The game also introduces laser guns to your arsenal among other new weapons. “For those who haven’t played the critically acclaimed franchise, there’s never been a better time to jump in that with Borderlands: The Pre-Sequel.” “The teams at Gearbox and 2K Australia have combined the best talent from both studios to create a Borderlands experience that we know fans are going to love,” said Christoph Hartmann, 2K President. This hopefully means it will be quite hard to run out of. Like with other resources in the Borderlands series, oxygen is a lootable reserve. The game is set on Elpis, Pandora’s moon and features a new oxygen system that not only lets you breathe, but will enable you to perform moon jumps and double jumps as it doulbes up as an oxygen-powered jetpack. The game’s storyline focuses on Borderlands 2’s main villain, Handsome Jack among four other new playable characters: Athena the Gladiator, Wilhelm the Enforcer, Claptrap the Fragtrap and Nisha the Lawbringer.īorderlands: The Pre-Sequel is strangely developed only for old-generation consoles and PC, but introduces some new features to the series. Landing on the PC, PS3 and Xbox 360 later this year, the game takes place between Borderlands and Borderlands 2. 2K Games has announced the Borderlands: The Pre-Sequel release date, with the game arriving on October 17.