Battleborn (video game) - Wikipedia

Battleborn was a free-to-play first-person shooter video game developed by Gearbox Software and published by 2K Games for Microsoft Windows, PlayStation 4 ... Battleborn(videogame) FromWikipedia,thefreeencyclopedia Jumptonavigation Jumptosearch 2016multiplayerfirst-personshootervideogame 2016videogameBattlebornDeveloper(s)GearboxSoftwarePublisher(s)2KGamesDirector(s)RandyVarnellProducer(s)ChrisBrockDesigner(s)JohnMulkeyProgrammer(s)NeilJohnson/ScottVelasquez/ChaseSenskyArtist(s)ScottKesterWriter(s)AaronLindeComposer(s)CrisVelascoKevinRieplMikeRubinoEngineUnrealEngine3[1]Platform(s)MicrosoftWindowsPlayStation4XboxOneReleaseMay3,2016Genre(s)First-personshooterMode(s)Single-player,multiplayer Battlebornwasafree-to-playfirst-personshootervideogamedevelopedbyGearboxSoftwareandpublishedby2KGamesforMicrosoftWindows,PlayStation4andXboxOne.ThegamewasreleasedworldwideonMay3,2016. Battlebornwasaheroshooterwithelementsofmultiplayeronlinebattlearenas(MOBA).Playersselectoneofseveralpre-designedcharacterswithdifferentattacksandskills,andparticipateineithersingleplayer,cooperativematches,orcompetitivematcheswithotherplayers.Duringmatches,playersgainexperiencetoadvancetheircharacteralongtheHelixTree,selectingfromoneoftwonewabilitiesorbuffswitheachadvancementstepthatallowstheplayertocreateacustomloadoutforthatcharacterforthedurationofthatmatch.Furthermore,astheplayercompletesmatches,theyearnrandomizedgear(generatedsimilarlytotheBorderlandsseries'randomizedweaponfeature)thatcanalsobeequippedaspartoftheloadouttoprovidefurtherbuffsandabilities,orpurchasedthroughmicrotransactions. Thegamereceivedmixedreviewsuponrelease,withreviewerscitingonthedifficultiesoflearningthecomplexgameplaysystemsasbeingultimatelydeepandrewardingbutoff-puttingtonewplayers.BattlebornwasovershadowedbyBlizzardEntertainment'sOverwatch,anotherheroshooter,thatwasreleasedafewweekslaterandwhichcausedalargedropinBattleborn'splayercountwithinthemonth.Inresponse,Gearboxmadeadjustmentsinpricinganddownloadablecontenttotrytodrawnewplayerstothegame.InJune2017,itwastransitionedtoapricingschemecomparabletoafree-to-playtitle. Gearboxannouncedayear-longphasedshutdownofthegame'sserversbyJanuary31,2021,withthegameremovedfromsaleinNovember2019andplannedshutteringofin-gamepurchasesbyFebruary2020. Contents 1Gameplay 2Setting 2.1Plot 3Development 4Reception 4.1Declineandshutdown 5References 6Externallinks Gameplay[edit] Battlebornisdescribedasaheroshooter,primarilyafirst-personshooterincorporatingmultiplayeronlinebattlearenaelements.[2]Inanyofthegame'smodes,theplayerselectsfromoneofseveralpre-definedherocharactersthattheyhaveavailable,eachwiththeirownuniqueattributes,attacks,powersandskills,whichcanincludecastingmagicandarea-of-effectattacks.