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At Gearbox s panel at PAX East, the Borderlands developers showed off a new trailer for Borderlands: The Pre-Sequel s final piece of DLC, entitled The Claptastic Voyage. Launching March 24, Claptastic Voyage will feature ten new levels set in that most horrifying location imaginable: inside Claptrap s mind. Even more horrifying: the only video we could find online was hand-recorded by a member of the audience. Enjoy.

We really wanted to make the most annoying thing we can think of, 2K Australia s Jonathan Pelling told the crowd at PAX East. We wanted to drill into his character more and see what makes him tick. We ll be experiencing first-hand his neuroses, hopes, dreams, fears, and stupidity.

The new story campaign picks up after the pre-sequel, forming a bridge to the beginning of Borderlands 2. Handsome jack discovers that a powerful new data archive has been hidden in the last place anyone would ever look, inside Claptrap s code. Jack calls his vault hunters, digitizes them, and sends them inside Claptrap s software.

The panel also discussed a new weapon rarity type, glitch guns, digitized versions of existing guns that malfunction in very powerful ways. Submachine guns randomly start shooting like shotguns, machine guns suddenly shoot giant bullets very slowly, and so on. We basically went with the idea of the whole bug problem and ran with it, Pelling explained.

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random spiky parts added in just the right places to keep Gearbox's lawyers at bay

Not every> RPG has to be a roguelite now, y’know. Sometimes it’s nice to kill and kill and kill without having to overly worry about getting killed. The hyper-violent Bloodsports.TV is the toon-styled sequel to post-apocalyptic Diablolike Krater, whose setting made it catnip to Jim back in 2012, but he came away feeling let down. The unpleasantly-named (at least, if like me, you grew up in an area mostly populated by wealthy farmers who positively revelled in vulpine slaughter) Bloodsports.TV is an amped-up sequel/spin-off which appears to borrow liberally from Borderlands’ aesthetic. The manic tone too, it seems. Will this a more characterful ARPG make? … [visit site to read more]

Borderlands: The Pre-Sequel

Steam are having a Valentine's sale later today, and for once we know about it in advance. You'll find the list of discounted games here, although the discounts themselves haven't been detailed yet. Still, it should give you a bit of time to safely lock away your wallet, delete your saved bank details, and throw your computer into the sea—alternatively, you could pick up some lovely games for not much money.

This sale's all about Valentine's day, which is either a sickeningly commercial fake celebration of love, or an excuse to go out for a meal, depending on whether you're in a relationship or not. Maybe this year, Steam says, you could get your loved one what they really want: a cheap co-op game or two. This weekend sale is dedicated to games featuring co-operative multiplayer, including the Borderlandses, the Saints Rows, Towerfall, some Sanctums, Don't Starve Together and Magicka.

It's a pretty good list, even if I can think of loads of great co-op games not featured. Maybe more will be added when the sale goes live at 10am PST/6pm GMT today?

Ta, VG247.

Borderlands: The Pre-Sequel - GBX_Jwhite
January 27, 2015

Version 1.0.4 Patch Notes

  • Adds support for upcoming downloadable content.
  • Users will no longer become stuck on the “Loading Character” screen when joining a game where the host has different DLC.
  • The Doppelganger’s VO will now play in the mission “No Such Thing as a Free Launch”.
  • Addresses a rare issue where joining a game while the host is in the main menu could cause a crash.
  • Jack will no longer spawn in the wrong place if the player saves and quits during “Lost Legion Invasion”.
  • Players will no longer receive an erroneous status window when accepting a game invitation from a host who’s network options are set to “online invite only”.
  • Fixed an issue where some enemy name text would be cut off when playing as Wilhelm in certain languages.
  • Fixed a rare issue where the player’s shield could instantly recharge when fighting certain enemies.
  • Players can no longer donate mission weapons in the mission “To Arms”.
  • Players will no longer be knocked back when receiving damage from friendly sources.
  • Ensured that the objective “Find Davis Pickle” will be dismissed when completed in the mission “Intelligences of the Artificial Persuasion”.
  • The Doppelganger’s “Winning” skill will now properly refill his shields upon every kill while active.

