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Borderlands to get Zombies in first DLC patch

by: Chuck -
More On: Borderlands
We're still two weeks away from Borderlands appearing in stores and we've already got the first DLC announcement for the game. The Zombie Island of Dr. Ned will be released later this for $9.99/800 MS points and will have you and up to three of your friends working with Dr. Ned to fix a zombie outbreak that he accidentally created.

The new pack will include a bunch of new enemies and loot along with the new locale to use them in.  I'm not sure I'm a fan of having the DLC announced before the game is released but I guess this is a good way to know that the developers are going to be extending the life of the game before it's released.

2K Games Announces First Downloadable Content for Borderlands™

The Zombie Island of Dr. Ned to infect players later this year

New York, NY - October 15, 2009 – 2K Games announced today that the first piece of downloadable content for Borderlands™, The Zombie Island of Dr. Ned, is planned for release later this year for all available platforms for $9.99 (800 Microsoft Points). The Zombie Island of Dr. Ned is in development at Gearbox Software and is the first in a series of downloadable expansions that will enhance the Borderlands mayhem in fun and exciting ways.

Tasked with keeping the workers of Jakobs Cove alive, Dr. Ned (who is not related to Dr. Zed from Fyrestone) does his job a little too well, creating zombies and other abominations that now run rampant in this region. Players will have to work alongside Dr. Ned as they embark on a quest to cure the inhabitants of Jakobs Cove in this full-fledged expansion filled with new enemies, new quests and rare loot drops.

Featuring extensive co-op integration that seamlessly blends the single-player and multiplayer experiences, Borderlands allows players to freely join or leave each other’s games at any time for collaborative mayhem or the freedom to choose to play in full single-player mode to experience the world on their own. Borderlands also includes a groundbreaking weapon generation system that offers a near infinite variety of weapons to the player. Borderlands combines these features with addictive non-stop action to form a breakthrough experience that challenges the conventions of modern shooters and RPGs.

Developed by Gearbox Software, Borderlands™ is available at retailers in North America beginning October 20 for the PlayStation® 3 computer entertainment system and the Xbox 360® video game and entertainment system from Microsoft, and beginning October 23 internationally. The Windows PC version will ship to retailers in North America and internationally on October 26 and October 30, respectively. Borderlands is rated M for Mature by the ESRB.