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News Penn & Teller Bring Scam Minigames to PSVR Next Month
As pointless as it looks
You may be familiar with Penn & Teller Smoke and Mirrors for SEGA CD, a daft minigame compilation designed specifically to scam your friends with. It never came out, but titles like Desert Bus have become urban legends, prompting remakes of their own. Now the American duo are back with PlayStation VR release Penn &...
E3 2019 Borderlands 3 Gunplay Is Supposed to Be Massively Improved
Lock and load
Borderlands: The Handsome Collection is a solid package on PlayStation 4, but it's difficult to deny just how dated the moment to moment gunplay feels. There's a distinct lack of impact to most of the weapons, and the visual feedback is pretty poor by today's standards, even if damage numbers are flying all over the screen. What we're...
News Does Borderlands 3 Have Microtransactions? Yes, But Gearbox Says They're Only Cosmetic
The developer clarifies
During yesterday's live gameplay reveal of Borderlands 3, Gearbox CEO Randy Pitchford rather excitedly stated that the game won't have microtransactions, but it turns out that's not entirely true. While it does seem as though you won't be able to buy your way to victory with real money (phew), you will still have the option...
News Borderlands 3 Drops a Crazy Amount of Raw Gameplay Footage
Characters, bosses, locations, guns, the lot
Wow, there's a lot of Borderlands 3 gameplay doing the rounds following the game's official gameplay reveal livestream. Above, you can find the first on-stage sequence from the aforementioned reveal, and below, we've embedded a bunch of other videos that show a range of different things. This bottom line...
Guide When Is the Borderlands 3 Gameplay Reveal?
Dates, times, and where you can watch
About a month ago, Borderlands 3 was finally announced during a live stream event from Gearbox. During this event (after all the magic tricks), it was also announced that gameplay footage would come a little later, and that date is almost here. The studio will be debuting the highly anticipated sequel in action,...
News You Can Earn In-Game Loot Ahead of Launch with Borderlands 3 Twitch Extension
Gameplay debut tomorrow
The Borderlands series is all about finding bigger and better loot, and it's clear the upcoming sequel will be no different. Borderlands 3 is getting its gameplay debut tomorrow as Gearbox shows off the game in action for the first time. However, there will be more to see and do over on Twitch than just that. According to...
News Borderlands 3 Gameplay Reveal Dated for 1st May
Put a bullet in your calendar
Gearbox is promising a big Borderlands 3 gameplay stream early next month, on the 1st May. You'll be able to watch the stream on the official Borderlands Twitch channel, but we'll be sure to embed it here on Push Square too. Apparently, there'll be a 30-minute pre-show before the gameplay reveal, so we could be getting...
News Borderlands: Game of the Year Edition Co-Op Connection Issues Being Worked On
Not very GOTY
It would seem that Borderlands: Game of the Year Edition is enduring a slightly rocky launch. The enhanced remaster released last week, and a lot of players are running into the same problem when trying to team up with friends. Indeed, the co-op side of the experience isn't all that smooth right now for some. Many are reporting...
Poll Are You a Big Borderlands Fan, and Are You Hyped for Borderlands 3?
Hell yeah or heck no?
Phew, Borderlands has come back with a bit of a bang recently, hasn't it? With the official announcement of Borderlands 3 after what feels like a lifetime of waiting, everyone seems to have gone mad for Gearbox's lootin' shootin' adventures. Even the original Borderlands has resurfaced as a PlayStation 4 remaster, which, out of...
News Borderlands: The Handsome Collection Ultra HD Texture Pack Is a Whopping 16GB on PS4
Just FYI
Avid Borderlands fans can head on over to the PlayStation Store and claim their free Ultra HD Texture Pack for Borderlands: The Handsome Collection, if they wish. You'll find the pack under 'add-ons' on the game's store page, or you can just search for it. To install it, you'll need the title's latest patch downloaded -- but don't worry,...
News Borderlands 3 Has Split-Screen Co-Op, and You Can Toggle Individual Loot Drops
No need for negotiations
Alongside the game's release date, Gearbox has relayed some new info on Borderlands 3. The developer confirms that the title will feature both online and offline co-op, the latter taking the form of split-screen. Also in regards to co-op, you apparently won't have to worry about differences in character levels, as it sounds...
News Borderlands 3 Release Date Confirmed, Gameplay Reveal Teased for Next Month
New trailer released
Not that it's any sort of secret anymore, but Gearbox has finally confirmed the release date for Borderlands 3. As expected, the cel-shaded shooter will launch on 13th September 2019. There's a new trailer to watch too, if you fancy. In the above tweet, the studio also teases that we'll get to see the first real gamep
News Borderlands 3 Release Date All But Confirmed Thanks to Early YouTube Ad
Box art also revealed
On April Fools Day at the start of this week, a tweet from the official Borderlands Twitter account seemingly announced a 13th September 2019 release date for Borderlands 3. It was quickly deleted, and with Randy Pitchford and his crew stating more details would come on 3rd April, it appeared to be the real deal. Now, a...