    Permanent Hot Fixes

  • Beacon in "To The Moon" now has more heath in True Vault Hunter Mode.
  • Doppelganger will now begin the game with a working ECHO log.
  • Enabled "Handsome AI" side mission in main game for all three playthroughs.
  • Fixed an issue where only 2 Stingrays can be digistructed when accessing a Moon Zoomy station in Spanish or Russian.
  • Added SHiFT Support ID dialog.
  • Fixed an issue where Doppelganger dialog overlapped with Pickle's.
  • Fixed an issue that caused player to crash during first combat at start of Pity's Fall.
  • Added Ultimate Vault Hunter Mode to unlock for all players that have completed the True Vault Hunter Mode in the main game.
  • Added Support for Ultimate Vault Hunter Upgrade Pack: The Holodome Onslaught downloadable add-on.
  • Addressed an issue that could cause a user's inventory to disappear after exiting a multiplayer session.
Borderlands: The Pre-Sequel - GBX_Jwhite
January 27, 2015

Version 1.0.4 Patch Notes

  • Adds support for upcoming downloadable content.
  • Users will no longer become stuck on the “Loading Character” screen when joining a game where the host has different DLC.
  • The Doppelganger’s VO will now play in the mission “No Such Thing as a Free Launch”.
  • Addresses a rare issue where joining a game while the host is in the main menu could cause a crash.
  • Jack will no longer spawn in the wrong place if the player saves and quits during “Lost Legion Invasion”.
  • Players will no longer receive an erroneous status window when accepting a game invitation from a host who’s network options are set to “online invite only”.
  • Fixed an issue where some enemy name text would be cut off when playing as Wilhelm in certain languages.
  • Fixed a rare issue where the player’s shield could instantly recharge when fighting certain enemies.
  • Players can no longer donate mission weapons in the mission “To Arms”.
  • Players will no longer be knocked back when receiving damage from friendly sources.
  • Ensured that the objective “Find Davis Pickle” will be dismissed when completed in the mission “Intelligences of the Artificial Persuasion”.
  • The Doppelganger’s “Winning” skill will now properly refill his shields upon every kill while active.

    Permanent Hot Fixes

  • Beacon in "To The Moon" now has more heath in True Vault Hunter Mode.
  • Doppelganger will now begin the game with a working ECHO log.
  • Enabled "Handsome AI" side mission in main game for all three playthroughs.
  • Fixed an issue where only 2 Stingrays can be digistructed when accessing a Moon Zoomy station in Spanish or Russian.
  • Added SHiFT Support ID dialog.
  • Fixed an issue where Doppelganger dialog overlapped with Pickle's.
  • Fixed an issue that caused player to crash during first combat at start of Pity's Fall.
  • Added Ultimate Vault Hunter Mode to unlock for all players that have completed the True Vault Hunter Mode in the main game.
  • Added Support for Ultimate Vault Hunter Upgrade Pack: The Holodome Onslaught downloadable add-on.
  • Addressed an issue that could cause a user's inventory to disappear after exiting a multiplayer session.
Borderlands: The Pre-Sequel

Gearbox says the most recent update to Borderlands: The Pre-Sequel, which launched today alongside the Lady Hammerlock DLC pack, has an "unforeseen issue" that's causing the game to crash for some players.

The problem occurs when players put three items of purple rarity into the Grinder, which "has the potential to cause a crash," Gearbox wrote in a Knowledge Base notification. The studio is working on a fix, and in the meantime it recommends that you use the Grinder at your own risk, although I think the wiser recommendation would be to just avoid using it at all until the patch is out the door.

The update, unfortunately, is automatic, and required for online play and access to the Lady Hammerlock DLC. You can avoid it, however, if you're prepared to do without those things by putting Steam into offline mode before you play—not the most elegant solution ever, but hopeful also a very temporary one. Gearbox said it will post information about a fix on the Knowledge Base as soon as it confirms that the problem has been solved.

Borderlands: The Pre-Sequel - Drcane
Borderlands: The Pre-Sequel Lady Hammerlock Pack is out today. Play as Sir Hammerlocks older sister, Lady Aurelia the Baroness and freeze your foes in their tracks. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7bwvjKbIMRo&feature=youtu.be
Borderlands: The Pre-Sequel - Drcane
Borderlands: The Pre-Sequel Lady Hammerlock Pack is out today. Play as Sir Hammerlocks older sister, Lady Aurelia the Baroness and freeze your foes in their tracks. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7bwvjKbIMRo&feature=youtu.be
Borderlands: The Pre-Sequel - Drcane
It has come to our attention that the January 27 game update for Borderlands: The Pre-Sequel, which releases alongside the Lady Hammerlock Pack, has an unforeseen issue.

Specifically, when the update is applied, putting three items of purple rarity into the Grinder has the potential to cause a crash. The team is hard at work at addressing this issue as quickly as possible -- until then, we recommend players use the Grinder at their own risk.

Should players not wish to receive this update, which is required to play online and access the Lady Hammerlock Pack, PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 players should not accept the update when prompted to download while Steam players can put Steam into Offline Mode.

We'll share more information on the resolution to this issue as soon as we have it confirmed -- keep an eye on the Knowledge Base article here for the latest: https://gearboxsoftware.zendesk.com/entries/62463260
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