{"id":32797,"date":"2012-02-22T15:28:35","date_gmt":"2012-02-22T13:28:35","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/?p=32797"},"modified":"2012-02-22T16:22:58","modified_gmt":"2012-02-22T14:22:58","slug":"borderlands-2-gets-launch-date-special-edition-launch-date-trailer","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/business\/32797-borderlands-2-gets-launch-date-special-edition-launch-date-trailer","title":{"rendered":"Borderlands 2 gets launch date, special edition launch date trailer"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><em>There ain&#8217;t no rest for the wicked<\/em><br \/>\n<em> Money don&#8217;t grow on trees<\/em><br \/>\n<em> I got bills to pay<\/em><br \/>\n<em> I got mouths to feed<\/em><br \/>\n<em> Ain&#8217;t nothing in this world for free<\/em><\/p>\n<p>That&#8217;s why I got to go back to Pandora, mama, and the boss has just confirmed I&#8217;m shippin&#8217; out on 21 September. Tell Bobby-Ray and Peggy-Jim I&#8217;ll bring &#8217;em some guns.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/tWUqZhyNLaE\" frameborder=\"0\" width=\"600\" height=\"335\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>&#8220;\u001cThe addictive gameplay and shooting and looting mayhem of the first Borderlands is back and better than ever in Borderlands 2, taking the franchise to an entirely new level,&#8221; said 2K prez, Christoph Hartmann.<\/p>\n<p>According to the official press blurb, the game features &#8220;all-new characters; skills; imaginative, diverse new environments with unique missions and enemies; and more exciting and fun weapons, equipment and loot than ever before&#8221; &#8211; which is basically game-industry-speak for &#8220;more of the same&#8221;.<\/p>\n<p>Pre-order goodies include the Gearbox Gun Pack, a Golden Key, and the Vault Hunters Relic. The Gearbox Gun Pack is a collection of unique guns, and the Golden Key is an in-game item used to unlock a rare item in the mysterious Golden Sanctuary Loot Chest.<\/p>\n<p>Spoiler: It&#8217;s probably another gun.<\/p>\n<h3 class=\"my-4\">Related articles<\/h3>\n<p><strong><a title=\"Borderlands 2 dev talks co-op\" href=\"http:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/news\/32454-borderlands-2-dev-talks-co-op.html\">Borderlands 2 dev talks co-op<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><a title=\"Gearbox: Borderlands 2 will be less repetitive\" href=\"http:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/news\/29254-gearbox-borderlands-2-will-be-less-repetitive.html\">Gearbox: Borderlands 2 will be less repetitive<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><a title=\"Borderlands 2 details emerge from PAX demo\" href=\"http:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/news\/13856-borderlands-2-details-emerge-from-pax-demo.html\">Borderlands 2 details emerge from PAX demo<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><a title=\"Borderlands 2 14 minute gameplay video leaked\" href=\"http:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/news\/13826-borderlands-2-14-minute-gameplay-video-leaked.html\">Borderlands 2 14 minute gameplay video leaked<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><a title=\"Borderlands 2 is \u201cabout a third\u201d bigger than the original\" href=\"http:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/news\/13712-borderlands-2-is-about-a-third-bigger-than-the-original.html\">Borderlands 2 is \u201cabout a third\u201d bigger than the original<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><a title=\"Borderlands 2 multiplayer deathmatch? 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