Borderlands 2 Steam news

• Latest observed players1.5K · 23 September 2026 - 10:17:52 UTC
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• Review score90% positive
• Total reviews311,705
• Release dateSep 17, 2012
• DeveloperGearbox Software, Aspyr (Mac), Aspyr (Linux)
• Publisher2K, Aspyr (Mac), Aspyr (Linux)

Genres: Action, RPG

Company pages: Developer: Gearbox Software, Aspyr (Mac), Aspyr (Linux)Publisher: 2K, Aspyr (Mac), Aspyr (Linux)

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Borderlands 2 Steam news

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• Borderlands 4 Free Play Weekend and anniversary sales happening now! - 10 September 2026

  Now's the time to team up with new and veteran Vault Hunters alike for a badass blitz of looter shooter action during the Borderlands 4 Free Play Weekend* and first anniversary sale**, live now!You and your combat-ready compatriots will be able to battle every bandit, monster, and wild boss fight included in the base game, including free post-launch additions like Circle of Slaughter mode. If you're joining friends who already own Borderlands 4 and a DLC Vault Hunter (including Loveless the Hacker***), they'll still be able to play as their DLC Vault Hunter, but your party will be limited to missions included in the free-to-play base game content. If you purchase any edition of Borderlands 4 on the same platform after the Free Play Weekend ends, all your progress and loot will be saved so you can pick up right where you left off. During the Free Play Weekend, you can also take advantage…

• Introducing the Borderlands: Dead ECHOs narrative podcast - 20 July 2026

  Ever wonder what happens to all those ECHO logs that don't end up in Vault Hunters' hands? Find out in Borderlands: Dead ECHOs, Gearbox’s first scripted narrative podcast, a darkly comedic drama set in the chaotic Borderlands universe. In the crazy, cruel badlands of Pandora, two loners forge a connection based on easy money, tenuous trust, and a love for sticking it to well-financed bullies. But what happens when their silly scams start to uncover a full-tilt corporate coup involving cyborg assassins? Borderlands: Dead ECHOs follows Watts, a disenchanted DAHL ECHO Operator, who supplements his meager pay by sifting lucrative secrets from undeliverable ECHO logs and selling them to the highest bidder. When Junie, a curious stranger with big ideas, gets him out of a jam, the two strike up an unlikely partnership. As Junie injects a daring Robin Hood twist into Watts’ amateur criminal ent…

• Time to Play: The 2K Summer Sale is Officially Live on Steam - 25 June 2026

  The 2K Summer Sale is officially live on Steam, and it’s the perfect excuse to find your next great escape. Summer is about having the time to truly immerse yourself, dive deep into a world, and remember exactly why you fell in love with gaming in the first place.Whether you’re looking to reconnect with a classic masterpiece you haven't played in years, or finally take the plunge on that massive hit you've been eyeing, these savings are built for you. We’ve cut prices across our entire catalog, making it easier than ever to back your favorites and taking a chance on something new.Your wishlist is waiting, and your next unforgettable journey is just a click away. Grab these limited-time deals and make this a summer worth playing.*Digital only. Steam offers end July 9, 2026. Terms apply

• The Hunt Community Charity Event is live! - 22 May 2026

  The Hunt is on in Borderlands 4! Right now, the Borderlands community is going all-out for The Hunt, the world’s largest gaming scavenger hunt and charity-stream marathon benefitting St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital!From now until May 31, you’ll see Vault Hunters racing across Kairos in Borderlands 4 streams on Twitch, showing off their skills in the ultimate scavenger hunt for the game's rarest items. They’re trying to complete the list as fast as possible, but most importantly, they’re bringing awareness and funds to the important pediatric cancer research done at St. Jude’s. To date, the Borderlands Community has raised over $641,000 for the cause; check out The Hunt website for more details.Tune in for the looter-shooter action across the Borderlands 4 streams on Twitch and donate to the St. Jude PLAYLIVE campaign! Good luck to all you Vault Hunters chasing loot for a great cau…

