<![CDATA[ Latest from PC Gamer UK in Gearbox-software ]]> https://www.pcgamer.com/tag/gearbox-software Wed, 19 Nov 2025 21:29:50 +0000 en <![CDATA[ A year after Gearbox released Risk of Rain 2 DLC so broken the developer admitted it put the game 'in a really bad place,' it's finally got a win: the new DLC's 96% positive reviews have blasted it up Steam's top sellers chart ]]> https://www.pcgamer.com/games/roguelike/a-year-after-gearbox-released-risk-of-rain-2-dlc-so-broken-the-developer-admitted-it-put-the-game-in-a-really-bad-place-its-finally-got-a-win-the-new-dlcs-96-percent-positive-reviews-have-blasted-it-up-steams-top-sellers-chart/ yhq3CEvApViUcTjmn3bzTk Wed, 19 Nov 2025 21:29:50 +0000 <![CDATA[ Borderlands 4 has a 'very stupid' glitch that lets you unlock a character's most powerful abilities before refunding all your skill points, but don't expect it to be around long as Gearbox says 'we're on it' ]]> https://www.pcgamer.com/games/fps/borderlands-4-has-a-very-stupid-glitch-that-lets-you-unlock-a-characters-most-powerful-abilities-before-refunding-all-your-skill-points-but-dont-expect-it-to-be-around-long-as-gearbox-says-were-on-it/ k8KGXsGP35AoTEocm89Cxe Wed, 19 Nov 2025 14:08:47 +0000 Wed, 19 Nov 2025 14:13:11 +0000 <![CDATA[ Magical Randy Pitchford summons the ghost of games discourse past, says games 'Haven't even had our Citizen Kane yet' ]]> https://www.pcgamer.com/games/fps/magical-randy-pitchford-summons-the-ghost-of-games-discourse-past-says-games-havent-even-had-our-citizen-kane-yet/ VwZsE3LanngnoffY4BbcMB Wed, 29 Oct 2025 12:14:22 +0000 <![CDATA[ Turns out, that horny Borderlands 4 shield wasn't actually supposed to be so horny—or at least, not so horny so often: 'Voice lines now trigger at the intended frequency' ]]> https://www.pcgamer.com/games/rpg/turns-out-that-horny-borderlands-4-shield-wasnt-actually-supposed-to-be-so-horny-or-at-least-not-so-horny-so-often-voice-lines-now-trigger-at-the-intended-frequency/ abUr9gzyBerT7rh7JvYe63 Fri, 24 Oct 2025 15:42:39 +0000 Fri, 24 Oct 2025 20:14:35 +0000 <![CDATA[ New Borderlands 4 patch stumbles by making the nerfed crit knife an actual DPS loss on some builds, plus a Halloween event that's 'like getting a dead rat in a box for Christmas' ]]> https://www.pcgamer.com/games/rpg/new-borderlands-4-patch-stumbles-by-making-the-nerfed-crit-knife-an-actual-dps-loss-on-some-builds-plus-a-halloween-event-thats-like-getting-a-dead-rat-in-a-box-for-christmas/ d5sMDYUvPZnU82oG8LWqn5 Fri, 24 Oct 2025 14:54:40 +0000 <![CDATA[ Borderlands 4 smashes sales in the US, says analyst—it was the top dog in September, the fastest-selling entry in the series, and is already the 3rd most-bought game this year ]]> https://www.pcgamer.com/games/rpg/borderlands-4-smashes-sales-in-the-us-says-analyst-it-was-the-top-dog-in-september-the-fastest-selling-entry-in-the-series-and-is-already-the-3rd-most-bought-game-this-year/ WDy9jb9b8xQq3Uk5k27otH Thu, 23 Oct 2025 16:07:54 +0000 <![CDATA[ The Borderlands 4 update that's going to take away your infinite-bleed god-knife is delayed until next week ]]> https://www.pcgamer.com/games/fps/the-borderlands-4-update-thats-going-to-take-away-your-infinite-bleed-god-knife-is-delayed-until-next-week/ YUXgJCMWtjFpqg8ioFq5iB Thu, 16 Oct 2025 20:56:43 +0000 <![CDATA[ Despite past posting, Randy Pitchford is actually 'happy to live in that world' where Borderlands 4 complaints aren't about 'how we f*cked up the story', after all ]]> https://www.pcgamer.com/games/rpg/despite-past-posting-randy-pitchford-is-actually-happy-to-live-in-that-world-where-borderlands-4-complaints-arent-about-how-we-f-cked-up-the-story-after-all/ GXfiPDzakEvcmaTNxsYDVX Wed, 15 Oct 2025 13:06:58 +0000 <![CDATA[ Randy Pitchford says sifting through the loot in Borderlands 4 is tickling a fundamental part of you: 'Our brains need to do it, and our brains like doing it, and we’re better off when we do it' ]]> https://www.pcgamer.com/games/fps/randy-pitchford-says-sifting-through-the-loot-in-borderlands-4-is-tickling-a-fundamental-part-of-you-our-brains-need-to-do-it-and-our-brains-like-doing-it-and-were-better-off-when-we-do-it/ NgP5hPDALpYt2pM62Thaae Mon, 13 Oct 2025 15:46:37 +0000 Mon, 13 Oct 2025 15:46:45 +0000 <![CDATA[ Kick ass and chew brains in Duke Nukem: Horror Castle, a spooky mod where you blast skeletons and chow down on the gooey insides of their skulls ]]> https://www.pcgamer.com/games/fps/kick-ass-and-chew-brains-in-duke-nukem-horror-castle-a-spooky-mod-where-you-blast-skeletons-and-chow-down-on-the-gooey-insides-of-their-skulls/ 65nXR4YMQ3TVApWd487m9E Sun, 12 Oct 2025 13:00:00 +0000 <![CDATA[ Borderlands 4 post-launch roadmap includes seasonal event, paid DLC, and its first raid boss ]]> https://www.pcgamer.com/games/fps/borderlands-4-post-launch-roadmap-includes-seasonal-event-paid-dlc-and-its-first-raid-boss/ Xj4EfDkT35CyN8tT3zCTo Sat, 11 Oct 2025 20:09:59 +0000 <![CDATA[ The bold and futile attempt to fix the disastrous Aliens: Colonial Marines ]]> https://www.pcgamer.com/games/fps/the-bold-and-futile-attempt-to-fix-the-disastrous-aliens-colonial-marines/ 8sEpZKfG9PKNhAuQrhNa95 Sat, 11 Oct 2025 16:00:00 +0000 Sat, 11 Oct 2025 17:04:29 +0000 <![CDATA[ Borderlands 4 director says use dialogue skip mod at your peril—it might turbo-brick your missions ]]> https://www.pcgamer.com/games/fps/borderlands-4-director-says-use-dialogue-skip-mod-at-your-peril-it-might-turbo-brick-your-missions/ pkcG7GGyDbrJCzqcEPRGfZ Fri, 10 Oct 2025 15:54:16 +0000 <![CDATA[ After telling Borderlands 4 player to 'game that sh*t', Randy Pitchford finds out that you cannot, in fact, game that sh*t—says 'well, sh*t', confirms it's a bug and that it'll be fixed 'within the next two weeks' ]]> https://www.pcgamer.com/games/rpg/after-telling-borderlands-4-player-to-game-that-sh-t-randy-pitchford-finds-out-that-you-cannot-in-fact-game-that-sh-t-says-well-sh-t-confirms-its-a-bug-and-that-itll-be-fixed-within-the-next-two-weeks/ nKkvNeWeNWCV2UD5wo2bmi Mon, 06 Oct 2025 10:48:35 +0000 <![CDATA[ Borderlands 4's Thursday patch will buff the game's cast, but UI improvements are coming later ]]> https://www.pcgamer.com/games/rpg/borderlands-4s-thursday-patch-will-buff-the-games-cast-but-ui-improvements-are-coming-later/ yxZgSJawtoMmUr8Tnp2FRn Wed, 01 Oct 2025 12:42:57 +0000 <![CDATA[ Borderlands 4 dev clears up the difference between Skill Damage and Action Skill damage, and I feel like a combat log is in order so I didn't have to find this out on a Reddit thread ]]> https://www.pcgamer.com/games/rpg/borderlands-4-dev-clears-up-the-difference-between-skill-damage-and-action-skill-damage-and-i-feel-like-a-combat-log-is-in-order-so-i-didnt-have-to-find-this-out-on-a-reddit-thread/ 6Fwpc4qzeZeE4LfyDRUoFU Tue, 30 Sep 2025 12:47:51 +0000 <![CDATA[ There's a sidequest in Borderlands 4 based on a meme making fun of Soulsborne games and it's great ]]> https://www.pcgamer.com/games/fps/theres-a-sidequest-in-borderlands-4-based-on-a-meme-making-fun-of-soulsborne-games-and-its-great/ ET5YL98pcCdtRisb9q8atK Mon, 29 Sep 2025 03:25:23 +0000 <![CDATA[ The first DLC vault hunter in Borderlands 4 will be a robot cowboy gambler named C4SH who throws playing cards ]]> https://www.pcgamer.com/games/fps/the-first-dlc-vault-hunter-in-borderlands-4-will-be-a-robot-cowboy-gambler-named-c4sh-who-throws-playing-cards/ G9v25qQAy9iCAjy29wBTwR Sun, 28 Sep 2025 03:44:19 +0000 Sun, 28 Sep 2025 03:46:39 +0000 <![CDATA[ Borderlands 4's latest patch triggers a flurry of performance complaints, but Gearbox says new stuttering problems 'should resolve over time as the shaders continue to compile' ]]> https://www.pcgamer.com/games/fps/borderlands-4s-latest-patch-triggers-a-flurry-of-performance-complaints-but-gearbox-says-new-stuttering-problems-should-resolve-over-time-as-the-shaders-continue-to-compile/ ZwhVeJSsqGsBtRvXnJPGP8 Thu, 25 Sep 2025 19:25:37 +0000 <![CDATA[ Mod maker brings Skibidi Toilet to Borderlands 4 for one simple reason: To spite the narrative director who said he'd 'cry real tears' if the game shipped with it ]]> https://www.pcgamer.com/games/fps/mod-maker-brings-skibidi-toilet-to-borderlands-4-for-one-simple-reason-to-spite-the-narrative-director-who-said-hed-cry-real-tears-if-the-game-shipped-with-it/ mJjCtYfM9LjWLrGKHxjfWm Wed, 24 Sep 2025 23:22:48 +0000 Thu, 25 Sep 2025 00:32:56 +0000 <![CDATA[ Borderlands 4 player finds bugged interaction that can cause 'Total Existence Failure' damage to endgame bosses without a proper build—and no legendary items or crit knives to be seen ]]> https://www.pcgamer.com/games/rpg/borderlands-4-player-finds-bugged-interaction-that-can-cause-total-existence-failure-damage-to-endgame-bosses-without-a-proper-build-and-no-legendary-items-or-crit-knives-to-be-seen/ Fh7bN4k4vrSzJbRcHSgg9H Tue, 23 Sep 2025 14:36:49 +0000 <![CDATA[ Borderlands 4 is focusing on buffs, not nerfs—opting to 'start with underperforming gear/skills first' rather than its infinite-bleed god-knife ]]> https://www.pcgamer.com/games/rpg/borderlands-4-is-focusing-on-buffs-not-nerfs-opting-to-start-with-underperforming-gear-skills-first-rather-than-its-infinite-bleed-god-knife/ 2joshMUMYjo4Dgcs4KWLJZ Tue, 23 Sep 2025 10:26:55 +0000 <![CDATA[ I am so terribly glad I've learned you can easily reset all your cooldowns in Borderlands 4 before starting my shotgun grind ]]> https://www.pcgamer.com/games/rpg/i-am-so-terribly-glad-ive-learned-you-can-easily-reset-all-your-cooldowns-in-borderlands-4-before-starting-my-shotgun-grind/ rxtwDrYzNnsVyC4bbEABpN Fri, 19 Sep 2025 13:18:45 +0000 Fri, 19 Sep 2025 16:38:52 +0000 <![CDATA[ Borderlands 4 performance patch out now with PC 'our top priority' ]]> https://www.pcgamer.com/games/fps/borderlands-4-performance-patch-out-now-with-pc-our-top-priority/ s2N5MSP7wg8dydGUfGsEiJ Thu, 18 Sep 2025 17:10:24 +0000 <![CDATA[ Borderlands 4 review ]]> https://www.pcgamer.com/games/rpg/borderlands-4-review/ 75Uu3vN5J89LdTfBM3tEcT Thu, 18 Sep 2025 13:00:43 +0000 <![CDATA[ In the 16 years I've played this series, Borderlands 4 is the first entry that's made me want to do post-game grinding—Gearbox just needs to fix its dang Wildcard Missions first ]]> https://www.pcgamer.com/games/rpg/in-the-16-years-ive-played-this-series-borderlands-4-is-the-first-entry-thats-made-me-want-to-do-post-game-grinding-gearbox-just-needs-to-fix-its-dang-wildcard-missions-first/ ig5pwEeSKVa33Cm3U3oBKB Wed, 17 Sep 2025 16:04:23 +0000 Wed, 17 Sep 2025 16:44:01 +0000 <![CDATA[ Gearbox