I’m pretty sure I’m not the only one who is eagerly waiting for Borderlands 3. Besides rumors Gearbox also said, “Obviously there’s going to be another Borderlands” confirming the sequel to Borderlands 2 and the next iteration in the series. With the passage of time more and more evidence has piled up that Borderlands 3 is being made and still fans are waiting for an official announcement regarding the game’s design, gameplay and much more. According to some recent rumors which are flying on the internet we could possibly see Borderlands 3 in 2019.
When Will Borderland 3 Release?
According to Eurogamer, Gearbox will be developing the next sequel and Mikey Neumann will be writing it. Scott Kester will be directing the art of the game. Interestingly the company hasn’t come up with the name of the game yet and according to Pitchford:
We don’t even know if we’re going to call it that. We could call it Borderlands 4 for all we know.
The game still does not have any specific release date but it seems like 2019 will be the year for Borderlands 3 as It’s the 10th anniversary of Borderlands. Take-Two seems keen on a potential 2019 launch window, as suggested by a financial report from March 2017 which showcased the company revenue increase upto 26% to $1.780 billion. The company’s CEO, Strauss Zelnick, included a “highly anticipated new title from one of 2K’s biggest franchises” as part of the publisher’s fiscal 2019 outlook, a span of months between October 2018 and September 2019.
In the end it is just a speculation it is also possible, Take-Two might possible release the game in early 2020 with the arrival of next generation consoles.
Latest Info/Rumours/Leaks Roundup
Let’s have a look on the latest information, rumors, and leaks we know about so far which might help us get an idea on when we might be able to see Borderlands 3 in the stores,
- According to a Korean Rating board, Borderlands: Game of the Year Edition Remaster (PS4/XB1/PC) developed by Blind Squirrel Games is coming soon.
- Borderlands 2 Steam DB updates suggest a new DLC is in the works and various leakers have suggested either a standalone release or a DLC for BL2.
- SteamDB also revealed that Borderlands The Presequel has build changes in it but many less than BL2
- Borderlands 2 VR PS4 exclusivity will come to an end in April.
TheKnow and other trusted leakers have leaked plenty of Borderlands 3 details:
The Classes
Apparently, there are 4 classes:
- Soldier/Gunner Class – Moze
- The Soldier is very tech and robot featured and is able to call in a titan like the game Titanfall.
- He will have a co-op focused skill tree which will allow a co-op buddy to climb on the titan and control its mounted turret (3rd person mode?).
- Siren Class – Amara
- The Siren is a female that will be a melee focussed character similar to Brick from Borderlands 1.
- 3 actions skills
- Phaselock that can hold 3 enemies at once.
- Groundpound skill
- Self-projection that can fire at enemies (Maybe something like the holograms that Jack “The Dobbleganer” had in Borderlands the Pre-Sequel)
- Buff character.
- Assassin Class – Zane
- The Assassin will be similar to Zer0 from Borderlands 2 as he will be able to throw out a decoy to draw aggro.
- Wealthy character as he has some classier character customizations.
- Hunter Class – Flak
- The Hunter is a pet class Vault Hunter.
- This Beast Master can choose between 3 different pets.
- Each pet will have their own abilities.
- This Vault Hunter is still in alpha state as the AI of the pet isn’t working properly.
- In the past, it was mentioned by a GBX employee that AI is a difficult thing to get right.
- The Beast Master is a robot and looks like a “homeless” person.
Check out BL3 leaked art down below:
- The Bot Jock is the same model as we did way back at the GDC tech demo.
- Take-Two Interactive reports revealed that BL3 was delayed but is scheduled for release in Fiscal 2019. April 2019 – March 2020
- Leaks have suggested the villains are the Calypso Twins.
- Either a Male+Female Siren Twin duo or a pair of Siren power thieves or some combo of Siren and Thief.
- The Male Calypso Twin is called Troy and is supposed to look Biker inspired.
- This leak is backed up by the bar Randy Pitchford owns having a drink called The Calypso Twins in a Menu filled with Borderlands references.
- Leaks also say that we will be visiting Promethea (heavily teased on twitter) and Eden-6 as well as other places.
- The Siren is a melee-focused black woman. The Hunter pets are Spider Ant, Rakk and Skagg.
- Games announcement and release will be close together.
Shoutout to our resetera friend Stalker for this infromation. I’m pretty much hyped for Borderlands 3 what about you guys? Are you looking forward to wreck enemies with the old school comic style shooter?