{"id":27850,"date":"2013-04-04T12:45:13","date_gmt":"2013-04-04T17:15:13","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/ringsidereport.com\/?p=27850"},"modified":"2013-04-04T12:45:13","modified_gmt":"2013-04-04T17:15:13","slug":"borderlands-2-ultimate-vault-hunter-upgrade-pack-dlc-video-game-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ringsidereport.com\/?p=27850","title":{"rendered":"Borderlands 2 Ultimate Vault Hunter Upgrade Pack (DLC) &#8211; VIDEO GAME NEWS"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/ringsidereport.com\/?p=27850\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-23524\" style=\"margin-left: 10px; margin-right: 10px;\" title=\"borderlands 2 header\" src=\"http:\/\/ringsidereport.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/10\/borderlands-2-header.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"232\" height=\"169\" \/><\/a>K and\u00a0Gearbox Software\u00a0today announced that the\u00a0<em><strong>Borderlands\u00ae 2 Ultimate Vault Hunter Upgrade Pack\u00a0<\/strong><\/em>\u00a0is now available via digital download across all available platforms. The new downloadable content pack will increase players\u2019 level cap from 50 to 61, as well as unlock a third play through of the game via the Ultimate Vault Hunter Mode, and a new pearlescent-colored weapons tier \u2013 the rarest on Pandora.<\/p>\n<p>With over 55 editorial awards and nearly six-million units sold-in to date, 2K and Gearbox are celebrating the critical and commercial success of\u00a0<em><strong>Borderlands 2\u00a0<\/strong><\/em>\u00a0and thanking their most passionate fans by including the\u00a0<em><strong>Ultimate Vault Hunter Upgrade Pack<\/strong><\/em>\u00a0as part of the\u00a0\u00a0<em><strong>Borderlands 2 Season Pass<\/strong><\/em>. The pack can also be purchased individually for$4.99\u00a0(400 Microsoft Points).<!--more--><\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Millions of vault hunters have spent countless hours adventuring their way through the\u00a0\u00a0<em><strong>Borderlands 2<\/strong><\/em>\u00a0universe,&#8221;\u00a0said\u00a0Randy Pitchford, president of\u00a0Gearbox Software. \u201cRaising the level cap takes a significant amount of man hours, but we know fans are eager to continue looting Pandora, and so we\u2019re rewarding our\u00a0Season Passholders by offering the\u00a0\u00a0<em><strong>Ultimate Vault Hunter Upgrade<\/strong><\/em>\u00a0\u00a0<em><strong>Pack<\/strong><\/em>\u00a0for free as a part of the celebration.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>There\u2019s never been a better time to buy the\u00a0\u00a0<em><strong>Borderlands 2<\/strong><\/em><strong>\u00a0Season Pass<\/strong>, which now contains nearly\u00a0$45.00\u00a0of content for\u00a0$29.99\u00a0(2400 Microsoft Points), a savings of\u00a0$15\u00a0(1200 Microsoft Points)<strong>.\u00a0<\/strong>\u00a0The pass now includes: the increased level cap; Ultimate Vault Hunter Mode; access to a rare pearlescent-colored weapons tier; three previously released add-on content campaigns \u2013\u00a0<em><strong>Captain Scarlett and Her Pirate\u2019s Booty<\/strong><\/em>,\u00a0\u00a0<em><strong>Mr. Torgue\u2019s Campaign of Carnage<\/strong><\/em>, and\u00a0\u00a0<em><strong>Sir Hammerlock\u2019s Big Game Hunt<\/strong><\/em>\u00a0\u2013 as well as a fourth add-on campaign that is scheduled to be available by June.<\/p>\n<p>\u201c<em><strong>Borderlands 2<\/strong><\/em>\u00a0continues to captivate audiences well beyond the game\u2019s end, with some of our fans spending hundreds of hours with the game,\u201d said\u00a0Christoph Hartmann, president of 2K. \u201cWe\u2019re raising the level cap at no cost to our dedicated fans as our way of thanking them for helping to make\u00a0<em><strong>Borderlands 2\u00a0<\/strong><\/em>\u00a0one of 2012\u2019s biggest hits.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><em><strong>Borderlands 2\u00a0<\/strong><\/em>\u00a0is rated M for Mature by the ESRB and is available now on the Xbox 360\u00ae video game and entertainment system from\u00a0Microsoft, PlayStation\u00ae3 computer entertainment system and Windows PC. For the latest\u00a0\u00a0<em><strong>Borderlands 2\u00a0<\/strong><\/em>\u00a0news and information, please visit\u00a0the official\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/cts.businesswire.com\/ct\/CT?id=smartlink&amp;url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.borderlands2.com&amp;esheet=50601105&amp;lan=en-US&amp;anchor=Borderlands+2+web+site&amp;index=1&amp;md5=dcdbde5c7dd0acc5e861782220620023\" target=\"_new\"><em><strong>Borderlands 2\u00a0<\/strong><\/em>\u00a0web site<\/a>,\u00a0and follow on\u00a0\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/cts.businesswire.com\/ct\/CT?id=smartlink&amp;url=http%3A%2F%2Ftwitter.com%2Fechocasts&amp;esheet=50601105&amp;lan=en-US&amp;anchor=Twitter&amp;index=2&amp;md5=c793becd929b543a567feeca707c412c\" target=\"_new\">Twitter<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/cts.businesswire.com\/ct\/CT?id=smartlink&amp;url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.facebook.com%2Fborderlandsgame%3Fref%3Dts%26fref%3Dts&amp;esheet=50601105&amp;lan=en-US&amp;anchor=Facebook&amp;index=3&amp;md5=82d20db7c9d86de531fa0f7d1ee1eb56\" target=\"_new\">Facebook<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>2K is a publishing label of\u00a0Take-Two Interactive Software, Inc.\u00a0(NASDAQ: TTWO).<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>K and\u00a0Gearbox Software\u00a0today announced that the\u00a0Borderlands\u00ae 2 Ultimate Vault Hunter Upgrade Pack\u00a0\u00a0is now available via digital download across all available platforms. 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