Now, I’m not saying Gearbox was desperate for a win, but they probably weren’t feeling so great after taking it on the chin a bit over Duke Nukem Forever. Great timing, then, for a tweet and new website confirming the development of Borderlands 2. Scheduled for April 2012, the “sequel to the extravasplosive breakout hit, Borderlands™” returns to the planet Pandora and “features all new characters, skills, environments, enemies, weapons and equipment, which come together in an ambitiously crafted story.” I hope that doesn’t mean all the former treasure hunters will get completely scrapped. Sci-fi Captain Ahab up there has got nothing on Brick if he can’t go BLAAAAUUUUUURRRRRRGGGHHH! and punch the hell out of everything.

If you’re in the respective areas, Borderlands 2 will be featured at both Gamescom 2011 and PAX Prime. Also, since I now have stuck in my head the Cage The Elephant song that will forever and always remind me of Borderlands, I’ve decided to inflict it on all of you as well. Ain’t no rest for the wicked/money don’t grow on trees…