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Borderlands DLC bundled in retail package

by Griffin McElroy on Jan 30th 2010 11:30AM

We wouldn't blame you if you're hesitant to trust your cold, unfeeling game console with your credit card information -- when that thing inevitably goes sentient, you just know its just going to go on an overpriced accessory-shopping spree. Fortunately, there's other ways to obtain content on the Xbox Live Marketplace; for instance, a recently added GameStop listing has revealed that Borderlands' two DLC packs, The Zombie Island of Dr. Ned and Mad Moxxi's Underdome Riot, will soon be bundled together in a retail package for the 360 and PC.

The bundle, which is set to drop February 23, will be priced at $19.99, which is how much the DLC would cost if purchased separately on the Marketplace. Only, now you're also paying sales tax, meaning you're buying an expansion pack and paying for a few pages of a public elementary school textbook. How nice of you!

[Thanks to everyone who sent this in!]

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Tags: borderlands, bundle, dlc, expansion, gamestop, gearbox, mad-moxxis-underdome-riot, Microsoft, retail, take-two, Xbox-360, zombie-island-of-dr-ned

Reader Comments (32)

Just wait for the GOTY.

I was unaware it had won a game of the year award.

I had my fun with Borderlands, but I'm done. It's starting to wear on me.

It's been considered Game of the Year by tons of people.

Definitely one of the top titles of 2009 I'd say.

I like how a game + DLC box is now automatically called a GotY edition. What do you call it if you need to make one for a crap game?

yes a lot of people like it, but that really didn't answer my speculation to never seeing anything declare it to be game of the year.

Ah GOTY is what they call it when they add in the DLC... I'm sure all that GOTY crap is paid for anyhow. It's a great game but I sold it after getting my 1k/1k... and now waiting on all the DLC to drop in price or the GOTY for a decent price.

I personally love GotY editions. I game on a budget so I'm usually 12 to 18 months behind new releases. Over the holidays I picked up Fallout 3: GotY for $40, with content that would have cost $110 new.

So call it something else if you don't win the award, but keep releasing them!

@ The Baron

POTY

standing for Poop Of The Year

Was thinking of picking up this game now the price is dropped but by the looks of it a goty will be released eventually

Pretty sure when I palyed the game with developers the developer I played with hinted the level cap will raise to 70, and that they have more DLC in the works then fallout 3 did. Only time will tell.

OMG, then its not DLC anymore, a rift in the time-space continuum!

Since many developers sadly never release DLC on the PC versions of multiplatform games (thinking PC gamers don't purchase DLC whereas console gamers lap it up), why not release them in retail as well?

Yes you pay sales tax...but you can buy it used, and then sell it again. I was able to play the first 4 Fallout DLCs that way. Paid about $24 bucks for the 2 expansion discs and sold them back for about $23. Much better than paying $40 for the DLC.

The bad thing are the taxes. The good thing is you can use discounts and now let other people borrow your DLC.

No love for the PS3 owners? Boo

You haveta pay sales tax on the PS3 version :x

My face when I got a $20 PSN card to get the $19.99 WipeOut HD

Then realized if I added $5 to the "wallet" to get the $24.99 bundle with Fury what also would happen, then finally realizing I need $30 to buy a $25 game.

If you're being taxed on the PSN, it just means your state sucks.

yeah i dont know where you live... but in Pennsylvania there are no taxes on PSN. I wasn't even aware that taxes were charged on PSN anywhere.

Ya we get taxed up in Canada also.

Bradwart, I live in Jersey and get taxed. So yes.

New Jersey - We don't pump our gas. We pump our fists!

If you don't get sales tax upon purchase, you're actually supposed to declare it while filing your income taxes. So all internet purchases without sales tax eventually (are supposed to at least) get taxed.

Lame. I've been holding out on purchasing the extra content because I was hoping for a discounted bundle, like Bethesda did with all the Oblivion DLC. Oh well, guess I'll keep waiting.

Ah, it's nice living in a state without sales tax.

Dont you always pay taxes? I know I do.. *sigh* >

Wait anyone know if its in any english stores too?

Only get the Moxxi DLC if you'd like a bank. The game content is beyond terrible.

What a deal...

I wish they included the newly announced DLC in this retail bundle too.

Zombie Island and Underdome Riot still don't seem worth it to me.

Too much of the same stuff. New new weapons/enemies.

no retail package for PS3? damn...

this is just a voucher though right? I know gamestop is getting into selling DLC and I don't see anything showing that this will be on an actual disk

I was hoping Gearbox would do this, now I'll buy the DLC, this reminds me I have to pick up the Fallout 3 DLC on disk.

Now if only they would patch moxxi so that parts of your character don't disapear permanently.

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