- Abandoned FPS Battleborn is somehow back, years after being shut down - 16 November 2023
Oh Battleborn , we hardly knew ye. A multiplayer shooter with a quasi-Borderlands visual style, Battleborn launched at perhaps the worst time possible, less than one month before the Activision Blizzard behemoth Overwatch. One year after its 2016 release, Battleborn went free to play. After that, Gearbox announced a staggered shutdown of the entire FPS, pulling it from sale in 2019, and finally deactivating the Battleborn servers in January 2021. Between Overwatch, Fortnite, PUBG, and emergent goliaths like Valorant and Apex Legends, Battleborn didn't stand much of a chance. But now, more than two years after it was pronounced dead, Battleborn is back, and you can play it today. Read the rest of the story... RELATED LINKS: Battleborn will be unplayable - even in single-player - following its shutdown in January Battleborn removed from stores as 2K begins shutting it down Gearbox founder…
- Battleborn's remaining players wave goodbye amid shutdown - 1 February 2021
Gearbox's ill-fated team-based hero shooter Battleborn went dark yesterday, 31st January 2021 - leading its last remaining players to issue a tearful farewell. With its servers deactivated, Battleborn is now no longer playable in any form - even single-player. It had already been removed from digital storefronts. Battleborn was reasonably well-received when it launched for PC and consoles in 2016, with many praising its ambitious, inventive blend of first-person shooting and MOBA-style action, even if the combination didn't always land in practice. Read more
- Battleborn will be unplayable - even in single-player - following its shutdown in January - 4 January 2021
Battleborn is one of Borderlands developer Gearbox's less successful ventures, and it was little surprise when it was announced back in 2019 that the game would be shutting down . The official end is coming later this month, and if you ever wanted to see the game first-hand, this is your final chance: Battleborn will be completely unplayable once the servers are shut off. Battleborn will be unplayable as of January 25, 2021, when the servers shut down, including any single-player options. "Once the servers are offline," publisher 2K explains , "Battleborn won't be playable in any way." If you don't already own it, the only way to pick up Battleborn would be through a physical copy - the game was removed from digital storefronts in November 2019, and its microtransaction currency was disabled in February 2020. The PC version of Battleborn currently has about nine players, according to St…
- Gearbox's Battleborn shutting down fully in January 2021 - 26 November 2019
Gearbox Software’s 2016 flop of an FPS Battleborn now has a clear path to its death. Publishers 2K announced plans to shut down the multi-hyphenate hero shooter’s servers in January 2021, rendering the game fully unplayable – singleplayer and all. Battleborn’s competitive multiplayer side went free-to-play in June 2017 but the game is now barely played. This is not surprising. You can still download it and have a go, if you are curious about what Gearbox were up to before Borderlands 3. (more…)
- Gearbox's beleaguered hero shooter Battleborn goes offline forever in January 2021 - 25 November 2019
Gearbox says it's started the process of "sunsetting" hero shooter Battleborn, and has warned fans that the game will go offline for good in January 2021. Battleborn was reasonably well-received when it launched for PC and consoles in 2016, with many praising its ambitious, inventive blend of first-person shooting and MOBA-style action, even if the combination didn't always land in practice. Unfortunately for Battleborn, it was quickly overshadowed by Blizzard's Overwatch, whose success was as immediate and sustained as Battleborn's failure. Publisher 2K declared it a flop a little over three months after its release, and Gearbox adopted a free-to-play model the following year in a last-ditch bid to attract more players. Read more
- Battleborn: No more content after Fall Update - 18 September 2017
Gearbox’s FPS/hobby-grade coop campaign/genre blended, multi-mode competitive e-sports/meta-growth, choice + epic Battleborn heroes game, Battleborn , is being put out to pasture. By that I mean that the shooter has no more planned content on the horizon and creative director, Randy Varnell, is moving to another project but the servers are staying up for the time being. (more…)
- Battleborn s new PvP mode, Supercharge, is out - 26 June 2017
