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The Latest Breaking News from Borderlands 4

Borderlands 4 sets Switch 2 release date for October, Gearbox's Randy Pitchford decrees from a literal throne as he calls Nintendo's new console a "fricking awesome platform"

Gearbox boss Randy Pitchford confirmed the date himself, in a weird video message of course

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Borderlands 4 is hiding more than 200 collectible Marcus bobbleheads in hard-to-reach places, and Randy Pitchford reckons 'most players will never see any of them'

But he has provided some hints.

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Borderlands 4 will have a "very ambitious" endgame, but not everyone is happy about having less skill points as creative director argues "you lose build diversity" with too many

Gearbox doubles down on a meaningful endgame and skill customisation, but not all fans are convinced that fewer points mean better builds

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As Borderlands 4 fans create a skill tree planner months before launch, creative director issues a reminder that "the game isn't done yet" and their builds are "subject to change"

The planner is only for Vex and Rafa though, so business as usual for the remaining characters

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Borderlands 4's jetpack and grappling hook were prophesied 6 years ago through a Borderlands 3 joke poking fun at the era's FPS tropes by shooting them into space

Who is laughing now?

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Borderlands 4 director says the FPS is "more intense" than others in the series while Randy Pitchford hints its toughest boss hasn't even been shown

How much tougher will it get?

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Borderlands 4 dev says it's getting this beloved feature late — here's why it won't be at launch

Gearbox Software's Borderlands 4 is getting the beloved Photo Mode feature, but it's not coming at launch. Here's why.

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Gearbox confirms Borderlands 4 will get photo mode in a post-launch update: "We've always planned for it"

"We just needed to spend a bit more time on things that would directly impact QoL of playing the game"

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Borderlands 4 isn't a "cynical" sequel that's only being made "to meet the market," but because Gearbox wants to improve movement like it improved Borderlands 3's gunplay

"We want to make it feel like we're breaking fresh ground again"

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Baldur's Gate 3 dev buying Borderlands 4 "day one" despite calling out its price controversy and thinking Borderlands 3's writing "was a dry-ass turkey dropped 8 months after Thanksgiving"

"I have a lot of faith in its writers"

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Borderlands 4's $70 price is "extremely unlikely" to have been influenced by backlash to Randy Pitchford's "real fan" comment, Baldur's Gate 3 publishing director says, even if he thought it was "gross"

$70 is just a cheaper entry point for a co-op game

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I had a preview of Borderlands 4 – and it could be the best looter shooter of all time

I spent two hours playing the new launch ahead of its September release

The Independent UK

Borderlands 4 Hands-On: Several changes to basic Borderlands gameplay make for a new and vastly improved FPS experience

At a base level, it just feels way more slick and fun.

Destructoid

Borderlands 4 might be the series' turning point – after 3 hours of playing it, here's what caught me off guard

What I found made me rethink what Borderlands is becoming.

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After 4 hours with Borderlands 4 I'm not yet sold on its biggest changes, but Gearbox says "it would be strange" if Borderlands wasn't "constantly growing and adapting"

Summer Preview | "Less borders, more lands" is the driving Borderlands 4 to new heights, but I'm not sure all of them landing as intended

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Borderlands 4 is getting "a TON of awesome DLC," including "a range of free and paid updates," according to Gearbox boss Randy Pitchford, who continues to be "stoked" that the game is only $70

Four DLCs and two story expansions have been confirmed so far

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Borderlands 4 system requirements demand 8 CPU cores and 8 GB of VRAM but the reality is probably a bit more forgiving than that

An AMD Ryzen 5 9600X will surely run Borderlands 4 just fine.

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Borderlands 4 boss Randy Pitchford wants to know what makes a game bigger or better, and he's using Borderlands 2 and 3 to find out

It's time for a good, old-fashioned community poll

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After Borderlands 4 price comment backlash and a smoldering review bombing, series fans turn a new offer of golden keys from Randy Pitchford into the latest theater: "Surprised the code wasn't 'for the true fans'"

Fans still aren't happy about the recent "real fan" comment

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Randy Pitchford asks fans to 'play the game first' before judging Borderlands 4's new minimap-free HUD

There's no minimap in Borderlands 4, the Gearbox CEO confirmed: "We want you to play the game and not play the map."

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Gearbox said Borderlands 4 isn't an open-world game, but it sure looks open-world to me: tons of aerial movement, "no need to pick up a mission" for many surprises, and your own vehicle on command

There's even "dynamic weather and events"

PC Gamer

Randy Pitchford says Borderlands 4's new release date 'is literally 0% about any other product’s actual or theoretical launch date,' and you know he's talking about Grand Theft Auto 6

The Borderlands 4 release date was moved up by nearly two weeks, and we're all wondering why.

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'Borderlands 4's New Release Date Is Another Clue In 'The GTA 6' Mystery

'Borderlands 4' is now releasing 11 days early, which calls into question whether the shift has anything to do with the yet-to-be-revealed release date for Take Two's other blockbuster, GTA 6.

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Borderlands 4 – Gameplay, release date, cross-play, and everything you need to know

Borderlands is gearing up for another explosive adventure with Borderlands 4. This game promises more mayhem, enemies to blow up, awesome guns to loot, and cross-play support. Here’s everything you need to know about it.

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Borderlands 4: Release date, trailers & everything we know about Gearbox's upcoming co-op shooter

The Pandora saga might be over, but Borderlands is just evolving. Launching in 2025, this is everything we know about Borderlands 4.

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