2K President Confirms Borderlands 4 Is in Active Development

If we rewind the clock to February, we'll recall Gearbox's founder teasing that Borderlands 4 was shaping up to be their greatest masterpiece. It was an odd way to confirm a game's existence, sure, but it certainly got people talking.

Now, with Take-Two's acquisition of Gearbox from Embracer's restructuring fire sale, it's all hands on deck for what will hopefully be another chaotic, loot-filled romp through the Borderlands universe. Of course, every company will upsell its future projects, so we'll have to wait and see how much credence the marketing speak has.

Borderlands 3

, which was released in September 2019, was the fourth main entry in the

Borderlands

series. The game built upon the visual style of its predecessor with more detailed environments, improved lighting, and textures.

Gameplay mechanics were also improved upon, adding sliding and mantling, which made combat more lively. Fans clearly appreciated these changes, as the game sold more than five million copies in just five days.

If Gearbox can manage to deliver much better writing than Borderlands 3 (no more weak humor please), then the upcoming Borderlands game can truly surpass expectations. Once upon a time, Pitchford hinted that the next generation Borderlands game would be built on Unreal Engine 5.

However, now that Gearbox is under new management, it remains to be seen whether the Texas-based developer will proceed with Epic Games' latest game engine. We'd be very surprised if they shifted engines right after this particular acquisition, though.

Before we even get to lay our grubby mitts on Borderlands 4*,*there's the small matter of the Borderlands film, which is poised to springboard us into a Borderlands Cinematic Universe. The long-awaited film is scheduled to release on August 9.