Yesterday, in the State of Play layout, Gearbox Studio shared the first details of her next game – Borderlands 4. The show lasted no less than 20 minutes and was a good idea of the project. Moreover, later other details on the network came up, shed more light on the fourth part. We have collected important information in this material.
Plot tires and setting
Events Borderlands 4 occur six years after the last competition. The scene is an unprecedented planet Kairos. For a long time this distant world was cut off from the rest of the Melkweg: the local population was essentially in slavery and served as a mysterious antagonist – the custodian of time (the time keeper). The tyrant kept people humbly with the help of a personal army that is called the order, as well as the technologies for control over the mind.
Everything has changed as Lilith The heroine of the first part launched one of the moon Cairos to the planet. As a result of a terrible Cataclysm, the world transformed above recognition, but the inhabitants had the opportunity to increase a rebellion – which they used. The chaos that arose attracted asylum seekers who want to get glory.
The plot of Borderlands 4 appears as well -known signs by the type of Moxy, Zane, Amara or the annoying robot of Clapt bar and completely new. One of the most important is the robot Echo-4 (Echo 4), which acts as a guide for asylum seekers.
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Increased mobility
One of the most important innovations of the game is more different movement methods. All heroes now have a hook, a double jump and the possibility to make or tackle a quick breakthrough on the side. Moreover, the characters learned to climb the walls and even rise in the air, so that various obstacles overcome in the type of abyss. The developers want to explore locations more interesting due to increased mobility and vertical level design.
Moreover, the player can be called by Digirunner at almost any time – a flying bike with which you can quickly go to the destination. That is, you no longer have to search for special places to call transport.
New Heroes
The release is given to play for four hiding places:
- Siren Veks (Vex de Siren): a sarcastic girl who uses powerful magical skills. With their help, she can not only paralyze directly enemies, but also call for allied beings;
- Rafa de Exo-Soldier: A hunter who trusts in everything on experimental exocostyum, while grew up in circumstances of weak gravity. Rafa eliminates enemies with the help of deadly Ark-Mes, which cause enormous damage in narrow fighting;
- Gravite the Gravitar: former employee of the Malivan arms company, who was responsible for the development of advanced military inventions and gadgets;
- Amon de Forgnight Knight: a former member of the cult, and now that the asylum seeker, who sworn to destroy as many samples as possible after the samples have killed his relatives.
Gearbox promises that the background of the characters and their characters this time matters and bears narrative value for the plot.
Pump
The studio also ensures that Borderlands 4 has the most complex tree in the series. Designers want to radically increase the number of possible builds. That is why in the new game for every searches, in addition to classic skills that are divided into different branches, improvements that offer bonuses when using weapons of a certain manufacturer are also available. Synergy between the character and his weapons in Borderlands 4 is of great importance.
Weapons and equipment
All manufacturers of weapons also appear in the new part, including Jaycobs, Vladof, Negotiations, Malivan and Tidira. In addition, three new companies appeared:
- The order specializes in powerful energy defenses with a fairly low speed, because each shot has to be charged for a few seconds;
- Ripper produces a fast automatic weapon;
- Daedalus makes weapons that can switch between different types of ammunition.
For the first time in the history of the series, weapons can adjust spare parts from different manufacturers. Thanks to the so -ly -handed system of licensed modules, you can, for example, compile a Vladofhi catcher rifle with a snout from Malivan, improving the energy damage.
By the way, grenades and heavy weapons no longer require ammunition – they occupy a common cell and work in Kuldown. That is, it is not necessary to collect rare shells for special occasions due to the type of fighting with bosses: you can safely destroy large weapons and ordinary enemies.
And in Borderlands 4 a new category of equipment – “Remnobor” (Rep Kit) appeared. This allows you to get up quickly after the fall or activate useful temporary bonuses that help to battle.
The legendary loot
In the new game, Gearbox decided to reduce the frequency of the loss of legendary objects since then Borderlands 3 they lie with every step, that’s why they were not seen as something special at all. In the case of Borderlands 4, the authors strive to “make a rarity again”, so that every find of a high level is really felt like a reward. The legendary equipment now has really unique properties and is also subject to deeper adjustment than ordinary.
Together play
The crossplay between the platforms is available from the moment the game is launched. It is also provided for the full support of the cooperative on one screen and useful functions such as direct movement to friends. Moreover, an important characteristic of the third part returns – all Lutus falls individually for each player to avoid equipment for the prizes.
The authors also promise to add the possibility of calling up missions and fights with bosses without the need to load old conservations, as well as a scalable difficulty, so that characters of different levels can play together.
Platforms and release date
Borderlands 4 is released earlier than planned – on 12 September for PC, PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X/s. Also in the development version for Nintendo Switch 2, but without a specific release date.
Many gamers suspected that the transfer of the release date of Borderlands 4 from 23 to 12 September 2025, possibly associated with the release of another game of the same publisher – Grand Theft Auto 6. Although there is still no official release date of GTA 6, rumors are increasingly pointing to the fall, and the decision to release Borderlands earlier, seems to be accepted for a reason. The head of Gearbox Randy Pitchford said, however, that the transfer is exclusively associated with the self -assured development of the project and a high readiness of the project. We believe?
That’s all, but more information about the game is worth waiting – in June.
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Source: VG Times
Christina Moncayo is a contributing writer for “Social Bites”. Her focus is on the gaming industry and she provides in-depth coverage of the latest news and trends in the world of gaming.