I was going to write this article and focus on 2K president Christoph Hartmann’s expectation thatfewer AAA gameswill be released in 2009. However, in the same interview he discussedBorderlands, using one of the silliest metaphors I’ve ever heard an executive use. Since I loveBorderlandsand adore crap metaphors, I’m going to focus on that instead.
“Three or four years ago, we had a little seed. We put it out in the field and wanted to grow an apple tree,” he explains, ridiculously. “We had two nice apples there withThe DarknessandBioShock. Then there was the apple calledCivilization, which was a little bit of an import.
“But now the tree’s going to blossom. It’s going to have more and more fruits, and I think you’ll see that.Borderlandsis going to be one of those perfect apples on there.”
So there you go. 2K is apparently going to be full of fruits, andBorderlandsis a perfect apple. As if I didn’t want this game badly enough, the knowledge that I can now bake it into a delicious pie has thoroughly sealed the deal. Seriously, this game is pretty much my most anticipated game of 2009 right now, and I can’t wait to play it.
