Game Informer was able to get the scoop on Gearbox Software's upcoming multiplatform release, Borderlands 2. Here's what gaming news site Gematsu was able to glean from the mag:

• There will be a new set of four playable characters
• One of the new playable characters is a Gunzerker named Salvador (see pic above) who can use any two weapons at once
• The four characters from the original game will return as NPCs
• Co-op will still be a four-player affair
• Story missions will be dynamic and have a larger impact on character development
• A new element, Eridium, can be used as currency and can also be combined with other elements to upgrade weapon and vehicle stats
• All weapons will be new and can be customized with decals and enhancements
• Gun manufacturers will have their own signature style
• Some pickups will have temporary buffs
• The skill tree will use the traditional three-branch system
• Enemies will be more varied and will have imrpoved AI
• NPC AI has also been improved, letting them walk about and engage players in interactive dialogue
• More vehicular variety
• Claptrap will be back in some form

Gearbox Software formally announced Borderlands 2 a few days ago. It's currently set for release during publisher Take-Two's fiscal 2013.

Via [Gematsu]

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