[3]Duringcharacterselection,theplayeralsoselectsaloadoutthatcanhaveuptothreepiecesofgeartobringintoamatch,earnedfrompreviousmatches.Eachpiecerequiresanumberofshards,in-gamecurrencycollectedduringamatch,toactivateduringamatch,andonceactivated,stayactivefortheremainderofthematch.Thisequipmentcanboostordetractfrombaseattributesorgiveadditionalbenefitstothecharacter.Shardscanalsobeusedtoactivatespecialturretsonmapstostrategicallydefendpoints. Thehero'sbasecombatlevelstartsat1atthestartofaround,andastheplayerdefeatenemiesandcompleteotherobjectives,theywillgainexperiencetowardsfurtherlevels.Witheachnewlevel,theplayercanthenselectoneoftwoormoreperksspecifictothatcharacteralongthatcharacter's"HelixTree",includingunlockingthecharacter'sstrongest"ultimateability".[4]Theseexperiencelevelsonlyapplywithinthecurrentmatchandresetonthestartofanewmatch. InBattleborn'smeta-game,boththeplayer's"commandlevel"(applyingacrossallcharactersforagivenplayer)andacharacter-specificlevelcanbeincreasedbasedonperformanceinmatches.Inthismeta-game,newcharacterlevelswillunlocknewperksthatcanbeselectedontheHelixTree,alternativeoutfits,andothercosmeticimprovements.Highercommandlevelswillunlockadditionalcharactersthattheplayercanselectfrom,amongotherbenefits.Newgearisearnedaslootdropsfromthecompletionofamatch,orthroughpickinguplootduringamatch,ormaybepurchasedinspeciallootchestsusingin-gamecoinsearnedfromplayingmatchesorfromgainingcommandlevels.Theplayercanonlystorealimitednumberofpiecesofequipment,butcansellunneededequipmentforcoinstoapplyatthemeta-game.BattlebornrequiresaconstantInternetconnectiontoplayduetothegame'smeta-gamefeatures.[5] Thegamefeatures25playablecharactersuponreleaseandlateradded5downloadablecontentcharacters,witheachhavingdifferentabilitiesandweapons;charactersarebroadlycategorizedbasedontheirmovementspeedandagility,combatrangeandeffectiveness,andthedifficultyofplayingthecharacter.[6]Forexample,Rathisamelee-basedcharacterwhoisequippedwithakatana,[7]whileThornisalong-rangedcharacter,whoseprimaryweaponisabow.[8]Charactersofsupportingrole,suchasMiko,whospecializesinhealingothercharactersofthesameteam,arealsoplayable.[9]Duringfirsttimeaftergame'sreleasenotallcharacterswereavailablewhentheplayerstartsthegame,theywereunlockedforplaybycompletingbothmissionsandmultiplayergames,orraisingplayer'scommandrank.StartingfrombigupdatefromFebruary2017,all25basegamecharactersbecomeavailabletoplayrightaftertutorialstorymission.After"FreeTrial"updateinJune2017accesstoallbasegameheroesinfreeversionnowgivenafterpurchasing"FullGameupdate",alongwithallStorymissions,otherwisetheycouldbepurchasedseparatelyinMarketplace. Battlebornincludesastory-basedmissionmodethatenablesfiveplayerstocooperatetocompletevariousmissionsthatincludeobjective-drivennarrativesusedasbackstoryforsomeoftheherocharacters.[3][10]Theadditional5-storymissionsarecalledStoryOperationsandwereaddedasDLC;theirmaindifferencesfrommainstorymodeareearningofOPspoints,whichgivesplayervariousrewardsdependingonchosencharacterandincreasesmission'sdifficulty,andchangingofdialoguesofmainnon-playablecharacters,whichfullyrevealsstory'snarrativeon10thplaythrough.[11] Therearealsothreemainmultiplayermodesinthegamethatpittwoteamsoffiveplayerseachagainsteachother(oragainstateamofartificialintelligencecontrolledheroes[12]): Meltdown,amodewheretheteamshouldescortandsacrificeAIcontrolledrobotswhilekillingrobotsofenemyteam; Incursion,amodesimilartomostMOBAswhereteamshavetotaketheopponents'basewhileprotectingtheirownbase; Capture,amodewhereteamsvietoseizeandholdseveralcontrolpointsonamap.