Posts tagged Borderlands
17984011644441722880000 Bricks – Borderland Skill Trees
Oct 14th
Gearbox are still trying to convince everyone that Borderlands isn't just a shooty Diablo. Their latest method is to reveal the in-depth skill trees, which they've done through the medium of Flash.
Because it ain’t just about the comics no more – SDCC trailers
Jul 24th
It seems these days that every expo under the sun is suitable for showing off the latest trailers for games - when the Call Centre Expo in the Brimingham NEC starts showing off the latest 360 releases, they can pay me royalties or something for calling it!
Regardless, hit the jump for footage from the show. Highlights include some proper stylish Borderlands footage, further proof that the PC is realllllly the platform too play Left 4 Dead 2 on, more sneaky Alpha Protocol footage and more...
Borderlands goes Cel Shaded
Apr 9th
When Borderlands was last properly shown, it was a sort of gritty, grimy (and, unfortunately, fairly generic looking) effort.
Since then, the game has had a visual overhaul which has been revealed in this months PC Gamer (i'm assuming the US print edition) which Gearbox have claimed is to keep the games visual style as close to their concept art as possible. The cynicist in me says its to differentiate the game from id's RAGE, but i'm willing to give Pitchford & co. the benefit of the doubt.
Obviously, as we saw with Diablo III's reveal, a change in art style from 'apocalyptic grit' to, well, any other colour palette tends to bring out the angry internet men and this was no exception, prompting a swift respons from several Gearbox employees...
