The October 23 Borderlands 4 patch introduces undocumented performance improvements on PC, according to a new comparison video shared on YouTube. The video shared by MxBenchmarkPC highlights how the latest update for the new entry in the series by Gearbox Software introduces a roughly 10% performance improvement at both 4K and 1440p resolutions. While barely hitting 59 FPS at 4K …
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Since release, I’ve put 170 hours into Borderlands 4, which I would consider the best game in the series at this point. High praise, given that I’ve liked them all. So when something is bad, it has to be really bad for me to notice. And Borderlands 4 has just released what is literally the worst Halloween “event,” if you …
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Halloween has reached Gearbox’s recently released looter shooter, Borderlands 4. But the free event is being heavily criticized online because, well, it sucks. As we reach the end of October and get closer and closer to Halloween, many live-service and online games start to activate seasonal, limited-time, Halloween-themed events. Borderlands 4 is one of these games, and its new “Horrors …
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It was a departure for Borderlands 4 to have one tier of level 50 weapons across all Ultimate Vault Hunter modes with all the same stats, meaning that one dropped anywhere would be the same power as others. The assumption by many players was that high UVHM tiers would have better chances at that gear except…that is not how it …
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As of this week, Borderlands 4 is on sale on Steam in many regions, 20% off, down from $70 to $56. Players have noted that this is just a month after launch, and that it seems to contradict something Gearbox head Randy Pitchford said about Borderlands 4 not going on sale for a long time. What’s going on? This all …
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Gearbox Software CEO Randy Pitchford has declared, “We suck” following the launch of the studio’s latest game, Borderlands 4. Why does he believe that? In an interview with BBC Radio 5 Live, Pitchford said Gearbox’s mission is “to entertain the world,” and the company is only currently reaching a small piece of the pie. “There are billions of people in …
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Borderlands 4 is already on sale. Helldivers 2 is on a break, sorta. The head of Assassin’s Creed is leaving after roughly two decades at Ubisoft. Welcome to the latest edition of Morning Afternoon Checkpoint, Kotaku‘s daily roundup of gaming news and culture. This week is already off to a wild start. We’re officially in peak period for the fall …
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While grinding for gear is obviously the core of what Borderlands 4 is about, Gearbox’s effort to make legendaries rare may be a bit much, even for the game’s most dedicated players. New data from big Borderlands creator Killer Six (I’m currently using his Amon build) shows just how low these rates are for dedicated drops, gear that is supposed …
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Story Highlight Borderlands 4 is now on sale for 20% off on Steam, only a month after launch. Its price has been slashed by $14 for a limited time, suggesting its full price may have impacted initial sales. It sold 2.5 million copies after its first week, which was reportedly only half of Borderlands 3’s initial sales. Borderlands 4 is …
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Borderlands 4 chief Randy Pitchford has said that if other developers better understood why gamers love making decisions about loot, Gearbox would have “good competitors.” Pitchford was speaking in an interview with BBC Radio 5 Live to discuss the release of Borderlands 4 and Gearbox’s journey alongside the series’ success. The outspoken developer said that even though the Borderlands franchise …
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