[13] Theothertwolateraddedmultiplayermodesare: Face-off,amodewherethemainobjectiveishoardingmasksofAIcontrolledVarelsimobs,theteamthatdepositsmostmasksforagiventimeorscorelimitwins;[14] Supercharge,whichunlikeothermodesfeature3v3teamsandinfactisaslightlydifferentversionofMeltdownmodewithasecondmainobjectivebeingcaptureofadvantagegivingSuperchargepad.[15] Battleborninitiallydidnotsupportmicrotransactions,anditwasonlyintroducedinaJune2016update.Playerscanuserealmoneytoobtainin-gamecreditsthatcanbespentonskinsandtauntsforthevariouscharacters(somewhichcanalreadybeearnedthroughadvancementwiththecharacter),butotherwisehasnodirectinfluenceongameplay.Gearboxplannedtoreleasedownloadablecontentthatwouldincludenewskinsandtauntsforexistingcharacterspriortoannouncementofthegame'sshutdown.[16] Setting[edit] Thegameissetinaspacefantasysetting,inwhicheveryspeciesfledtoastarknownasSolusafteradisastrouseventdestroyedmostotherplanetsandstarsintheuniverse.Thesespeciesaredividedintodifferentfactionsupontheirarrivals,andeventuallytheyunitedandcooperatewitheachotherbysendingoutthebestfighters,whoarelabelledasBattleborn,tofightagainstVarelsi,theoriginofthecatastrophe.[10] Plot[edit] AftertheleaderoftheJenneritImperiumLotharRendainstartedarampageofdestroyingallthestarsintheuniverse,thecaptainoftheUPR(UnitedPeacekeepingRepublics)TrevorGhaltformedacoalitioninordertosavethelaststar,Solus.ThefirstmissionforcestheplayertoplayasMellka,anEldridoperativewhoisorderedtorendezvouswithDeande,aformerJenneritassassin.Duringthismission,RendainoffersDeandeonelastchancetoproveherloyaltytohim,butsherefused.Afterthismission,theplayerisallowedtouseanyoftheBattlebornforthenextmission,whichrequiresyoutodefeatISIC,tomakehimanally.Inthethirdmission,theplayerhastoescortanM7SuperSentryandkilltheVarelsiConservator. Development[edit] BattlebornwasannouncedbyGearboxSoftwareand2KGamesandrevealedbyGameInformeronJuly8,2014.ItisthefirstoriginalgamedevelopedbyGearboxSoftwaresincethereleaseofBorderlandsin2009,andisalsoclaimedtobe"themostambitiousvideogamethatGearboxhasevercreated"anda"genre-fused"videogamebyGearboxSoftware'spresident,RandyPitchford.[17][18] Ina2017interview,PitchfordsaidthatpriortoBattleborn'sdevelopment,theprinciplewaytomarketandpromotefirst-personshooterswastoemphasisewhatabilitiestheplayer-characterhad,whichmadeelementslikeadetailedgameworldornarrativeasecondaryconsideration.Thisledtothemthinkingaboutcreatingagamewith"awidespectrum"ofcharactersandabilitieswhichthencouldbeusedinlarge-playergamemodes.[19]PitchfordrecognizedthattheyalreadyhadexperiencecreatingadiversearrayofcharactersthroughtheBorderlandsseries,andthatthisrosterofheroesapproachwasgainingpopularityinmultiplayeronlinebattlearenas.[19]WithBattleborn,Pitchfordwantedtotakethecombinationoffirst-personshooterandrole-playingelementstheyhadfromBorderlands,andmixintherangeofheroesastocreateanewgenre,whathasbecomeknownasthe"heroshooter".[19] SeveralgameplayelementsfromBrothersinArms:Furious4,anotherprojectfromGearboxwhichwascancelledinJuly2015,weretransferredtothegame.