Next Borderlands 2 DLC Outed?

Captain Scarlett and Her Pirates' Booty just came out but already details have potentially emerged about the next piece of DLC for Borderlands 2.

It's called Mr. Torgue's Campaign of Carnage, and it looks like it might be the second of the four Season Pass packs planned. The information was unearthed by a user on Neogaf who spotted trophies for the expansion after a recent PS3 update.

As with the Captain Scarlett DLC, three trophies are up for grabs:

• Bronze: Explosive – Complete the mission “Long Way To The Top”.
• Silver: Motorhead – Completed all Campaign of Carnage side missions.
• Gold: Obsessed – Collected 10 pictures of Moxxi in Campaign of Carnage.

Nothing's been confirmed, but this was the exact same way in which news of the Captain Scarlett DLC was found. We contacted 2K but they had no comment at this time.

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Borderlands 2: Pirate DLC Impressions

I only got to spend about a half hour with it, but the upcoming Captain Scarlett and Her Pirate's Booty DLC for Borderlands 2 made a good first impression. It's exactly what I want: more story content, more silly writing, more pop-culture references and, of course, more loot. Whether you've torn through the Borderlands 2 campaign a dozen times or are still working on playthrough number one, you'll want to add this one to your quest list.

Watch a lengthy developer commentary about the DLC.

Once you've either purchased the DLC or downloaded it as part of the Borderlands 2 Season Pass, accessing it is simple. Walk up to any fast-travel point and you'll be offered the option to access Oasis, a one-time vacation destination that's now a wasteland. Moments into it you'll meet your main quest-giver, the tragically and hilariously psychotic Shade, a Hunter S. Thompson lookalike who is more than a little starved for human companionship. Since all the townsfolk of Oasis were recently wiped out, Shade has gone ahead and helped...revive them in creative ways. Helping Shade apparently gets you wrapped up in a quest for treasure, and before you know it you're questing, looting and shooting your way through a land of pirates.

These aren't the pirates of our own world, though. While they may bear more than a little resemblance to the likes of sea-faring pirates, these scoundrels live in an area devoid of moisture. Thus Borderlands 2 introduces us to the concept of sand pirates, even unlocking a new hovering vehicle that looks like an amalgamation of a sail boat and the sand skiffs from Return of the Jedi. It's not a simple reskin, either; the skiff can strafe around targets, has a sense of momentum to its movements make it feel like it's sailing. Plus it can be equipped with a gun that fires exploding harpoons. To what extent and how effectively the Captain Scarlett DLC will make use of the skiff and the pirate motif remains to be seen, but with developer Gearbox's Borderlands add-on content track record I'm quite hopeful.

See the sand skiff in action.

Since the initial leak of the DLC details Gearbox has since confirmed that there is a new currency, but this wasn't explored during my brief demo. Still, anything that expands the loot system and gives me more objects to pine after seems like a good thing when it comes to Borderlands 2. If you're dying to try out the DLC for yourself then you'll have your chance tomorrow, October 16th. As long as you're at least level 15 or higher -- the enemies scale to keep it interesting -- then you'll be ready to hit the high sands. Want to learn even more? Why not check out the rest of our Captain Scarlett gameplay videos below.

Meet Scarlett

Meet Shade

See the "Citizens" of Oasis

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Borderlands 2: Pirate DLC Impressions

I only got to spend about a half hour with it, but the upcoming Captain Scarlett and Her Pirate's Booty DLC for Borderlands 2 made a good first impression. It's exactly what I want: more story content, more silly writing, more pop-culture references and, of course, more loot. Whether you've torn through the Borderlands 2 campaign a dozen times or are still working on playthrough number one, you'll want to add this one to your quest list.

Watch a lengthy developer commentary about the DLC.

Once you've either purchased the DLC or downloaded it as part of the Borderlands 2 Season Pass, accessing it is simple. Walk up to any fast-travel point and you'll be offered the option to access Oasis, a one-time vacation destination that's now a wasteland. Moments into it you'll meet your main quest-giver, the tragically and hilariously psychotic Shade, a Hunter S. Thompson lookalike who is more than a little starved for human companionship. Since all the townsfolk of Oasis were recently wiped out, Shade has gone ahead and helped...revive them in creative ways. Helping Shade apparently gets you wrapped up in a quest for treasure, and before you know it you're questing, looting and shooting your way through a land of pirates.

These aren't the pirates of our own world, though. While they may bear more than a little resemblance to the likes of sea-faring pirates, these scoundrels live in an area devoid of moisture. Thus Borderlands 2 introduces us to the concept of sand pirates, even unlocking a new hovering vehicle that looks like an amalgamation of a sail boat and the sand skiffs from Return of the Jedi. It's not a simple reskin, either; the skiff can strafe around targets, has a sense of momentum to its movements make it feel like it's sailing. Plus it can be equipped with a gun that fires exploding harpoons. To what extent and how effectively the Captain Scarlett DLC will make use of the skiff and the pirate motif remains to be seen, but with developer Gearbox's Borderlands add-on content track record I'm quite hopeful.