News Did the Release Date for Borderlands 3 Just Get Leaked?
Er, we think so?
So, the release date for Borderlands 3 might have just been leaked. A weird tweet from the game's official Twitter account stated: "Mayhem is Coming September 13. Pre-order now for the Gold Weapon Skins Pack!" The tweet has since been deleted. We managed to take a screenshot of the tweet in question, though: Now, today is...
Rumour Borderlands 3 Release Date Discovered By Fan
It seems to add up
If you watched the dreadful Gearbox PAX stream the other day, where Borderlands 3 was officially announced, then you'll know that the developer just loves hiding secret messages in trailers for its games. With that in mind, Reddit user Zottelpanda reckons that the release date for Borderlands 3 is hidden in its reveal
News Borderlands 3 Finally, Officially Revealed for PS4
It's about time
We've been waiting to write that headline for what feels like an age, and the time has finally come. After years of waiting, Borderlands 3 has been revealed, and you can see it in action via the announcement trailer that we've embedded above. And yes, there is gameplay footage. The bottom line is that this looks exactly as you'd...
News Borderlands: Game of the Year Edition Announcement Is Inevitable Following ESRB Rating
T-minus six days to announcement
Borderlands: Game of the Year Edition is almost definitely a thing coming to PS4 later this year, if a new ESRB rating is anything to go by. It joins the rating spotted on the Taiwan board back in January, meaning an announcement is almost inevitable at this point. Conveniently, Gearbox is set to hold a panel at PAX...
News Gearbox Teases 'Another Game' to Be Revealed at PAX East
Do the robot
Earlier in the week, Gearbox Software sent everyone into a frenzy when it not-so-subtly hinted at a reveal of Borderlands 3 during its PAX East panel. The heavily rumoured sequel has been a long time coming, so assuming it looks good, fans will be ecstatic to see a return to Pandora. However, the developer isn't done teasing game...
News Borderlands 2 VR Gets PSVR Aim Controller Support with 2.0 Update
Bug fixes and performance improvements, too
We were a little let down back in December when Borderlands 2 VR launched without any sign of support for the PSVR Aim Controller, but that's all about to change with today's patch that enables the use of the peripheral out in the hostile wasteland of Pandora. Alongside that, the 2.0 update will bring...
News Borderlands: Game of the Year Edition for PS4 Spotted Again Via Ratings Listing
Bordering on suspicious
All the way back in May last year, a Korean ratings board listing for 'Borderlands: Game of the Year Edition' appeared. There was speculation over what the supposed title could be -- a simple remaster of the first Borderlands? Or maybe some kind of collection? -- but more information never followed. Until now, that is...
Review Bulletstorm: Full Clip Edition - A Decent Remaster with Duke
Hail to the skillshot, baby
Republished on Wednesday 31st October 2018: We're bringing this review back from the archives following the announcement of November's PlayStation Plus lineup. The original text follows. Ahh Bulletstorm, a title whose place in video game history will forever be entwined with the term 'di*ck-t*ts'. It's a real shame that...
Round Up We Happy Few PS4 Reviews Aren't Smiling
Joy?
Not to be a Debbie downer, but critics aren’t exactly ecstatic about We Happy Few. Compulsion Games’ curious survival roguelike has been a long-time in the making, but now it’s finally ready for release this week – and it doesn’t look like reviewers have been taking their happy pills. While the scores are certainly not a...
E3 2018 We Happy Few Will Still Release on PS4 Despite Xbox Acquisition
Happy pills
Compulsion Games, the creator of Contrast, is now a Microsoft studio. The Canadian company was acquired by Xbox overnight, thus raising questions about whether We Happy Few will even release on the PlayStation 4. The good news is that, because work started long before the buyout, it will still launch on Sony’s system as planned. The...
News Duke Nukem Movie in the Works, Possibly Starring John Cena
Hail to the king, baby
In a casting call that's kind of perfect, the wrestler cum actor John Cena is currently in talks with Paramount to take on the titular role in an upcoming Duke Nukem movie. Better yet, Michael Bay will be involved; his studio Platinum Dunes is set to produce the film. No director or writer has been attached to the project at...
News It Looks Like Gearbox Has Finally Given Up on Battleborn
The battle's lost
In a statement that surely no one saw coming, Gearbox has said that it won't be providing any more support for Battleborn going forward. In an official forum post, creative director Randy Varnell wrote "as of this week, there will be no more Battleplans and there is currently no planned content after the Fall Update. Details of any...