[20]Aclosedtechnicaltestforthisgame,whichallowsGearboxtotestthemultiplayerserversandalterthebalancebetweencharacters,washeldonOctober29,2015.[21]AbetaforthegamewasreleasedonApril8,2016.ItcametothePlayStation4firstbeforeotherplatforms.[22]Battleborn'sPCopenbetabeganonApril13,2016andlasteduntilApril18,2016.Playerswereabletoparticipateinbothstorymodeandtwocompetitivemultiplayermodes:IncursionandMeltdown.Morethantwomillionplayersparticipatedinthebeta.[23]ThegamewassettobereleasedworldwideforMicrosoftWindows,PlayStation4,XboxOneonFebruary9,2016,[24]butwaslaterdelayedtoMay3,2016.[25] Thegame'sgraphicsareinspiredbycomputer-generatedimagerylikethemoviesproducedbyPixar,aswellasanime.Whencreatingthegame's2Dgraphics,theteamhiredMichelGagnétoworkonthe2Deffectsofthegame'smapsandcharacters'abilities.Theteamalsodrewinspirationsfromavarietyoffightinggames,multiplayeronlinebattlearenagames,role-playinggamesandtoysfromthe1980s.[26] Inadditiontothestandardversion,playerscanpurchasetheDigitalDeluxeEdition,whichincludesthegame'sSeasonPassandcosmeticitems.Fiveadditionalcharactersaresettobereleasedforthegameuponreleaseforfree,andfivedifferentpaidpacks,whichincludesadditionalstorycontent,arealsoscheduledtobereleasedafterthegame'slaunch.[27] Rumorssurroundingthegameturningfree-to-playstartedtocirculatearoundtheinternet,butGearboxpresidentRandyPitchforddeclinedanyplansofturningthegamefree-to-play,althoughhedidmentionideasofreleasingafree"trialversion".[28] OnOctober3,20162KGamesannouncedtheadditionofacompetitivegamemodecalledFace-Off,tobereleasedforfreetoallplayerswhoownBattlebornonOctober13,2016.ThegamemodelaunchedalongsidethefirstdownloadablecontentStoryOperation,titled"AttikusandtheThrallRebellion".[29] InJune2017,thegamewasupdatedtoaddsupportinforits"FreeTrial"mode.Thismodeeffectivelymakesthegameafree-to-playtitle;atnocost,playerscandownloadthegame,playarotatingselectionofthegame'sheroesinanyofthegame'spublicmultiplayermodes,andearnin-gamecurrencytowardspermanentlyunlockingothercharactersandupgrades;theFreeTrialdoesnotincludethegame'sstorymissions,norallowstheseplayerstosetuporparticipateinprivatematches.Playersthatalreadyownedthegamearedesignatedas"Founders"andweregivenin-gamerewards.Playersstillcanpurchasethegame,unlockingmostoftherosterofcharactersandgainingaccesstoprivateandstory-basedgamemodes.[30] Reception[edit] ReceptionAggregatescoreAggregatorScoreMetacriticPC:69/100[42]PS4:68/100[43]XONE:71/100[44]ReviewscoresPublicationScoreDestructoid6/10[31]EGM7.5/10[32]GameInformer6/10[33]GameRevolution[34]GameSpot7/10[35]GamesRadar+[36]IGN7.1/10[37]PCGamer(US)72/100[38]Polygon7.5/10[39]HardcoreGamer4.5/5[40]PlayStationLifeStyle8/10[41]EditonWikidata Battlebornreceived"mixedoraverage"reviews,accordingtovideogamereviewaggregatorMetacritic.[42][43][44] Destructoidawardeditascoreof6outof10,sayingthatthegameis"Slightlyaboveaverageorsimplyinoffensive.Fansofthegenreshouldenjoythisgame,butafairfewwillbeleftunfulfilled."[31]GameSpotawardeditascoreof7outof10,saying"Withsomanymovingpartsthatneverquitegel,Ifoundplentyofthingstolovebutjustasmuchtofeelconfusedbyandambivalentabout."