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Review Tiny Tina’s Wonderlands - A Borderlands Fantasy Spin-Off Worth A Look
Borderlands x D&D
The latest Borderlands game Tiny Tina’s Wonderlands has had an incredibly low-key launch compared to previous “mainline” entries in the series and a lot of other games this year. While it’s technically a spin-off – acting as a follow-up to the Borderlands 2 DLC, Tiny Tina’s Assault on Dragon Keep, Wonderlands breathes...
Not Today, Geoff...
Battleborn is - as you probably already know and as the box art trumpets - is from Gearbox, the same people who made Borderlands. The question is, can this new game make the same kind of splash that Borderlands did? Mixing seemingly disparate elements from the world of FPS, RPG and MOBA, does it blend into a delicious smoothie,...
Review Borderlands: The Handsome Collection (Xbox One)
It's what's on the inside that counts
When Borderlands: The Pre-Sequel released back in October for last-generation consoles only, pretty much anyone and everyone with any understanding of this industry suspected it wouldn't be long before it found its way onto Xbox One. Sure enough, about 5 months later, it's shown up where we expected it to and...
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Borderlands: The Pre-Sequel Xbox 360
- 14th Oct 2014 (NA)
- 17th Oct 2014 (UK/EU)
Borderlands Legendary Collection Xbox One
- 28th May 2020 (UK/EU)
- 28th May 2020 (NA)
Borderlands: The Handsome Collection Xbox One
- 24th Mar 2015 (NA)
- 27th Mar 2015 (UK/EU)
Duke Nukem 3D: 20th Anniversary World Tour Xbox One
Gearbox Publishing / Gearbox Software
- 11th Oct 2016 (NA)
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News Borderlands 4 Sales Figures Impress As Take-Two Makes Over $150 Million
Bringing in the loot
Following positive critic reviews and some less positive opinions on the game's performance, we're seeing some early player and sales data for Borderlands 4 across all platforms - and the outlook is pretty good for publisher Take-Two and developer Gearbox Software. According to Alinea Analytics figures from
News Borderlands 4 Performance Degrades On Xbox The Longer You Play, Dev Suggests Workaround
"Sorry for the friction!"
Borderlands 4 has been out on Xbox for just under a week now, and despite positive early reviews from the press, players have suffered a bunch of performance issues around launch - and the team has now suggested a temporary workaround for a specific problem on console. Basically, folks have been complaining that...
Roundup Here's What The Reviews Are Saying About Borderlands 4
A new Borderlands launches this week!
Borderlands 4 is upon us! Yep, Gearbox's latest bonkers FPS joins the Xbox ranks this week - which means we're starting to see early reviews drop for this new Series X|S title. As usual with our review roundups, we're going to gather up a range of early impressions from various outlets to give you an overview...
News 2K Not Following Microsoft & Nintendo With $80 Game Prices, For Now
The price of Borderlands 4 has been revealed
Around a month ago now, 2K developer Gearbox Software speculated that its upcoming Borderlands 4 release could be pushed to $80 to meet rising costs, but we can confirm that that's not the case, thanks to digital storefront listings going live today. Borderlands 4 is priced at $70 on Xbox Series X|S, for...
News 2K Studio Says Next Game 'Might' Be $80 Due To Doubled Development Budget
"I think it's going to be fine, it's worth it"
Recently, both Nintendo and Microsoft have announced their moves into $80 game territory with Mario Kart World and future AAA Xbox titles, respectively - and now it sounds like other companies could be considering following suit. In a new chat at PAX East this past weekend, Gearbox boss Randy Pitchford...
News Gearbox Announces New, Earlier Release Date For Borderlands 4 On Xbox
Surprise!
Maybe a little earlier than first intended, Gearbox's Randy Pitchford has announced that the team is moving the Borderlands 4 release date up by a few weeks. Yep, the upcoming sequel will now be launching for Xbox Series X|S on September 12th; a few weeks earlier than its previous late-September release date. We say a little earlier than...
News Here's Your First Look At Borderlands 4 Gameplay Ahead Of 2025 Xbox Release
Are you not bord yet?
Gearbox Software has just lifted the lid on Borderlands 4 - the team's upcoming sequel confirmed to be launching in 2025. This is a pretty brief look, we must admit, but it does contain proper gameplay - so props to the team for that. The 2K studio is calling this "the most ambitious Borderlands yet", as it takes us on another...
News Gearbox Head Teases 'Borderlands 4' Following Movie's Disastrous Box Office Flop
"We're working extra hard four you"
The Borderlands movie has officially bombed at the box office and Gearbox head Randy Pitchford has spun this in the best way possible with another teaser of a fourth major game. In a brief post on social media platform X, Pitchford mentioned how his team was working extra hard "four" fans on what's next, brushing...
