A fan of Borderlands 3 will likely not experience the launch of the shooter. However, it seems that publisher 2K has arranged for the terminally ill to play it already.
Who is it about? The Borderlands fan Trevor Eastman is 27 years old and suffers from incurable esophageal, stomach, and liver cancer in the final stages. There is no hope that he will survive this illness. According to his doctors, he is not expected to live to see the launch of Borderlands 3 in September.
As a big Borderlands fan, Trevor reached out to the gaming community on Reddit about a month ago. His hope was that someone from Gearbox or publisher 2K would notice his wish and give him a chance to play the game before release .
Publisher fulfills last wish
How did the community react? The community quickly stepped in to help and generated significant attention on Reddit.
It is not uncommon for publishers to fulfill the last wishes of terminally ill gamers and grant them early access to the game. This has happened before, among others, with Fallout 76, which a terminally ill boy was allowed to play early.
This is how it turned out: The attention on Reddit ultimately seems to have led to the desired success. Because as Trevor says, an employee from the Borderlands publisher 2K has contacted him. They will make it possible for him to play in advance.
In June, he will likely receive a preview version of the game. Whether he can keep it or if it is just a brief event was not specified in the previous information. And most likely, Trevor will not be allowed to speak about what he sees.
But no matter how much he is ultimately allowed to play, the case shows once again how much good a close community of gamers can achieve.
How Borderlands honored a deceased fan before: By the way, Borderlands developer Gearbox is known for honoring terminally ill fans. Therefore, there is a tribute in Borderlands 2 with the voice of Claptrap as well as an NPC for the fan Michael John Mamaril, who also died of cancer.
