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Going Hands-On with Borderlands 2

A few weeks back, I made the trek up to New York City in order to have a preview with Borderlands 2 from Gearbox. This was the first press demo for the game, and now I’ve had a chance to settle in, watch the embargo lift and jot down a few of my thoughts. First,

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Borderlands 2 Release Date Announced, New Gameplay Trailer

Today, 2K Games has officially announced the release date for Gearbox Software’s Borderlands 2. The game will launch for the Xbox 360, PlayStation 3 and PC on September 18th, 2012 in North America and September 21st internationally. The trailer above released yesterday from Gearbox Software and 2K Games and includes just over three minutes worth of

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The Darkness II Gets a Launch Trailer

The Darkness II, the direct sequel to the original game from 2007 based on the Top Cow comic series, is almost upon us. Developed by Digital Extremes and being published by 2K Games, the story picks up just a bit after where the first left off. If you played The Darkness, you’ll notice the sequel’s nods to

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The Darkness II Demo Hits Xbox LIVE

2K Games released a bit of a hidden gem when they launched the original Darkness back in 2007. The game certainly wasn’t perfect, but its unique take on storytelling and combat made it a hit with most gamers that gave it a fair shake. Flash-forward to 2012 and you’ll see 2K Games taking a new swing

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5 Games to Look Forward to in 2012

With 2011 finishing up, we figured it was time to set out the road map for 2012 in gaming. We’re going to run down some of the biggest games worth getting pumped for. Before we hop into the land of getting excited, please understand that by no means is this list meant to be definitive.

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BioShock Infinite’s New Trailer with In-Game Footage (Video)

Irrational Games and 2K presented the trailer you see above during the Spike Video Game Awards show over this last weekend. Sit back and enjoy it, it’s pretty awesome. As the tag at the end of the video (as well as the title of this article) suggests, the trailer was built entirely with in-game footage.

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XCOM’s First Developer Diary Released

The upcoming first person shooter reboot of the fan-loved X-COM franchise has been met with a fair amount of fan backlash. That’s understandable, although maybe not 100% warranted, given the fact that 2K Games and 2K Marin elected to take the full host of gameplay mechanics from the original games and flip them on their head.

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Watch the 22 Minute XCOM Demo from E3

XCOM is the reinvention of a franchise approaching 20-years-old. This first-person, strategy, squad-based shooter is 2K Marin’s, the studio behind BioShock 2, shot at reinvigorating the series with a brand new take. Of course, moving from an top-down, turn-based, strategy genre to the world of the shooter, regardless of its tactical merit, would completely flip

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Gearbox Set to Reboot Duke Nukem?

Could we be looking at the onset of the gaming world’s next, best shot at incredible vapor-ware? Gearbox Software, the company behind products like Borderlands, made sure the extremely long-awaited Duke Nukem Forever got its official release on the Xbox 360, PlayStation 3 and PC platforms. They took the impossible and made it a reality.

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Borderlands 2 Gets Its First Official Teaser Trailer

The Game Informer exclusive cover reveal of Borderlands 2 was a still version of the teaser trailer you’ll see above. They both feature the same new character (Salvador the dwarf), a snowbound landscape, dual-wielding weaponry and the incredible art style that drew so many to the original Borderlands. The trailer, of course, adds motion. But

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Borderlands 2 Officially Announced

Mark yesterday’s rumor from Eurogamer “100% True;” 2K Games has just officially revealed Borderlands 2 from Gearbox Software. Game Informer magazine snagged the exclusive news and cover story for the game, which you can see above. Almost immediately following Game Informer’s reveal of next month’s Borderlands 2 feature, Take-Two Interactive sent out their own press

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Rumor: Borderlands 2 Announcement Coming Soon

Eurogamer has supposedly learned from a source “close to the game” that Borderlands 2 will be announced by 2K Games very soon. This rumor indicates that the game will ship next year for the PlayStation 3, the Xbox 360 and the PC. As Eurogamer points out, rumors and speculation of the almost definite announcement of

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Duke Nukem Sales Remind Gearbox CEO of “Greasy Hamburgers”

Reviews for Duke Nukem Forever have been the talk of the gaming world for a few days now. Especially given the public relations fiasco between The Redner Group, game critics and 2K Games that spawned on Twitter. It was there that Redner publicly threatened gaming sites with denial of future review materials based on negative and venomous

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[UPDATE] Duke Nukem PR Rep Threatens Sites that Give Bad Reviews

[UPDATE] Jim Redner and The Redner Group have been relinquished of their connections to 2K Games, the publishing house represented for Duke Nukem Forever. Kotaku received word from 2K Games that Redner’s opinion does not reflect their own. The company fired him and his PR group. While it’s fine that 2K’s cleaning up after this

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Duke Nukem Forever Delayed, Again

In what could potentially be considered the greatest in-joke the video game industry has ever played on itself, 2K Games and Gearbox have gone and delayed Duke Nukem Forever… by a month. The game was initially scheduled to release in May of this year. It’s now set to release on June 10th internationally and June 14th in

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Stories You May Have Missed – January 26, 2011

Today was certainly a hectic day in the world of technology to say the least. We’ve compiled a list of TechnoBuffalo’s top headlines for today to help you make sense of it all. 1. Gaming Madness The gaming industry never rests, as today we learned of a big sale happening on Xbox LIVE hosted by 2K

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2K and Rockstar Host Big Sale on Xbox LIVE

If you were running low on game content before this week, odds are you can consider that over and done with. Between the PSN sale that started Tuesday and this new LIVE sale, gamers looking for DLC will not be left wanting. From 2K and Rockstar comes a massive sale on what must be close

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How Soon Is Too Soon For A Game To Have DLC?

DLC, or Downloadable Content, has become a way of life in this modern age of video gaming.  You buy the game, and then eventually a DLC pack comes out with more characters, more options, some new maps or the like.  It is a great way to add play value to a game and extend its

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