[35]IGNawardeditascoreof7.1outof10,saying"Battleborn'sfunheroesandlevelingwillkeepyouhookeddespitealackofcontent."[37]HardcoreGamerawardeditascoreof4.5outof5,saying"BattlebornhasdonewhatIwouldhavepreviouslythoughtwasimpossible:ithaskeptmeinterestedinitsmultiplayer.Itypicallygrowboredwithadversarialmultiplayerafteraboutanhourortwo,yetIhavespentsomuchtimewiththistitlealreadyandwanttokeepgoing."[40]PlayStationLifeStyleawardeditascoreof8outof10,saying"IfBorderlandsandtheMOBAgenrecouldhaveababy,IimagineitwouldlooksomethinglikeBattleborn.GearboxSoftware’ssignaturestyleshineshere,evenifthehumorfallsflatmostofthetime"[41] Inlookingbackatthegameayearafteritsrelease,Destructoid'sDarrenNakamurafeltBattlebornwasanexcellentgameonceaplayerhadputtimetoacquirealargernumberofplayablecharacterstoselectfrom,andhadamassedgearthatcreateduniqueandpowerfulloadoutsforspecificcharacters,butaplayerwouldneedtoworkthroughtenstohundredsofhoursofgameplaytoacquiretheseelements,makingitoff-puttingtonewplayers.[45] BattlebornwasthebestsellingretailgameinitsweekofreleaseintheUK.Itfell,however,tobeingthe12thbestsellingretailgameintheUKthenextweek.AccordingtodirectorRandyVarnell,thelaunchweeksalesofthegameissimilartothatofthefirstBorderlands,whichhadgoneontosellover7.8millionunits.[46]Itwasthefourthhighest-sellinggameintheUnitedStatesforMay2016accordingtoNPDGroup.[47]Ithasgrossed$18million.[48] Declineandshutdown[edit] Thegame'splayerbasequicklydeclinedafterrelease,primarilyduetothereleaseofanotherheroshooter,OverwatchbyBlizzardEntertainment,onMay24,2016.[49]GearboxhadalreadybeendevelopingBattlebornandhadfixedtheirexpectedreleasedatewhenBlizzardannouncedOverwatchforreleasewithinafewweeksofBattleborn.[19]ThoughtheyhadconsideredtryingtochangethereleasedateasBlizzardhadalargerpromotionalbudgetthatcouldeasilyoverwhelm2KGames,Pitchfordoptedtostaytowhattheyplannedandinsteadmakesurethegame'sreleasewentsmoothlyandtohighlighthowBattleborndifferedfromOverwatch.[19]InaSeptember2017interview,PitchfordbelievedthatthefalloutinsalesfromBattlebornwasnotnecessarilyduetothepresenceofOverwatch,butthatpeoplehadmadecomparisonsbetweenthetwogameswhichreflectednegativelyonBattlebornandcostthemsales.[50] ByJuly2016,thenumberofconcurrentplayersonPChaddroppedbelow1000,comparedtomorethan12,000atthelaunchofthegame,[51]andDestructoidreportedthatatthegame'sfirstanniversary,thenumberofconcurrentplayerssometimesdroppedbelow100duringoff-peakhours,makingitdifficulttolaunchamatch.[45]AlthoughTake-Tworevealedthatthegamedidnotmeettheirsalesexpectations,[52]2Kannouncedtheirintentiontocontinuetosupportthegamethroughadd-oncontentandvirtualcurrency.[53]AnindustryrumourinSeptember2016suggestedthatthegamewouldsoonswitchtoafreetoplaymodel,whichwouldfollowasimilarpaththat2KGames'EvolvehaddoneinJuly2016andsubsequentlysawanincreaseinplayerbasesize.[54]ThisrumorwaslaterrefutedbyGearboxpresidentRandyPitchford.[28]Pitchfordclaimedtheyhaveseen3millionuniqueplayersacrossallsystemsandthat"we'reokay.I'mnotfreakingout.We'refine."intermsofsales.