Beginning today, players can find new Borderlands: The Pre-Sequel -themed skins for their Borderlands 2 characters.

There are six unique heads and skins , with one for each Borderlands 2 character. Each new skin represents a character from the Pre-Sequel, and as of now, all six are available as extremely rare loot drops. However, on the dates listed below, the skins can be periodically unlocked using Shift codes that Gearbox Software plans to release.• July 18: Axton as Athena• July 25: Salvador as Wilhelm• Aug. 1: Maya as Nisha• Aug. 8: Zer0 as Claptrap• Aug. 15: Gaige as Moon Moxxi• Aug. 22: Krieg as a ScavBorderlands: The Pre-Sequel releases Oct. 14 in North America, and Oct. 17 internationally. In one of our numerous previews of the upcoming Xbox 360 and PS3 title, IGN praised the skill-building and flexibility of the new characters , and also sat down with two Gearbox developers for a narrated gameplay walkthrough

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