Gearbox Boss teases Borderlands 4, in an announcement widely regarded as a legendary attempt to spin the biggest movie flop of the year into the positive. Rather than lay low until everyone forgets about the Borderlands movie, Randy Pitchford hits X with teasers of a new Borderlands game.
Borderlands 4 Game Rumors Follow “Forgettable” Borderlands Movie
Despite receiving only a 9% rating on Rotten Tomatoes and only a 27 out of 100 on Metacritic, Gearbox Boss Randy Pitchford has insisted that many people enjoyed the Borderlands movie. His defiance against hard facts has even seen him block anyone on X who disagrees with his view on the movie - including many long-term Borderlands community members.
While Pitchford has promised to undo some of the damage, he's trying to change the subject with an imminent announcement of the Borderlands 4 game. Meanwhile, this isn't the first teaser about a potential Borderlands 4 release date. Last month, he hinted that he'll talk about what his studio is working on 'sooner rather than later.'
A Borderlands 4 Trailer Coming Soon?
Five years after the Borderlands 3 game, it appears that Pitchford's idea was about using the movie to create extra hype to unveil the new game. However, since that didn't work, Pitchford seems interested in letting the cat out of the bag anyway.
In a tweet possibly aimed at the gaming community, Borderlands says,
'So what you're saying is: You like what my friends and I do with our Borderlands video games even more than you like what some of the biggest and best cast and crew of filmmakers on the planet have done. I'm super flattered! We're working extra hard for you on what's next…'
"What's Next" has led many to suggest that a Borderlands 4 trailer is happening soon, perhaps at the Gamescom Opening Night Live event on August 20. While no leaks or rumors support the suggestion, nothing removes the possibility that a Borderlands 4 teaser might just come in between any of the upcoming 2024 game releases.
The game may also be getting a separate online reveal event that has managed to stay within the top secrets of the game's producer. However, everyone seems to be interested instead in the potential contents of a trailer once it gets out - especially how much it shares with the movie.
While the movie had been a loose adaptation of the first game, it was shelved for several years before release, so Gearbox has lots of time to refer to it in detail when creating Borderlands 4.
Conclusion
Following a rather forgettable Borderlands movie, Randy Pitchford, the Gearbox Boss teases Borderlands 4 in a social media post. Many observers believe this is a move to divert the Borderlands community's attention to upcoming official information about a new project that many suggest is a Borderlands 4 trailer. However, at the time of writing, no other information, including leaks, confirms the rumors.