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Kaan Serin

Gearbox was "honored" to invite a terminally ill fan to play Borderlands 4 early: "His courage, strength, and determination are an inspiration to us all"

Borderlands 4 Bandit mask.

Developer Gearbox Software has shared some kind words for a terminally ill fan who was able to play an early build of the upcoming Borderlands 4, saying the team was "honored to host him" at the studio.

37-year-old Caleb McAlpine recently took to social media to share that a terminal cancer diagnosis has given him only months to live in the worst-case scenario, and under two years to live if his chemotherapy treatment goes well. Unsure of whether he'd be able to see Borderlands 4 at launch, McAlpine then had a simple request for fellow "die hard" fans of the looter shooter series. "Is there anyone that knows how to get in touch with Gearbox to see if there is a way to play the game early?" he asked last month.

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