Return to the Borderlands within the raucous New Tales from the Borderlands. The upcoming choice-based, narrative journey developed by Gearbox Software is ready to launch on October 21.

This all new story brings recent and acquainted faces, new settings, and an unique, fascinating story whereas conserving the sci-fi aesthetic and irreverent humor that Borderlands followers have come to know and love. Carrying on the identical spirit of journey as the unique 2014 fan-favorite from Telltale, New Tales from the Borderlands is an unforgettable single-player expertise. 

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In New Tales from the Borderlands, gamers take management of three loveable losers, Anu, Octavio, and Fran, guiding them by an epic journey stuffed with ruthless companies, terrifying creatures, and speaking weapons. Discover new and acquainted places within the Borderlands universe, together with a number of compelling characters. 

After a collection of unlucky occasions, our three underdogs discover themselves uniquely positioned to open a Vault and use its otherworldly contents to create a universe-changing know-how. In their rush to market, they’ll need to face native opponents, company takeover makes an attempt, and galactic mysteries. Turns out, nothing within the Borderlands is extra lethal than beginning a enterprise.

Our heroes all have their very own distinctive tales:

• Anuradha Dhar – In a universe run by gun companies, Anu is a do-gooder who goals of a world the place nobody has to kill to get forward. She can see complicated calculus, chances and resolve puzzles along with her Tech Glasses. Although she is likely to be uncomfortable in social settings, she has no downside fixing issues. 

• Octavio Wallace Dhar – Anu’s adopted brother, Octavio, is a hustler with a coronary heart of gold who goals of creating it massive on the planet of Promethea. According to him, he’s Meridian City’s hottest citizen with an extended record of contacts to again it up. His capacity to entry info is like no different, and he’s searching for his second to strike gold.

• Francine Miscowicz – Fran is a profitable frogurt store proprietor in Meridian City… or she was, till Maliwan blew a gap in her store with a large laser after which Tediore completed the job. Now she’s out for vengeance on the individuals who destroyed her dream. She’s robust, fierce, succesful and, due to her hoverchair’s many devices, lethal. She’ll cease at nothing to guard her pals and get what’s coming to her.

While all three of those characters have their very own distinctive quirks, abilities, and goals, it’s finally as much as the participant to decide on the dialogue and selections that form their story. Choice is on the coronary heart of the sport and you’ve got the facility to find out how the story unfolds.

One aware change we made was eradicating the “hints” that present which decisions have long-term affect. We did this as a result of we consider each enter is a selection, and each selection issues. All decisions have rapid affect by the use of character responses, usually crammed with humor. However, they’ll even have ramifications on how occasions unfold additional into the story and can finally have an effect on which ending you’ll see. With 5 attainable endings to the sport, it’s as much as you to find simply how your decisions affect every character.

While selecting what Anu, Octavio, and Fran say and do makes up the core gameplay, New Tales from the Borderlands additionally options free stroll sequences the place you’ll be able to discover and work together with the setting, easy puzzles for gamers to take pleasure in, and mini-games —together with Vaultlanders, a mini-game the place gamers should struggle to the dying (with small plastic figures). To the victor go the spoils (i.e. including the loser’s Vaultlander to their assortment).

Gearbox Software’s improvement of the sport was led by our unbelievable staff at Gearbox Studio Québec, with many skilled Borderlands builders coming collectively to craft a story expertise like no different. Gearbox additionally partnered with key alumni from the unique Telltale Games Tales from the Borderlands narrative staff to ship a non secular successor to the unique Tales.

The sport is damaged up into 5 chapters—all of which can be found at launch on October 21, 2022! Plus, after your preliminary playthrough, you’ll be able to replay any chapter you need—a terrific possibility for gamers trying to expertise the implications of each choice.

Keep your eyes peeled for extra New Tales from the Borderlands information on Borderlands socials and pre-order the sport earlier than its launch on October 21, 2022.