Borderlands: The Pre-Sequel!

2014-10-14

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[b]Borderlands: The Pre-Sequel![/b] is a first-person shooter video game developed by 2K Australia, with assistance from item:109820[Gearbox Software] and published by item:109674[2K Games]. It is the third game in the Borderlands series, and is a sequel-prequel to 2012's item:110018[Borderlands 2]. It was released for Microsoft Windows, OS X, Linux, item:109283[PlayStation 3] and item:109291[Xbox 360] on 14 October 2014. The rumored existence of the game was first reported on 7 April 2014, and it was officially announced two days later on 9 April 2014 for a release on 14 October 2014. item:109284[PlayStation 4] and item:109292[Xbox One] ports were released as part of Borderlands: The Handsome Collection on 24 March 2015. The storyline of The Pre-Sequel focuses on Handsome Jack (who would be the antagonist in Borderlands 2), an employee of the Hyperion corporation; after the company's Helios space station is captured by a military operation known as the Lost Legion, he leads a group of four playable characters—all of whom were NPCs and bosses in previous Borderlands games—on an expedition to re-gain control of Helios and defeat the Lost Legion. The game expands upon the engine and gameplay of Borderlands 2 and introduced new gameplay mechanics, including low-gravity environments, freeze weapons, and oxygen tanks, which are used to navigate and perform ground slamming attacks.