Fourth Borderlands add-on pack official

By Wesley Yin-Poole Published 11 August, 2010

"The perfect bookend to the original game."

The next downloadable add-on pack for Gearbox's shooter Borderlands is now official.

It's called Claptrap's New Robot Revolution, but then we already knew that after pretty much everything about it was leaked.

Due out this September via Xbox Live for 800 Microsoft Points (£6.85) and the PlayStation Network and Windows PC for £6.29, Claptrap's New Robot Revolution "invites single-player and co-op fans back to try to suppress a deadly Claptrap revolution using one of four infamous vault hunters".

There's a deadly civil war between the Hyperion Corporation's well-armed armadas and the ever-amassing army of homicidal Claptraps led by one of "one of the most eagerly awaited characters in the franchise's history - the cunning Ninja Assassin".

There are 20 new mission, tons of new enemies, original boss battles and other beasties that have been "Claptrap-ified", including crab-traps, rakk-traps and skag-trapps.

An additional 10 skill points are up for grabs, for a total of 71 available skill tree points, and three more backpack slots.

"A year ago Borderlands was an untested brand that through hard work and a lot of passion, turned out to be one of the best-selling, claptastic and skagtacular games we have ever created," said 2K president Christoph Hartmann.

"A year later, we are releasing our fourth DLC instalment, Claptrap's New Robot Revolution, which illustrates our enthusiasm for creating highly entertaining content that enhances a franchise.

"In addition to serving as the perfect bookend to the original game, what gamer doesn't love a kung-fu-wielding Ninja Assassin Claptrap with nunchuck skills?"

We liked Borderlands, released on the PC, PS3 and Xbox 360 last year, a lot, which you'd know if you've read our 8/10 review.

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  • brseg #1 2 years ago

    Cool - I'm in. I will have spent more on dlc than on the original game. Publishers: dont read that bit :(

  • Pastici #2 2 years ago

    Awesome, although I still need to pic up Zombie and maybe Moxxie! Still a bit peeved it was leaked though.

  • Stupid_Fat_Hobbit #3 2 years ago

    Borderlands had a story? Hmm, must've missed it.

  • kinky_mong #4 2 years ago

    @Mogs: You're wrong, and you're a grotesquely ugly freak.

    More DLC for one of the best games of last year, from the developer who have shown how good value DLC should be done, is more than welcome!

  • Eraysor #5 2 years ago

    I thought that for a while, Mogs, then I changed class and absolutely loved it.

  • oceanmotion #6 2 years ago

    Haven't played this yet. I wonder if they will do a GOTY.

  • fragglerocks #7 2 years ago

    "bookend" - so last bit of DLC?

  • CaptainQuint #8 2 years ago

    Recently gotten back into this life-sucker of a game. It's a class act. Immersive, polished and a lot of fun.

    I just hope they add a proper story in the sequel, plus the horrible inventory system needs a complete overhaul.

  • Peew971 #9 2 years ago

    It sounds great but it's a shame they didn't release it in time for the summer, it would have been an instant hit once again. In September though, there's that other FPS people are talking about, ouch.

  • Fletche #10 2 years ago

    This, along with the news of Split Second DLC - best gaming news this week

  • Artemus #11 2 years ago

    No level cap increase?

  • Peew971 #12 2 years ago

    @ Artemus - As a general rule, read the article before commenting ;)

  • Old_Books #13 2 years ago

    Good news, Gearbox could show Bioware and many others how to 'do' DLC. I preferred the Zombie Island of Ned to General Knoxx, probably due to me being a non co-op kind of guy. And I don't think I've ever come across a harder boss character than Crawmerax. Not ashamed in the slightest to admit I only beat him with the help of the glitch.

  • FogHeart #14 2 years ago

    I think to some extent Gearbox have been caught out by the success of this game. They appear to have coded it so DLC bolts on to the original by each having its own travel location, possibly anticipating making small map DLCs but instead the game's success prompted them to make bigger ones. This scheme doesn't limit the size of the new location, but it means that in the DLC zone you have to trawl across the map by vehicle or foot rather than fast travel. Still not finished Knoxx cos I'm too impatient to cross the map, stopping to deal with other vehicles and checkpoints. A touch of Far Cry 2 syndrome there I guess.

    But I suppose I must - still not got any 'pearl' guns. Looking forward to this DLC, the humour in the game and the lust for loot makes it so compelling.
    Edited by 1 at 11/08/10 @ 14:16

  • Earlyflash #15 2 years ago

    awesooooome! I loved borderlands, it was all sorts of amazing. The only DLC which was pants was the Mad Moxi one, but the others were shining examples of how to do DLC without leaving your consumers feeling like they were ripped off.

  • bratmandu #16 2 years ago

    The hell with you people.
    Edited by 1 at 11/08/10 @ 18:09

  • frunk #17 2 years ago

    Just the joy of shooting Claptraps with the bullets hitting home - that will be worth the entry fee alone.

