Borderlands (Aug 14, 2009 prototype)

	Download Borderlands (Aug 14, 2009 prototype) (info)
	Error: The download file provided does not exist, please upload it or fix the file name if it's incorrect.
	Download Borderlands (Aug 14, 2009 prototype) from external mirror

Borderlands (Aug 14, 2009 prototype)
Borderlands (Aug 14, 2009 prototype)
Build date	Aug 14, 2009
Build name	Preview
Dump status	Released, redump needed
Dumped by	Anonymous
Released by	Hidden Palace, ObscureGamers
File release date	December 25, 2022
Origin	DVD-R
Lot	Project Deluge
Labels	Borderlands preview code
Dump method	Memorex MRX-650LE v6 AM61 (PowerISO)
Game	Borderlands
System	Xbox 360
Genre	Action role-playing, First-person shooter
Final build	JP Aug 27, 2009 ; EU Aug 27, 2009 ; US Aug 27, 2009 ;
Release date	JP Feb 25, 2010 ; EU Oct 23, 2009; US Oct 20, 2009 ;

A prototype of Borderlands for the Xbox 360.

Notes

Predates the final retail build by 13 days.
Requires the console date to be set to a date closer to when the build was created. It is unclear what the cutoff is. Setting the console to August 14, 2009 allows the game to boot
Displays Press Preview Build text during loading
Additional differences are unknown.
This build was also available on Terarelease 3.0. (2022) although in a different format.
Original filename (In Terarelease 3.0.): Borderlands (Aug 14, 2009) [Preview].rar
XEX information:
- Header Maker ID: TT
- Header Product Code: 2023
- Header Title: Borderlands
- Header PE Name: default.exe
- Header Executable Name: /default.xex
- Header: Executable Checksum (MD5): bc53cc23d81f2d336349d5d6564d6aa3
Miscellaneous Notes:
- Game is emulatable in either Xenia or Xenia-Canary: No (as of December 25, 2022).
  - Issues: Xenia itself crashes at boot with no warning.

On hardware, it causes the console to reboot. If launched from an XDK menu, it leaves a crash dump

Archive Contents:

File	Type	Date	Size	SHA-1
X360 - Borderlands preview code.bin	File	2021-10-10 07:24:38	1.5 GB	74c0c083ee5aa4a692bf30818d58eaac49ccd498
X360 - Borderlands preview code.cue	File	2021-10-10 07:20:11	97 bytes	d9cc199b7b8111def93de7a0cf8616d0febdf764
X360 - Borderlands preview code.JPG	File	2021-10-24 01:10:54	1.75 MB	58eeb24a0d63ab6e482c5fa330e6bd3f079ce53e

Download File:

File	Type	Date	Size	Comment	SHA-1
Borderlands (Aug 14, 2009 prototype).7z	7zip Archive	2021-10-25 12:20:53	1.18 GB	Download file	883f6cc5ac7964d603820d81a4022cc72bb7e978

A huge thanks to Sazpaimon for researching this prototype! And a huge thanks to the anonymous donor that allowed for this release to happen!