[19] OnJune6,2017,Battlebornreleasedapatchthatintroducedthe"FreeTrial"ofthegame,[55]effectivelychangingthegametoafree-to-playmodeldespitePitchford'scomments.Thisintroducedseveralchangestothegame,suchasacharacterrotation,afounder'spack,aswellasunlockablecharactersandcosmetics. BySeptember2017,Gearboxannouncedthatafterthereleaseofthegame'sfinalupdate,releasedonOctober23,2017,theirsupportforthetitlewouldenter"maintenancemode",effectivelyshuttingdownanyfurtherdevelopmentbutkeepingaskeletonteamtomaintainthegame'sserversandfixanycriticalbugsthatmaybefound.[56][57] GearboxannouncedinNovember2019thatthegame'sserverswouldbecompletelyshutdownbyJanuary2021,renderingthegameunplayable.Aspartofthecloseoutofthegame,thegamewasremovedfromsalefromdigitalstorefrontsandGearboxannouncedplanstodisablethein-gamestoreinFebruary2020.[58]TheservershutdownwasoriginallyscheduledforJanuary25,2021.[59]2KSupportlaterannouncedthatthiswasrescheduledtoJanuary31,2021,afterwhichthegamebecameunplayable.[60] References[edit] ^Kreiner,Joe(February3,2015)."UnrealEngineDevelopersatPAXSouth".UnrealEngine.RetrievedOctober27,2021. ^Marchiafava,Jeff(July23,2013)."DissectingTheElementsAndInfluencesOfBattleborn-Page2".GameInformer.RetrievedJune13,2015. ^abMcShea,Tom(September17,2014)."GearboxPutsAHappySpinOnTheEndofTheUniverseInBattleborn".IGN.RetrievedJune13,2015. ^Maiberg,Emanuel(September17,2014)."Battlebornpreview:afirst-personMOBAwithasideofBorderlands".PCGamer.RetrievedJune13,2015. ^Scammell,David(March23,2016)."Battlebornisonline-only".VideoGamer.com.RetrievedMarch24,2016. ^Nunneley,Stephany(June4,2015)."BattlebornE3trailershowstheheroshooter'scharactersinaction".VG247.RetrievedJune13,2015. ^Marchiafava,Jeff(July18,2014)."MeetBattleborn'sRath,Marquis,&Caldarius".GameInformer.RetrievedJune13,2015. ^Marchiafava,Jeff(July16,2014)."MeetBattleborn'sThorn,Montana,&Reyna".GameInformer.RetrievedJune13,2015. ^Marchiafava,Jeff(July14,2014)."MeetBattleborn'sOscarMike,Miko,&Phoebe".GameInformer.RetrievedJune13,2015. ^abSarker,Samit(September17,2015)."WithBattleborn,Gearboxlookstosetanewstandardforco-opshooters".Polygon.RetrievedJune13,2015. ^"BattlebornStoryOperations&DLC1".May10,2016. ^Marchiafava,Jeff(July23,2013)."DissectingTheElementsAndInfluencesOfBattleborn-Page2".GameInformer.RetrievedJune13,2015. ^Carter,Chris(June4,2015)."2KannouncesmoreinfoforBattleborn,campaignsupportsco-op".Destructoid.RetrievedJune4,2015. ^"PVPataGlance".June15,2017. ^"SuperchargeModeComestoBattleborn".June22,2017. ^Makuch,Eddie(June14,2016)."BattlebornGettingMicrotransactions,Here'sWhenandHowMuchTheyCost".GameSpot.RetrievedJune15,2016. ^Matulef,Jeffery(July14,2015)."GearboxannouncesnewmultiplayerFPSBattleborn".Eurogamer.RetrievedJune13,2015. ^Makuch,Eddie(July8,2014)."BorderlandsDevReveals"Battleborn,"AFirst-PersonBattleArenaGameforXboxOne,PS4,andPC".GameSpot.RetrievedJune13,2015. ^abcdefWalden,Matthew(January25,2017)."GearboxSoftware'sRandyPitchfordTalksNintendoSwitch,'Overwatch'andBeingFearless".Glixel.RetrievedJanuary25,2017. ^Prell,Sam(July16,2015)."BrothersinArms:Furious4isdead,Battlebornkilleditandgaineditspower".GamesRadar.RetrievedJuly16,2015. ^Turi,Tim(October15,2015)."