Borderlands 2 Original Soundtrack Details Revealed

Something Else Music Works has announced the Borderlands 2 Original Soundtrack. The album features 23 tracks in all and includes music from composers Jesper Kyd (Assassin’s Creed, Darksiders II) and Cris Velasco & Sascha Dikiciyan (Mass Effect 3), as well as additional music from Gearbox Software’s Raison Varner.

According to Something Else, “the soundtrack fuses multiple music styles which capture the multi-faceted personality and thrilling co-op action of Borderlands 2 as players storm through the world of Pandora and its dynamic art style."

The full track list is below:

1. Ascent (Cris Velasco and Sascha Dikiciyan)
2. Ash (Jesper Kyd)
3. Caverns (Jesper Kyd)
4. Glacial (Jesper Kyd)
5. Crater Lake (Cris Velasco and Sascha Dikiciyan)
6. Dam Interior (Cris Velasco and Sascha Dikiciyan)
7. Dam Top (Jesper Kyd)
8. Fyrestone (Jesper Kyd)
9. Hyperion (Cris Velasco and Sascha Dikiciyan)
10. Ice (Jesper Kyd)
11. Interlude Combat (Jesper Kyd)
12. Interlude Ambient (Jesper Kyd)
13. Lynchwood (Cris Velasco and Sascha Dikiciyan)
14. Lynchwood Sheriff Combat (Cris Velasco and Sascha Dikiciyan)
15. Main Menu (Jesper Kyd)
16. Jack Final Boss (Cris Velasco and Sascha Dikiciyan)
17. Pandora Park (Jesper Kyd)
18. Sanctuary (Jesper Kyd)
19. Bandit Slaughter (Raison Varner)
20. The Fridge (Jesper Kyd)
21. Tundra Express (Cris Velasco and Sascha Dikiciyan)
22. Warrior Boss (Cris Velasco and Sascha Dikiciyan)
23. Vog Fight (Cris Velasco and Sascha Dikiciyan)

The Borderlands 2 Original Soundtrack is currently available for pre-order on Amazon and will hit stores on September 18th, the same day as Borderlands 2. For more on Gearbox’s upcoming sequel, check out our hands-on impressions from E3 and our interview with Gearbox co-founder Randy Pitchford about the game’s downloadable Mechromancer class.

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Facebook's New iOS App is Twice as Fast

Let's just clear the air: for a long time Facebook's iOS app has sucked.

Features that worked fine in desktop browsers took on an awkward UI or were just left out, and interminable loading screens tried our patience to the breaking point. (When loading the news feed takes so long you have time to guess what its contents will look like and think better of reading it, you know there's a problem.)

And, believe it or not, all that design talent Facebook poaches thought so too. They explain the problem, along with what went into fixing it, on their "Under the hood" blog. "We realized that when it comes to platforms like iOS, people expect a fast, reliable experience and our iOS app was falling short," wrote engineer Jonathan Dann.

The problem with the app's older versions was that instead of being entirely coded with Apple's iOS SDK, it embedded the HTML5 code Facebook used for all its mobile platforms. This made it easy to support mobile access for dozens of devices, but it also slowed everything down.

The solution: "We rewrote Facebook for iOS from the ground up (I really did open up Xcode and click 'New Project') with a focus on quality and leveraging the advances that have been made in iOS development." So while the new app mostly looks identical to its HTML5 predecessor, optimizing it for iDevices has made it smoother, more responsive, and just plain faster.

The new app also includes a few added features and UI updates - a "New Stories" banner and improved gestures for photo viewing among them - but the main focus of the update was speed.

Facebook is reportedly working on a similar update to improve its app for Android phones, but has yet to announce release dates.

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Plants VS. Zombies Sequel out Late Spring 2013

The sequel to the phenomenally successful Plants VS. Zombies is expected to launch by late spring 2013.

Details are scarce but the game is said to have "a bevy of new features, settings, and situations". So expect lots of new plant types and zombies.

“Spring is crullest curlie ungood time, and plantz grow dull roots,” said an unidentified spokesperson. “So, we are meating you for brainz at yore house. No worry to skedule schedlue plan… we're freee anytime. We'll find you.”

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Moonrise Kingdom Explores BD, DVD

Grab your scout handbook -- it's time for an adventure! Universal Studios Home Entertainment will bring the Focus Features hit, Moonrise Kingdom, to Blu-ray, DVD and On Demand October 16, 2012.

The film, directed by Wes Anderson and featuring an all-star cast including Edward Norton, Bruce Willis, Tilda Swinton, Frances McDormand and Bill Murray (among many others), was a surprise success, grossing nearly $60 million worldwide (on a modest budget) -- no small feat considering the crowded summer filled with big budget action flicks.

Moonrise Kingdom will arrive on Blu-ray presented in 1080p, preserving the film's original 1.85:1 aspect ratio. Audio will be mixed in 5.1 DTS-HD Master Audio. The DVD will include an anamorphic widescreen presentation, with 5.1 Dolby Digital audio.

Take a look at the box art for the Blu-ray:

Bonus features for the Blu-ray and DVD will include the following:

• A Look Inside Moonrise Kingdom
• Welcome to The Island of New Penzance: Bob Balaban narrates a series of guided tours from the locations of Moonrise Kingdom featuring Bruce Willis, Edward Norton, Bill Murray, and Wes Anderson
• Set Tour With Bill Murray: Bill Murray personally takes viewers on a tour of the Moonrise Kingdom sets.

The Blu-ray will also include a DVD, Digital Copy and UltraViolet cloud streaming copy of the film, in addition to Universal's standard BD-exclusives, from BD-live to pocketBlu.

Suggested retail for this release is set at $34.98 for the Blu-ray Combo Pack, and $29.98 for the DVD. Amazon has the Blu-ray Combo Pack currently up for pre-order for $23.99, and $19.96 for the DVD.

Stay tuned for more news regarding this release. Also, be sure to check out our glowing theatrical review of the film, or scroll through some interviews with the cast and crew, like this one:

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