The Gamescom 2024 trailers want to be here with you, Keighley explained in his opening monologue. They're not directed has you. They are with you. That's lovely. Thank you, video games. And if – as we surely must – we judge these ads' eagerness to spend time with us by the speed at which they appear on our screens, then the FPS sequel Borderlands 4 probably loves us the most.
Do we like him back? Who knows. But he does exist, and he doesn't use subtitles. That has to count for something, right?
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If you can resist watching this generous clip on repeat, here’s a Gearbox article about Xitter with the clip and a promised 2025 release date. “Watch it again (and again, and again)!” the article reads. I hope I don’t sound cynical when I say that, no, I’m actually fine. I got all the information I needed the first time.
We haven't seen a new entry in the main series since Borderlands 3 in 2019, but the last game to bear that name was New Tales From The Borderlands. “This is my favorite game,” Alice Bee (RPS in Peace) wrote in her review. “I can't believe how good it is. I couldn't help but laugh. It reminded me of my favorite author, Ernest Cline.” High praise, Alice. High praise.
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