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Student Created Borderlands Animated Short Films Now Available Online For Viewing
In March of last year, Gearbox announced a partnership with the The Academy of Art University in San Francisco to create short films based in the Borderlands universe. Today, you can see all of the short aniamted film products of that partnership online.
You can see each of the shorts below.
Loose Cannon Claptrap
The Darkest Day
The Bride of Frankentrap
Alongside the launch of these three shorts, Gearbox and 2K also released its previously announced documentary which covers the aforementioned partnership, as well as more about the general growth of the gaming industry and its cultural acceptance. To watch the full documentary, Art of the Game, head here.

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