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Borderlands 4 To Shift Its Comedic Tone, Gearbox Reveals

While Borderlands is reflected upon as a beloved IP from the late 2000s, the comedic notes that made the title stood out then still remains and now stands to being one of the most questionable characteristics for the series. Even now with the recent box office release this past summer, many were not excited with the choice. And now plans are underway for a fourth installment, Gearbox announced.

Last year, the developer officially revealed Borderlands 4 and even more confirmed that the game is coming in 2025. While there are excited players, there is also a collection of fans that are curious about how Gearbox can do things differently for the new game. When showcased at The Game Awards last month, the tone for Borderlands 4 did appear less comedic than prior entries.

And speaking on the matter, narrative director Sam Wrinkler did share that the choices made for the gags & jokes for Borderlands 4 were used more spaciously for the story in the newest release. Not to say there is no comedy, but the firm is aware of the comedic uses of Borderlands 3. Not at liberty to talk much about the content of BL4, but I remain firm in my criticism of BL3’s overabundance of toilet humor,” his post on X reads.

“Borderlands 4 is our most ambitious game yet. In service of that, I’m happy to say I’ve gotten to work with some of the funniest people I know as contract writers. I’ll be retweeting them as they post about it (though not all may still be on this site),” Wrinkler did share at the start of the post. He also went on to clarify that certain new-age jokes are not planning to make an appearance as modern comedy evolves in new forms.

“I’m not gonna say there’s no toilets but if the word skibidi ships in the game under my watch I’m gonna cry real tears. Paul Tassi joked that we were gonna have a gun called Hawk 2A and a fellow dev asked me if it was real and I wanted to put my hand down the sink grinder.” So although Borderlands 4 is reshifting its focus for the storytelling when using comedy, Gearbox is using it in a new approach for the new title.

Are you excited for Borderlands 4 after this new update?

Borderlands 4 is said to come out in 2025 for Xbox Series X|S, PlayStation 5, and PC.

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