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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Borderlands 4, the game that is most definitely not a live service, has laid out its plans through the end of the year, which includes three separate launches and events ahead of its big story update early next year, which launches an entirely new Vault Hunter. Here are the events and what’s coming with them: Horrors of Kairos Halloween Event …
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This week, Gearbox rolled out a mid-sized Borderlands 4 patch that has a number of buffs to what it deems underperforming gear. But they also promised that the big, buffing and nerfing mega-patch would be the following week with a warning that broken builds were finally about to be targeted after a couple weeks of moderate weapon and character buffs. …
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