Borderlands GOTY Edition spotted

By Robert Purchese Published 9 July, 2010

Due out in September but not on PS3.

US mega-retailer GameStop has listed a strategy guide for a Game of the Year Edition of Borderlands.

Such a product has not been announced by 2K.

Guides are listed for PC and Xbox 360 but not PS3. Their release date: 7th September 2010.

That 2K would offer a Borderlands SKU containing the excellent add-on content released so far makes perfect sense.

Nevertheless, a GOTY Edition remains, for the moment, unconfirmed.

Borderlands has welcomed three bouts of DLC so far: The Zombie of Dr Ned (8/10), Mad Moxxi's Underdome Riot (8/10) and The Secret Armory of General Knoxx (9/10). It's been a DLC master class by developer Gearbox Software.

Knoxx a lot to complain about here.

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Comments (31) Latest comment 2 years ago

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  • Eraysor #1 2 years ago

    I played this near launch and wasn't impressed, then I tried a new game a couple days ago and now I can't stop playing it!

  • itsfuzzy #2 2 years ago

    Forget about new DLC. I just wish they would reduce the price of the current DLC. Its far to expensive. I did buy Zombie DLC, but im not paying out for the other stuff. Thats my only gripe about Borderlands.

  • YobRenoops #3 2 years ago

    Yep reduce the price of the DLC. I'd love to get it but at 6.99 a piece I could get a brand new game for all 3.

  • handsonhips101 #4 2 years ago

    i love this game, got my mates to buy it for an ace co-op fest but none of them would play it, apparently its "crap"
    shame.

  • BBIAJ #5 2 years ago

    I'll pick this up when it's going for £17.99 on Zavvi's Mega Monday/Deal of the Day, like I did with Fallout 3 GotY.

  • SAMagic #6 2 years ago

    Don't play this in single player unless you're really bored. It's do-able, but it really comes alive in co-op.

  • flaming.carrot #7 2 years ago

    Hoping for some more DLC goodness, my scoped incendiary machine gun needs another outing.

  • Machetazo #8 2 years ago

    If there were such an edition, there's no reason for there not being a PS3 version, as unlike in the case of the double DLC retail disc, there is no existing comparable package for download from PSN. That's probably an oversight.

  • Vortex808 #9 2 years ago

    Awesome game. I sold it eventually, but still wish i hadn't. If i had more time for gaming I'd buy it again!

  • Geordiemp #10 2 years ago

    Problem with the DLC is thus.

    You play the main game fine, then you cna play the game again (new game plus) and it gets harder = fine.

    However, if you play any of the DLC, injcluding zombie island, and go back to the main game, you are so overlevellled its a joke and kind of broken.

    Also if you play any of the DLC even AFTER finishing the game on first run, you are so over levelled its not worth new game plus.

    Thye could put a difficlutly setting in, but thats the poiunt of the levelling. I wish they could sort this out, as once you get to level 20 +. you can keep going and play the game twice and get some challenge on new game plus, or do a DLC and be far too easy for anything else.

    Great game, sort out the levelling to make it a challenge please.

  • TheDudesRug #11 2 years ago

    With the Armoury DLC you can start it at 50 and it's actually quite challenging.

  • Nanocrystal #12 2 years ago

    SAMagic - Nonsense, I maxed out my character in single player and loved every minute. It might be a blast in co-op, but single player is great too.

  • geeza2020 #13 2 years ago

    Was always interested in this, but never got round to buying it. A GOTY edition with all the DLC included is just the excuse i need!

  • kinky_mong #14 2 years ago

    For those complaining about the price of the DLC, seriously just buy it. Even at 800 points Zombie Island and General Knoxx provides at least 8 hours of content each.

    In fact I did Knoxx on Playthrough 2 with a few friends and it took us at least 15 hours to finish everything. Absolutely fantastic value, Gearbox should be highly praised for showing how DLC should be done!

  • Xardan #15 2 years ago

    I have been waiting for them to release a GOTY edition for a while but it'll probably be an expensive 30 pounds.

