Borderlands is a new FPS RPG game from Gearbox Software, a sort of Fallout 3 by way of Halo. The major innovation in this post-apocalyptic shooter is the loot system, where millions of possible loot combinations are joined together into a coherent system that determines the look and performance of the gear.

Released Tuesday, Borderlands sold out almost immediately, up to and including from Steam. Yeah, it sold out so hard that the digital download service ran out of downloads. This has left many gamers staring at friend lists full of Borderlands games, while their own console remains empty and desolate.

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