Past Borderlands 2 News

This is the past Borderlands 2 news from 2011 (NOT INCLUDE Borderlands 1).
Source: http://borderlands.wikia.com/wiki/Past_Wiki_News

2012

• August 31 Introduction to Sir Hammerlock in a new 6 min Trailer.
• August 31 2K & Gearbox are giving away pieces of the Borderlands 2 graffiti canvas from gamescom. link
• August 30 IGN exlcusive hour long game play of Salvador and Zer0. link
• August 30 Gearbox has officially announced four planned DLCs and a Season Pass! More details at Gearbox Forums.
• August 28 Exclusive hour long gameplay reveals detailed combat and skill trees along with an (incomplete)Mechromancer sneak peek.
• August 26 Gamescom 2012 hands on review, including arena. 5-4-3-2-1-Sex
• August 23 Gearbox releases The Border Lands, Borderlands demake (link).
• August 23 Limited edition trumps cards for independent retailers.
• August 22 Randy Pitchford talks art music and reveals the Mechromancers name: Gaige
• August 21 Anthony Burch answers questions about Borderlands 2.
• August 18 Closer look at the Nomad.
• August 18 Media and Preview Roundup - Gamescom 2012 Edition. gearbox forum
• August 16 Live streaming of a 20 ft Borderlands 2 mural to celebrate Borderlands 2 being a work of art. Live stream.
• August 15 Vladof wants you to know that their quick-firing technology will deliver the avalanche of lead you need to survive on Pandora. Advertisement
• August 14 If combat is your art, then the Maliwan is the paint of choice. Advertisement
• August 14 Can't reload your gun as you lack thumbs? Tediore is the manufacturer for you. Advertisement
• August 13 New Come and Get Me Trailer featuring Handsome Jack.
• August 13 Additional teaser information on the Mechromancer class.
• August 11 Randy Pitchford gives an insight of his favourite parts of Borderlands 2. Interview.
• August 10 Gearbox reveals bonus digital content included in special editions.
• August 6 Gearbox talks to IGN about ideas and progress of the Mechromancer class DLC.
• July 27 Borderlands 2 is now on Steam!
• July 27 A list of Borderlands 2 achievements has been uploaded onto xbox360achievements.
• July 21 Borderlands 2 has wrapped with Gearbox now working on DLC.
• July 13 New Borderlands 2 Interview with some of the Gearbox staff on Youtube.
• July 13 Borderlands 2 hands on reviews Gearbox forum
• July 12 A new Borderlands 2 trailer is uploaded on Youtube.
• July 6 Exclusive skins for detecting a Borderlands save file are revealed.
• June 9 Randy Pitchford talks about himself and Borderlands 2 in a Machinima Interview at E3.
• June 4 Zero gameplay video is shown at E3. E3 demo
• June 4 Axton gameplay video is shown at E3. E3 demo
• May 29 Borderlands 2 is named as one of GameSpot's most anticipated games of 2012 at E3 Gamespot article
• May 17 The Verge publishes a lengthy making of Borderlands 2 article
• May 11 IGN has two new gameplay walkthroughs of Salvador and Maya with commentary!
• April 22 Borderlands 2 T-shirt Design Contest winner announced: Andy G. Results here.
• April 9 Borderlands 2 T-shirt Design Contest is closed to submissions. Vote for your favorite design here.^{(polls closed)}
• April 8 The "Mechromancer" class is announced as a pre-order bonus for Borderlands 2. (full story)
• April 6 Gamers who pre-order Borderlands 2 from GameStop will receive exclusive access to the Creature Slaughter Dome.
• April 4 Dozens of new hands-on gameplay articles and developer interviews are released. Click here for the complete list of articles.
• March 28 2K Games announces that Borderlands 2 will be playable at their booth at PAX East.
• March 17 Gearbox reassures future Borderlands 2 PC players and promises improved PC features in a Claptrap-penned love letter.
• March 16 Gearbox announces a Borderlands 2 T-Shirt Design Contest.
• March 8 Steam 2K Sale starts with Borderlands franchise. ^{(sale ended)}
• February 29 Gearbox Software announces that all retail and digital copies of Borderlands 2 will use Steam activation and achievements.
• February 22 Gearbox Software has released the Borderlands 2 Launch Date Trailer indicating a September 18, 2012 release for US and September 21 for the international release. The trailer reveals two new player classes as well: Axton the Commando [1] and Zer0 the Assassin.[2]
• January 17 During the season premiere of X-Play, Gearbox revealed the lucky lady who will be portraying Lilith in Borderlands 2.

2011

• December 27 IGN conducted an interview with Gearbox's lead designer and lead writer pertaining toSalvador, a player character in Borderlands 2.
• December 14 Gearbox has released a holiday card for the 2011 season with a Borderlands 2 theme.
• November 22 Gearbox Studios announced an open casting call for "someone to become Lilith" and to appear in Borderlands 2 as a live action version of the character. (Submissions closed)
• November 20 A Borderlands novel, titled "Borderlands: The Fallen", is scheduled to hit stores on Tuesday, November 22.
• November 15 All four add-on packs for Borderlands are half-off on Xbox Live until November 22, along with some avatar items!
• November 3 Upon hearing the news that one of its younger fans of the original Borderlands had passed,Gearbox created a short eulogy and promised to honor him in Borderlands 2 as an NPC.
• October 27 Now through Halloween Steam is running a sale on everything spooky, and Borderlands is included thanks to Dr. Ned!
• October 26 Randy Pitchford confirmed Crazy Earl will return in Borderlands 2.
• September 9 Gearbox has opened a thread on the official Gearbox forums asking members what they would want to see included in a collector's edition of Borderlands 2.
• August 28 Gamespot reports that "B Test", a developer's version of the original Borderlands, will be released on Steam September 9^th! This will be used as a testing ground for upcoming features in Borderlands 2 and is available to anyone who possesses a version of the original Borderlands.
• August 25 Steam is running a 75% off weekend sale of everything Borderlands!
• August 24 Gearboxity has compliled a large list of several Borderlands 2 previews [3], written after the GamesCom event by sites such as IGN, Multiplayer.it and VideoGamer.com.
• August 12 Game Informer has posted an article [4] detailing some of the gun manufacturers' specialty and uniqueness both gameplay-wise and aesthetically.
• August 10 Game Informer has posted a roundtable with Gearbox and an interview with Randy Pitchford, both discussing Borderlands 2.
• August 3 Borderlands 2 has officially been announced! Details will be released at Gamescom and PAX Prime 2011 this month. http://www.borderlands2.com/ Pre-orders of PC and console versions are up on GameStop. Expected release date is September 1, 2012.