing bazillions of guns at bazillions of heads, there’s a surprising amount of lore bubbling behind the scenes of the Borderlands (opens in new tab) series, which is about to continue the story with Borderlands 3 (opens in new tab) later this year. If you’re …
Read More »6 games that do death differently
In games, nothing can be said to be certain except death and well, mostly that. Death as a consequence of failure has been a part of games since the days of Spacewar!, and what came after has stayed pretty much the same: a Game Over screen, a Continue? prompt (maybe …
Read More »All the Borderlands games are about to be backwards compatible on Xbox One
If you got Borderlands: The Handsome Collection (opens in new tab) on Xbox One, you might have noticed its one glaring omission. Gearbox justified leaving the original Borderlands out because it didn’t have an appearance from Handsome Jack (who is a central character in Borderlands 2 and Borderlands: The Pre-Sequel), …
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