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A new Borderlands title is in development for Xbox 360, PlayStation 3 and PC, according to a report by GamePointsNow.
The retailer’s report suggests that the game could be titled ‘Borderlands: The Pre-Sequel’ and be in development at 2K Australia, a studio that has previously collaborated with Irrational Games on BioShock Infinite.
According to GamePointsNow, the new game is set between the events of Borderlands 1 and 2 “on the moon of Elpis and Hyperion’s ominous H shaped moon base”, and allegedly tells the story of Borderlands 2 villain Handsome Jack when he was a still a “humble programmer called John”.
The game will reportedly see players able to play as one of four characters, too, including: Athena the Gladiator, Wilhelm the Enforcer, Nisha the Lawbringer, and Fragtrap, “a militarised claptrap”.
“As you’d expect from any Borderland title there is the usual bazillion weapons to choose from,” reads the report, “and with being set on a moon there’s plenty of opportunity to ramp things up a little. There are two whole new weapon types to get your teeth into this time around. Laser weapons and moons go hand in hand so you won’t be disappointed there, but the real fun looks to be in the Cryo class of guns, couple that with the games low gravity setting and it’s a case of set your phasers to fun (sorry) as you freeze and shatter your foes.”
The site says that oxygen will also “play a huge role in the game” and apparently used to add a “whole new layer to the combat”, with players able to shatter an enemy’s helmet “to instantly deprive them of previous O2 and gain an advantage”.
The site speculates that the game is due to release this year and says that “you’ll be hearing (or maybe reading) something real soon”.
GamePointsNow has previously proved reliable with rumours, having correctly outed titles due to be included in PlayStation Plus in recent months.
If true, the report would mean that at least three Borderlands titles are currently in development, including Borderlands 2 on PS Vita and Telltale spin-off Tales from the Borderlands.
Source: gamepointsnow.com
