The Borderlands crew at Gearbox Software is making the post-mortem interview rounds, and this time Aaron Thibault, Stephen Palmer and Matthew Armstrong stopped to chat with G4. The interview has some excellent insight into the making of the game: The team originally was finishing up the Halo PC port when they realized that Bungie had dynamically coded their guns, and wondered what you could do if... 

Surely, you deserve some award for sitting through a season, nay, an episode, of Heroes. Torne, a new DVR service for Japanese PS3s, may do just that. A new report in Famitsu (via 1UP) suggests that Torne will offer viewers Trophies. “It’s compatible with the PS3 trophy system, and you can get trophies for things like watching final episodes from a lot of TV series, for example,”... 

According to an anonymous source speaking to VG247, the PlayStation Motion Controller will officially be called “Arc” by the time it launches. It was previously codenamed “Gem,” with rumors also dubbing it “Sphere” at one stage. As expected, Sony declined to comment on the story. You know what, Sony? Stop it. You may think you’re building suspense here, but... 

A 2K Marin representative has confirmed that BioShock 2 will have DLC — we’d have been (bio)shocked otherwise. Speaking to AustralianGamer, Senior Systems Designer Ken Hudson revealed that the studio has “pretty aggressive plans for DLC” and that it’s “something that is already under-way.” No further details were provided. The original BioShock was lacking... 

The last beta phase for Zipper Interactive’s pseudo-MMOFPS MAG has ended, and the developer has compiled some facts and figures you may find fascinating. According to a recent post on the studio’s blog, over one million people downloaded the MAG beta client worldwide. Of that group, around 619,000 people gained at least one point of experience, 52,846 became eligible for Squad Leader status,... 

Heavy Rain’s marketing may be missing that “mainstream appeal” factor it needs to push sales with the Wii Play crowd, but the folks in charge of the game’s website sure do know how to whet the whistle of those of us chomping at the bit for anything new. Starting on January 26 and running “in real time across three weeks,” the Heavy Rain “Four Days Challenge”... 

If you’re still a little incensed about the totally boobular North American box art for Heavy Rain, you might want to skip right past this post. See, Sony Europe recently revealed the EU-only special edition bundle for Quantic Dream’s mystery/thriller, and it looks pretty wonderful. It’s got stylish fold-out packaging covered in realistic, imprinted raindrops, and comes with a DLC... 

  Those eager for the release of Quantic Dream’s Heavy Rain have a concrete date to mark on the calendar, as the PlayStation Blog has announced Heavy Rain’s February 23 U.S. debut, with a European release three days later. In addition to the release date, the PlayStation Blog also reminds fans that pre-ordering Heavy Rain at participating retailers will net them the first episode of the... 

He’s gone but certainly not forgotten, and to prove it, Sony is preparing to release a new Japanese PlayStation 3 bundle based on the late Michael Jackson. CrunchGear reports that Jackson’s huge status in Japan and close relationship with Sony spurred on the new “This Is It” bundle, which hits stores in Japan on January 27th. The Michael Jackson documentary This Is It, for... 

  Media Molecule has pulled back the curtain on the Pirates of the Caribbean DLC for LittleBigPlanet, revealing information on the addition of water, pricing and all the new content (via Kotaku). The DLC will be released on December 22nd for $5.99, bringing with it the new water material, five levels, one costume, four music tracks, one new level background, eight materials, 14 decorations, 27 objects,...