• Fresh Deals in Full Bloom: Save Big During the 2K Spring Sale - 19 March 2026

  Save Big During the 2K Spring SaleShake off the winter frost and grow your library with deep discounts on 2K’s biggest hits. From legendary strategy epics to high-octane shooters, there has never been a better time to jump into a new adventure.The 2K Spring Sale is arriving on Steam from March 19th to March 26th 2026, bringing a fresh season of savings across our catalog! As the days get longer, it’s the perfect time to reacquaint yourself with genre-defining 2K classics like BioShock and XCOM, or finally dive into the newest chapters of our biggest franchises. Grab the latest releases—including the tactical depth of Civilization VII, the mayhem of Borderlands 4, and the gritty, cinematic world of Mafia: The Old Country—all at exceptional seasonal prices. Don't let these limited-time deals pass you by. Save 30% on Borderlands 4 Save 40% on Civilization VII Save 20% on Mafia: The Old Cou…

• Borderlands 4 is Out Now! - 11 September 2025

  It's finally time to break free, Vault Hunter, because Borderlands 4 is available now! Borderlands 4 brings intense action, four new Vault Hunters, and billions of wild and deadly weapons to an all-new planet ruled by a ruthless tyrant. Wield powerful Action Skills, customize your build with deep skill trees, and dominate enemies with dynamic movement abilities to bring down the oppressive Timekeeper's Order. Borderlands 4 brings intense action, four new Vault Hunters, and billions of wild and deadly weapons to an all-new planet ruled by a ruthless tyrant. Wield powerful Action Skills, customize your build with deep skill trees, and dominate enemies with dynamic movement abilities to bring down the oppressive Timekeeper's Order. You can get a sense for what awaits on Kairos over on the Borderlands 4 Game Info page, dive right into theorycrafting the perfect builds for Vex, Rafa, Amon, o…

• Borderlands 4 Global Launch times - 8 September 2025

  We're mere days away from crash-landing onto Kairos in Borderlands 4! Below, check out the full list of rolling launch times across all available platforms and regions: Wellington, New Zealand - Sept 12 at 4:00 AM NZSTSydney, Australia - Sept 12 at 2:00 AM AESTTokyo, Japan - Sept 12 at 1:00 AM JSTSingapore - Sept 12 at 12:00 AM SGTLondon, UK - Sept 11 at 5:00 PM BSTNew York, NY, USA - Sept 11 at 12:00 PM ETSan Francisco, CA, USA - Sept 11 at 9:00 AM PT If you haven't picked up your copy yet, there's still time before Borderlands 4 launches; those who pre-purchase any edition of the game will receive the Gilded Glory Pack* pre-purchase bonus, which now contains even more loot! While you wait to start playing, take a look at the Vault Hunter pages for Vex, Rafa, Amon, and Harlowe to begin theorycrafting the perfect builds based on their Action Skills and skill trees. Also be sure to catch…

• Harlowe Gameplay Overview - 22 August 2025

  Nothing says "power fantasy" like wiping out waves of enemies with a combination of crowd-control abilities and area-of-effect annihilation—both of which happen to be the specialty of Harlowe the Gravitar, one of the four all-new Vault Hunters wreaking havoc on Kairos in Borderlands 4! Using her collection of combat-ready inventions, Harlowe can dominate any space by nuking the battlefield with Cryo and Radiation damage, or protect herself and co-op allies with enhanced shielding and more.Check out the Harlowe Gameplay Overview video above to see her scientific brilliance applied in the field to deadly effect. Whatever hypotheses and variables she's testing in a given firefight, the results are sure to be joyously bloody.Check out the full rundown of her abilities and three skill trees on the Harlowe Vault Hunter page nested within the Game Info page. Here's a high-level overview of the…

