I’m not even a Borderlands man and I’ve to confess this newest Borderlands 4 trailer appears enjoyable. Randy and Randy (that is Varnell and Pitchford, respectively) appeared at Sony’s State of Play stream to point out off extra of Borderlands 4’s acrobatic gun antics.
But the largest information is a launch date: Borderlands 4 is out September 23, 2025. That’s a Tuesday, for those who’re curious. Multiple failed makes an attempt to get into Borderlands 3 and that unusual Tiny Tina recreation have shooed me away from the sequence, however I’m seeing tons to love within the sliding, double leap, and grapple hook—is Borderlands a motion shooter now? Ok, I’m leaning in.
This is our greatest have a look at Borderlands 4 gameplay but. Gearbox additionally had a trailer throughout The Game Awards in December, however that one was extra centered on characters and humor, features of Borderlands I am unable to say I’ve ever thought extremely of. Maybe Borderlands 4 can be a turning level. Back in September, narrative director Sam Winkler stated:
“We wish to ensure the participant and the vault hunters are the central characters of our story. We wish to ensure the world is reactive, that the world is grounded. That whereas we maintain our humor that brings lots of people coming again to our franchise, we wish to be sure that it is situational, that it emerges naturally.”
Hopefully Borderlands 4’s humor emerges extra naturally than within the Borderlands movie, a crucial and industrial flop that didn’t change into the large cross-media “second” for Borderlands Gearbox hoped for.
