Gearbox Announces New Next-Gen IP Called Battleborn
Gearbox Software, developer of Borderlands 2 and Brothers in Arms, has today announced Battleborn, a new IP for next-gen consoles.
The game, described as a “hero-shooter“, will combine elements of first-person shooters with unique heroes and levelling comparable to those featured in MOBAs such as League of Legends and DOTA 2. Battleborn will feature a “dramatic story“, tied in with its co-op and competitive gameplay, something Gearbox did well with Borderlands. Battleborn will take place in a “distant future, the only hope for the last star in a dying universe is a new breed of warriors, who must put aside their differences to drive back an unstoppable menace” according to Gearbox Software’s CEO Randy Pitchford.
Gearbox Software will release Battleborn for PC, PS4 and Xbox One during the 2016 fiscal year, which closes March 31st 2016. The game is available to pre-order now, so take a look at the trailer and see if it interests you.
To offer further details of this new IP, below is the official press release for Battleborn.
Battleborn is developed by the teams behind the critically acclaimed hybrid role-playing-shooter Borderlands 2, and is an ambitious fusion of genres. The game combines highly-stylized visuals and frenetic first-person shooting, with Gearbox’s industry-leading co-operative combat, and an expansive collection of diverse heroes. Battleborn is set in the distant future of an imaginative science-fantasy universe where players experience both a narrative-driven co-operative campaign, as well as competitive multiplayer matches.
“If Borderlands 2 is a shooter-looter, Battleborn is a hero-shooter,” said Randy Pitchford, president of Gearbox Software. “As a genre-fused, hobby-grade, co-operative and competitive FPS exploding with eye-popping style and an imaginative universe, Battleborn is the most ambitious video game that Gearbox has ever created.”
“Battleborn represents the combined might of the development and publishing teams behind the success of Borderlands 2, which to date has sold-in more than 9-million units worldwide and has become 2K’s highest-selling game of all time,” said Christoph Hartmann, president of 2K. “The size, scope, and ambition of Battleborn are unlike any other title in 2K’s history, and the result is a defining next-gen co-operative experience.”