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First Borderlands 4 concept art revealed at PAX West, showcasing a glimpse of its new worlds

First Borderlands 4 concept art revealed at PAX West, showcasing a glimpse of its new worlds

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Gearbox software Attended PAX West 2024 to reveal a collection of concept art and new details for its recently announced looter-shooter sequel, Borderlands 4.

Each image highlights new foreign locations for players to explore, without giving away too much about how the fourth Borderlands game will shake up the formula. If there’s one thing to take away from the concept art presentation, it’s that Gearbox wants to give players a variety of areas to loot and shoot in. One image shows a smoke-filled room, lit by candles and decorated in a bright blue light, while another shows a small neon town surrounded by snowy mountains. You can see some of what Borderlands 4 has in store in the gallery below.

“The Borderlands universe is so interesting and there’s a lot to play with,” said art director Adam May when describing the concept art at PAX West. “It’s a post-apocalyptic world but in the far future, so it’s like high-tech but low-fi. It creates all kinds of interesting opportunities with what we can do with the technology, our weapons, our characters, and the world in general.”

The Gearbox team teased even more at PAX West. For starters, the The Borderlands 4 teaser revealed at Gamescom Opening Night Live Earlier this month, it was confirmed that the game will take place seconds after the conclusion of Borderlands 3’s story. With new parts of its universe to explore, the team took the opportunity to incorporate technology in ways that hadn’t been tackled in the past.

“I can’t say too much, but this has a lot to do with it,” May said. “A lot of the stuff we haven’t had a lot of opportunity to play with in the past is high-tech stuff.”

He continued, joking that the team at Gearbox was able to play with more technology and color than ever before, and called Borderlands 4 “the most diverse and beautiful game we’ve ever made.” A Borderlands 4 release date hasn’t been revealed, but it’s expected to launch for PC, PlayStation 5, and Xbox Series X|S sometime in 2025. Gearbox still has more work to do before it reveals more, so in the meantime, be sure to catch up Some of the most popular fan theories that have emerged from that first advance.

Michael Cripe is a freelance contributor for IGN. He began writing in the industry in 2017 and is best known for his work at outlets such as The Pitch, The Escapist, OnlySP, and Gameranx.

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