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Borderlands 2

Original title: Borderlands 2 - September 18, 2012

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Shooter Role-playing (RPG)

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Director:Paul Hellquist

Studio:2K Games

Stars:Chris Hardwick, Connor Thomas Cleary, Curry McKnight - Full View

Soundtrack:Borderlands 2 — Original Soundtrack (Jesper Kyd, Cris Velasco & Sascha Dikiciyan, with Raison Varner; 2012)

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British Academy Games Award for Action Game

Nominee

2013

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British Academy Games Award for Artistic Achievement

Nominee

2013

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Game Details

DeveloperIGDB

Gearbox Software

PublisherIGDB

2K Games

Studio

2K Games

GenresIGDB

Shooter, Role-playing (RPG)

Platforms

PlayStation 3, PlayStation 4, PC (Microsoft Windows), Xbox 360, Xbox One, Mac, Nintendo Switch, Linux, Android, PlayStation Vita

Release DateIGDB

September 18, 2012

Metacritic ScoreMetacritic

Game Engine

Wwise, Unreal Engine 3

StoryIGDB

A new era of shoot and loot is about to begin. Play as one of four new vault hunters facing off against a massive new world of creatures, psychos and the evil mastermind, Handsome Jack. Make new friends, arm them with a bazillion weapons and fight alongside them in 4 player co-op on a relentless quest for revenge and redemption across the undiscovered and unpredictable living planet.

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Crew & Contributors 4

Jesper Kyd

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Jimmy Hinson

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Raison Varner

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Sascha Dikiciyan

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British Academy Games Award for Action Game

British Academy Games Award for Artistic Achievement

British Academy Games Award for Game Design

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2013

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Data aggregated from 4 sources: IGDB, RAWG, Wikidata, Metacritic

Last updated: 15.07.2026

Business

Budget

Not disclosed

RevenueReported

20M+ shipped by 2019

2K's best-selling release ever at the time; 12M+ by March 2015, 30M+ by 2025 (publisher-reported)

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2K/Take-Two-reported milestones; also the most pre-ordered game in 2K history and the biggest UK launch of 2012. No budget disclosed.

Time to Beat

Main Story31h

Main + Extras66h

Completionist146h

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Violence

Bad Language

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Intense Violence

Language

Blood and Gore

Sexual Themes

Use of Alcohol

PEGI 18

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GRAC 19+

ESRB M

USK 18

ACB MA 15+

System Requirements

Minimum

OS:Windows XP SP3

CPU:2.4 GHz Dual Core Processor

RAM:2 GB(XP)/ 2 GB(Vista) Hard Disk Space: 13 GB free Video / 256 MB Video Card: NVIDIA GeForce 8500 /ATI Radeon HD 2600

Sound:DirectX 9.0c Compatible Initial installation requires one-time internet connection for Steam authentication; software installations required (included with the game) include Steam Client, DirectX 9, Microsoft .NET 4 Framework, Visual C++ Redistributable 2005, Visual C++ Redistributable 2008, Visual C++ Redistributable 2010, and AMD CPU Drivers (XP Only/AMD Only)

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Steam$19.99