| Borderlands | |
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| Genre(s) | Action role-playing, first-person shooter |
| Developer(s) | Gearbox Software 2K Australia Telltale Games |
| Publisher(s) | 2K Telltale Games |
| Platform(s) | PlayStation 3, Windows, Xbox 360, OS X, PlayStation Vita, iOS, Linux, Android, PlayStation 4, Xbox One, Stadia, Nintendo Switch, Xbox Series X/S, PlayStation 5 |
| First release | Borderlands October 20, 2009 |
| Latest release | New Tales from the Borderlands October 21, 2022 |
Borderlands is an action role-playing first-person looter shooter video game franchise in a space Western science fantasy setting, created and produced by Gearbox Software and published by 2K for multiple platforms.
The series consists of seven games, each with multiple downloadable content packs: Borderlands (2009), Borderlands 2 (2012), Borderlands: The Pre-Sequel (2014) and Borderlands 3 (2019) by 2K Australia. Tiny Tina's Wonderlands (2022) is a spinoff based on Borderlands 2's Tiny Tina's Assault on Dragon Keep DLC. Tales from the Borderlands (2014–2015) is a spin-off episodic graphic adventure game by Telltale Games, and is followed up by New Tales from the Borderlands (2022) developed by Gearbox Software.
The series has received critical acclaim and commercial success for its loot-driven multiplayer co-op gameplay and its sense of humor. As of November 2022, more than 77 million copies of Borderlands games had been shipped, with 26 million from Borderlands 2.[1] An additional five million copies of Borderlands 3 were sold within five days of release, bringing the total series' net revenues to over US$1 billion.[2] This makes it one of the best-selling video game franchises of all time. A film adaptation of the series was released on August 9, 2024.
- ^ "Take-Two Interactive Software, Inc. Reports Strong Results for Fiscal Year 2022". May 16, 2022. Archived from the original on May 21, 2022. Retrieved May 20, 2022.
- ^ Kerr, Chris (September 23, 2019). "Borderlands 3 has sold over 5 million copies in five days". Gamasutra. Archived from the original on September 23, 2019. Retrieved September 23, 2019.