The Gamescom 2024 livestream kicked off with an exclusive trailer announcement that millions of seasoned Vault hunters have been waiting for. After continuous rumors and leaks about the development process, Gearbox’s Borderlands 4 is now officially set for release sometime in 2025.
This is the latest sequel in the critically acclaimed looter shooter franchise after Borderlands 3 was released back in 2019, and the story-driven New Tales from the Borderlands in 2022. Rumors of Borderlands 4 first started in 2021, with the founder of Gearbox Randy Pitchford was not. away from hints about it, hinting that the game would be coming “sooner rather than later”.
Now those rumors are a reality, as the first announcement trailer for Borderlands 4 kicked off Gamescom 2024, although it was predictably short and sweet. With no dialogue ever, we get a quick shot of the Firehawk logo (meaning Lilith will be back in some fashion), and an unidentified planet full of what looks like Eridium imploding and crashing into another planet.
Among the fiery debris, a hand reaches into a crater and picks up one of the all-too-recognizable masks worn by the franchise’s psycho enemies, and the trailer closes with the game’s title in its iconic bold gold lettering.
Now we know that it will soon be time for Vault hunters to strap on their brightest weapons for more attacks from quirky alien monsters, and hopefully a prominent new villain (someone on par with Handsome Jack, please). In addition to our most beloved mermaid, it is not yet known which other characters will be included among the recurring cast for the game along with new ones. We can assume that as per tradition, the game will provide players with a roster of new playable characters, hopefully with lots of new abilities that are, as the games like to say, “bad”.
Borderlands 4 is set to release sometime in 2025. It can now be listed on Steam, and will also be available on PS4 and Xbox Series X|S. Check out the announcement trailer for the game below.
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