First-Person MOBA Shooter Battleborn Has Officially Shut Down

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As previously announced, Battleborn has officially shut down a few months shy of its 5th anniversary. 2K games took the servers offline on Sunday effectively making the whole game unplayable, including the single-player campaign and peer-to-peer matches in the first-person MOBA shooter. Apparently, the game isn’t pulling its own weight and they’ve decided to divert their efforts and resources to [...]

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Battleborn goes "faux" Free-to-Play with an unlimited Free Trial

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Do you recall this banner? Back on September 30th, we wrote an article about how Gearbox announced that its latest game, Battleborn, would never go Free-to-Play, but than a 'free trial' was in the works, at the time unannounced. However, Battleborn has officially announced its free trial, and...it seems awfully close to a free full game. All players now have unlimited access to [...]

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Randy Pitchford Of Battleborn's Gearbox Talks Success And Failure

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In an interview with Glixel, Randy Pitchford of Gearbox Software talks about what success and failure means in the gaming industry, a highly interesting read. And, he touches on Battleborn, it's inevitable comparisons to Overwatch, and the vision that guided the character-shooter's development. If you think about new IP at the blockbuster scale, there's just two. It's Overwatch and Battleborn. [...]

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Battleborn's First DLC And New Game Mode Launches - Can It Save Battleborn?

Battleborn's first Story Operation DLC launches today,along with a new multiplayer mode, Halloween-themed skins, and fixes as part of today's patch. But can the update save Battleborn? Join Attikus as he relives the third Thrall uprising that sparked a revolution within the Jennerit Empire. Play solo as any Battleborn hero or co-op with up to two buddies as you fight your way through [...]

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Battleborn Adding New Game Mode: Face-Off

Battleborn is adding a new game mode on October 13, 2016, free for players who own the game, called Face-Off. Players will go head-to-head in 5v5 matches where they must defend against the Varelsi (Battleborn's storyline antagonists) by blowing them up and collecting the masks they drop to earn points. The more masks you collect, the more points you earn. First team [...]

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Battleborn's Not Going Free To Play, But It Will Have Microtransactions

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Gearbox announced earlier this week that Battleborn will be introducing a premium currency called Platinum that is used to buy skins and taunts on June 16th. Contrary to this week's rumor, the announcement does not include an an announcement that the game is going free-to-play. The rumor originated from a pre-announcement picture that showed a player purchasing Platinum, but it [...]

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