    How many times have I tried to shoot that little dancing bastard?

    Hell I would have paid £1 just to shoot the Claptrap on the title screen!

  • Peew971 #18 2 years ago

    I love being marked down for stating the obvious. I'd be all over it if it came out in June/July, I love this game. But come September, I'll only have time for Reach and most of you will be in that situation :)

  • Artemus #19 2 years ago

    @Peew971

    Thanks bossman! But It doesn't actually say about the level cap just the skill points.

  • geeza2020 #20 2 years ago

    Peew971 - I won't be going near Reach, I'm bored shitless of Halo and its universe, I'll be playing just about anything else come September thanks.

  • Octaeder #21 2 years ago

    This is great news. Borderlands has been one of the only games out there that has done DLC right.

  • Peew971 #22 2 years ago

    @ geeza2020 - Of course some people are bored of Halo, some are bored of COD, some are bored of GTA, but they're not the majority. You can't deny that this DLC would have done considerably better had it been released this summer when we had fuck all to play rather than in September against Reach.

  • Flying_Pig #23 2 years ago

    \o/ Finally! Not too long to wait either :D

  • dacicus #24 2 years ago

    @Octaeder I completely agree. Borderland's DLC are providing good value for the price you pay. They add more than 12 hours each, so I'd say that's quite good. DLC adding to the story, providing fun in both SP and MP (Moxxie is a blast with a couple of friends) are quite rare. I think that, except Borderlands, only Fallout 3 did the DLC right.

  • metalangel #25 2 years ago

    Guaranteed sale, I want to torture and kill every claptrap ever built. I hope they scream in agony like Crimson Legion guys do when you get them with corrosive bullets...

  • roquey Verified Lead Quality Assurance Tester and Compliance Specialist, Universally Speaking #26 2 years ago

    @Artemus Thats yoiu being a tad stupid not thinking you have to level to get skill points.

    not compelted main game yet, thats for the rest of the week, then its zombie followed by knoxx. moxxi doesnt excite me although ill complete it for the sake of it.

  • Artemus #27 2 years ago

    @roquey

    Except in Moxxi's Revenge they rewarded you skill points without you levelling up.

  • Soton4084 #28 2 years ago

    Day one purchase for me!

  • whigwam #29 2 years ago

    +1 to gearbox for consistently making dlc that virtually no one seems to resent or protest. it is no less than a miracle

  • TRUTH #30 2 years ago

    I preferred the single player in Borderlands more then co-op/multi. Rpg elements could have been a bit deeper, but I have enjoyed this game and DLC...look forward to the next one!

  • 3william56 #31 2 years ago

    Mogs - I'm with you (and probably uglier). I'm halfway through the main game at the mo, and can't help but be frustrated at the idiotic "traditional" RPG elements that drag this down. Prime amongst them is levelling based damage. Shoot bloke repeatedly in face - nothing happens. B*gger off, grind kill some skags, come back, same bloke, same gun, level change and he dies straight away. Makes no sense. Wasted an evening repeatedly failing one early mission until the load screen finally told me that higher level enemies don't take damage. Gah!

    Also, endless backpack management. A zillion identikit guns/bits with slightly different specs are a chore - most are just picked up then sold. Endless opening boxes. No "buy all ammo" option. No loot hoover (square button wearing out fast). Empty environment with static NPCs. No physics. Buggy can insta-kill something that a dozen rockets to the face won't scratch. Respawning enemies when you die without respawning ammo. Tedious side quests. Identikit enemies. Grind, grind, grind.

    Ratchet and Clank did RPG-lite much, much better.

    But dammit, it's got so much potential. Setting: ace. Graphics: ace. Attitude: ace. Sound design: ace. I think I'm breaking through to where my bloke is leveled enough to (finally) make it fun, but in this day and age, it shouldn't take 10 hours for a game to hit it's stride.

  • BoffBoff #32 2 years ago

    @3william56:
    Firstly: BORING!
    Secondly: Have you tried Mordecai or Lilith? They were my 2nd & 3rd playthroughs and I enjoyed them so much more than the soldier and Brick. I'm sure I don't need to mention Lilith and Hellfire SMG's. Anyway, the skill trees for those two characters are so much more flexible.
    Not having a go, but it seems that RPG ('lite' elements or not) may not be your thing. But I'm sure you know your preferences a lot better than I do!
    Lastly: YAY! More Borderlands DLC! I hope I can shoot that one extra-gobby claptrap who hates people. Can't remember the door he's in front of but you all know the one!
    Edited by 1 at 12/08/10 @ 16:33

  • BoffBoff #33 2 years ago

    I would actually pay to play as Claptrap: Interplanetary Ninja Assassin.

    Get on it Gearbox. "I'm dancing! I'm dancing!"

  • mike1234567 #34 4 months ago

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