Just over a month after its original release date, Borderlands will be hit with a pack of downloadable content. The Zombie Island of Dr. Ned, which was actually announced before the game was even on store shelves, will be made available on November 24th for the Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3 for $9.99/800. PC release? No one knows, yet, but I imagine it won't be too long...

$10 is pretty expensive for a game that came out so recently, and anyone who has just spent $60 on it might agree. Everyone knows you're supposed to give out some crappy free DLC first to ease to blow. Duh. Luckily, the game doesn't suck, or else people would be much more upset. On the contrary, if you remember our review you'd know that we quite liked it.

The original press release is below (from a few weeks back) which has some more information on the wonderful zombie-filled island. I'll be spending the money day and date, how about you?

2K Games Announces First Downloadable Content for Borderlands™

The Zombie Island of Dr. Ned to infect players later this year

New York, NY - October 15, 2009 – 2K Games announced today that the first piece of downloadable content for Borderlands™, The Zombie Island of Dr. Ned, is planned for release later this year for all available platforms for $9.99 (800 Microsoft Points). The Zombie Island of Dr. Ned is in development at Gearbox Software and is the first in a series of downloadable expansions that will enhance the Borderlands mayhem in fun and exciting ways.

Tasked with keeping the workers of Jakobs Cove alive, Dr. Ned (who is not related to Dr. Zed from Fyrestone) does his job a little too well, creating zombies and other abominations that now run rampant in this region. Players will have to work alongside Dr. Ned as they embark on a quest to cure the inhabitants of Jakobs Cove in this full-fledged expansion filled with new enemies, new quests and rare loot drops.

Featuring extensive co-op integration that seamlessly blends the single-player and multiplayer experiences, Borderlands allows players to freely join or leave each other’s games at any time for collaborative mayhem or the freedom to choose to play in full single-player mode to experience the world on their own. Borderlands also includes a groundbreaking weapon generation system that offers a near infinite variety of weapons to the player. Borderlands combines these features with addictive non-stop action to form a breakthrough experience that challenges the conventions of modern shooters and RPGs.

Developed by Gearbox Software, Borderlands™ is available at retailers in North America beginning October 20 for the PlayStation® 3 computer entertainment system and the Xbox 360® video game and entertainment system from Microsoft, and beginning October 23 internationally.  The Windows PC version will ship to retailers in North America and internationally on October 26 and October 30, respectively. Borderlands is rated M for Mature by the ESRB.