You Can Download Tales from the Borderlands Episode 1 for Free on PS4, PS3 Right Now

Final episode gets a release date, too

by Robert Ramsey Thu 8th Oct 2015

Oh, well this is quite a nice little surprise for anyone that hasn't sampled Tales from the Borderlands yet. The story's first episode is now free to download, play, and complete on PlayStation 4 and PlayStation 3, developer Telltale has announced. Alongside this pleasant news, it's also revealed a release date for the fifth and final episode in the series - it'll launch on the 20th October on both of the aforementioned consoles.

We weren't all that enthralled with the idea of a narrative driven experience based upon what is essentially a shoot-and-loot extravaganza, but since reviewer Graham Banas has been awarding each episode some rather enticing review scores, we'd better stop questioning it. Even editor Sammy Barker thinks that the series is good, so it must be doing something right.

[source eurogamer.net]

Robert (or Rob if you're lazy) has been a fan of PlayStation since the 90s, when Tekken 2 introduced him to the incredible world of video games. He still takes his fighting games seriously, but RPGs are his true passion. The Witcher, Dragon Quest, Mass Effect, Final Fantasy, he's played 'em all — a little too much, some might say.

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vegeta11
Thu 8th Oct 2015

Nice I've waited to play 4 till 5 came out and I can play the last two episodes together. Freebie platinum here I come!

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stevie85
Thu 8th Oct 2015

Game of Thrones will surely have a release date soon enough.

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ztpayne7
Thu 8th Oct 2015

Thought this was a beyond stupid idea, but it has turned out to be my favorite telltale game. I'm glad to FINALLY see the conclusion - has it really been a year already?

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XFsWorld
Thu 8th Oct 2015

Oh well, I only spent $5..

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Frazzle
Thu 8th Oct 2015

Still shows as £3.99 for me on the PS4 store and on the internet store.

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benrawr
Thu 8th Oct 2015

This series is fantastic, but the first episode is just tedious, nobody will be coerced by this

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teknium_
Thu 8th Oct 2015

£3.99 is pretty cheap...but its not free

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Kai_
Thu 8th Oct 2015

Same day as Life Is Strange. Why do this. Now I have to decide which to play first.

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themcnoisy
Fri 9th Oct 2015

@benrawr really? The first episode was awesome. Go play it everyone.

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Tasuki
Fri 9th Oct 2015

Well it's hard for me to pass on a Telltale game especially when it's free.

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Splat
Fri 9th Oct 2015

@Tasuki - It's really enjoyable. I'm a Borderlands and TT fan but wasn't sure how the two would mix. It turns out they mix very well...

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SteveButler2210
Fri 9th Oct 2015

Probably should have waited to try this first, but instead I just bought the complete series. Heard so many good things about it, and it was only £7.99 in the sale so I couldn't resist!