The highly anticipated Borderlands 4 made a grand entrance at The Game Awards 2024, showcasing its first gameplay trailer and reaffirming its 2025 release window. This follows an earlier teaser trailer released over the summer, which provided little more than a glimpse of what was to come. Now, fans finally have a better understanding of the next installment in the popular looter-shooter franchise.
This upcoming title puts players in the role of a legendary Vault Hunter embarking on a quest to uncover a hidden alien treasure. True to the Borderlands formula, this journey involves copious amounts of explosive combat and the relentless pursuit of valuable loot. The latest trailer also offers a sneak peek at several new characters, likely representing the playable Vault Hunters available upon release.
Borderlands 4 represents the fifth mainline entry in the series, following Borderlands (2009), Borderlands 2 (2012), Borderlands: The Pre-Sequel (2014), and Borderlands 3 (2019). The franchise has also spawned a wealth of spin-off titles, including Borderlands Legends (2012), Tiny Tina’s Assault on Dragon Keep (2013), Tales from the Borderlands (2014), Tiny Tina’s Wonderlands (2022), and New Tales from the Borderlands (2022). Additionally, several re-releases have been made available, such as Borderlands: The Handsome Collection (2015) and Borderlands Legendary Collection (2020).
While Borderlands 2 arguably remains the most critically acclaimed and commercially successful entry in the series, Borderlands 3 enjoyed significant popularity during the previous console generation. The development cycle for Borderlands 4 has been noticeably longer, likely attributed to the increasing complexity of game development rather than a lack of interest or motivation from Gearbox Software.
Gearbox has yet to announce a concrete release date for Borderlands 4 beyond the 2025 window. However, given the recent trailer reveal, more information is expected soon.
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