Entries Tagged as 'Borderlands'

General Knoxx Arrives This Week

February 22nd, 2010 · 5 Comments · Asides, News

Giantbomb is reporting that the biggest DLC for Borderlands releases tomorrow and Thursday. It’ll be $10. Who’s in? I’ll be there via Steam. [Kotaku has screenies.]

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Fun Games of the Year 2009

January 8th, 2010 · 3 Comments · Featured, Gaming

Finally, capping off the long list of Fun Games of 2009 is our final list, the coup de grace of lists, the absolutely definitive “These were the Fun Games” list: The games we had the most fun with in 2009:
James – I think I’ll have to go with Killing Floor for the most fun I’ve [...]

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FGotY 2009 [Xbox 360]

January 7th, 2010 · No Comments · Gaming

Wrapping up the individual console posts is the Xbox 360.
Jason O – 2009 was definitely the year where the XBox 360 was the dominant platform in my house. A lot of good games graced my disc tray. Borderlands was bordering on greatness but couldn’t quite pass cross into becoming a classic. Lego Rock Band was [...]

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Borderlands First Impressions

October 27th, 2009 · 10 Comments · Gaming

I’m not good with first impressions because I usually play games too long for a good “first impression” but not near long enough for a review. I want to write about the experience, but I’m usually well past the point where I know if I love or hate a game when I’m ready to talk about it.

The other issue with Borderlands, aside from the fact I am not supposed to have this game, is that I am finding it impossible not to compare it to Far Cry 2 or Sacred 2. The similarity to Far Cry 2 being the overland travel and open-world shooter concepts. Sacred 2 is merely the most recent serious offering into the “RPG-Lite” dungeon crawl loot droppings of Diablo fame.

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Weekend Gaming!

October 23rd, 2009 · 5 Comments · Gaming

Man, it’s the weekend again! Where did the week go? Who cares?
This weekend should probably be all about Borderlands, but I am still sitting on a copy of Fight Night Round 4 from Gamefly, so I should probably at least make a token attempt at playing it before I send it back to. There’s something [...]

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In (apparently) everbody’s hands

October 20th, 2009 · 14 Comments · Asides, Gaming

In (apparently) everbody’s hands:

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