In March 2008, a abrupt abruptness was alone on gamers attractive advanced to Borderlands, the aggressive open-world, postapocalyptic driving/shooting bold from developer Gearbox Software. As allotment of a blah balance report, Take-Two Interactive--which is publishing the bold beneath its 2K Games label--announced that the bold had been pushed aback to ancient during the company's 2009 budgetary year.

Now, GameSpot has accepted that the bold will accomplish its above barrage window--but alone just. During a examination affair today, Gearbox agents biographer Mikey Neumann said that the bold will "ship this October." Take-Two's 2009 budgetary year--which Red Dead Redemption and Mafia II were aloof pushed out of--ends on October 31.

Described as an RPS (role-playing shooter) by Gearbox, Borderlands is a sci-fi activity RPG that combines active and on-foot action. Set on the abandoned and adverse apple of Pandora, the bold sees groups of abundance seekers--known as "Vault Hunters""--who abrade the charcoal of a burst acculturation for added than 500,000 different weapons. Using action vehicles, the battling bands action anniversary added in an attack to defended the ultimate prize: an absolute conflicting artifact.

Check aback after today for GameSpot's hands-on examination of Gearbox, beeline from the Electronic Entertainment Expo appearance floor. The aboriginal bivouac for the game, which shows off its revamped, semi-cel-shaded graphics, is below.