<s>
Borderlands	B-Application
2	I-Application
is	O
a	O
2012	O
first-person	O
shooter	O
video	O
game	O
developed	O
by	O
Gearbox	O
Software	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
2K	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Taking	O
place	O
five	O
years	O
following	O
the	O
events	O
of	O
Borderlands	B-Application
(	O
2009	O
)	O
,	O
the	O
game	O
is	O
again	O
set	O
on	O
the	O
planet	O
of	O
Pandora	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Borderlands	B-Application
2	O
was	O
released	O
for	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
,	O
PlayStation	O
3	O
and	O
Xbox	B-Device
360	B-Operating_System
in	O
September	O
2012	O
,	O
and	O
it	O
was	O
ported	O
to	O
PlayStation	O
4	O
and	O
Xbox	B-Device
One	I-Device
as	O
part	O
of	O
The	B-Application
Handsome	I-Application
Collection	I-Application
in	O
March	O
2015	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
handheld	O
and	O
the	O
virtual	B-Application
reality	I-Application
versions	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
were	O
regarded	O
to	O
be	O
inferior	O
to	O
the	O
console	O
and	O
PC	O
versions	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
followed	O
by	O
Borderlands	B-Application
:	I-Application
The	I-Application
Pre-Sequel	I-Application
in	O
October	O
2014	O
,	O
and	O
Borderlands	B-Application
3	O
in	O
September	O
2019	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Similar	O
to	O
its	O
predecessor	O
,	O
Borderlands	B-Application
2	O
is	O
a	O
first-person	O
shooter	O
with	O
elements	O
drawn	O
from	O
role-playing	O
video	O
games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Players	O
can	O
also	O
gather	O
Eridium	B-Application
bars	O
,	O
a	O
new	O
currency	O
for	O
purchasing	O
storage	O
upgrades	O
and	O
other	O
premium	O
items	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
supports	O
four-player	O
cooperative	O
multiplayer	O
,	O
though	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
Vita	I-Device
version	O
only	O
supports	O
two	O
players	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Five	O
years	O
have	O
passed	O
since	O
the	O
events	O
of	O
Borderlands	B-Application
,	O
when	O
four	O
Vault	O
Hunters	O
—	O
Roland	O
,	O
Mordecai	O
,	O
Lilith	O
,	O
and	O
Brick	O
—	O
were	O
guided	O
by	O
a	O
mysterious	O
entity	O
known	O
as	O
"	O
The	O
Guardian	O
Angel	O
"	O
to	O
the	O
Vault	O
,	O
an	O
ancient	O
alien	O
structure	O
that	O
was	O
rumored	O
to	O
hold	O
exotic	O
technology	O
and	O
riches	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
defeating	O
The	O
Destroyer	O
,	O
a	O
valuable	O
mineral	O
called	O
"	O
Eridium	B-Application
"	O
started	O
flourishing	O
through	O
Pandora	O
's	O
crust	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Like	O
its	O
predecessor	O
,	O
Borderlands	B-Application
2	O
features	O
four	O
playable	O
characters	O
:	O
Axton	O
the	O
Commando	O
,	O
Maya	O
the	O
Siren	O
,	O
Salvador	O
the	O
Gunzerker	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
Assassin	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Two	O
additional	O
characters	O
are	O
available	O
as	O
downloadable	B-Protocol
content	I-Protocol
(	O
DLC	B-Protocol
)	O
:	O
Gaige	O
the	O
Mechromancer	O
and	O
Krieg	O
the	O
Psycho	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Other	O
NPCs	O
originating	O
