Gearbox Studios has announced that development on its highly anticipated FPS\/RPG hybrid is finished, and that the PS3 and Xbox 360 versions have “already gone off to the presses”.<\/p>\n
Development on the PC version, which is due for international release a few days after the console release, has also just been “wrapped up.”<\/p>\n
The game is scheduled for local release on PS3 and Xbox 360 on October 23, with the PC version following a week later on October 30.<\/p>\n
Borderlands fact sheet <\/strong><\/p>\n In Borderlands, players step into the shoes of a Vault Hunter! Rumors whisper of a Vault of alien technology hidden on the remote wasteland planet Pandora, that it holds immeasurable wealth for whoever finds it. Can you survive to discover if the Vault is real?<\/p>\n • RPS (Role-Playing Shooter): Fast-paced shooter action (no dice rolling!) combined with character development and growth, choice, and tons of loot!<\/p>\n • Four Classes: Level up as one of four distinct characters, with their own unique skills and abilities.<\/p>\n • Dangerous World: Fight your way through vicious alien wildlife, marauding gangs of bandits, and their leaders – and that’s just the easy stuff!<\/p>\n • Loot: Borderlands generates millions of guns, grenade mods, energy shields, artifacts, and more! Find the perfect gun!<\/p>\n • Play Your Way: Online, offline, singleplayer, or up to 4-player co-op (or 2-player splitscreen), you play Borderlands your way!<\/p>\n • Persistent Character: Level up and take your character to other players’ games, or have them join yours in drop-in, drop-out co-op! Keep your progress, experience, and equipment between games!<\/p>\n • Huge Game: Explore, gather loot, complete tons of side quests and challenges, finish the main story and continue on to a second playthrough (with tougher enemies and better loot), or even challenge your friends to combat!<\/p>\n