From the Press Release
2K and Gearbox Software today announced that the Borderlands® 2 Game of the Year Edition is now available on all platforms in North America, and will be available internationally on October 11, 2013. With over $100 of gameplay content for only $59.99, players have never had a better opportunity to get their hands on the critically acclaimed Borderlands 2, all of the Season Pass content, two additional character classes, plus more for such an outstanding value.
The Borderlands 2 Game of the Year Edition gives players the ability to take each of the six playable Vault Hunters to new levels, enjoy hundreds of hours of shoot-and-loot mayhem, and play each of the four highly popular add-on campaigns, all in one action-packed bundle. The Game of the Year Edition includes:
- Borderlands 2 main game;
- Captain Scarlett and her Pirate's Booty;
- Mr. Torgue's Campaign of Carnage;
- Sir Hammerlock's Big Game Hunt;
- Tiny Tina's Assault on Dragon Keep;
- Creature Slaughter Dome;
- Premiere Club Content:
- Gaige, the Mechromancer Character Class;
- Gearbox Gun Pack;
- Golden Key;
- Vault Hunter's Relic;
- Krieg, the Psycho Character Class;
- Collector's Edition Heads and Skins;
- Contraband Sky Rocket Grenade;
- Ultimate Vault Hunter Upgrade Pack 1.
"The passionate support from Borderlands 2 fans continues to blow us away and allows us to offer the most value-packed Game of the Year Edition we have ever published," said Christoph Hartman, president of 2K. "Our friends at Gearbox Software continue expanding the world of Pandora, and together we will continue bringing gamers the best shoot-and-loot mayhem possible."
For the Vault Hunters interested in real-life loot, the Borderlands 2 $100,000 Loot Hunt starts this Friday, October 11, 2013 at 11:00 a.m. EDT. Thanks to the generosity of sponsors, players that register for the four-week sweepstakes will get a chance to win great prizes from PlayStation®, Nvidia, Turtle Beach, and BradyGames including:
- PlayStation®Vita handheld entertainment systems with copies of Borderlands 2 Vita once released;
- Customized Borderlands 2 XP SEVEN headsets from Turtle Beach;
- NVIDIA® ShieldTM PC Streaming set-up with a custom painted Tiki PC by Falcon Northwest;
- NVIDIA® GeForce® GTX 660 Ti GFX cards;
- Borderlands 2 Game of the Year Edition Strategy Guides by BradyGames;
- Lifetime supplies of all 2K titles on Steam - past, present, and future.
In addition to these prizes, one lucky loot hunter will win a grand prize of $50,000, and four others will win varying amounts of cash totaling another $50,000. Only U.S. players are eligible for cash and sponsored prizes; however, all players worldwide can participate in the Loot Hunt. Joining the Loot Hunt is simple, go to borderlands2loothunt.com, and log-in using your SHiFT account information. Ambitious loot hunters can enter the sweepstakes once a day for a total of 28 entries. Alternatively, U.S. residents may enter the sweepstakes by mailing a postcard to 2K, Borderlands 2 Loot Hunt Sweepstakes, 10 Hamilton Landing, Novato, CA 94949. For complete sweepstakes rules and prizing, details about daily targets, daily community goals, and frequently asked questions, please visit borderlands2loothunt.com/rules.
Borderlands 2 and the Borderlands 2 Game of the Year Edition are rated M for Mature by the ESRB and are available now on the Xbox 360 games and entertainment system from Microsoft, PlayStation®3 computer entertainment system, Mac®, and Windows PC.
To learn more, visit the official Borderlands 2 website.