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Borderlands 2
The Ultimate Vault Hunter’s Upgrade lets you get the most out of the Borderlands 2 experience.
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Sep 17, 2012
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2K, Aspyr (Mac), Aspyr (Linux)
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Single-player
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Steam Cloud
Remote Play on Phone
Remote Play on Tablet
Remote Play on TV
Family Sharing
Requires 3rd-Party Account: SHiFT (Supports Linking to Steam Account)
Requires agreement to a 3rd-party EULA
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Buy Borderlands 2 Game of the Year

Includes 10 items: Borderlands 2, Borderlands 2 - Captain Scarlett and her Pirate's Booty, Borderlands 2 - Psycho Pack, Borderlands 2: Collector's Edition Pack, Borderlands 2: Creature Slaughterdome, Borderlands 2: Mechromancer Pack, Borderlands 2: Mr. Torgue’s Campaign of Carnage, Borderlands 2: Sir Hammerlock’s Big Game Hunt, Borderlands 2: Tiny Tina's Assault on Dragon Keep, Borderlands 2: Ultimate Vault Hunters Upgrade Pack

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Includes four copies of Borderlands 2 - Send the extra copies to your friends

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Buy Borderlands Collection: Pandora's Box BUNDLE (?)

Includes 61 items: Borderlands GOTY, Borderlands GOTY Enhanced, Borderlands: The Zombie Island of Dr. Ned, Borderlands DLC: Mad Moxxi, Borderlands: The Secret Armory of General Knoxx, Borderlands: Claptrap's Robot Revolution, Borderlands 2 ROW, Borderlands 2 Season Pass, Borderlands 2 Captain Scarlett and her Pirates Booty DLC WW, Mr. Torgue's Campaign of Carnage, Borderlands 2 Sir Hammerlock's Big Game Hunt DLC WW, Borderlands 2 - Tiny Tina's Assault on Dragon Keep, Borderlands 2: Commander Lilith and the Fight for Sanctuary (WW), Borderlands 2: Mechromancer Pack, Borderlands 2: Ultimate Vault Hunter Upgrade Pack, Borderlands 2 Ultimate Vault Hunter Upgrade Pack 2, Borderlands 2: Collectors Edition Pack, Borderlands 2: Creature Slaughterdome, Borderlands 2 Headhunter 1: Bloody Harvest, Borderlands 2: Headhunter 2: Wattle Gobbler, Borderlands 2: Headhunter 3: Mercenary Day, Borderlands 2: Headhunter 4: Wedding Day Massacre, Borderlands 2: Headhunter 5: Son of Crawmerax, Borderlands: The Pre-Sequel, Borderlands: The Pre-Sequel Season Pass, Handsome Jack Doppleganger Pack, The Holodome Onslaught, Lady Hammerlock the Baroness Pack, Claptastic Voyage & Ultimate Vault Hunter Upgrade Pack 2, Shock Drop Slaughter Pit, Borderlands: The Pre-Sequel Ultra HD Texture Pack, Borderlands 3, Borderlands 3: Season Pass, Borderlands 3: Season Pass 2, Borderlands 3: Moxxi's Heist of the Handsome Jackpot, Borderlands 3: Guns, Love, and Tentacles, Borderlands 3: Bounty of Blood, Borderlands 3: Psycho Krieg and the Fantastic Fustercluck, Borderlands 3: Designer's Cut, Borderlands 3: Director's Cut, BL3 Digital Deluxe Extras, BL3 Boost Mods Pack, BL3 Butt Stallion Cosmetic Pack, Borderlands 3: Gearbox Cosmetic Pack, Borderlands 3: Neon Cosmetic Pack, Borderlands 3: Retro Cosmetic Pack, Borderlands 3: Toy Box Weapons Pack, Borderlands 3: Gold Weapons Skins Pack, Borderlands 3: Amara Final Form Pack, Disciples of the Vault Amara Cosmetic Pack, Borderlands 3: Zane Final Form Pack, Disciples of the Vault Zane Cosmetic Pack, Borderlands 3: Moze Final Form Pack, Disciples of the Vault Moze Cosmetic Pack, Borderlands 3: FL4K Final Form Pack, Disciples of the Vault FL4K Cosmetic Pack, Tales from the Borderlands, New Tales from the Borderlands, New Tales from the Borderlands: Adventure Capital Pack, Borderlands 2: Vault Hunter Cosmetics Megapack, Borderlands 2 Psycho Pack

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Includes 23 items: Borderlands 2, Borderlands 2: Mechromancer Pack, Borderlands 2 Captain Scarlett and her Pirates Booty DLC WW, Mr. Torgue's Campaign of Carnage, Borderlands 2: Collectors Edition Pack, Borderlands 2: Creature Slaughterdome, Borderlands 2 Sir Hammerlock's Big Game Hunt DLC WW, Borderlands 2: Ultimate Vault Hunters Upgrade Pack, Borderlands 2 Psycho Pack, Borderlands 2 - Tiny Tina's Assault on Dragon Keep, Borderlands 2 Ultimate Vault Hunter Upgrade Pack 2, Borderlands 2 Headhunter 1: Bloody Harvest, Borderlands 2: Headhunter 2: Wattle Gobbler, Borderlands 2: Headhunter 3: Mercenary Day, Borderlands 2: Headhunter 5: Son of Crawmerax, Borderlands 2: Headhunter 4: Wedding Day Massacre, Handsome Jack Doppleganger Pack, Shock Drop Slaughter Pit, The Holodome Onslaught, Claptastic Voyage & Ultimate Vault Hunter Upgrade Pack 2, Lady Hammerlock the Baroness Pack, Borderlands: The Pre-Sequel, Borderlands 2: Vault Hunter Cosmetics Megapack

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Reviews

“Prepare to level. Prepare to loot. Prepare to get lost in the hilarious, bizarre and wonderful world of Pandora.”
9/10 – IGN

“Borderlands 2 stands out as Gearbox's magnum opus, and one of the most memorable and fun gaming rides I've ever been on.”
4.5/5 – GameSpy

“This is the game, and it makes Borderlands persistently fresh in a way other shooters never are. ”
90/100 – PC Gamer

Borderlands Collection: Pandora's Box

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About This Game

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.

