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$112 million Borderlands movie was a critical and commercial disaster, but Gearbox boss Randy Pitchford just wants you to know "it would have been way worse if I directed it"

OK, thanks for letting me know

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Borderlands 4 could have looked very different – the OG RPG initially had realistic visuals that were too similar to Fallout 3, so Gearbox "rebuilt the whole game" after 2 weeks of experimenting led to its iconic comic style

Gearbox was "already taking every risk," but decided to "do what our heart says is right"

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'The rocket is your savior!': New live-action 'Borderlands 4' trailer urges humans to 'Quit Earth', and we can't argue

A new live-action trailer for the upcoming sci-game "Borderlands 4" is here urging us all to "Quit Earth" and get on the rocket.

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"We tend to commit to the bit": Gearbox boss Randy Pitchford talks Borderlands 4, the evolution of looter-shooters, and $80 game discourse

Gamescom 2025 | Randy Pitchford tells us how Gearbox went from seeing the industry predict that Borderlands "would find no audience, to being one of the leading video game franchises in the world"

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The Borderlands 4 endgame is detailed — how Gearbox plans to keep Vault Hunters hooked

Borderlands 4’s endgame brings Ultimate Vault Hunter Mode, weekly challenges, Firmware gear sets, Specializations, and Pearlescent loot to keep Vault Hunters hooked.

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Borderlands 4 boss Randy Pitchford says "Nintendo just had the most successful new console launch in the history of video game consoles" with the Switch 2, so of course he wants to "bring more games to it"

"The Nintendo Switch 2 is an awesome, awesome machine"

GamesRadar

Borderlands 4’s post‑launch plans are stacked — and yes, even the “Invincible” bosses can be farmed

Gearbox has revealed Borderlands 4’s post-launch roadmap, including two major story expansions, four bounty packs, free Invincible bosses, seasonal events, and the Gilded Glory pre-order bonus packed with Legendary loot.

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Borderlands 4 post-launch content roadmap- Bounty Packs, Invincible boss, and more

The party is getting bigger.

Destructoid

Borderlands 4 endgame and post-launch roadmap revealed: You can start new characters at level 30 after beating the campaign, there are weekly challenges, and the first story pack is "cosmic horror" with "a bloodier, darker tone"

The first few months of post-launch Borderlands 4 updates include a revamped Ultimate Vault Hunter mode, "Weekly Wildcard" missions, and much more

GamesRadar

Borderlands 4's new endgame mode will let you skip the campaign so you're ready for the next year of seasonal events and bosses

The post-campaign mode will be like playing a different game.

PC Gamer

Marvel Directors Blew Everything Up For The New 'Borderlands 4' Trailer

Inverse has the exclusive reveal of 'Borderlands 4's new live-action trailer, and the story behind its creation by the directors of 'Daredevil: Born Again.'

Inverse

Gearbox boss Randy Pitchford feels like "we're just getting started" with Borderlands spin-off Tiny Tina's Wonderlands: "I would bet that we are going to spend more time on that"

Gearbox has "a whole team of people that love fantasy"

GamesRadar

Gearbox boss Randy Pitchford admits Borderlands has gone "too far" in the past, but promises Borderlands 4 has hit the sweet spot

We're in the Goldilocks zone now

GamesRadar

Borderlands 3 'sometimes felt like parody' of itself, say writers, but 4 aims to fix that: 'If I tried to put a meme in the game, he would come to my house with a baseball bat'

The aim is to land on "humor, levity, and authentic character storytelling that takes itself seriously."

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Are you prepared to peer into the soul of Claptrap? Borderlands 4 features an 'emotional' Claptrap moment that 'really hits hard,' says Gearbox

Will I finally feel bad for bullying Claptrap?

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Borderlands 4 writers say the previous game "sometimes felt like parody," and while there's at least one meme in the new loot shooter "it does not involve a Skibidi Toilet"

"If I tried to put a meme in the game, he would come to my house with a baseball bat"

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Gearbox boss Randy Pitchford is "a little nervous" about Borderlands 4 because it can be harder than previous games and not everyone wants a big challenge

If you just want to zen out in an RPG, you can always grind your way to the top

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Gearbox's Randy Pitchford says Borderlands "ushered in a whole new genre" of looter shooters, and imitators get it wrong when they "twist it too far," unlike Gearbox: "We tend to commit to the bit"

"Borderlands is the borderland between a role-playing game and a shooter"

PC Gamer

Randy Pitchford says Borderlands 4 is worth $200, but he wishes 'they'd give it away'

I guess $70 is an OK compromise between free or $200.

GamesRadar

Gearbox boss Randy Pitchford says the game industry once expected a genre experiment like Borderlands to "die," but it actually became "one of the leading video game franchises in the world": "It's kind of humbling"

"We are always exploring the boundaries"

Destructoid

Borderlands 4’s new Kairos location offers a more active open world through adaptive mechanics, devs say

Destructoid interviewed top Gearbox devs at gamescom to learn more about the new planet.

GamesRadar

Gearbox boss Randy Pitchford says "I think they could charge $200" for Borderlands 4, "you can't find a better value in the world for any type of entertainment," then adds: "I wish they'd give it away, because then everyone would play it"

You might worry about pricing, but Randy Pitchford won't

PC Gamer

Borderlands 4 has 'more passive perks than all the previous Borderlands combined'—uh, is that a good thing?

There's around 80 per character.

GamesRadar

Borderlands 4 designer points to Baldur's Gate 3 as an RPG inspiration for Gearbox's new and improved buildcrafting: "I want to hit the end game and be doing billions of damage"

Gearbox says you can use Borderlands 4's characters "in a bunch of different ways"

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