Borderlands' lovable, annoying Claptrap, done in papercraft by Leo Firebrand, who also made the famous papercraft Fallout 3 laser pistol. More images and plans at his site.

NECA Toys will bring Borderlands' helpful unicycling robot Claptrap to store shelves in toy form this October, complete with the ability to dispense a catchphrase or two.

Prototype versions of the 4" Claptrap were on display at NECA's Comic-Con booth, among other things that we'll stuff into a gallery soon. Click on the images above and below to see how detailed this thing is, because NECA has really captured the "concept art style" from Borderlands.

GameStop's brief listing of a "Borderlands Game of the Year Official Strategy Guide," now removed, hints that a version of Gearbox's smash hit, possibly bundled with its DLC, could be on the way late this summer.

CVG noticed the GameStop listing, which gave a ship date for Sept. 7. The listing gave no other details, but it's possible this guide could cover the three DLC extensions published after Borderlands released in October 2009. And if so, it could mean they're included with a GOTY version of the game.

The extensions were, in order, "The Zombie Island of Dr. Ned," "Mad Moxxi's Underdome Riot," and "The Secret Armory of General Knoxx."

I emailed a Gearbox rep to ask the usual confirm/deny/no comment/abort/retry/fail. If any word comes back it'll be updated here.

Update: Our Gearbox contact said no comment.

Borderlands GoTY Edition Leaked [CVG]

Microsoft has laid out a good portion of the Xbox Live Marketplace release schedule for April, ensuring that no one will buy a copy of The Maw or Borderlands: The Zombie Island of Dr. Ned this week.

That's because both of those downloadable goodies will drop to half price later this month, priced at just 400 Microsoft Points for a limited time. The Maw for Xbox Live Arcade goes on sale April 12 with the Borderlands add-on The Zombie Island of Dr. Ned getting the half-off treatment one week later on April 19.

Left 4 Dead expansion pack Crash Course, which adds one mini-mission and a handful of new achievements to Valve's zombie apocalypse shooter, also drops to 320 Microsoft Points on April 12.

If you'd like to pay full price for something in April, consider Final Fight: Double Impact. The Xbox Live Arcade release, which features the classic side-scrolling beat 'em up Final Fight and the slightly less classic side-scrolling slash 'em up Magic Sword, hits the week of April 14 for 800 Microsoft Points.