At the cult studio Gearbox, almost everyone seems to be working on the long-awaited shooter Borderlands 3, a competitor for Destiny 2 and Anthem. However, the game has still not been announced.
What do you actually do at a game conference if you are a game developer and officially are not developing any game? Randy Pitchford, the head of Gearbox, is in that position.
After the flop Battleborn
Actually, in a perfect world, Gearbox would have just released a mega-hit with Battleborn as their current game in live operation. Fans would now be asking for the next hero, the next expansion of Battleborn.
In this perfect world, Pitchford would only be busy answering questions about Battleborn at the PAX West event. But the world is not perfect.
Battleborn is considered one of the biggest flops in recent years – not many are interested in the hero shooter. Officially, Gearbox has nothing to present at the PAX West event. But the panel “Inside Gearbox Software” still took place. Fans flocked there to learn something about Gearbox’s next game, which everyone believes will be Borderlands 3.
But Borderlands 3 has not yet been presented and was not at PAX West.
400 people are working on the game you want
Hence, the panel unfolded differently. According to the site Dualshockers, Pitchford reportedly said at PAX West: “Our studio has 300 people at the headquarters in Texas. Another 70 people in Quebec City and about 50 to 100 contractors and additional employees. 90% of these people are working exactly on the game that I think you want them to work on.“
Wink, wink – it can only be Borderlands 3.
However, since Borderlands 3 is still not announced, there is no further information available. A dilemma.
The next chance to present Borderlands 3 to a large audience is the PlayStation Experience in Anaheim, scheduled for December 9-10, 2017.
Most expect Borderlands 3 to be like Destiny
Mein MMO thinks: All signs at Gearbox indicate that the studio is working diligently on a Borderlands 3.
Most observers believe that the next Borderlands 3 will be some kind of “semi-MMO”, like Destiny or Anthem. There is simply too much money to be made. Money that Gearbox desperately needs after Battleborn.
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