“Fastest selling new IP of 2009″ Borderlands has a new expansion, available now! Entitled The Zombie Island of Dr. Ned, the chapter is available for download via Microsoft’s XBOX Live and Sony’s PSN.

The storyline features Dr. Ned, a scientist given the task of keeping Jakob Cove’s workers alive. When his experiments go awry, leaving the Cove filled with vicious zombies, its the player’s task to work alongside him until they find a cure. The expansion will include new quests, new enemies, and new rare loot. Says president of 2K, Christoph Hartman:

“We are very excited to present fans of the highly acclaimed Borderlands with the first expansion. The Zombie Island of Dr. Ned presents a bold new storyline that entertains and excites, and simultaneously ensures that fans still receive the same great gameplay experience that made the original game a success.”

Now is it just me, or does the timing of this DLC have “originally unfinished content” written all over it? I could be wrong. DLC is getting so popular these days that its entirely possible that they created this alongside the game for a staggered release only one month after the game’s debut. But, as my programmer friend put it, “knowing developers, probably not”.

Ah well, I shouldn’t complain. There are worse things in this world than another chapter in one of the best games of the year. Now if they could just get a PC release date, I’d be all set! Be sure to check out our gallery of  The Zombie Island of Dr. Ned screens.

Windsor, UK – November 25, 2009 – 2K Games announced today that the first game add-on content for Borderlands™, The Zombie Island of Dr. Ned*, is now available for download from the Xbox® LIVE Marketplace for the Xbox 360® video game and entertainment system from Microsoft and the PlayStation®Network for 800 Microsoft Points and £6.29, respectively. Developed by Gearbox Software, The Zombie Island of Dr. Ned is the first in a series of electrifying downloadable expansions that continue the exhilarating Borderlands experience while upholding the franchise’s core gameplay elements.

Tasked with keeping the workers of Jakobs Cove alive, Dr. Ned does his job a little too well, creating flesh eating zombies and other ghastly abominations that now run rampant in this region. Players will have to work alongside Dr. Ned as they embark on an explosive journey to cure the decaying inhabitants of Jakobs Cove in this expansion filled with new formidable enemies, new grueling quests and rare loot drops.

“We are very excited to present fans of the highly acclaimed Borderlands with the first expansion,” said Christoph Hartmann, president of 2K. “The Zombie Island of Dr. Ned presents a bold new storyline that entertains and excites, and simultaneously ensures that fans still receive the same great gameplay experience that made the original game a success.”

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 fan favorite features with addictive non-stop action to form a breakthrough experience that challenges the conventions of modern shooters and RPGs.