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Kaan Serin

Borderlands 4 seemingly throws shade at former owner Embracer with an AI toilet and rundown town ruled by a king in a hot tub

A mask in front of flames during the upcoming PS5 game, Borderlands 4.

Borderlands has never shied away from poking fun at modern pop culture using really silly humor as its weapon. It's no surprise, then, that Borderlands 4 includes more than a few jokey nods to real life. What is surprising is that one maybe-joke aims a little closer to home – at developer Gearbox Software's former owner, that is.

As reported by Kotaku (and spotted by another GamesRadar+ writer who's played the game), one early-ish-game location is suspiciously called 'Embracer's Bluff.' Gearbox was previously owned by Embracer Group. Coincidence?

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