Adam Fletcher, PR and marketing manager at Gearbox Software, has tweeted that there will not be an early release for Krieg the Psycho, the new Vault Hunter in Borderlands 2:

Earlier, excitement rose among the players of the game in anticipation of an early release after class mods for Krieg were discovered throughout the world of Pandora, including the Legendary Class Mod and the Slayer of Terramorphous Class Mod. These were introduced to the game as part of the 4/18 update, and players began finding them as drops as well as in vending machines.

Krieg the Psycho is set to come out sometimes in May, and the exact release date has not been announced as of the time of publication. Krieg, which has been dubbed as a "High Risk, High Reward" character, will cost $9.99 (or 800 MS Points), and will not be part of the Borderlands 2 Season Pass.