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Borderlands, the Handsome Collection If you haven't played any of the Borderlands games yet, and you have a PC, you should check out Epic's current free game, Borderlands, the Handsome Collection . The collection collects Borderlands 2 , Borderlands the PreSequel (which includes events that presage the story in Borderlands 2 , but came out between Borderlands 2 and 3 ), and all DLC content. Yes, it's the second installment in the saga of dystopian irreverence and ribaldry that is the Borderlands series, but it's a good jumping on point. The first two Borderlands games are among the few that I've played all the way through, and - with two and three - among the even more rare game that I buy as close to launch as possible. The series has been praised as the first of the first-person looter-shooters, combining the appeal of Halo and Gears of War with the unique loot options and gear mining of Diablo and MMORPGs, it's not hyperbolic to say Borderlands l...

Have you played the original Borderlands yet? No shame if you haven't, this site is all about those things you may have wanted to check out, but never got around to. But it's a great game. The "original looter shooter" has launched three sequels (four if you count the also excellent episodic Tales from the Borderlands from Telltale games) for a reason. It's one of the few game series where I have made it a point of picking up each new installment as soon as they come out - or as soon as fiscally possible. I'm a journalist after all, I'm not made of money. You can pick up the Game of the Year edition, which includes the base game and all DLC, for under $30 on the PlayStation , Steam , and Xbox stores - and may even be able to find a physical copy for cheaper if you look around. Right now you can also get five Gold Keys (codes good through 5/12/2020) when you enter the above SHiFT codes on the Borderlands website or through the game interface. These G...