Gearbox Software — the ones we all know and love for their wonderful wall-sphincterific (I don’t even know what I’m saying) Borderlands games — has announced their new IP, Battleborn. It’s described as a “hero-shooter” by big man Randy Pitchford, and will incorporate MOBA elements into this narrative co-op and competitive multiplayer eye-pleasing game of awesomeness.
GOT IT?!
Via the official website:
“Battleborn is a next-gen hero-shooter brought to you by the creators of the award-winning and best-selling Borderlands franchise. In Battleborn’s distant future, the only hope for the last star in a dying universe is a new breed of warriors, who must put aside their differences to drive back an unstoppable menace. Choose from a myriad of powerful heroes and fight together alongside your friends in an intense co-operative campaign, or battle against them in fast-paced competitive multiplayer matches.”
GameInformer.com has an entire hub dedicated to Battleborn, so if this game has successfully tickled your fancy you can find more information over there. Battleborn is a PlayStation 4, Xbox One and PC game that will launch…well, sometime “during Take-Two Interactive’s upcoming fiscal year ending March 31, 2016.”
I’m seriously digging all of the poppin’ ‘n pretty colors used for the trailer, and I’m a fan of (what I can gather to be) the futristic fantasy setting. My only concern is that I will have to play with — and this is going to make me sound like a reclusive douchebag — other people 24/7. AKA I hope there are cooperative bots that are available. Don’t get me wrong, online multiplayer is a blast. But sometimes I just want to do my own thing, you know? (Which is why I was super stoked to learn Evolve will also feature AI cooperative bots. SQUEE!)
You excited for Battleborn? Gearbox has a pretty great track record when it comes to these sort of games soooo I think the world is going to love it and embrace it and raise it as its own. Also, I’m fucking weird.
I was disappointed by the fact that it’s another FPS. Like, is it just gonna be Borderlands with a new art style and competitive multiplayer? We’ve still barely seen anything though. So I’ll try and hold my judgement till we do.
Yeah, I hear you. I can’t wait for more info.
Same. I’m sure it’ll be great, because ya know, Gearbox. lol. I just wish they’d branch out more. I don’t want them to be a one trick pony. I’d even be satisfied if they made it third person instead. But again. We hardly know anything. I just complain too much. xD
This and the initial trailer for Wildstar a long time ago just make me want to see an animated series instead of the game. I mean, this’ll probably be fun, but for only so long. After some time I’ll just feel meh about the game because I’ve torn thru it when I could have been remembering fondly of that cool movie or show with the space elf, gentleman robot, and tiny feet muscle man.
Also I want to be the big dress sword lady.
I want to be the big dress sword lady too! I’m not sure if I’ll feel “meh” myself, but I agree — an animated series would be pretty rad. Telling you. Game designers know their shit more than those cartoon folk.
So this is going to be like Super Monday Night Combat?
Art style looks pretty sweet and I had a ton o fun with Borderlands so this has me intrigued. Hit me up if you need a partner Britt…after enough bong hits I’m basically a bot anyways so I can just follow you around and shoot what you tell me to :P
LMAO. Sounds great. XD