[Update]BattlebornClosedTechnicalTestsStartOnOctober29".GameInformer.RetrievedOctober16,2015. ^Makuch,Eddie(October27,2015)."PS4GetsBattlebornBetaFirst".GameSpot.RetrievedOctober28,2015. ^Carpenter,Nicole(April22,2016)."OverTwoMillionPeoplePlayedBattlebornBeta".IGN.RetrievedApril23,2016. ^Albert,Brian(August5,2015)."Gamescom2015:BattlebornReleaseDateRevealed".IGN.RetrievedAugust5,2015. ^Pereira,Chris(November5,2015)."BorderlandsStudio'sBattlebornDelayed".GameSpot.RetrievedNovember6,2015. ^"HowtomakeBattlebornpretty".OfficialXboxMagazine.GamesRadar.July26,2015.RetrievedJuly27,2015. ^Nunneley,Stephany(March16,2016)."Battleborn'spost-launchplansincludefivefreeheroesandpaidcontentpacks".VG247.RetrievedMarch17,2016. ^abChalk,Andy;Lahti,Evan(September30,2016)."GearboxdeniesrumorthatBattlebornisgoingfreetoplay,butsaysa"trialversion"isplanned".PCGamer.Futureplc.RetrievedSeptember30,2016. ^"BattlebornGameReview".MMOs.com.October13,2015.RetrievedOctober4,2016. ^Crecente,Brian(June6,2017)."Battleborngoesfree-to-playtoday,ownersgetbonuscontent".Polygon.RetrievedJune6,2017. ^abCarter,Chris(May5,2016)."Review:Battleborn".Destructoid.RetrievedMay5,2016. ^Buchholtz,Matt(May12,2016)."Battlebornreview".ElectronicGamingMonthly.ArchivedfromtheoriginalonMay18,2016.RetrievedMay12,2016. ^Miller,Matt(May16,2016)."Ill-ConceivedAction-Battleborn-PlayStation4".GameInformer.RetrievedMay16,2016. ^Tan,Nick(May2,2016)."BattlebornReview".GameRevolution.RetrievedMay2,2016. ^abButterworth,Scott(May6,2016)."BattlebornReview".GameSpot.RetrievedMay6,2016. ^Horti,Samuel(May12,2016)."Battlebornreview".GamesRadar.RetrievedMay12,2016. ^abRudden,Dave(May6,2016)."BattlebornReview".IGN.RetrievedMay6,2016. ^Gamer,PC(May11,2016)."Battlebornreview".PCGamer.RetrievedMay11,2016. ^Crecente,Brian(May13,2016)."Battlebornreview".Polygon.RetrievedMay13,2016. ^abBohn,Jason(May5,2016)."Review:Battleborn".HardcoreGamer.RetrievedMay5,2016. ^abContreras,Paulmichael(May5,2016)."BattlebornReview–KeepItKrazy(PS4)".PlayStationLifeStyle.RetrievedMay5,2016. ^ab"BattlebornforPCReviews".Metacritic.RetrievedJuly4,2016. ^ab"BattlebornforPlayStation4Reviews".Metacritic.RetrievedMay22,2016. ^ab"BattlebornforXboxOneReviews".Metacritic.RetrievedJuly4,2016. ^abNakamura,Darren(May3,2017)."Battleborn:agreatgamewithafatalflaw".Destructoid.RetrievedMay3,2017. ^Scammell,David(May11,2016)."Battlebornsales'trackingjustahead'oforiginalBorderlands;Gearbox'cautiouslyoptimistic'".VideoGamer.com.RetrievedMay11,2016. ^Paget,Mat(June9,2016)."TopTenBest-SellingGamesintheUSforMay2016".GameSpot.RetrievedJune15,2016. ^Dunning,Jason(June23,2016)."May2016DigitalSalesReport:Uncharted4#1onConsole,Grossed$56Million"".PlayStationLifeStyle.RetrievedJune23,2016. ^Williams,Halley(June1,2016)."BattlebornOnPCIsDying,AndNotSlowly".Kotaku.RetrievedJune20,2016. ^Osburn,Alex(September14,2017)."GearboxBossonOverwatch'sEffectonBattleborn".IGN.RetrievedSeptember14,2017. ^Martin,Matt(July8,2016)."BattlebornplayernumbersaretankingonPC".VG247.RetrievedJuly8,2016. ^Prescott,Shaun(August4,2016)."RockstarisdefinitelyworkingonsomethingotherthanGTAOnline".PCGamer.RetrievedAugust