from	O
the	O
first	O
game	O
(	O
and	O
its	O
DLCs	B-Protocol
)	O
include	O
the	O
Guardian	O
Angel	O
,	O
Claptrap	O
,	O
Scooter	O
the	O
mechanic	O
,	O
Dr.	O
Zed	O
,	O
Marcus	O
the	O
arms	O
merchant	O
,	O
Mad	O
Moxxi	O
,	O
Crazy	O
Earl	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
insane	O
archaeologist	O
Patricia	O
Tannis	O
;	O
new	O
NPCs	O
include	O
the	O
cyborg	O
hunter	O
Sir	O
Hammerlock	O
,	O
Scooter	O
's	O
sister	O
Ellie	O
,	O
and	O
explosives-obsessed	O
girl	O
Tiny	O
Tina	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Vault	O
Hunters	O
meet	O
the	O
Firehawk	O
,	O
who	O
turns	O
out	O
to	O
be	O
Lilith	O
,	O
whose	O
Siren	O
powers	O
have	O
been	O
enhanced	O
by	O
the	O
new	O
supply	O
of	O
Eridium	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Handsome	O
Jack	O
's	O
plan	O
is	O
to	O
open	O
Pandora	O
's	O
second	O
Vault	O
and	O
unleash	O
the	O
"	O
Warrior	O
"	O
,	O
a	O
powerful	O
Eridian	O
monster	O
controlled	O
by	O
whoever	O
releases	O
it	O
;	O
as	O
the	O
Vault	O
Key	O
only	O
charges	O
itself	O
every	O
200	O
years	O
,	O
he	O
is	O
using	O
Eridium	B-Application
to	O
forcefully	O
charge	O
it	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Following	O
the	O
release	O
of	O
the	O
first	O
Borderlands	B-Application
,	O
developer	O
Gearbox	O
Software	O
was	O
simultaneously	O
working	O
on	O
three	O
distinct	O
projects	O
:	O
finishing	O
Duke	B-Application
Nukem	I-Application
Forever	I-Application
,	O
creating	O
Aliens	B-Device
:	I-Device
Colonial	I-Device
Marines	I-Device
,	O
and	O
working	O
on	O
a	O
sequel	O
to	O
the	O
original	O
Borderlands	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
initial	O
goal	O
was	O
to	O
create	O
a	O
sequel	O
similar	O
in	O
scale	O
to	O
the	O
first	O
game	O
,	O
but	O
Borderlands	B-Application
unexpected	O
success	O
enabled	O
the	O
team	O
to	O
expand	O
their	O
budget	O
during	O
the	O
development	O
of	O
Borderlands	B-Application
2	O
,	O
allowing	O
them	O
to	O
expand	O
their	O
scope	O
and	O
create	O
more	O
content	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Similar	O
to	O
the	O
first	O
game	O
,	O
Borderlands	B-Application
2	O
adopted	O
the	O
"	O
concept	O
art	O
style	O
"	O
,	O
which	O
features	O
graphics	O
inspired	O
by	O
both	O
photorealistic	O
imagery	O
and	O
comic-book-inspired	O
visuals	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
design	O
for	O
Zer0	O
,	O
a	O
faceless	O
assassin	O
,	O
faced	O
scrutiny	O
from	O
upper	O
management	O
for	O
deviating	O
too	O
much	O
from	O
what	O
was	O
expected	O
from	O
Borderlands	B-Application
,	O
but	O
Cooke	O
refused	O
to	O
have	O
the	O
character	O
redesigned	O
as	O
he	O
felt	O
that	O
his	O
design	O
would	O
be	O
something	O
new	O
for	O
the	O
franchise	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
September2011	O
survey	O
asked	O
players	O
what	O
they	O
wanted	O
in	O
the	O
new	O
game	O
,	O
and	O
DLCs	B-Protocol
for	O
the	O
first	O
game	O
were	O
used	O
to	O
experiment	O
and	O
test	O
what	O
players	O
might	O
enjoy	O
in	O
the	O
sequel	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
team	O
also	O
made	O
various	O
quality-of-life	O
improvements	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
improving	O
the	O
user	B-Application
interface	I-Application
to	O
make	O
navigating	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