News Gearbox Basically Admits Borderlands 3 Is in Full Production
Lock and load
Wow, who saw this one coming? At a recent PAX West panel, Gearbox CEO and industry gobsh*te Randy Pitchford told the audience that 90 per cent of the studio is currently "working on the thing I think most of you guys want us to be working on". Obviously, that's a Borderlands 3 tease -- unless the developer is so misguided that it...
News Here's Your Shock First Look at Borderlands 3
Probably
Gearbox clearly should have prioritised Borderlands 3 ahead of Battleborn, but what's done is done, and the good news is that the studio is finally forging ahead with the loot shooter sequel. Boss Randy Pitchford took to the stage during an Unreal Engine panel at GDC 2017 today to reveal a little more about the title – much to the...
Review Duke Nukem 3D: 20th Anniversary World Tour (PS4)
Here we go again
Duke Nukem has had a somewhat turbulent past. Even in the 90s, it was a constant uphill struggle for our chauvinistic protagonist, having to compete with shooter behemoths like Quake and DOOM. In more recent times, he's attained notoriety as being overwhelmingly naff thanks to the awful experience that is Duke Nukem Forever. World...
News Bleep Buttons Beware! PS4 Sucks on Bulletstorm: Full Clip Edition's D*ckt*ts
Son of a d*ck
Potty-mouthed first-person shooter Bulletstorm will swear up a storm on the PlayStation 4, as the Brazilian games ratings board has listed the obscene slaughtering simulator for Sony's new-gen system. Dubbed the Full Clip Edition, the title will be published by Gearbox Software and developed by People Can Fly, after the Polish studio...
News Oh God! Duke Nukem Returns to PS4 on 11th October
Hail to the king?
The gaming industry's original "bad ass" will bring one-liners to the PlayStation 4 from 11th October, as Gearbox has announced Duke Nukem 3D: World Tour. Yay? The "classic" will be complemented by a brand new episode which will include eight new levels created by a handful of designers from the original game, as well as all-new...
News Er, So You Won't Be Playing Borderlands 3 on PS4 for a While Yet
Gearbox recruiting for sequel
Gearbox gaffer Randy Pitchford told us to keep an eye on today's PAX South 2015 panel for more information on the next Borderlands, but instead of announcing the inevitable follow-up, he merely confirmed that the company's staffing up for the sequel. This is the kind of bad joke that we'd expect to find in the actual...
News This Patch for Borderlands 2 on Vita Will Help Fix The Shooter's Shonky Controls
Controlled chaos
The Borderlands 2 port on PlayStation Vita has been about as divisive as our internal E3 game of the show votes. Some have complimented the re-release's faithful recreation of the source material, while others have condemned its questionable controls. If you find yourself in the latter camp, you'll be glad to hear that a recent
News Borderlands 2 Shoots-'n'-Loots PS Vita from 6th May
You don't know Handsome Jack
It’s been an awfully long time coming, but acclaimed first-person shooter Borderlands 2 will finally fire onto the PlayStation Vita from 6th May in North America. Those that pick up the title as part of the platform holder’s latest hardware bundle will unlock access to the raucous affair a week early, while everyone...
News Here's What Borderlands 2 Will Look Like on Your PS Vita
Border-bland?
While Sony has been tearing up the Game Developers Conference with its long awaited virtual reality headset, Sony has sneakily allowed the press to get its hands on the PlayStation Vita re-release of popular loot-'em-up Borderlands 2. Luckily, Spanish site Atomix has shared its findings, posting this short clip which gives us our first...
News You'll Play as Two Characters in Tales from the Borderlands
Dirty rotten scoundrels
Telltale Games and Gearbox teased the industry with the announcement of its first collaborative project last year, Tales from the Borderlands. While the trailer filled us with overwhelming excitement, it also left us with plenty of unanswered questions. However, during a panel at SXSW, the two studios have finally spilled the...
News Telltale Games Teams with Gearbox for Tales from the Borderlands
Borderline bonkers
The trailer may have been irritatingly vague, but at least the VGX Awards have started off with a legitimate surprise. Gearbox has revealed that it’s teamed up with The Walking Dead creator Telltale Games to create a new episodic series based on, er, Borderlands. We don’t necessarily associate the shoot-‘n’-loot franchise...
News Gearbox Thinks There's Still An Audience for Duke Nukem
Run for the hills
After the atrocious Duke Nukem Forever, we’re not sure we want to set eyes on the series' potty-mouthed protagonist ever again – but, despite owning the fantastic Borderlands franchise, developer Gearbox still reckons there’s room for new games starring the original video game macho man. For those not up to date, Gearbox...
