Chaos and Guns: The Borderlands Rollercoaster
Alright, let’s dive right in. So, apparently, the Borderlands series has slung a whopping 93 million copies out into the world since 2009. That’s a whole lot of looting and shooting, if you ask me. Borderlands 3 alone moved 22 million of those. Can’t lie, that’s pretty wild given the mixed bag of reviews it got. Maybe people just really dig the chaos. Who knows?
Oh, and Borderlands 4? Just looming on the horizon, ready to hit shelves and probably, just maybe, push that 93 million up over 100 million. I mean, talk about some big shoes to fill after the Borderlands 2 monster, which by the way, sits pretty at over 30 million in sales since 2012. The series needs a win—especially after, let’s be honest, the not-so-stellar movie reception.
Now, let’s roll back a bit. The original Borderlands busted onto the scene in 2009 like a tornado, shaking up the looter-shooter genre. I remember those cel-shaded graphics looked like a comic book exploded onto the screen. Gearbox wasn’t messing around, clearly, throwing in humor that landed in just the right places (or wrong, your call). Fast forward, and we’ve got sequels, a spin-off with Tiny Tina, and even some Telltale narrative adventures that, quite frankly, expanded the universe in a way nobody saw coming.
Anyway—no, wait, let’s get back on track. Take-Two Interactive spilled all this sales tea in their May 2025 report. Seems they’re pretty confident Borderlands 4, slated for a grand debut on September 12, 2025, is going to splash down hard enough to make some serious waves. A peek at the upcoming game shows Gearbox is tweaking the loot system—maybe for the better? Hard to say. Sometimes change is good, like switching up your morning coffee routine. Other times, it’s questionable at best.
The hype train’s ramping up, with pre-release teasers and Gearbox showing off game elements like co-op changes—because who doesn’t love squad adventures through mayhem-laden wastelands? It feels like they’re sticking to the classic Borderlands flavor without flipping the table entirely. Which, honestly, is probably smart. But will it reinvent the wheel? Eh, I doubt it, but no one’s asking for a cart with square tires, right?
Anyway, if you’re itching for some gun-blazing action, just hang tight. Borderlands 4 could be that next hit—or a miss. Guess we’ll all find out soon enough. Here’s hoping it’s more of the former.
