PAX East was full of surprises, especially during the panel with the developers at Gearbox. They has just announced that Borderlands 2 will be adding a new character class to their lineup, called the "Mechromancer" (a play on the “necromancer” class; a type of spellcaster who can raise the dead to do their dirty work).

In about a month from now, new Tegra 3 devices will be announced, in which Borderlands 2 is said to make a grand appearance in the Tegra Zone.

In an extensive interview with Borderland 2’s developer, Gearbox, we get a small scoop on the current standings of the game, as well as the co-op features this game will be packing.

Not only has Gearbox taken up the reigns of development on Duke Nukem Forever, tasked with finishing a twelve year old title, they've actually gone out and purchased rights to the franchise.  That's right - all future Duke Nukem titles will be under a Gearbox banner.  This is coming from multiple sources at the Penny Arcade Expo who attended the Gearbox panel - an panel in which 165 pizzas were ordered to logo stuffed with pepperoni to look like Duke's radioactive logo.

Randy Pitchford talked with MCV about Aliens: Colonial Marines, and much to our excitement confirmed that it was still a priority project for the studio. Even after being put on a backburner by SEGA - and even after Borderlands craze "took over" Gearbox - Colonial Marines is alive and kicking...and Randy Pitchford wants to take the leash off.

Recently we learned that the survival of Aliens: Colonial Marines depends greatly on the success of Aliens Vs. Predator. Fortunately for us, Gearbox's CEO Randy Pitchford is confident that Rebellion's Alien Vs. Predator is in good hands.