Borderlands 4 could not have been formally unveiled but, however there’s little doubt in anybody’s thoughts {that a} new instalment within the extremely profitable franchise is certainly in growth at Gearbox Leisure. That, by the way, has now been confirmed by the studio’s new father or mother firm.
It was not too long ago introduced that Embracer Group has offered Gearbox Leisure (together with the rights to quite a lot of the studio’s IP, together with Borderlands) to Take-Two Interactive. Within the aftermath, in a press launch asserting the acquisition, longtime Borderlands writer 2K – the Take-Two label beneath which Gearbox will function – has confirmed that the looter shooter collection’ subsequent instalment is within the works.
“We’ve got cherished partnering with Gearbox on each iteration of the Borderlands franchise and are excited to be in lively growth on the subsequent installment within the collection,” mentioned 2K president David Ismailer.
In November final 12 months, it was reported that each Borderlands 4 and Tiny Tina’s Wonderlands 2 had been talked about on a former Gearbox Leisure worker’s LinkedIn web page. In the meantime, earlier this month, it was reported that the previous’s growth group had seen management shake-ups, whereas the latter had obtained a “delicate reboot” in manufacturing.
Earlier this 12 months, Gearbox CEO Randy Pitchford additionally labelled the subsequent Borderlands sport as “the best factor we’ve ever completed.”