5,2016. ^Yin-Poole,Wesley(August5,2016)."Yes,Battlebornflopped,but2Kvowstostickwithit".Eurogamer.RetrievedAugust9,2016. ^Frank,Allegra(September29,2016)."Report:Battleborn'sbecomingfreetoplay".Polygon.RetrievedSeptember29,2016. ^"Battleborn-2K". ^Good,Owen(September17,2017)."Battlebornquietlyclosingdown,15monthsafterlaunch".Polygon.RetrievedSeptember17,2017. ^Yin-Poole,Wesley(October24,2017)."Battleborn'sfinalupdateoutnow".Eurogamer.RetrievedOctober24,2017. ^Grayson,Nathan(November25,2019)."BattlebornIsShuttingDownIn2021".Kotaku.RetrievedNovember25,2019. ^Makuch,Eddie(January4,2021)."BattlebornDevReflectsOnImpendingServerShutdown--"I'mReallyHeartbroken"".GameSpot.RetrievedJanuary7,2021. ^Vincent,Brittany(January31,2021)."HeroShooterBattlebornShutsDownforGood".PCMagazine.RetrievedJanuary31,2021. Externallinks[edit] Officialwebsite vteGearboxSoftwareAsubsidiaryofEmbracerGroupBrothersinArmsseries RoadtoHill30 EarnedinBlood D-Day Hell'sHighway DoubleTime Borderlandsseries Borderlands Borderlands2 ThePre-Sequel TheHandsomeCollection Borderlands3 TinyTina'sWonderlands Half-Lifeexpansionpacks OpposingForce BlueShift Decay DukeNukemgames DukeNukemForever DukeNukem3D:20thAnniversaryWorldTour Alienfranchisegames Infestation ColonialMarines Othergames TonyHawk'sProSkater3 Halo:CombatEvolved SambadeAmigo Battleborn Publishedgames Homeworld:DesertsofKharak Bulletstorm:FullClipEdition WeHappyFew Earthfall TroverSavestheUniverse RiskofRain2 Godfall TribesofMidgard Homeworld3 Related Counter-Strike:ConditionZero TalesfromtheBorderlands BrothersinArms:Furious4 Borderlands(film) RandyPitchford Portal:Videogames Authoritycontrol:Nationallibraries France(data) Retrievedfrom"https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Battleborn_(video_game)&oldid=1067765790" Categories:2016videogamesFirst-personshootersFree-to-playvideogamesGearboxSoftwaregamesHeroshootersInactivemultiplayeronlinegamesMultiplayerandsingle-playervideogamesMultiplayeronlinebattlearenagamesOnline-onlygamesPlayStation4gamesProductsandservicesdiscontinuedin2021SciencefantasyvideogamesSplit-screenmultiplayergamesTake-TwoInteractivegamesUnrealEnginegamesVideogamesscoredbyCrisVelascoVideogamesdevelopedintheUnitedStatesVideogamesfeaturingfemaleprotagonistsWindowsgamesXboxOnegamesPlayStation4ProenhancedgamesHiddencategories:ArticleswithshortdescriptionShortdescriptionisdifferentfromWikidataUsemdydatesfromMay2016ArticlesusingInfoboxvideogameusinglocallydefinedparametersArticlesusingWikidatainfoboxeswithlocallydefinedimagesArticlesusingVideogamereviewstemplateinsingleplatformmodeArticleswithBNFidentifiers Navigationmenu Personaltools NotloggedinTalkContributionsCreateaccountLogin Namespaces ArticleTalk English Views ReadEditViewhistory More Search Navigation MainpageContentsCurrenteventsRandomarticleAboutWikipediaContactusDonate Contribute HelpLearntoeditCommunityportalRecentchangesUploadfile Tools WhatlinkshereRelatedchangesUploadfileSpecialpagesPermanentlinkPageinformationCitethispageWikidataitem Print/export DownloadasPDFPrintableversion Languages العربيةFrançaisمصرى日本語РусскийУкраїнська中文 Editlinks