Gearbox Software helped kick off PAX Online yesterday with a presentation that focused heavily on Borderlands 3, including the reveal of new Borderlands 3 DLC coming by the end of 2020 with additional skill trees for every Vault Hunter and a unique game mode. Following that announcement, Gearbox Co-Founder and CEO Randy Pitchford took to Twitter and teased fans with the promise that just calling what will be added a new game mode "might be underselling it."
Pitchford was responding to Borderlands 3 Producer Mario Rodriguez, who quote tweeted an official message about the DLC being in development from Borderlands 3's social media account. According to Pitchford, he cannot wait to share more details about the game mode because, "To me, it's like an entirely new kind of game." When asked by content creator JoltzDude139 if they could get any hints about what that entails, Pitchford replied "soon."
There were a handful of other announcements pertaining to Gearbox's popular looter-shooter during its PAX Online event, including the fact that Borderlands 3 will have free next-gen upgrades to PS5 and Xbox Series X. If there are more DLC additions planned for the game beyond its new game mode and skill trees, that could help keep the game alive well into the next generation of consoles.
Not every announcement made was specifically about Borderlands 3, however. Pitchford was also involved in a video revealing Bunkers & Badasses, an official Borderlands tabletop game that parodies Dungeons & Dragons based on the Borderlands 2 DLC expansion Tiny Tina's Assault on Dragon Keep. Pre-orders for its Deluxe Edition, complete with dice and miniatures, are on sale until September 30.
Borderlands was not the only series that saw some love during yesterday's event. Gearbox also debuted a new trailer for Godfall, CounterPlay Games' "looter-slasher" that the company is publishing, which focused primarily on its gameplay and combat with different monsters.
CounterPlay Games' upcoming next-generation title was also revealed to have a tie with the Borderlands series. Players who pre-order Godfall can receive Zer0's sword from Borderlands, which seems a solid get for those who are into the looter-shooter genre and likely to buy Godfall because of its connection to Gearbox. In the meantime, it will be interesting to see what the new Borderlands 3 game mode will look like, and whether it lives up to Pitchford's hype.
Borderlands 3 is out now for PC, PS4, Stadia, and Xbox One. PS5 and Xbox Series X versions are in development.