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'Borderlands 2' Free This Weekend and 80% Off Come Monday

Posted Aug 21, 2014 at 09:02 AM PDT by Brian Hoss

No rest for the wicked…

As reported yesterday, 'Borderlands: The Pre-Sequel' is up for pre-order on Steam. Not only is there a pre-order bonus (The Shock Drop Slaughter Pit), but there's even a 10% off discount for owners of 'Borderlands' or 'Borderlands 2.' For those that don't own 'Borderlands 2,' 2K Games has you covered with a free weekend on Steam, which not only let's players carry saves over to a purchased version but even leads to a discount. (75% off right now for both the normal game and the GOTY version)

From 2K Games, "What’s that? You don’t already own Borderlands 2? How about we just give Borderlands 2 to you FREE for the whole damn weekend? That’s right PC users, this weekend on Steam, we want you to cause mayhem all over Pandora -- on us! If you like what you shoot when the weekend is done – you can snag Borderlands or Borderlands 2 at 80% off normal prices! And don’t worry, your game saves will carry over from the free weekend, so you won’t lose your leveled up characters Heck, while you’re at it, go ahead and pre-purchase Borderlands: The Pre-Sequel!