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- May 17 The Verge publishes a lengthy making of Borderlands 2 article
- May 11 IGN has two new gameplay walkthroughs of Salvador and Maya with commentary!
- April 22 Borderlands 2 T-shirt Design Contest winner announced: Andy G. Results here.
- April 9 Borderlands 2 T-shirt Design Contest is closed to submissions. Vote for your favorite design here. (polls closed)
- April 8 The "Mechromancer" class is announced as a pre-order bonus for Borderlands 2. (full story)
- April 6 Gamers who pre-order Borderlands 2 from GameStop will receive exclusive access to the Creature Slaughter Dome.
- April 4 Dozens of new hands-on gameplay articles and developer interviews are released. Click here for the complete list of articles.
- March 28 2K Games announces that Borderlands 2 will be playable at their booth at PAX East.
- March 17 Gearbox reassures future Borderlands 2 PC players and promises improved PC features in a Claptrap-penned love letter.
- March 16 Gearbox announces a Borderlands 2 T-Shirt Design Contest.
- March 8 Steam 2K Sale starts with Borderlands franchise. (sale ended)
- February 29 Gearbox Software announces that all retail and digital copies of Borderlands 2 will use Steam activation and achievements.
- February 22 Gearbox Software has released the Borderlands 2 Launch Date Trailer indicating a September 18th, 2012 release for US and September 21st for the international release. The trailer reveals two new player classes as well: Axton the Commando[1] and Zer0 the Assassin.[2]
- January 17 During the season premiere of X-Play, Gearbox revealed the lucky lady who will be portraying Lilith in Borderlands 2.
- December 27 IGN conducted an interview with Gearbox's lead designer and lead writer pertaining to Salvador, a player character in Borderlands 2.
- December 14 Gearbox has released a holiday card for the 2011 season with a Borderlands 2 theme.
- November 22 Gearbox Studios announced an open casting call for "someone to become Lilith" and to appear in Borderlands 2 as a live action version of the character. (Submissions closed)
- November 20 A Borderlands novel, titled "Borderlands: The Fallen", is scheduled to hit stores on Tuesday, November 22nd.
- November 3 Upon hearing the news that one of its younger fans of the original Borderlands had passed, Gearbox created a short eulogy and promised to honor him in Borderlands 2 as an NPC.
- October 26 Randy Pitchford confirmed Crazy Earl will return in Borderlands 2.
- September 9 Gearbox has opened a thread on the official Gearbox forums asking members what they would want to see included in a collector's edition of Borderlands 2.