menus	O
easier	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Bandit	O
brand	O
was	O
inspired	O
by	O
Mad	B-Device
Max	I-Device
and	O
Death	O
Race	O
and	O
featured	O
a	O
"	O
very	O
home-built	O
look	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
According	O
to	O
Hellquist	O
,	O
a	O
diverse	O
cast	O
of	O
characters	O
played	O
a	O
huge	O
role	O
in	O
defining	O
Borderlands	B-Application
identity	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Series	O
mainstay	O
Claptrap	O
returned	O
in	O
Borderlands	B-Application
2	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Burch	O
was	O
inspired	O
by	O
classic	O
villains	O
including	O
GLaDOS	O
from	O
Portal	B-Application
and	O
SHODAN	O
from	O
System	B-Application
Shock	I-Application
,	O
and	O
stated	O
that	O
he	O
would	O
have	O
been	O
the	O
protagonist	O
if	O
the	O
story	O
was	O
told	O
from	O
a	O
different	O
perspective	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Following	O
the	O
unexpected	O
success	O
of	O
the	O
first	O
Borderlands	B-Application
,	O
creative	O
director	O
Mikey	O
Neumann	O
stated	O
that	O
there	O
was	O
a	O
chance	O
of	O
a	O
follow-up	O
being	O
created	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
August2011	O
,	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
confirmed	O
and	O
titled	O
Borderlands	B-Application
2	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
They	O
released	O
a	O
16-bit	B-Device
demake	O
of	O
the	O
original	O
game	O
on	O
web	B-Application
browser	I-Application
in	O
August2012	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Another	O
browser-based	O
spin-off	O
game	O
,	O
named	O
Mount	O
Jackmore	O
,	O
was	O
released	O
for	O
European	O
players	O
in	O
September2012	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Gearbox	O
also	O
launched	O
a	O
scheme	O
for	O
players	O
of	O
the	O
original	O
game	O
,	O
who	O
could	O
unlock	O
exclusive	O
cosmetic	O
items	O
when	O
they	O
purchased	O
Borderlands	B-Application
2	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Aspyr	O
Media	O
published	O
the	O
game	O
on	O
November20	O
,	O
2012	O
,	O
for	O
MacOS	B-Device
systems	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Gearbox	O
partnered	O
with	O
Iron	O
Galaxy	O
Studios	O
to	O
release	O
a	O
PlayStation	B-Device
Vita	I-Device
version	O
in	O
May2014	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Vita	O
's	O
cross-save	O
allows	O
PlayStation3	B-Operating_System
players	O
to	O
transfer	O
their	O
progress	O
to	O
the	O
Vita	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
January20	O
,	O
2015	O
,	O
Gearbox	O
announced	O
that	O
it	O
would	O
release	O
Borderlands	B-Application
:	I-Application
The	I-Application
Handsome	I-Application
Collection	I-Application
—	O
a	O
port	O
of	O
Borderlands	B-Application
2	O
and	O
Borderlands	B-Application
:	I-Application
The	I-Application
Pre-Sequel	I-Application
!	I-Application
</s>
<s>
for	O
PlayStation	O
4	O
and	O
Xbox	B-Device
One	I-Device
,	O
on	O
March24	O
,	O
2015	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Both	O
games	O
in	O
The	B-Application
Handsome	I-Application
Collection	I-Application
feature	O
remastered	O
graphics	O
,	O
and	O
are	O
capable	O
of	O
running	O
at	O
1080p	O
resolution	O
at	O
60	O
frames	O
per	O
second	O
when	O
playing	O
with	O
one	O
or	O
two	O
