There’s no such thing as a Lifetime Fan Appreciation Award for game developers, but if there was good ol’ Gearbox, the folks that brought us the addicting Borderlands would be a shoe-in.  Last month Borderlands fan Michael John Mamaril passed away at the age of 22 due to cancer; a friend, Carlo, submitted a request to Gearbox, asking that the smarmy robot mascot Claptrap read a short eulogy to Michael. Not only did Gearbox like the idea, they’ve also promised to make  Mike an NPC in the upcoming Borderlands 2.

Seriously, that is a damn fine show of appreciation by the developer. Check out the sound clip of Claptrap’s reading the eulogy below, and look for Mike’s NPC in Borderlands 2 in 2012.

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[Source] Destructoid