gamescom 2024 received off to a giant begin with the reveal of Borderlands 4, the subsequent sport in Gearbox’s looter shooter collection, throughout Opening Evening Dwell. The announcement got here through a teaser trailer, beneath, that on face worth presents little perception into what to anticipate when the sport launches in 2025. However eagle-eyed followers have noticed a variety of secrets and techniques buried inside the trailer itself, and Gearbox chief Randy Pitchford has stated there are much more but to be found.
“There are a number of secrets and techniques in the teaser for Borderlands 4,” Pitchford tweeted following ONL. “Some I’ve not seen commented on but. What have you ever discovered!”
Warning! Potential spoilers for Borderlands 4 observe.
Let’s begin with what has been discovered. The obvious secret is a snapshot of what very a lot appears to be like like Borderlands villain Good-looking Jack with the vault image masking his face. This closely suggests Good-looking Jack, the president of the Hyperion Company, returns for Borderlands 4.
Appears like Good-looking Jack is returning for Borderlands 4. The vault image completely aligns. (Credit score to @UndeadMD for the discover) pic.twitter.com/j2plLNACuk
— JoltzDude139 (@Joltzdude139) August 20, 2024
However what else? There’s eridian writing in the trailer. The Eridians are the historic, presumably extinct alien race that serves as one thing of a mysterious pressure all through the Borderlands collection. Might the Eridians play a task on Borderlands 4?
However what does the eridian writing say? Redditor pskought believes it is a substitution cipher, and the translation works out as “HE IS WATCHING” and “BREAK FREE.”
That is all very cool, however what does it imply? Fans have a variety of theories, together with that “HE IS WATCHING” alludes to the Watcher, an alien of Eridian origin that seems in 2014’s Borderlands: The Pre-Sequel. Some followers are at present speculating that The Watcher will find yourself as the antagonist of Borderlands 4, or a minimum of a shadowy determine who’s revealed to have been pulling the strings all alongside.
In the meantime, a mysterious orange face pops up at the finish of the trailer which can be one other have a look at Good-looking Jack or another person. Fans aren’t positive who that is, or who the robotic hand proven grabbing the face masks belongs to, however all these clues mixed with Gearbox’s affirmation that Borderlands 4 is about on a model new planet, counsel Borderlands 4 is actually heading in one thing of a brand new course. Maybe a extra critical tone this time round?
As Pitchford says, there are extra hidden secrets and techniques gamers have but to find. Some could also be little greater than Easter eggs. X/Twitter consumer Primidian noticed what they suppose is a simple to overlook have a look at Lilith crashing into Elpis, Pandora’s moon and the principal setting of Borderlands: The Pre-Sequel. We see Elpis in the trailer on a collision course with the new planet.
Lilith crashing into Elpis pic.twitter.com/DTF5p1XKB4
— Primidian (@Primidian) August 21, 2024
What else will we learn about Borderlands 4 at this level? It’s described as “the definitive looter shooter,” and we all know it’s out sooner or later after March 2025 however earlier than the finish of 2025 on PC through Steam and the Epic Video games Retailer, PlayStation 5, and Xbox Collection X and S. Borderlands 3 and spin-off Tiny Tina’s Wonderlands had been each timed Epic Video games Retailer exclusives. Clearly, Borderlands 4 shouldn’t be.
“See in case you have what it takes to go down in historical past as a legendary Vault Hunter as you seek for secret alien treasure, blasting every thing in sight,” reads the official blurb.
We additionally know Borderlands 4, like earlier video games in the collection however not like the lately launched Borderlands film, accommodates “intense violence or gore, suggestive themes, sturdy language, and normal mature content material.”
There’s additionally phrase of cross-platform multiplayer, which might be an unsurprising first for the Borderlands collection.