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Borderlands 2

Borderlands 2 is a 2012 action role-playing first-person shooter video game developed by Gearbox Software and published by 2K. Taking place five years following the events of Borderlands (2009), the game is again set on the planet of Pandora. The story follows a new group of Vault Hunters who must ally with the Crimson Raiders, a resistance group made up…

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Gameplay, Marketing and release & Reception

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Publisher
2K
Artist
Jeramy Cooke
Composers
Jesper Kyd · Sascha Dikiciyan · Cris Velasco · Raison Varner
Designer
John Hemingway
Developer
Gearbox Software[a]
Director
Paul Hellquist

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Gameplay

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Development

Marketing and release

Reception

Prequel and sequel

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Borderlands 2

Nodes135
Edges134
Triples355
Avg. degree1.99
Density0.014815
Components1

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Borderlands 2

Top relations

related to Setting and characters · 75
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related to Marketing and release · 42
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related to Critical reception · 25
Borderlands 2 → Allistair Pinsof, Bob Mackey, Borderlands, Both Donland, Chris Watters, Christian Donlan, Dan Ryckert, Destructoid, Eurogamer, FPS, Game Informer, GameSpot, Gearbox, He, However, Many, Metacritic, Mike Minotti, Pandora, PC Gamer's Tom Francis
related to Prequel and sequel · 24
Borderlands 2 → At, Athena, Australia, Borderlands, Claptrap, Gearbox, General Knoxx DLC, Handsome Jack, Hyperion, In April, January, Lynchwood's, Nisha, October, PAX South, Pitchford, PlayStation, Released, September, The
related to Gameplay · 23
Borderlands 2 → Action Skill, Action Skills, Assassin, Axton, Borderlands, Commando, Each, Four, Gunzerker, In, Maya, New Game Plus, Players, Relics, Salvador, Similar, Similarly, Siren, Some, The
related to Story and characters · 23
Borderlands 2 → According, Angel's, As, BL2, Borderlands, Burch, Burch's, Claptrap, Claptrap's, Despite, Ellie, He, Hellquist, However, One, Returning, Roland's, Series, The, Tiny Tina
related to Controversies · 20
Borderlands 2 → African-American Vernacular English, Aliens, Best Friends Forever, Borderlands, Burch, CEO Randy Pitchford, Colonial Marines, Controversy, DLCs, Duke Nukem Forever, Eurogamer, Gearbox, Gearbox's, Hemingway's, Insider, John Hemingway, Mechromancer, Sega, Tiny Tina, Upon
related to Sales · 18
Borderlands 2 → Borderlands, By, F1, Games, In, In February, It, March, Mass Effect, More, On November, Pro Evolution Soccer, Take-Two, Take-Two Interactive, The, UK, US, Xbox
related to Art and design · 17
Borderlands 2 → Borderlands, Cooke, DLCs, Effort, Hellquist, Menu, One, September, Similar, Team, The, They, This, Through, To, With, Zer0
related to Development · 16
Borderlands 2 → Aliens, Anthony Burch, August, Borderlands, Colonial Marines, Cris Velasco, Duke Nukem Forever, Following, Gearbox, Gearbox Software, Gearbox's Raison Varner, Jeramy Cooke, Jesper Kyd, Paul Hellquist, Sascha Dikiciyan, The

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SubjectPredicateObjectConfidenceSrc
Borderlands 2ArtistJeramy Cooke1.00infobox
Borderlands 2ComposersJesper Kyd1.00infobox
Borderlands 2ComposersSascha Dikiciyan1.00infobox
Borderlands 2ComposersCris Velasco1.00infobox
Borderlands 2ComposersRaison Varner1.00infobox
Borderlands 2DesignerJohn Hemingway1.00infobox
Borderlands 2DeveloperGearbox Software[a]1.00infobox
Borderlands 2DirectorPaul Hellquist1.00infobox
Borderlands 2EngineUnreal Engine 31.00infobox
Borderlands 2GenresAction role-playing, first-person shooter1.00infobox
Borderlands 2ModesSingle-player, multiplayer1.00infobox
Borderlands 2PlatformsPlayStation 31.00infobox
Borderlands 2PlatformsMicrosoft Windows1.00infobox
Borderlands 2PlatformsXbox 3601.00infobox
Borderlands 2PlatformsOS X1.00infobox
Borderlands 2PlatformsPlayStation Vita1.00infobox
Borderlands 2PlatformsLinux1.00infobox
Borderlands 2PlatformsPlayStation 41.00infobox
Borderlands 2PlatformsXbox One1.00infobox
Borderlands 2PlatformsAndroid1.00infobox
Borderlands 2Platforms(Nvidia Shield Tablet and Nvidia Shield TV)1.00infobox
Borderlands 2PlatformsNintendo Switch1.00infobox
Borderlands 2ProducersSean Reardon1.00infobox
Borderlands 2ProducersMatt Charles1.00infobox
Borderlands 2ProgrammerSteven Jones1.00infobox
Borderlands 2Publisher2K1.00infobox
Borderlands 2ReleasePlayStation 3, Windows, Xbox 360NA: September 18, 2012AU: September 20, 2012EU: September 21, 2012OS XWW: November 21, 2012PlayStation VitaNA: May 13, 2014AU: May 28, 2014EU: Ma…1.00infobox
Borderlands 2ReleaseNA: September 18, 20121.00infobox
Borderlands 2ReleaseAU: September 20, 20121.00infobox
Borderlands 2ReleaseEU: September 21, 20121.00infobox

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