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The new Borderlands 4 trailer feels like an extreme parody of the 2025 games industry: a (literal) bloodbath caused by board members killing cool ideas to save money

New Vault Hunter Rafa gets one of Gearbox's bloodiest trailers yet

Borderlands 4 has the "biggest world" Gearbox has ever made, and it's as seamless as it can be thanks to the power of "technical bulls***" that allows for "less borders, more lands"

Borderlands 4 has the "biggest world" Gearbox has ever made, and it's as seamless as it can be thanks to the power of "technical bulls***" that allows for "less borders, more lands"

"Let's not limit the player"

"Borderlands is already bats**t," says Gearbox boss Randy Pitchford, so why should Borderlands 4 "care about the laws of physics" with new movement tech

"Borderlands is already bats**t," says Gearbox boss Randy Pitchford, so why should Borderlands 4 "care about the laws of physics" with new movement tech

"What if we just freed ourselves and found the most fun way to maneuver around?"

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Randy Pitchford says Borderlands 4 is intended to "bring new people in" to the series, and I can only hope it's better at that than the Borderlands movie and its $110 million loss

But don't worry - Gearbox wants to "look after" old fans too

Gearbox's Randy Pitchford celebrates Borderlands 4 going gold by explaining what that means: "The moment we're done is about as monumental as anything we experience in our lives"

This has real "back in my day" energy

Risk of Rain 2, now under Borderlands house Gearbox, vows to take “full responsibility” for AI art it calls a “mistake” – “We are sending the designer to the Void Fields as punishment”

"The new Acrid was real. You will see him again soon."

"The meme is over": Borderlands 4 fans sigh in relief as Gearbox puts out a trailer that isn't for Vex, showing off series throwback Rafa, who might be the best melee Vault Hunter ever made

Vexlands has ended, return to melee

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Borderlands 4 boss confirms "there will be a download, even for physical copies" on Switch 2, which will "mostly" run at 30 FPS "with some dips"

Borderlands 4 boss confirms "there will be a download, even for physical copies" on Switch 2, which will "mostly" run at 30 FPS "with some dips"

Sounds like physical versions of Borderlands 4 on Switch 2 will be game-key cards

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"

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

Borderlands 4 devs say designing their dark interpretation of the Siren "was development hell," but now her look is "the chef's kiss to her action skills"

Borderlands 4 devs say designing their dark interpretation of the Siren "was development hell," but now her look is "the chef's kiss to her action skills"

"Goth girl" Vex is Gearbox's "darkest take" on the Siren formula yet

Borderlands 4 is releasing in just under 2 months, so I'm revisiting the 5 best Gearbox games while I count down the days

Borderlands 4 is releasing in just under 2 months, so I'm revisiting the 5 best Gearbox games while I count down the days

From Risk of Rain to Brothers in Arms, here are the best Gearbox games to play while we wait for Borderlands 4

Gearbox reveals a surprising series first coming in Borderlands 4: Vex is the first playable Siren to "focus specifically on kinetic damage," which is great news for lifesteal lovers like me

Gearbox reveals a surprising series first coming in Borderlands 4: Vex is the first playable Siren to "focus specifically on kinetic damage," which is great news for lifesteal lovers like me

Vex sounds like a warlock ranger, which sounds pretty cool

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'

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.

Borderlands 4 has "well over 200" collectibles that are so well hidden, Gearbox boss Randy Pitchford expects "most players will never see any of them"

Borderlands 4 has "well over 200" collectibles that are so well hidden, Gearbox boss Randy Pitchford expects "most players will never see any of them"

Be prepared to look far and wide

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Borderlands 4 narrative director reveals his biggest uncertainty, and looking at the script, yeah, I get it: "The crowd falls apart like that guy in the cube that gets cubed in the movie Cube"

Vex's gory story trailer was "the biggest 'I have no idea what's going to happen when I turn in this script' moment" for the Borderlands 4 story lead

Gearbox releases an intensely gory Borderlands 4 character trailer, cementing that I will be playing as the Siren for the fourth time

Sign me up for the Vex brigade

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

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

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Randy Pitchford asks fans if they'd swallow future Borderlands exclusivity deals, almost 10,000 people say just put your damn games on Steam

Which, I have to be honest, you could see coming a mile away.

Randy Pitchford asks fans "would you pre-order Borderlands 4" on your "favorite" PC game store "if you knew that would influence exclusivity decisions," is overwhelmingly told Steam is all that matters

The real answer would be not to do exclusives for either launcher

Borderlands 4 dev says "the way we've done guns before is great," but Gearbox is still overhauling its weapons to offer even "more opportunity for surprise"

Gearbox is smashing whole manufacturers together for its new system

Disastrous Borderlands movie gets the faintest of praise from Gearbox boss Randy Pitchford, who says it's a "miracle" the film even exists, which makes it "amazing" in his eyes

Borderlands only grossed $33 million at the box office

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.

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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