local	O
players	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
virtual	B-Application
reality	I-Application
version	O
was	O
released	O
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
VR	I-Device
on	O
December	O
14	O
,	O
2018	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
March26	O
,	O
2020	O
,	O
Gearbox	O
announced	O
that	O
it	O
would	O
release	O
The	B-Application
Handsome	I-Application
Collection	I-Application
,	O
plus	O
the	O
original	O
Borderlands	B-Application
,	O
for	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
as	O
Borderlands	B-Application
Legendary	O
Collection	O
on	O
May29	O
,	O
2020	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
August	O
20	O
,	O
2012	O
,	O
it	O
was	O
announced	O
that	O
a	O
four-issue	O
Borderlands	B-Application
comic	O
would	O
be	O
released	O
in	O
November2012	O
to	O
tie	O
in	O
with	O
Borderlands	B-Application
2	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
tells	O
the	O
story	O
of	O
how	O
the	O
original	O
four	O
Vault	O
Hunters	O
came	O
to	O
be	O
together	O
at	O
the	O
beginning	O
of	O
Borderlands	B-Application
,	O
filling	O
in	O
their	O
backstory	O
and	O
setting	O
up	O
the	O
events	O
of	O
both	O
games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Claptrap	O
appears	O
as	O
an	O
opponent	O
in	O
the	O
crossover	O
title	O
Poker	O
Night	O
2	O
,	O
with	O
players	O
able	O
to	O
unlock	O
new	O
Borderlands	B-Application
2	O
content	O
upon	O
the	O
completion	O
of	O
certain	O
objectives	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Codes	O
are	O
released	O
on	O
various	O
social	O
media	O
sites	O
and	O
forums	O
that	O
can	O
be	O
redeemed	O
in	O
the	O
Borderlands	B-Application
2	O
main	O
menu	O
for	O
Golden	O
Keys	O
,	O
which	O
can	O
be	O
used	O
to	O
open	O
the	O
special	O
Golden	O
Chest	O
that	O
is	O
located	O
in	O
the	O
travel	O
station	O
in	O
Sanctuary	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Gearbox	O
supported	O
the	O
game	O
with	O
downloadable	B-Protocol
content	I-Protocol
(	O
DLC	B-Protocol
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
March23	O
,	O
2013	O
,	O
Gearbox	O
announced	O
two	O
new	O
downloadable	B-Protocol
content	I-Protocol
packs	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
DLC	B-Protocol
increases	O
the	O
level	O
cap	O
from	O
61	O
to	O
72	O
and	O
introduces	O
the	O
Digistruct	O
Peak	O
Challenge	O
,	O
a	O
new	O
map	O
where	O
Patricia	O
Tannis	O
will	O
let	O
players	O
fight	O
high-level	O
enemies	O
to	O
earn	O
new	O
loot	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
DLC	B-Protocol
also	O
features	O
vending	O
machines	O
which	O
exclusively	O
sell	O
high-end	O
Torgue	O
weapons	O
,	O
and	O
use	O
a	O
new	O
currency	O
called	O
Torgue	O
Tokens	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
the	O
least	O
well-received	O
DLC	B-Protocol
among	O
the	O
four	O
add-on	O
packs	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Tiny	O
Tina	O
's	O
Assault	O
on	O
Dragon	O
Keep	O
June	O
25	O
,	O
2013	O
The	O
campaign	O
is	O
set	O
within	O
the	O
world	O
of	O
a	O
fantasy-themed	O
tabletop	O
role-playing	O
game	O
known	O
as	O
Bunkers	O
and	O
Badasses	O
,	O
with	O
Tiny	O
Tina	O
serving	O
as	O
a	O
game	B-Device
master	I-Device
,	O
sometimes	O
modifying	O
the	O
game	O
world	O
according	O
to	O
her	O