Key Features:

  • All-New Characters and All-New Classes: Four all new playable classes including the Siren, the Commando, the Gunzerker and the Assassin. Step into the role of the Gunzerker, whose highly deadly skills allow him to dual-wield any two weapons found in the game. Not only that, you will build on that skill to do more things with two guns than you ever imagined possible. Dual machine guns? Cool. Dual rocket launchers? Of course! Dual Sniper Rifles? Sure, if that’s your thing! Want to try other styles? More tactical perhaps? There are multiple classes to choose from!

  • Dynamic Co-op online, and LAN: Share your adventures with friends both online and via LAN. Borderlands 2 features a seamless system enabling you to drop in and drop out of a campaign without ever having to restart the game. On top of that you can even take your new gear from any game to any other!

  • World Connected Story: Find yourself left for dead in the frozen tundra of Pandora as you begin your quest of revenge and redemption. Expose the evil surrounding the Hyperion Corporation and take on the perpetrator of a universe-wide grand deception -- the nefarious Hyperion CEO, Handsome Jack. (Oh, also: he's stolen credit for the opening of the Vault.)

  • 87 Bazillion...Everything: In addition to the new gun system, you will lust after procedurally generated shields, grenades, Relics, class mods and much, much more. And you thought the original Borderlands had a ton of loot!

  • Brand new environments on Pandora: Hunt through entirely brand new areas of Pandora that are more alive than ever! From the arctic tundra, through the dangerous grasslands, past the mysterious corrosive caverns to beyond, you’ll be surprised by the unpredictable world of Pandora at every turn!

  • Brand new enemies: A whole slew of new enemies are out there to kill you in Borderlands 2. Hulking, gorilla-like Bullymongs, vicious predatory Stalkers and the Hyperion mechanical army, run by Handsome Jack, are just some of the new enemies in Borderlands 2.
Note: The Mac and Linux versions of Borderlands 2 are available in English, French, Italian, German and Spanish only.

System Requirements

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SteamOS + Linux
    Minimum:
    • OS *: Windows XP SP3
    • Processor: 2.4 GHz Dual Core Processor
    • Memory: 2 GB(XP)/ 2 GB(Vista)
    • Hard Disk Space: 13 GB free
    • Video Memory: 256 MB
    • Video Card: NVIDIA GeForce 8500 /ATI Radeon HD 2600
    • Sound: DirectX 9.0c Compatible
    • Other Requirements: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)
    Recommended:
    • OS *: Windows XP SP3/Vista/Win 7
    • Processor: 2.3 GHz Quad Core processor
    • Memory: 2 GB
    • Hard Disk Space: 20 GB free
    • Video Memory: 512MB
    • Video Card: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 560 / ATI Radeon HD 5850
    • Sound: DirectX 9.0c Compatible
    • Other Requirements: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)
* Starting January 1st, 2024, the Steam Client will only support Windows 10 and later versions.
    Minimum:
    • OS: 10.12 (Sierra)

    • Processor: 2.4 GHz Intel Core 2 Duo (Dual-Core)
    • Memory: 4 GB RAM
    • Hard Disk Space: 13 GB
    • Video Memory: 256 MB
    • Video Card: ATI Radeon HD 2600 / NVidia Geforce 8800/ Intel HD 3000
    • Additional: Macintosh mouse and keyboard. Borderlands 2 supports both the Xbox 360 wired gamepad AND the PlayStation 3 Dualshock 3 Wireless Controller
    • NOTICE: It is possible for Mac and PC to become out of sync during updates. Within this short time period, Mac users will only be able to play other Mac users.
    • NOTICE: This game is not supported on volumes formatted as Mac OS Extended (Case Sensitive)
    • NOTICE: The following video chipsets are unsupported for Borderlands 2: ATI RADEON HD 2400, NVIDIA 8600m, NVIDIA 9400m, 9600m, Intel Integrated GMA 950, Intel Integrated x3100

      NOTICE:The Mac version is only available in English, French, Italian, German, and Spanish.
    Recommended:
    • OS: 10.12 (Sierra)
    • Processor: 2.2GHz Intel Quad Core
    • Memory: 4 GB RAM
    • Video Memory: 512 MB
    • Video Card: ATI Radeon HD 5750 / NVidia Geforce 650M / Intel HD 4000
    Operating System: SteamOS, Ubuntu 14.04
    CPU Processor: Intel Core 2 Quad, AMD Phenom II X4
    CPU Speed: 2.4GHz
    Memory: 4 GB RAM
    Hard Disk Space: 13 GB
    Video Card (NVidia): Geforce 260
    Video Memory (VRam): 1GB

    IMPORTANT NOTICE: Don't meet the above requirements? That doesn't mean your configuration wont run Borderlands 2. Visit the Borderlands 2 community page to share your experience with other Linux players and learn about how to send bugs to Aspyr. Your feedback will help us improve Borderlands 2 Linux and future AAA Linux releases!

    NOTICE: Intel Integrated video chipsets and ATI chipsets are currently unsupported for Borderlands 2 Linux.
    NOTICE:The Linux version is only available in English, French, Italian, German, and Spanish.
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