• Amon Gameplay Overview - 18 August 2025

  If you love running headfirst into battle, soaking up damage and dishing it out in equal measure, you'd do well to check out Amon the Forgeknight, one of the four all-new Vault Hunters wreaking havoc on Kairos in Borderlands 4! In addition to being a resilient frontliner, Amon has a mechanically complex set of Action Skills with primary and secondary functions that'll tickle the cortexes of even the most experienced players.Watch the Amon Gameplay Overview video above to watch Amon tear his enemies asunder with an arsenal of Forgeweapons, which take form via the Forgedrones stored within Amon's cybernetic-enhanced beefcake body. Amon can attack or defend as needed, ready to pulverize enemies with a Forgehammer, slice them in twain with Forgeaxes, soak up damage with a Forgeshield, and much, much more.Check out the full rundown of his abilities and three skill trees on the Amon Vault Hun…

• Borderlands franchise on NVIDIA GeForce NOW - 18 August 2025

  If you've already pre-purchased Borderlands 4 or plan to get the game on PC, you'll be able to dive into the chaotic world of loot, mayhem, and Vault Hunters via the power of cloud gaming with NVIDIA GeForce NOW on launch day.*** While you wait to experience the next explosive chapter in the Borderlands saga, Borderlands Game of the Year Enhanced, Borderlands 2, Borderlands 3, and Borderlands: The Pre-Sequel are available now on the NVIDIA GeForce NOW service for gamers who own any of these titles on PC.Enjoy the series' over-the-top action, signature humor, and intense looter shooter gameplay at GeForce RTX quality, streaming to a variety of devices. Even if you don't have the latest hardware, you can stream each adrenaline-pumping adventure to your living-room TV or your phone/tablet while on the go. Upgrading to a paid GeForce NOW Ultimate membership**** lets you take advantage of in…

• Rafa Gameplay Overview - 23 July 2025

  Classes based around the 'elite soldier' archetype are a staple of Borderlands, acting as a great gateway for FPS players to acclimate to the unbridled mayhem of the series' frenetic combat. Rafa the Exo-Soldier is here to continue the franchise lineage of the battle-ready combat veteran class, making his debut as one of the all-new Vault Hunters breaking free in Borderlands 4.Check out the Rafa Gameplay Overview video above to see how he masterfully wields the cutting-edge weaponry stored in his Deadframe exo-suit. This former Tediore trooper is ready for fights at any distance, whether he's slicing through enemies at melee range with his twin Arc-Knives, perforating midrange targets with his Peacebreaker Cannons, or blasting holes through multiple enemies with charged-up rounds from his APOPHIS Lance. Here's a high-level overview of the core Action Skills that Rafa has at the ready:Ar…

• Vex Spotlight - Gameplay Overview, Character Short - 10 July 2025

  Sirens are one of the most iconic classes in all of Borderlands, with supernatural Phase abilities that augment their run-and-gun expertise. It's high time we formally introduced you to Vex the Siren, one of the four all-new Vault Hunters who are wreaking havoc on Kairos in Borderlands 4! In the Vex Gameplay Overview above, you can witness Vex's destructive Phase energy in action, whether she's blasting enemies to bits with elemental orbs, summoning an entourage of aggressive Phase Clones, or letting her adorable (and deadly) feline Phase Phamiliar, aptly named Trouble, tear the opposition limb from limb. If you're generally a fan of companion classes or like to rack up kills with elemental damage, Vex is a great choice. Here's a high-level overview of the core Action Skill abilities Vex has at her disposal: Dead Ringer: Use multiple charges to spawn in a posse of Phase Clone Minions, w…

• Steam Summer Sale - 26 June 2025

  The 2K Summer Sale!Hot deals on hot games! Cool down with summer savings!Save 15% on Sid Meier's Civilization VII*Save 86% on NBA 2K25 Standard Edition*Save 95% on Borderlands 3*Save 80% on Mafia Trilogy*And more! Don't miss out on incredible deals on 2K titles and DLC during the 2K Summer Sale!*Discount based on 2K's SRP. Sale ends 10:00am PST on July 10, 2025. Terms apply.The 2K Summer Sale!

