The Borderlands spinoff looter-shooter Tiny Tina’s Wonderlands is fairly good, for those who’re into that type of factor, and it was apparently one thing of a shock hit too: Publisher Take-Two Interactive stated in 2022 that the sport “outperformed our expectations” and was “the very best new franchise launch from 2K in a number of years.” Given all that, you may need anticipated extra Tiny Tina to occur in pretty brief order—but it surely did not.
The cause, Gearbox boss Randy Pitchford lately defined on Twitter, is straightforward: Borderlands 4. “I want we may’ve managed some huge marketing campaign DLC, however no means to do this *and* put the deal with Borderlands 4 that we would have liked to,” he tweeted. “I’m sorry I couldn’t discuss it on the time, however the world is the world.”
Pitchford additionally denied the suggestion that Tiny Tina’s Wonderlands was a failure, saying it was “removed from a flop.”
The timeline matches: Pitchford was hinting at a brand new Borderlands sport means again in May 2021, almost a yr earlier than Tiny Tina’s Wonderlands rolled out, and whereas it was presumably early days at that time, Gearbox’s consideration was clearly already shifting to Borderlands 4.Â
Also in all probability related is the truth that Tiny Tina’s Wonderlands was not a full-fat sport unto itself: Australian editor Jody Macgregor described it as “greater than an growth, smaller than a standalone Borderlands sport” in his 70% overview.
None of which is to say that Tiny Tina’s Wonderlands is completed eternally. This is videogames, in any case, the place sequels reign supreme, and Pitchford has fairly lately instructed that extra is in retailer. In a July interview with GamesRadar, he stated the success of Tiny Tina’s Wonderlands is “one thing we are able to construct on,” and that “it is cheap for our followers to count on extra there.” Just, y’know, not till someday after Borderlands 4. Which, for the report, is at present slated to occur someday in 2025.
