The inspiration for the biggest movie flop of the year is getting a long awaited sequel, at a very awkward time, as Borderlands returns. It’s clear the original idea here, was that the Borderlands movie would come out first and then a few weeks later Gearbox would triumphantly announce the game Borderlands 4, the first mainline entry in five years. The game reveal was the very first thing during the Gamescom Opening Night Live event on Tuesday night (the very last was the announcement that Indiana Jones And The Great Circle is coming to PlayStation 5 ) but the teaser trailer explained almost nothing.
The teaser trailer shows a mysterious meteorite crashing into an equally mysterious planet, as a robotic arm picks it up in first person, only for the object to be revealed as a Psycho mask – as warn by one of the game’s major factions and as usually featured on the box art. Perhaps there’s a clue as to who the arm belongs to, that hardcore fans will recognise, but on the face of it that’s all there was to the trailer, other than the release date of sometime in 2025. There’s no indication of when in 2025, but given it’s only just being teased now the obvious guess is probably relatively late in the year.
The new sequel will be available for Xbox Series X/S, PlayStation 5, and PC (and perhaps Switch 2 if it’s out by then). ‘Players will once again assume the role of a legendary Vault Hunter as they search for secret alien treasure while blasting everything in sig.