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
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
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
2K-owned Rockstar's Red Dead Redemption 2 is out before the period starts, and Gearbox has said another Borderlands game will be
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
take it with a pinch of salt at the moment
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
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
however, given Gearbox's frequent teasing it seems like the most likely candidate.The FlamethrowerA recent interaction between Randy
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
InterviewAround the same time as the PAX West panel tease, Pitchford also took part in an IGN Unfiltered interview where he said that if
video game but what was shown was highly reminiscent of Borderlands
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