News Brothers in Arms: Furious 4 Has Not Been Cancelled
Evolving
Gearbox’s oft-ignored Brothers in Arms: Furious 4 has not been cancelled, studio gaffer Randy Pitchford has confirmed. In fact, development on the Inglourious Basterds-inspired shooter is “going great” according to the executive. Speaking with CVG, he explained: The game has evolved, I think people are going to be surprised by what...
News Gearbox Really Wants Borderlands 2 on Vita
Make some noise
Gearbox’s Randy Pitchford has encouraged fans to pester Sony over a PlayStation Vita version of Borderlands 2. Chatting at Rezzed earlier today, the executive explained that he’d be happy for another developer to handle the port. He said: “Perhaps some of you folks can convince Sony to [bring the title to Vita]. We're too busy...
News Aliens: Colonial Marines Goes Slow-Mo In Dramatic New Cinematic
Every game gets a slow-motion trailer these days, so Gearbox's latest Aliens: Colonial Marines cinematic is not exactly going to blow your mind
But, hey, it's tastefully done — with uncomfortable music and gratuitous scenes making it all suitably "Aliens". We doubt fans of the series could have asked for anything more. The game might be...
News Leaked Image Reveals Collector's Edition For Aliens: Colonial Marines
Try to feign your surprise for this one, but it looks as though Aliens: Colonial Marines will be getting a premium priced collector's edition
We know — big game in limited edition shocker; we can hardly believe it ourselves. A leaked shot of said collector's edition hints at the inclusion of three additional in-game multiplayer weapons, a new game...
News There's More Duke Nukem Forever DLC In The Pipeline
Is anyone still playing Duke Nukem Forever? We suppose someone must be, right? After all, the game did gangbusters at retail
But is there really a market for new DLC? Gearbox thinks so, as its announced a new expansion pack for the critically disliked game. Entitled "The Doctor Who Cloned Me", the pack includes new single player missions,...
News Gearbox Is Still Putting Out Duke Nukem Forever DLC
We'd be curious to see the numbers for Duke Nukem Forever's multiplayer component
Are any readers still playing it? Well, if you are (why?) Gearbox has got some new DLC for you. The content includes three new multiplayer modes: Freeze Tag, Hail To The King and Hot Potato. It also includes four new maps parodying various popular first-person...
News Borderlands 2's Split-Screen Will Allow You To Take A Friend Online
No-one is going to disagree that Borderlands 2 is all about multiplayer, not least developers Gearbox Software
Speaking to Joystiq behind closed doors, Gearbox's Steve Gibson revealed that those playing Borderlands 2's couch co-op mode will be able to take the action online with two other players. There is one stipulation however, according to...
GamesCom 2011 Borderlands 2 Teases In New Trailer
Here's your first glimpse of Borderlands 2 ahead of the media blow-out we're expecting later in the week
The trailer focuses on the game's new dual-wielding hero as he shoots the brains out of a variety of fresh foes. The art-style is still great. Expect lots more on Gearbox's RPG-shooter during the course of the week.
News 2K Games To Stream Borderlands 2 Premiere Online
It sounds like GamesCom's going to be livestreams galore -- 2K Games will be joining Sony next week in streaming its GamesCom presentation live on the Internet
2K's show is expected to go heavy on Borderlands 2 content, with many of us given a first taste of Gearbox's RPG-come-shooter at next week's show. The livestream's set to hit the airwaves on...
News Rejoice: 2K Games Makes Borderlands 2 Official
Forget those rumours from yesterday, 2K Games has officially confirmed Borderlands 2 this afternoon
The game's due for release somewhere between April 2012 and March 2013. 2K's keeping a nice wide window open for the time being. The game's featured on the September cover of US games magazine GameInformer, and will be on-hand at this month's...
Rumour Borderlands 2 Announcement On The Horizon
Eurogamer's reporting that Borderlands 2 is in development at Gearbox and is due to be announced by 2K Games soon -- presumably at Gamescom
According to Eurogamer's source, the game will launch on PlayStation 3 next year. It's not the first we've heard of Borderlands 2 — the game has been rumoured for months, showing up on developer CVs and in...
News Stop The Clocks: Duke Nukem Forever Is Out Now In The UK
At last
It's actually real: Duke Nukem Forever is available on British store-shelves nationwide. The release puts an end to a whopping 15 years wait for the game. We sincerely hope Duke's stocked up on plenty of gum during his hiatus. June 10 in the UK will forever be celebrated as the day that the legendary Duke Nukem Forever went from video game...
News Hell Freezes Over: Duke Nukem Forever Gets Launch Trailer
There are no words: Duke Nukem Forever releases in the UK next week
This launch trailer proves it. There are tits, one-liners, guns and swearing; what more could you ask for? Repeat: Duke Nukem Forever releases in the UK next week.