whims	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Assault	O
on	O
Dragon	O
Keep	O
became	O
the	O
basis	O
for	O
the	O
standalone	O
game	O
in	O
the	O
Borderlands	B-Application
series	O
,	O
Tiny	B-Application
Tina	I-Application
's	I-Application
Wonderlands	I-Application
released	O
in	O
March	O
2022	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
content	O
was	O
made	O
into	O
a	O
standalone	O
release	O
Tiny	O
Tina	O
's	O
Assault	O
on	O
Dragon	O
Keep	O
:	O
A	O
Wonderlands	O
One-Shot	O
Adventure	O
and	O
released	O
on	O
November	O
9	O
,	O
2021	O
,	O
for	O
Windows	O
,	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
,	O
and	O
Xbox	B-Device
One	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Following	O
the	O
release	O
of	O
the	O
four	O
add-on	O
campaigns	O
,	O
Gearbox	O
announced	O
plans	O
to	O
release	O
the	O
Headhunter	O
series	O
of	O
DLCs	B-Protocol
.	O
</s>
<s>
Headhunter	O
packs	O
Name	O
Release	O
date	O
Notes	O
TK	O
Baha	O
's	O
Bloody	O
Harvest	O
October	O
22	O
,	O
2013	O
The	O
pack	O
brings	O
back	O
the	O
character	O
last	O
seen	O
in	O
Borderlands	B-Application
Zombie	O
Island	O
of	O
Dr.	O
Ned	O
DLC	B-Protocol
.	O
</s>
<s>
Sir	O
Hammerlock	O
vs.	O
the	O
Son	O
of	O
Crawmerax	O
April	O
15	O
,	O
2014	O
In	O
the	O
DLC	B-Protocol
,	O
Sir	O
Hammerlock	O
,	O
Brick	O
,	O
Mordecai	O
,	O
and	O
Lilith	O
are	O
on	O
a	O
vacation	O
on	O
Wam	O
Bam	O
Island	O
when	O
a	O
large	O
monster	O
kidnaps	O
Hammerlock	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
DLC	B-Protocol
culminates	O
in	O
a	O
battle	O
against	O
Crawmerax	O
Jr.	O
,	O
the	O
son	O
of	O
the	O
great	O
crab	O
worm	O
from	O
the	O
original	O
game	O
's	O
The	O
Secret	O
Armory	O
of	O
General	O
Knoxx	O
add-on	O
,	O
who	O
is	O
seeking	O
vengeance	O
on	O
Roland	O
,	O
Lilith	O
,	O
Brick	O
and	O
Mordecai	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
's	O
last	O
DLC	B-Protocol
,	O
Commander	O
Lilith	O
and	O
the	O
Fight	O
for	O
Sanctuary	O
was	O
announced	O
and	O
released	O
on	O
June	O
9	O
,	O
2019	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
DLC	B-Protocol
was	O
released	O
for	O
PC	O
,	O
and	O
for	O
The	B-Application
Handsome	I-Application
Collection	I-Application
version	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
on	O
Xbox	B-Device
One	I-Device
,	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
and	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
story	O
of	O
the	O
DLC	B-Protocol
picks	O
up	O
after	O
the	O
events	O
of	O
Borderlands	B-Application
2	O
and	O
acts	O
as	O
a	O
bridge	O
to	O
the	O
story	O
of	O
Borderlands	B-Application
3	I-Application
,	O
setting	O
up	O
the	O
transition	O
to	O
the	O
new	O
Sanctuary	O
3	O
base	O
ship	O
and	O
bringing	O
characters	O
from	O
2014	O
's	O
Tales	B-Application
from	I-Application
the	I-Application
Borderlands	I-Application
into	O
the	O
bigger	O
story	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
the	O
DLC	B-Protocol
,	O
after	O
Helios	O
station	O
has	O
crashed	O
on	O
the	O
surface	O
of	O
Pandora	O
,	O
Lilith	O
and	O
the	O
other	O
Vault	O
Hunters	O
struggle	O
with	O
what	O
they	O
have	O
learned	O
from	O
the	O
Vault	O
map	O
,	O
of	O
potentially	O
many	O
more	O
Vaults	O
on	O
other	O
planets	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
group	O
abandons	O
Sanctuary	O
and	O
takes	O
shelter	O
at	O
a	O
former	O
bandit	O
camp	O
