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Borderlands 2 Update Advertising Borderlands 3 Breaks The Game

Borderlands 2 and Borderlands: The Pre-Sequel have recently been inflicted with an update advertising Borderlands 3, which has also caused issues for the game's online mode.

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ifrit_caress1914d ago

I truly hate these kinds of update that just place ads for another game.

CorndogBurglar1913d ago (Edited 1913d ago )

At some point Capcom placed ads on their loading screens before every fight on Street Fighter 5. What's REALLY annoying is one of the 3 ads it cycles through is for.....you guessed it, Street Fighter 5 Champion Edition. So even if you bought or upgraded to Champion Edition you still get hit with an ad. FOR THE GAME YOU ARE CURRENTLY PLAYING!

It would be comical if it wasn't so annoying.

It can be argued that it's just the loading screen, and you would have to look at something during that 10 seconds anyway. But still.....its annoying.

ifrit_caress1913d ago

Capcom's SF5 is one of the worst fighting games this generation. Nevermind the annoying ads, the grindy free-to-play style is just abhorrent.

Skate-AK1913d ago

I only see mention of Steam. Did this update get pushed out to consoles too?

Seraphim1913d ago

When I jumped onto The Handsome Collection [PS4] last week there was an advertisement for B3. Not sure if it affects anything as I didn't play online or play for long but there was an advertisement.

rainslacker1913d ago

Dunno about Steam, but there has been advertising for BL3 on BL2 on PS4 for quite some time now. The ad box on the title/start screen is just some sort of connected banner service. I doubt putting up the BL3 ad broke anything, and it was probably just coincidental that they changed this ad at the same time as an update.

ajax171913d ago

So idiotic. Do they expect people who play Borderlands 2/Pre Sequel NOT to be aware of Borderlands 3??

battletrax1913d ago

There's always those players with no internet living under a rock on a remote island off the coast of Africa.

Only kidding. I agree, I think borderlands 2 doesn't need advertising for borderlands 3. Everyone is aware.

rainslacker1913d ago (Edited 1913d ago )

Probably not so much about awareness, but more that the more people see it, the more likely they are to click and maybe order it. Assuming they haven't already brought the game. Granted, I think people who would see it enough to eventually get to the point of clicking it, probably are more diehard BL fans who still play the game regularly.

YoungKingDoran1913d ago

This comes off as abit strange and pathetic to me. B3 has sold a huge amount already, this was not necessary at all

traumadisaster1913d ago

Need to select the option for auto downloads, that takes care of old games. Then for new games manually update.

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I Sure Hope The Next Borderlands Is A Lot Like Borderlands 2

Ahmad from eXputer: "Borderlands 2's unrivaled storytelling is something that has to lean into the core elements of the next iteration in the Borderlands series."

TheNamelessOne289d ago

What? You didn't love the cringe writing that 3 had?

pwnmaster3000289d ago

Playing it now and it’s not so bad, but I’ve just started so maybe it will get worse

DustMan288d ago

It's not bad. It's just hard to top Handsome Jack as an antagonist. I really enjoyed 3. It has the best gameplay of the entire series, and it holds the same vibe. Tiny Tina's Wonderland was a huge disappointment to me.

Demetrius287d ago

I recently finished 3, definitely had fun fr

-Foxtrot289d ago

I'm curious how they are going to do the Siren since they've kind of wrote themselves into a corner regarding the lore.

gold_drake289d ago

well, im sure the last eridium slab is the answer to that. either mystery or villain

-Foxtrot289d ago

I meant more in terms of how they established only 6 Sirens can exist in the entire Universe...which was kind of silly to me as they seem to all end up on Pandora, and the Universe is a pretty big place.

Then there's now the fact, since Borderlands 3 retconed it, when a Siren dies she can transfer her power to the next Siren, they don't have to be born with it. This also means there's only 6 Siren powers which will end up being recycled as the franchise goes on.

Phasewalk (Lilith)
Phaselock (Maya / Ava)
Phasetrance (Amara)
Phaseshift (Angel / Tannis)
Phaseleech (Tyreen)

So there's only one power unaccounted for and I'm guessing it belonged to Commandant Steele. There was Queen Dido but she died and someone else like Amara, Maya or Angel could have gotten their powers so really it only gives them one more Siren before they need to start rethinking things going forward.

Either we get Phaseleech next or whatever power Commandant Steele had (kind of odd she never used it in her boss fight but you know).

Terry_B288d ago

inb4 the next siren is a trans character.

gold_drake289d ago

it will probably be alot like wonderlands, since that is the last borderlands game

but we'll see soon

Terry_B288d ago

Most people do. But the people that create the games don't seem to understand that.

I bet it will be even worse than BL3 when it comes to story and character designs.

RaidenBlack288d ago

Hey Gearbox, remember Brothers in Arms?

Abnor_Mal288d ago

I would love a new game in the series, or a remake/remaster of the first three games.

RaidenBlack287d ago

I'd want them to do the 4th part and just end the story of Baker Company.

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5 Amazing Side Quests In Games That You Need To Experience

While gamers usually take notice of the mainline missions, these 5 side quests deserve more widespread attention for how entertaining they are.

jwillj2k4866d ago

Honorable mention to Drive Clubs Ferrari Fxx-K. Should be there over Horizon.

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TheColbertinator866d ago

The Suzuki Escudo Pikes Peak from the Gran Turismo series

Nissan Skyline from Need for Speed Underground

Motorcycle Steamroller from Dead Rising 3

And finally a car you never drive but saves your ass over and over : Honey Badger from COD MW2

Gardenia866d ago

I was thinking of Mad Max. That V8 felt really good to drive around in, especially with upgrades.

dumahim866d ago

No one liked the Batmobile in Arkham Knight. Top 10?

toxic-inferno866d ago

I don't know... It was a strange addition to the game, and the parts of the game where you had to fight in it were tedious. But driving it around Gotham felt brilliant.

BrainSyphoned866d ago

FFXIII-Snow's Shiva motorcycle
Persona 5-Makoto's Persona motorcycle