Having attempted to try out Gearbox FPS/hobby-grade coop campaign/genre blended, multi-mode competitive e-sports/meta-growth, choice + epic Battleborn heroes… thingummy Battleborn’s new PvP mode, Supercharge, I must excuse myself to make an angry cup of tea. I HAVE MY ANGRY TEA NOW. Right. So what is Supercharge? …
- Battleborn goes free-to-play. Sort of. Half of it. - 6 June 2017
My brother’s elderly cat decided to start pooping behind the television rather than take himself outside. To combat this my mother set up a row of cacti at cat butt height behind the television and thus began a battle of wills which spanned that cat’s remaining years. Speaking of free-to-play competitive multiplayer scenarios you can enjoy from the comfort of your living room, Battleborn has now made its competitive multiplayer modes available free of charge . …
- Play the Battleborn Free Trial! - 6 June 2017
We’re excited to announce a new and incredible way to jump into the hero-shooter, Battleborn! Starting today players can experience unlimited competitive multiplayer for FREE with the Battleborn Free Trial. Players can now pick up Battleborn as a free downloadable experience that grants UNLIMITED access to all competitive multiplayer gameplay modes and maps, without any time limits or level caps. To keep things fresh, there is a weekly rotation of six heroes from the roster of 30 total heroes. Progress with each hero and player account progression is also permanent, so when the same character comes back around players can pick them up where they left off. To download the Battleborn Free Trial, head to the PlayStation 4, Xbox One, or Steam store page and search for Battleborn. Each page has a “Try Now” or "Play Game" button to download the Free Trial. Steam Store Already own Battleborn?…
- Play the Battleborn Free Trial! - 6 June 2017
We’re excited to announce a new and incredible way to jump into the hero-shooter, Battleborn! Starting today players can experience unlimited competitive multiplayer for FREE with the Battleborn Free Trial. Players can now pick up Battleborn as a free downloadable experience that grants UNLIMITED access to all competitive multiplayer gameplay modes and maps, without any time limits or level caps. To keep things fresh, there is a weekly rotation of six heroes from the roster of 30 total heroes. Progress with each hero and player account progression is also permanent, so when the same character comes back around players can pick them up where they left off. To download the Battleborn Free Trial, head to the PlayStation 4, Xbox One, or Steam store page and search for Battleborn. Each page has a “Try Now” or "Play Game" button to download the Free Trial. Steam Store Already own Battleborn?…
- Battleplan #48 - 27 April 2017
Head over to the Gearbox forums for highlights on the next update, new lore, and a Battleborn anniversary SHiFT code! Get the latest Battleborn news in this week’s Battleplan.
- Battleplan #48 - 27 April 2017
Head over to the Gearbox forums for highlights on the next update, new lore, and a Battleborn anniversary SHiFT code! Get the latest Battleborn news in this week’s Battleplan.
- Battleplan #47 - 13 April 2017
Head to the forums for more info on future Battleplans, Battleborn lore getting its own home, a peek into upcoming character tweaks, and a SHiFT code. Get the latest Battleborn news in this week’s Battleplan.
- Battleplan #47 - 13 April 2017
Head to the forums for more info on future Battleplans, Battleborn lore getting its own home, a peek into upcoming character tweaks, and a SHiFT code. Get the latest Battleborn news in this week’s Battleplan.
- Battleplan #46 - 6 April 2017
Queue updates, giant Battleborn, and some cross-genre gaming - Head over to the Gearbox forums for the latest Battleborn news in this week’s Battleplan.
- Battleplan #46 - 6 April 2017
Queue updates, giant Battleborn, and some cross-genre gaming - Head over to the Gearbox forums for the latest Battleborn news in this week’s Battleplan.
- Battleplan #45 - 30 March 2017
Gravity Rumble starts this weekend, and there's new lore and a SHiFT code for you in the Battleplan! Head over to the Gearbox forums for the latest Battleborn news in this week’s Battleplan.
- Battleplan #45 - 30 March 2017
Gravity Rumble starts this weekend, and there's new lore and a SHiFT code for you in the Battleplan! Head over to the Gearbox forums for the latest Battleborn news in this week’s Battleplan.
- Battleplan #44 - 23 March 2017
It’s Thursday once again and that means we’re coming at you with another Battleplan. Head over to the Gearbox forums for the latest Battleborn news in this week’s Battleplan.
- Battleplan #44 - 23 March 2017
It’s Thursday once again and that means we’re coming at you with another Battleplan. Head over to the Gearbox forums for the latest Battleborn news in this week’s Battleplan.