,	O
now	O
empty	O
except	O
for	O
its	O
leader	O
,	O
Vaughn	B-Application
,	O
as	O
Hector	O
mutated	O
his	O
followers	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Vault	O
Hunters	O
work	O
with	O
Vaughn	B-Application
and	O
other	O
allies	O
to	O
take	O
back	O
Sanctuary	O
and	O
the	O
Vault	O
map	O
from	O
Hector	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
received	O
generally	O
positive	O
reviews	O
upon	O
release	O
,	O
according	O
to	O
review	B-Application
aggregator	I-Application
Metacritic	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
also	O
praised	O
the	O
world	O
of	O
Pandora	O
for	O
being	O
a	O
"	O
vibrant	O
,	O
living	O
place	O
"	O
,	O
as	O
opposed	O
to	O
Borderlands	B-Application
desolate	O
desert	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Mike	O
Minotti	O
from	O
VentureBeat	O
described	O
Borderlands	B-Application
2	O
as	O
an	O
excellent	O
blend	O
of	O
FPS	O
and	O
RPG	O
,	O
and	O
praised	O
Gearbox	O
for	O
perfecting	O
the	O
looter-shooter	O
genre	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Pinsof	O
praised	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
story	O
and	O
writing	O
,	O
calling	O
it	O
"	O
the	O
funniest	O
,	O
cleverest	O
script	O
to	O
grace	O
a	O
game	O
since	O
Portal	B-Application
2	I-Application
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Polygons	O
Arthur	O
Gies	O
also	O
added	O
that	O
the	O
game	O
had	O
"	O
MMORPG	B-Protocol
quest	O
design	O
of	O
the	O
worst	O
kind	O
"	O
,	O
and	O
felt	O
that	O
Gearbox	O
intentionally	O
lengthened	O
the	O
game	O
by	O
adding	O
unnecessary	O
fillers	O
and	O
content	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
PlayStation	B-Device
Vita	I-Device
port	O
received	O
mixed	O
reviews	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Steven	O
Petite	O
from	O
IGN	O
,	O
reviewing	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
VR	I-Device
version	O
,	O
called	O
it	O
a	O
"	O
decent	O
adaptation	O
"	O
and	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
"	O
deepest	O
shooter	O
experiences	O
"	O
available	O
on	O
VR	O
platforms	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
he	O
lamented	O
at	O
the	O
lack	O
of	O
multiplayer	O
and	O
expressed	O
his	O
dislike	O
for	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
adoption	O
of	O
motion	B-Algorithm
control	I-Algorithm
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
PC	O
release	O
for	O
the	O
VR	O
version	O
was	O
plagued	O
with	O
technical	O
problems	O
,	O
and	O
only	O
45%	O
of	O
the	O
players	O
gave	O
the	O
game	O
positive	O
reviews	O
on	O
Steam	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Borderlands	B-Application
2	I-Application
is	O
a	O
major	O
commercial	O
success	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
the	O
best-selling	O
retail	O
game	O
in	O
the	O
UK	O
in	O
its	O
week	O
of	O
release	O
,	O
outselling	O
competitors	O
including	O
F1	B-Application
2012	I-Application
and	O
Pro	B-Application
Evolution	I-Application
Soccer	I-Application
2013	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
More	O
than	O
70%	O
of	O
the	O
sales	O
were	O
generated	O
from	O
the	O
Xbox360	B-Operating_System
version	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
revenue	O
and	O
earnings	O
for	O
Take-Two	O
in	O
the	O
second	O
quarter	O
surpassed	O