See the sand skiff in action.

Since the initial leak of the DLC details Gearbox has since confirmed that there is a new currency, but this wasn't explored during my brief demo. Still, anything that expands the loot system and gives me more objects to pine after seems like a good thing when it comes to Borderlands 2. If you're dying to try out the DLC for yourself then you'll have your chance tomorrow, October 16th. As long as you're at least level 15 or higher -- the enemies scale to keep it interesting -- then you'll be ready to hit the high sands. Want to learn even more? Why not check out the rest of our Captain Scarlett gameplay videos below.

Meet Scarlett

Meet Shade

See the "Citizens" of Oasis

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Borderlands 2 Pirate DLC Leaks

Information on downloadable content for Borderlands 2 has leaked online. Called “Captain Scarlett and Her Pirate's Booty,” the pack appears to have been leaked by files included in yesterday’s early release of the Mechromancer class and features new missions, a new rarity color, new loot and more.

According to a trophy list on PS3trophies.org, three additional Trophies (and presumably achievements) will be included along with the pack: one for completing a mission called “X Marks the Spot,” one for discovering all named locations “in Oasis and the surrounding Pirate's Booty areas,” and one for completing “all Pirate’s Booty side missions.”

In addition, files from the Steam version of Borderlands 2 have leaked significantly more information. A thread on the official Gearbox forums includes multiple images, showing off a new currency called Seraph Crystal, a new pink item rarity, new head customization options for the game’s original four classes, a new vehicle and a plethora of new items, weapons, enemies and bosses. In addition, a text file on Pastebin allegedly includes all of the Echo dialog from the game. According to one entry, the story of the pack is summed up as follows: “legends speak of Captain Blade's Lost Treasure of the Sands. Of a prize so great that men would turn the sands red in pursuit of it. Of a pirate queen, courageous and deadly, who would stop at nothing to find it. Of a monstrous Leviathan. Of the Vault Hunters who journeyed to the desert town of Oasis, not knowing the horrors that would befall them.”

For now, the content is unconfirmed, but we’ve reached out to 2K and Gearbox for comment. Previously, rumors suggested that new downloadable content called Torgue could be in the works for Borderlands 2, but it’s unclear if that and Captain Scarlett and Her Pirate's Booty are related. Gearbox hasn’t detailed any downloadable content for Borderlands 2, though a Season Pass currently available for purchase suggests that multiple packs will be coming in the future.

Andrew Goldfarb is IGN’s associate news editor. Keep up with pictures of the latest food he’s been eating by following @garfep on Twitter or garfep on IGN.

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Louie: "Daddy's Girlfriend Part 1" Review

Note: Full spoilers for the episode follow.

I love Louis C.K. Only he could use the sentence, “I wanna f**k Scarlett Johansson“ as an example of times he’s been prejeduced. After all, he’s pre-judging her!

Per usual, I’m a sucker when it comes to scenes between Louie and his daughters. Jane’s oh-so peeved, “Why do I pay you tax?!” over Louie taking her French fry was hysterical. But of course what really got this episode’s story rolling in this scene was Lilly and Jane agreeing Daddy should have a girlfriend.

Louie’s search for a girlfriend got off to a typically terrible start and his disastrous hook up with a fellow comedian was great in its horribleness. Her constantly pointing out that she didn’t like having sex with him was pretty much a nightmare made real, capped off by her simply stating, “You’re bad at sex! You’re bad at it. It’s one thing you’re not good at, Louie.”

Louie fantasizing about the various teachers at Lilly’s school was another standout sequence, as even while fantasizing, he got more and more desperate, not making any distinction between who he was imagining.

And then, like the light at the end of a tunnel came… Parker Posey! The intercutting of Louie in his standup act, talking about how difficult it is to ask someone out, and seeing him go back to that book store over and over did a terrific job of underlining how much Louie wanted to make something happen… And have us simultaneously rooting for him and dreading what might happen. And I loved how his fantasies about her ran the gamut from passionate, book aisle sex to her laughing and having fun with Lilly – imagining her as the perfect girlfriend and surrogate mother all at once.

How amazingly bad/funny/great was Louie’s big, rambling “I’m going to ask you out” speech? The funniest line had to be when he said it must be difficult to be a woman in New York where you’re nice to a man and, “They respond by just torpedoing towards your vagina.” The whole time it felt like he may be ruining everything, so it was so satisfying to see things end on a very optimistic note, as she accepted his offer of a date.

Let’s cross our fingers for Louie next week, when this story continues… Though I know better to hold my breath for this to work in the long-term.

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