News Gearbox Entertainment Acquired By 2K As Team Confirms 'Borderlands 4'
Changing gears
At some point during its mad spending spree, Embracer Group acquired Borderlands developer Gearbox as it sought to strengthen its development portfolio. However, the company has since begun shedding studios, and Gearbox is now heading back to 2K - the team who helped it build the Borderlands series. This time around though, Gearbox...
News Embracer Group Set To Sell Two Major Studios In Big-Money Deals
What next?!
Huge gaming behemoth Embracer Group has been trimming down significantly as of late - with some of its in-house studios even fully closed in the wake of a huge restructuring process at the company. And, new reports are suggesting that a couple of the group's remaining studios are now in the midst of being sold off. According to
News Free Play Days: Try These Xbox Games For Free (September 14-17)
Included with Xbox Game Pass Core and Game Pass Ultimate
Xbox Free Play Days returns for the coming weekend! We have two titles to get stuck into this week, with an expansion pack also included with EA's participation - in the form of The Sims 4 and its Cats & Dogs expansion. Here are your Xbox Free Play Days titles for September 14 through...
Deals All 10+ Backwards Compatible Games Added To This Week's Xbox Sales (July 18-25)
A few more Xbox 360 classics!
While the ongoing Ultimate Game Sale is the promotional focus for Xbox over the next few weeks, that isn't stopping the usual Deals with Gold and Spotlight sale selections from being added to the list. A new set of these deals has just gone live, adding another batch of backwards compatible classics to the discount...
News Free Play Days: Try These Xbox Games For Free (January 19-22)
Including a huge Gearbox adventure!
We're almost at the weekend, and that means there's another set of Xbox Free Play Days titles for us to get stuck into! This time around, Xbox is bringing two games to the program, including a pretty major shooter from the folks over at Gearbox Software. Xbox Free Play Days: Space Crew: Legendary Edition Tiny...
News Saints Row Dev To Merge With Gearbox Software After 2022 Reboot 'Did Not Meet Expectations'
Saints, no
Saints Row arrived back on the scene in late August, after the franchise spent a few years away from the limelight. Sadly, the series reboot didn't quite live up to player expectations, and the game's reception seems to have led to some big changes at the studio. In a new financial report from Embr
Roundup Here's What The Critics Are Saying About 'New Tales From The Borderlands'
The new adventure launches on Friday!
Although a lot of today's discussion has been about Gotham Knights and its arrival on current-gen consoles this week, we can't forget that Gearbox's New Tales from the Borderlands also launches tomorrow, October 21st. Ahead of that launch, the game's review embargo has lifted and it appears to be getting a...
News Gearbox Is Growing With '9 AAA Games' In Development
That's a big box
Gearbox, the company behind Borderlands and Tiny Tina's Wonderlands to name a few, is growing quite substantially, it seems. The developer currently has "nine AAA games" in the works across various teams, some of which are growing. The news comes from owner Embracer Group, who recently published its latest financial report. If you...
Roundup Here's What The Critics Are Saying About Tiny Tina's Wonderlands
It's a wonderful world
Borderlands spin-off Tiny Tina's Wonderlands is out Friday, March 25th, and reviews are starting to hit the airwaves. This one has been in the works since 2019's Borderlands 3, and the subsequent Tiny Tina's Assault on Dragon Keep, although it's a fair bit meatier than that spin-off. This one is a full length game then, all...
News Borderlands 3 Is Getting Full Cross-Play, Along With Tiny Tina's Wonderlands
After a year-long absence
Last summer, a good few months after the Borderlands 3 next-gen update arrived, the game received cross-play support. However, it was limited, as PlayStation owners missed out and the functionality only worked between Xbox, PC, Mac and Stadia users. It appears that'll soon change. 2K has now said that cross-play support...
News Randy Pitchford Steps Down As Gearbox Software President
With Steve Jones taking his place
Randy Pitchford, the former president of Gearbox Software, has announced he has stepped down from the position in favour of becoming the CEO and president of The Gearbox Entertainment Company. Pitchford announced the shift in his position on Twitter, confirming that Steve Jones, the company's former chief...
News Tiny Tina's Wonderlands' Xbox Upgrade Path Is Far Too Convoluted
It's much simpler on PlayStation
In a world of free upgrade paths, it's always weird to come across one that tries to break the norm. Recently, Sony received backlash for a convoluted offering with Horizon Forbidden West, but now it seems 2K Games is following the same road with
