2K and Gearbox Software have officially confirmed long-anticipated sequel will launch in 2025. This was revealed in released during Gamescom Opening Night Live 2024, starring a mysterious asteroid planet, and a cyborg life form retrieving a Psycho mask. The trailer also teased the symbol of the Firehawk, which could suggest the appearance of siren, Lilith.
As confirmed by 2K, is the next “mainline” game in the franchise, and it will directly pick up the events of – so we’re likely to see many returning faces, including those with more ambiguous fates. In a minor tease for the future, 2K has confirmed players will “once again assume the role of a legendary Vault Hunter as they search for secret alien treasure while blasting everything in sight.” That’s not a particularly insightful line, as every major game has featured this plot – but regardless, there should now be plenty of excitement about .
“The team and I at Gearbox have a lot we’ve wanted to do with since we first introduced the looter shooter genre to the world with our original game,” Randy Pitchford, founder and President of the Gearbox Entertainment Company said in . “All of us at Gearbox have massive ambitions for and are putting everything we have into making everything we love about better than ever before while taking the game to new levels in exciting new directions.” What happens at the end of ? Given will pick up the threads of the franchise, we can assume some of the major mysteries.