INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
[Update: Not long after that apparent Walmart Canada leak started tongues wagging about Borderlands 3 possibly being announced in the near
future, Gearbox's Randy Pitchford has taken to Twitter to suggest that the game won't make an appearance at this year's E3
The tweet, which can be read below, at the very least it doesn't deny the still-to-be-announced title's existence
Whether or not we see it at E3 in June remains to be seen, but at the moment it's not looking likely.]Original article continues belowIt’s
been 5 years since Gearbox released Borderlands 2 and given that the game was beloved by critics and players alike, we wouldn't be at all
surprised if a third proper entry was in the words (and no, the Pre-Sequel doesn't count). Borderlands 3 may not have been officially
confirmed but at this point pretty much everyone suspects that it’s in the works. This isn’t just because it makes sense for Gearbox to
develop a sequel based on the previous performances of games in the franchise; there have also been strong hints from the game’s
developers which you can read more about below.Cut to the chaseWhat is it The as-yet-unconfirmed third numbered game in the first-person
shoot and loot franchiseWhen can I play it We can't be sure but we suspect late 2018 to 2019What can I play it on It’s likely to be
released on PS4, Xbox One and PC Release dateAs Borderlands 3 hasn’t been confirmed as being actively in development quite yet, Gearbox
has unsurprisingly not given it a release date either. However, based on a Take-Two investor call, a release window of October 2018 to
September 2019 could be a possibility
During the call, Take-Two’s CEO Strauss Zelnick said that a “highly anticipated new title from one of 2K’s biggest franchises” is
in development for the fiscal year of 2019 which runs between October 2018 and September 2019.This doesn’t make any direct reference to
Borderlands 3, however, it’s the most likely candidate for “a highly anticipated title” release from an existing franchise given that
2K-owned Rockstar's Red Dead Redemption 2 is out before the period starts, and Gearbox has said another Borderlands game will be
coming. News and rumorsSo, Borderlands 3 hasn’t been confirmed by name as being in development right now
But there’s been plenty of teasing from Gearbox over the past year or so that makes us feel pretty confident that it’s coming.Walmart
leakThough we still don't have an official confirmation for Borderlands 3, a recent leak on the Walmart Canada page suggests that one isn't
Spotted by Wario64, the retailer posted pages for several unannounced games, including Borderlands 3
Though this is an exciting possible leak for those waiting to hear more about Borderlands, it's also possible that these pages were simply
being used as placeholders because there are some real strange releases in there – Forza Horizon 5 Gearbox is yet to comment on the leak
so take it with a pinch of salt at the moment
With E3 this close at hand, we don't expect to hear anything about a Borderlands 3 plan until then. Marketing exclusivityRectify Gaming has
reported that Microsoft will have exclusive marketing rights to a handful of games this year, one of which is Borderlands 3.This wouldn't
mean platform exclusives, just emphasis on the Xbox One advertising campaigns and perhaps some exclusive DLC
What's really interesting about this report, though, is that Borderlands 3 hasn't been confirmed yet so if the report does hold some truth
there's every chance we could see Borderlands 3 announced at E3 2018.However, Gearbox boss Randy Pitchford took to Twitter to address these
rumors of marketing exclusivity and stated that they're false with "zero basis in reality".The Reddit rumorsA recent rumor on Reddit has
suggested that Borderlands 3 will be revealed on June 10 for a September release alongside an image that appears to announce the game
The image that's been posted looks, to us, highly suspect, but the date on which the game is being rumored for announcement is smack bang on
the day of Microsoft and Bethesda's E3 press conferences. A reveal on Bethesda's stage is unlikely, but Microsoft's There's a chance
We would certainly take this with a grain of salt at the moment
Though the post has since been removed from Reddit, it can still be found on Google Cache.Hope in a press releaseIn a recent press release
from Take-Two Interactive, the parent company of Borderlands publisher 2K Games, Red Dead Redemption 2 fans may have been given reason to be
disappointed, but Borderlands fans were given hope
Following Red Dead Redemption 2's delay, Take-Two is confident that 2019 will be a successful year financially thanks to this as well as the
launch of a “highly anticipated new title from one of 2K’s biggest franchises.”It wasn't said that this new title would be Borderlands
3, however, given Gearbox's frequent teasing it seems like the most likely candidate.The FlamethrowerA recent interaction between Randy
Pitchford and Elon Musk has thrown yet more weight behind the rumor that a new Borderlands game is in development. After Tesla CEO and
all-round benevolent billionaire Elon Musk released a 'Boring Company' flamethrower for sale as a reward for the community having purchased
50,000 hats, Gearbox CEO Randy Pitchford got in contact to see if he could put the gun in the "next Borderlands game."To everyone's
surprise, Musk agreed to the bizarre request - making the Boring Company Flamethrower the first confirmed weapon in the unannounced game.PAX
West 2017At this year’s PAX West, Pitchford announced during a panel that 90% of the Gearbox team is “working on the thing I think most
of you guys want us to be working on.”Given that he had just acknowledged much of the audience was present at the panel because they’re
fans of the Borderlands franchise, we’d say this is quite a heavy-handed hint even though Borderlands 3 wasn’t explicitly mentioned.The
IGN InterviewAround the same time as the PAX West panel tease, Pitchford also took part in an IGN Unfiltered interview where he said that if
another Borderlands game were to be made, it would be more of a true sequel as opposed to another Pre-Sequel spin-off. Pitchford stated
that the next Gearbox game will be a “really big, worthy” step forward for the franchise before adding “if we’re going to do one,
it’s going to be that” to take the the certainty of his statement down a notch. Randy takes to Twitter In April 2017, Pitchford took
to Twitter to post a picture of himself wearing a motion capture suit with the caption “Doing a shoot I may or may not be a psycho bandit
in a video game we may or may not be working on
Also, happy Bulletstorm launch day!” Given that Psychos are a Borderlands enemy we’d say this tweet can be read with a fairly large
nudge and wink.The GDC presentationBefore all of this Pitchford took to the stage during Epic Games’ Unreal presentation at GDC in March
2017, where he showed off new rendering tech that “may be used in a future Gearbox game.” He explicitly said the footage shown was not
from a video game but what was shown was highly reminiscent of Borderlands
He also revealed that this new tech is capable of simulating different physics depending on a planet’s properties
Specifically he said “there might be different physics and the sun and the moons might be in different positions than what we’re used to
on Pandora.”Not only does this hint heavily that Borderlands 3 is in the works, it suggests that we’ll be able to explore more settings
than we have before. PAX East panelYou’ll notice a lot of the hints that Borderlands 3 is coming have come from Randy Pitchford
That trend continues all the way back through to April 2016 when, during a PAX East panel, he gave the biggest sign that Borderlands 3 is
coming."It's no secret, obviously there's going to be another Borderlands," he revealed during the panel
On Twitter he also revealed that Battleborn's art director Scott Kester will be the art director on Borderlands 3.He did, however, say that
the game might not actually be called Borderlands 3: "We don't even know if we're going to call it that
We could call it Borderlands 4 for all we know."Some changesIf Borderlands 3 is in the works, however, there are likely to be some changes
from the first two titles
The first difference will be that writer, Mikey Neumann, will not be on board as he was unfortunately forced to resign from the project due
The lead writer on Borderlands 2, Anthony Burch, has also since left the company
There’s been no hint with regards to who’ll be taking up the pen after their departures. Another change is that the voice behind
Claptrap, David Eddings, has left Gearbox for Rooster Teeth so it’s unlikely he’ll be taking up the role
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