New particulars have emerged relating to some reported behind-the-scenes particulars concerning the subsequent Borderlands sport and a sequel to Tiny Tina’s Wonderlands.
Kotaku reported that after Gearbox’s father or mother firm Embracer introduced finances issues in 2023, Gearbox “shelved some work on thrilling new tasks and IPs.” The developer is alleged to have shifted focus at this level to the following Borderlands sport and a sequel to Tiny Tina’s Wonderlands. The Borderlands 3 sequel “underwent a reshuffling” of its management group, the report stated, including that the rumored Tiny Tina’s Wonderlands sequel had a “tender reboot.”
Sources instructed the positioning that each video games are “nonetheless very promising and progressing effectively.” On the similar time, the positioning’s sources stated the uncertainty round Embracer and Gearbox’s potential sale to a special firm created some degree of uneasiness amongst builders.
The existence of Borderlands 4 and Tiny Tina’s Wonderlands 2 first got here to gentle in 2023 because of a developer’s LinkedIn profile. Earlier this month, Gearbox boss Randy Pitchford stated the studio’s subsequent sport can be the “best” title the studio has ever made, and many individuals imagine it is Borderlands 4.
In 2023, Embracer warned that layoffs, studio closures, and sport cancellations had been coming after an enormous funding deal fell by on the eleventh hour, strikes which have since occurred. It has since come to gentle that this deal was reportedly with Saudi Arabia’s Savvy Video games, which beforehand gave Embracer $1 billion.
Only recently, it was reported that Embracer is getting paid $500 million to promote Saber Interactive, whereas a deal to promote Gearbox could also be close to. It has been rumored since September 2023 that Embracer may promote Gearbox.
Earlier in February, Embracer alluded to potential studio gross sales, informing investors that, on the time, it nonetheless had a “few bigger structured divestment processes” within the works that might be monetarily helpful and scale back capital expenditure for the corporate.