Gearbox Software’s 2016 flop of an FPS Battleborn now has a transparent path to its demise. Publishers 2K introduced plans to close down the multi-hyphenate hero shooter’s servers in January 2021, rendering the game absolutely unplayable – singleplayer and all. Battleborn’s aggressive multiplayer aspect went free-to-play in June 2017 however the game is now barely...
Dr. Sniper is here to prescribe 20cc of Busey brain medicine this week. Hello and welcome to the latest edition of the Giant Bomb Community Spotlight and I, @zombiepie, am once again honored to be your host this week. Things were certainly… “interesting” last week, to say the least. As the doldrums of Autumn draw...
Dr. Sniper is here to prescribe 20cc of Busey brain medicine this week. Hello and welcome to the latest edition of the Giant Bomb Community Spotlight and I, @zombiepie, am once again honored to be your host this week. Things were certainly… “interesting” last week, to say the least. As the doldrums of Autumn draw...
Many thanks to papercut for this AMAZING collage! Hello and welcome to the latest edition of the Giant Bomb Community Spotlight and I, @zombiepie, am once again honored to be your host this week! Well, everyone, it is finally here. The looming monolith that is E3 has finally reached us. With that in mind we...
Hello and welcome to the latest edition of the Giant Bomb Community Spotlight and I, @zombiepie, am once again honored to be your host! With the impending onslaught that is E3 looming nigh things have been relatively calm in the video game industry and in our community. That said there were plenty of special “highlights”...
Many thanks to lizzy dawson for creating this work of art! Hello and welcome to the latest edition of the Giant Bomb Community Spotlight and I, @zombiepie, am once again honored to be your host! Don’t let anyone try to convince you that we experienced a low point at this point of the year. Considering...
PAXAMANIA II is nigh! (Banner By: HavocHQ) Hello and welcome to the latest edition of the Giant Bomb Community Spotlight and I, @zombiepie, am once again honored to be your host. There were a smattering of news worthy events on the site worth buzzing over. Last weekend was the Giant Bomb Community Endurance Run where...
2K Games has dropped a big Battleborn info dump that helpfully collects everything you ever wanted to know about the upcoming FPS/MOBA hybrid but were afraid to ask. Highlights include a rundown of Hardcore Mode, which ramps up the Story Mode with “extra loot, all new unlockable content, and some really, REALLY tough fights,” as...
Battleborn’s series of let’s plays has just added a new one, this time focusing on ‘rocket-propelled badass’, Benedict. He’s a sort of falcon-man with a rocket launcher, naturally. Benedict can’t fly (he hurt his wing, poor guy), but he is capable of a limited sort of flight, allowing him to get to an aerial vantage...
April 13 will be a crucial opportunity for Battleborn to distinguish itself from the flurry of character-based shooters and MOBAs we’re weathering. Open beta has at last been dated, a week after Gearbox announced that development was as good as done. It’ll offer two of Battleborn’s three multiplayer modes (Incursion and Meltdown), all 25 release heroes and...
