BORDERLANDS 3
REVEALED
Gearbox’s colourful loot shooter is coming back, and promising a billion guns
a Gunner who rides a mecha that a
second player can hop on for a ride.
Zane is an Operative who uses
gadgets such as a damage-dealing
drone. And FL4K is a creature-loving
robot Beastmaster who can summon
animals to fight alongside the party
including Skags, Spiderants, and
other critters.
It sounds like a typically eccentric
bunch, and the previous games’
heroes will return too – but as
quest-giving NPCs this time. Fans of
Telltale’s adventure series Tales of the
Borderlands were also delighted toF
or years, every tweet by
Gearbox CEO Randy
Pitchford has had
variations of the same
reply under it, “What
about Borderlands 3?” And at this
year’s PAX East, those fans’ prayers
were answered. Borderlands 3 is
due for release on September 13,
2019 and will feature a loot system
that will, if Gearbox is to be
believed, generate a billion guns.
A suitably chaotic trailer, opening
with the words “MAYHEM IS
COMING”, shows a refinement of
the series’ trademark comic book art
style. It’s mostly business as usual:
Mad Max-style car chases in the
desert, masked bandits, shanty towns,
and big, silly guns. But there are a few
enticing glimpses of new
environments, including a neon-lit
futuristic city and a green, swampy
biome. Oh, and Claptrap is back,
because of course he is.
Borderlands 3 will also feature
new playable characters. Amara is a
muscular, melee-focused Siren who
can conjure up magical fists. Moze isMONITOR
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