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Gearbox develops "Borderlands 4"

Gearbox is developing a new installment in its legendary shooter series: "Borderlands 4" is set to be launched in 2025.

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Six years after "Borderlands 3", a new installment in the series is set to be released: As part of the Gamescom opening show Opening Night Live, the US developer studio showed a first render trailer for "Borderlands 4".

No gameplay scenes can be seen in the trailer, the video only shows pre-rendered scenes. All that is known so far is the release date: "Borderlands 4" is due to be launched in 2025, but there is no exact date yet.

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The release platforms can be seen at the end of the trailer: "Borderlands 4" will therefore be released for PC, Xbox Series X/S and Playstation 5.

Gearbox has already set up a Steam page: "Are you up for becoming a legendary chamber hunter as you search for a secret alien treasure and blast everything in your path? ", it simply says.

"Borderlands 4" will be the first Gearbox game after the Take-Two takeover: In March, the former parent company Embracer announced the sale of the cult development studio for 460 million US dollars. Embracer had only bought Gearbox itself in 2021. The publisher transferred 363 million US dollars directly at the time, with performance targets pushing the price up to 1.3 billion US dollars. However, it is unclear how much of this was ultimately achieved.

The deal with Take-Two includes Gearbox Software in Texas, Gearbox Montréal and Gearbox Quebec. The well-known Gearbox brands "Borderlands", "Homeworld", "Risk of Rain", "Brothers in Arms" and "Duke Nukem" were also transferred to Take-Two as part of the transaction. Meanwhile, Embracer retains Gearbox Publishing in San Francisco, which was known as Perfect World Entertainment until 2022.

After "Borderlands 3", Gearbox developed a spin-off called "Tiny Tina's Wonderlands" and the adventure game "New Tales from the Borderlands", among others.

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This article was originally published in German. It was translated with technical assistance and editorially reviewed before publication.