Gearbox’s first correct trailer for Borderlands 4 shares some acquainted trying gameplay and a brand new villain for gamers to battle.
Amid all of the shock bulletins at The Game Awards 2024, one factor all of us knew could be there was a brand new Borderlands 4 trailer, with sequence creator Randy Pitchford having beforehand promised correct gameplay footage and a ‘sick’ cinematic sequence.
The preliminary announcement at Gamescom in August revealed little or no, solely confirming a brand new planet to discover, though one fan who was capable of strive an early construct of the sport described it as ‘wonderful.’
Now everybody has a greater concept of what Borderlands 4 will look and play like, and… there doesn’t appear to be a lot in the best way of surprises.
The new trailer isn’t significantly lengthy, lasting simply over two minutes, however we do get a primary take a look at our 4 playable vault hunters, as they run round and shoot issues in typical Borderlands vogue.
While every little thing appears to be like pretty acquainted, developer Gearbox is describing Borderlands 4 as essentially the most ‘formidable’ entry but.
In a PlayStation Blog post, artistic director Graeme Timmins says, ‘Not solely are we evolving the franchise’s signature looter-shooter gameplay in new methods, however we’re dead-set on delivering the quintessential Borderlands expertise that followers know and love.’
The YouTube description for the trailer additionally boldly guarantees ‘billions of weapons’ (one thing Borderlands 3 boasted too, however technically refers to weapon variants) in addition to co-op for as much as 4 gamers.
For anybody within the plot, Borderlands 4 is confirmed to be set on the hidden world of Kairos. Thanks to the occasions of Borderlands 3, that noticed the moon of Elpis being moved in direction of Kairos, the planet was subsequently bombarded by meteorites and bandit masks.
Years later, a horde often known as the Rippers now stalks the planet sporting these bandit masks, however they’re apparently not the principle antagonists. That function belongs to a brand new foe referred to as the Timekeeper, a mysterious dictator, and his military of artificial troopers.
When will Borderlands 4 be launched?
Gearbox has not supplied a extra concrete launch date, leaving Borderlands 4 with a imprecise 2025 launch window. With GTA 6 anticipated to launch in autumn, we’d think about Borderlands 4 will both attempt to launch in the summertime or a lot later, as soon as the GTA hype winds down, possibly even in early 2026.
It’s price noting that Borderlands writer Take-Two additionally owns Rockstar Games, so that they’ll know precisely when GTA 6 is popping out and methods to keep away from it.
For now, Gearbox says it is going to share a gameplay debut in early 2025, so followers can sit up for a extra in-depth take a look at Borderlands 4 and hopefully any new mechanics throughout the coming months.
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