Gearbox Keeps Borderlands Under Wraps

By now, you've probably seen plenty of screenshots and read tons of previews of Gearbox Software's Borderlands. Don't go thinking you know everything about the game yet, though.

"We've been trying really hard to hold things back and not reveal too much and spoil most of the game," said Gearbox boss Randy Pitchford in a statement sent out last night (thanks, Giant Bomb). "Yes, it has been mentioned that Borderlands has other environments in the game like snowy mountaintops and the military installations, but we arent showing it! Remember all of those movie trailers you've seen that give away all the best stuff and the whole damn story before you're even at the theater? Yeah, we think that sucks too."

"We are just a few short weeks away from release and we want to assure gamers there is way more to Borderlands. A lot more. So to get that point across here is just a tiny little tease and screenshot."

The screenshot depicts the Crimson Lance, the private army of the Atlas Corporation. The Lance is one of the many foes that high-level players will have to contend with. They've got top-of-the-line weapons and are much more sophisticated in their tactics than the average group of bandits.

Borderlands's PS3 and Xbox 360 release is scheduled for October 20th in North America and October 23rd in PAL territories. The PC versions will arrive a week later.