{"id":23033,"date":"2012-08-27T14:31:23","date_gmt":"2012-08-27T04:31:23","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/power-up.space\/?p=23033"},"modified":"2012-08-27T14:31:23","modified_gmt":"2012-08-27T04:31:23","slug":"fans-discover-where-the-wub-wub-began-with-the-border-lands","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.impulsegamer.com\/wordpress\/?p=23033","title":{"rendered":"Fans Discover Where the Wub Wub began with \u2018The Border Lands\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><em>16-bit original game showcases the franchise\u2019s key elements in \u20181989 style\u2019<\/em><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Sydney, Australia 24<sup>th<\/sup> August, 2012<\/span><\/strong> \u2013 Gamers will experience a blast from the past as 2K Games and Gearbox Software today have launched a demake of their hugely popular first-person shooter, <strong><em>Borderlands<\/em><\/strong>\u00ae.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/ueQx-z4tfr0?feature=player_detailpage\" frameborder=\"0\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>\u2018<strong><em>The Border Lands\u2019<\/em><\/strong> is a 16-bit lo-fi game which offers a tantalizing glimpse into the origins of many elements still present in today\u2019s hit franchise. It may not have 87 bazillion guns, or dynamic online co-op but it does fit on five floppy disks!<\/p>\n<p>For those who perhaps unsurprisingly no longer have a working floppy disk drive, the game can also be played online for free at <a href=\"http:\/\/www.wubwub.eu\/demake.php\">www.wubwub.eu\/demake.php<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Gearbox Software and 2K Games teamed up with the BAFTA-winning creative agency, Ralph, to produce the game. <strong><em>The Border Lands<\/em><\/strong> is designed with a late 1980\u2019s gaming theme in mind and to coincide with the launch, a retro style \u2018video review\u2019 has been posted online at <a href=\"http:\/\/youtu.be\/ueQx-z4tfr0\">http:\/\/youtu.be\/ueQx-z4tfr0<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Available internationally on September 20th 2012, <strong><em>Borderlands 2 <\/em><\/strong>is the sequel to the critically acclaimed four-player cooperative shooter-looter that combined intense first-person mayhem with role-playing gameplay. <strong><em>Borderlands 2<\/em><\/strong> features all-new characters; skills; imaginative, diverse new environments with unique missions and enemies; and more exciting and fun weapons, equipment and loot than ever before. All of these features come together in a story that takes players to the world of Pandora to take down the notorious Handsome Jack and his corrupt Hyperion Corporation as a solo campaign or with up to four cooperative players.<\/p>\n<p>Gamers who pre-order <strong><em>Borderlands 2<\/em><\/strong> from participating retailers will gain access to the <strong><em>Borderlands 2 Premiere Club<\/em><\/strong>, allowing them to download the Gearbox Gun Pack, a Golden Key and the Vault Hunter\u2019s Relic. To pre-order <strong><em>Borderlands 2<\/em><\/strong> please visit <a href=\"http:\/\/www.borderlands2.com\/preorder\/oz.html\">http:\/\/www.borderlands2.com\/preorder\/oz.html<\/a><em>\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong><em>Borderlands 2<\/em><\/strong> is rated MA15+ in Australia and R16 in New Zealand. For more information please visit<em> <\/em><a href=\"http:\/\/www.borderlands2.com\/oz\/\">http:\/\/www.borderlands2.com\/oz\/<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>2K Games is a division of 2K, a publishing label of Take-Two Interactive Software, Inc. 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