• Borderlands 2 is free to claim and keep on Steam - 6 June 2025

  There's a big Borderlands Franchise Sale on Steam, and you can get a free to keep copy of Borderlands 2 for a limited time. Read the full article here: https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2025/06/borderlands-2-is-free-to-claim-and-keep-on-steam/

• Borderlands 2 is free to keep on Steam and it's getting review-bombed at the same time because of, uh, the EULA? - 5 June 2025

  Borderlands 2 is free to keep on Steam until June 8, and if you think people are happy about that, well sir, you are wrong. They are in fact madder than hell, and they are expressing their displeasure in the time-honored way of gamers: With a good old-fashioned review bombing... Read more.

• Borderlands 2 is suddenly completely, 100% free, but you don't have long - 5 June 2025

  Borderlands 2 stands out from the rest of the series and its spin-offs. It's a refinement of the ideas introduced in the first game, which blended Diablo 4-style gear chasing with traditional shooter design in a manner that's since been iterated on by everything from Destiny 2 to The Division 2. And, with Borderlands 4 fast approaching as the latest entry to the series, it remains a great option for anyone curious to see why Gearbox's take on the post-apocalyptic genre became so popular in the first place. It's also, luckily, completely free on Steam right now for a limited time. Read the rest of the story... RELATED LINKS: Get $150 worth of excellent Steam games for less than the price of one Borderlands movie now has a release date, and it's not too far off Free games: Epic is giving away two free Borderlands games

• Borderlands Franchise Sale! Claim Borderlands 2 for free now! - 5 June 2025

  Through June 18 at 10AM PT, during our Borderlands Franchise Sale on Steam, browse big discounts on the entire series. Also, make sure you don't miss the Borderlands 2 Giveaway ending June 8 at 10AM PT, letting you grab the classic looter shooter for free. Borderlands Franchise Sale While you're there, don't forget to wishlist Borderlands 4 now ahead of its launch on September 12, 2025! https://store.steampowered.com/app/1285190/Borderlands_4/

• That’s a lot of Claptrap: Take-Two reveals the Borderlands franchise has sold nearly 93 million copies ahead of Borderlands 4 blowout later this year - 16 May 2025

  Take Two has recently released its 2025 investor presentation, and as you can imagine it's filled with all manner of interesting details about the publisher's suite of games. For Borderlands fans, it contains some intriguing sales info, including the eye-watering fact that the Borderlands series has sold nearly 93 million copies in total. Read more

• FundRACING for St. Jude! - A “Borderlands Community Fundraising Team” Event - 14 May 2025

  Vault Hunters, get ready to catch a riiiiiiide and START YOUR ENGINES! The Borderlands Community Fundraising Team - a fan-made, fan-run organization - is beginning sign-ups for their Borderlands 2 charity event, and you're invited to take part. This racing event will take place on May 27, 2025, as speedsters from every corner of the Borderlands community jump into a vehicle and put the pedal to the metal across Pandora's desert wastes. The Borderlands Community Fundraising Team is looking for YOU to load up, lock in, and hit the dirt to raise money for St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital. Find out more about this event on their website and X, and be sure or join their Discord for the latest updates!

• Watch the Gearbox Main Theater Show, recorded live at PAX East - 12 May 2025

  Hot off the heels of the Borderlands 4 Gameplay Showcase, the Gearbox team just dove deeper into Borderlands 4 live onstage at PAX East! During the Gearbox Main Theater Show, we heard directly from Gearbox Entertainment Founder and President Randy Pitchford, Global Creative Executive Officer Andrew Reiner, Lead Game Designer Nick Thurston, Associate Director of Narrative April Johnson, and Associate Creative Director Grant Kao about Kairos, the new Vault Hunters, and guns and skill trees, and much more! To watch the show and its lengthy Borderlands 4-centric segment, check out the VOD above. During the presentation, we also announced the game's presence at other upcoming events that fans won't want to miss. Next up is Borderlands Fan Fest in Los Angeles on June 21, which will debut the first-ever hands-on gameplay sessions for Borderlands 4! Then, later this summer, Borderlands 4 will b…

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