  • Jonathan_Fakenham #16 2 years ago

    Yeah, grab the DLC dammit!

    General Knoxx improves on the entire Borderlands formula, and is a seriously meaty content add-on.
    Edited by 1 at 09/07/10 @ 12:24

  • Acrid #17 2 years ago

    "but not PS3"

    Typical.

  • Raiftel #18 2 years ago

    Forget about new DLC. I just wish they would reduce the price of the current DLC. Its far to expensive. I did buy Zombie DLC, but im not paying out for the other stuff. Thats my only gripe about Borderlands

    Really?

    Because all totted up the DLC comes to about 2400 points, which is just under £20. I'd be hard pressed to find any new game for £20, even off Amazon or Play.

    Zombie Island is a perfect piece of DLC, wonderfully designed, really well written, nicely atmospheric, very different feeling from the main game whilst playing to the main games strengths. It's also perfectly paced, eight hours of enjoyment.

    Knoxx has content comparable to some other games. It's the biggest piece of DLC I've seen out of Awakenings and Shivering Isles and is legitimately good fun to play.

    Moxxi has it's detractors, and not having loot drops forces the game to rely on its shooting mechanics, but it's entertaining but perhaps overlong. I've spent about thirty hours on Moxxi, getting me and my mates the achievements, so it's certainly going to last you.

    I'd be hard pressed to find better value for money than the thirty to fifty hours of gameplay these three pieces of DLC add to the game.
    Edited by 1 at 09/07/10 @ 12:28

  • MiniAmin #19 2 years ago

    Definitely picking this up after all I said I would.

  • patch #20 2 years ago

    So let me get this straight, there's a posting for a strategy guide for an unconfirmed game and from that you've determined that it's not coming out on ps3? And they said deductive reasoning was dead!

  • Schiraman #21 2 years ago

    The first two DLC packages are definitely overpriced at £6.99 each, they're nice additions and good fun but flawed and rather short. General Knoxx seems a lot more extensive and really solid, so it's probably worth the price.

    Mind you, I got all three in the Steam sale the other day for £2 each, so I can't really grumble ;)

    Hehe, so did I get negged here for saying the DLC was (mostly) overpriced, or for being smug about getting them cheap? :p
    Edited by 1 at 11/07/10 @ 09:54

  • ignatiusjreilly #22 2 years ago

    Mind you, I got all three in the Steam sale the other day for £2 each, so I can't really grumble

    Oh shit, how did I miss that?

  • Raiftel #23 2 years ago

    Seriously, when did £7 become a massive sum of money?

  • dingo75 #24 2 years ago

    Oh shit, how did I miss that?

    Sorry buddy but you missed it twice.
    It was once a normal daily deal in the last days of the Steam Summer sale and then again on the last day when they offered the best selling deals again... :p

  • coolbritannia #25 2 years ago

    Awesome news, i've been waiting for this.

  • Flying_Pig #26 2 years ago

    Just give us more DLC dammit!

  • bratmandu #27 2 years ago

    @ Geordiemp

    Well I was lv36 after first playthough, and started a second playthrough modes game, then started dr ned an I am getting an onslaught - it's incredibly hard on 2nd play mode at lv36 anyway! I mean like 1 grunt takes 50 headshots hard!

  • Slipstream #28 2 years ago

    Nrrgh! I just bought this arrgh! I'll trade it in and will get the GOTY edish as I hear the DLc is truly delish!

  • brseg #29 2 years ago

    well, theres no guarantee this will be particularly cheap. like you say, it will compete with their own dlc prices. prices for the game + dlc have held up quite well. [edit: for xbox, that is... no steam bargains here].
    Edited by 1 at 10/07/10 @ 00:40

  • Bluetooth #30 2 years ago

    Excellent, knew it was coming. Recently picked up the Assassin's Creed 2 Complete Edition for £18, now awaiting the Mass Effect 2 compilation.

  • Harmonica #31 2 years ago

    I've already bought the game itself at full price and Zombie Island, but this could still work out cheaper than buying the other two DLCs separately. Hmm..