the	O
company	O
's	O
expectation	O
,	O
with	O
the	O
success	O
of	O
Borderlands	B-Application
2	O
being	O
cited	O
as	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
contributing	O
factors	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Burch	O
responded	O
by	O
saying	O
that	O
he	O
may	O
change	O
her	O
character	O
in	O
subsequent	O
DLCs	B-Protocol
.	O
</s>
<s>
Gearbox	O
's	O
other	O
project	O
,	O
Aliens	B-Device
:	I-Device
Colonial	I-Device
Marines	I-Device
,	O
developed	O
in	O
partnership	O
with	O
Sega	O
,	O
was	O
in	O
development	O
troubles	O
during	O
the	O
production	O
of	O
Borderlands	B-Application
2	O
.	O
Insider	O
sources	O
claimed	O
that	O
following	O
the	O
success	O
of	O
the	O
first	O
Borderlands	B-Application
,	O
Gearbox	O
allocated	O
nearly	O
all	O
of	O
its	O
resources	O
and	O
manpower	O
into	O
developing	O
the	O
sequel	O
and	O
Duke	B-Application
Nukem	I-Application
Forever	I-Application
and	O
neglected	O
the	O
development	O
of	O
Colonial	O
Marines	O
,	O
outsourcing	O
its	O
development	O
to	O
external	O
developers	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Year	O
Award	O
Category	O
Result	O
Ref	O
2012	O
Spike	O
Video	O
Game	O
Awards	O
2012	O
Studio	O
of	O
the	O
Year	O
(	O
Gearbox	O
Software	O
)	O
Best	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
Game	O
Best	O
PS3	B-Operating_System
Game	O
Best	O
Shooter	O
Best	O
Multi-player	O
Game	O
Best	O
Performance	O
by	O
Human	O
Male	O
(	O
Dameon	O
Clarke	O
as	O
Handsome	O
Jack	O
)	O
Best	O
DLC	B-Protocol
(	O
Mechnomancer	O
Pack	O
)	O
Character	O
of	O
the	O
Year	O
(	O
Claptrap	O
)	O
2013	O
40th	O
Annie	O
Awards	O
Best	O
Animated	O
Video	O
Game	O
16th	O
Annual	O
D.I.C.E.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
April	O
2014	O
,	O
Gearbox	O
announced	O
that	O
2K	O
Australia	O
was	O
developing	O
a	O
game	O
set	O
in	O
between	O
the	O
events	O
of	O
the	O
first	O
two	O
Borderlands	B-Application
games	O
,	O
Borderlands	B-Application
:	I-Application
The	I-Application
Pre-Sequel	I-Application
!	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Released	O
on	O
October14	O
,	O
2014	O
,	O
the	O
game	O
focuses	O
on	O
the	O
rise	O
of	O
Handsome	O
Jack	O
,	O
and	O
features	O
four	O
of	O
his	O
henchmen	O
—	O
Athena	O
(	O
from	O
The	O
Secret	O
Armory	O
of	O
General	O
Knoxx	O
DLC	B-Protocol
)	O
,	O
Claptrap	O
,	O
Nisha	O
(	O
Lynchwood	O
's	O
sheriff	O
from	O
Borderlands	B-Application
2	O
)	O
,	O
and	O
Wilhelm	O
(	O
a	O
Hyperion	O
cyborg	O
who	O
was	O
a	O
boss	O
in	O
Borderlands	B-Application
2	O
)	O
—	O
as	O
playable	O
characters	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
At	O
a	O
panel	O
during	O
PAX	O
South	O
in	O
January	O
2015	O
,	O
Pitchford	O
announced	O
that	O
the	O
studio	O
was	O
preparing	O
to	O
begin	O
work	O
on	O
a	O
new	O
Borderlands	B-Application
game	O
—	O
which	O
he	O
described	O
as	O
"	O
the	O
big	O
one	O
"	O
,	O
and	O
began	O
to	O
offer	O
a	O
number	O
of	O
new	O
staff	O
openings	O
related	O
to	O
the	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
would	O
be	O
developed	O
specifically	O
for	O
the	O
eighth-generation	O
consoles	O
Xbox	B-Device
One	O
and	O
PlayStation	O
4	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Borderlands	B-Application
3	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
September13	O
,	O
2019	O
.	O
</s>