breaks out some free loot because Borderlands players have already looted over 750 million items, half a million of which were from trash cans ]]> https://www.pcgamer.com/games/fps/gearbox-breaks-out-some-free-loot-because-borderlands-players-have-already-looted-over-750-million-items-half-a-million-of-which-were-from-trash-cans/ PFjFaWHCu5eNhzdPCPSfp Wed, 17 Sep 2025 13:12:52 +0000 <![CDATA[ Don't get stuck grinding in Borderlands 4's version of the Hinterlands—in fact, you're screwing yourself out of EXP if you try to do every sidequest before beating the main campaign ]]> https://www.pcgamer.com/games/rpg/dont-get-stuck-grinding-in-borderlands-4s-version-of-the-hinterlands-in-fact-youre-screwing-yourself-out-of-exp-if-you-try-to-do-every-sidequest-before-beating-the-main-campaign/ FFVw9VcTM694jy58Q9Uzk7 Wed, 17 Sep 2025 09:24:59 +0000 Wed, 17 Sep 2025 16:10:00 +0000 <![CDATA[ Nothing is safe from Borderlands 4's 'infinite damage' build that wipes out bosses in less than 10 seconds ]]> https://www.pcgamer.com/games/fps/nothing-is-safe-from-borderlands-4s-infinite-damage-build-that-wipes-out-bosses-in-less-than-10-seconds/ JC6A8JoPUDT4fb7tWQ7JDL Mon, 15 Sep 2025 20:44:35 +0000 <![CDATA[ Gearbox CEO Randy Pitchford's chronic tweeting syndrome strikes again, says 'less than 1% of 1%' of players are filing tickets about performance so clearly the internet's overblowing it ]]> https://www.pcgamer.com/games/fps/gearbox-ceo-randy-pitchfords-chronic-tweeting-syndrome-strikes-again-says-less-than-1-percent-of-1-percent-of-players-are-filing-tickets-about-performance-so-clearly-the-internets-overblowing-it/ 3pDLrAoDAjDzWsiEoAbNUb Mon, 15 Sep 2025 14:17:07 +0000 <![CDATA[ Randy Pitchford challenged players to break the Borderlands 4 servers over the weekend, offering free DLC for anyone who takes part ]]> https://www.pcgamer.com/games/fps/randy-pitchford-challenged-players-to-break-the-borderlands-4-servers-over-the-weekend-offering-free-dlc-for-anyone-who-takes-part/ PrQxCJvjFUzejmzSKYcNWc Sat, 13 Sep 2025 22:58:16 +0000 <![CDATA[ Borderlands 4 takes a shot at Embracer Group by naming a town filled with trash and an AI talking toilet after it ]]> https://www.pcgamer.com/games/borderlands-4-takes-a-shot-at-embracer-group-by-naming-a-town-filled-with-trash-and-an-ai-talking-toilet-after-it/ FAR7cfhNz5cdaCLnEvCpKa Fri, 12 Sep 2025 15:03:56 +0000 <![CDATA[ Gearbox responds to worries about Borderlands 4's terms of service: 'Take-Two does not use spyware in its games' ]]> https://www.pcgamer.com/games/fps/gearbox-responds-to-worries-about-borderlands-4s-terms-of-service-take-two-does-not-use-spyware-in-its-games/ w9Joje8wDwMfCAUgX4DbFb Thu, 11 Sep 2025 21:55:40 +0000 <![CDATA[ Borderlands 4 launches to 'mostly negative' reviews on Steam thanks to widespread performance problems and crashes ]]> https://www.pcgamer.com/games/fps/borderlands-4-launches-to-mostly-negative-reviews-on-steam-thanks-to-widespread-performance-problems-and-crashes/ KLKMQh9wrhAjpbunGHvGkH Thu, 11 Sep 2025 19:16:12 +0000 Thu, 11 Sep 2025 22:49:36 +0000 <![CDATA[ Borderlands 4 review round-up: 'The best Borderlands game I've ever played—but with a small hitch' ]]> https://www.pcgamer.com/games/fps/borderlands-4-review-round-up-the-best-borderlands-game-ive-ever-played-but-with-a-small-hitch/ f4bj7oHvG7Uti9MCxrD4Qf Thu, 11 Sep 2025 13:11:09 +0000 Thu, 11 Sep 2025 17:36:20 +0000 <![CDATA[ Borderlands 4 global release times and preload details ]]> https://www.pcgamer.com/games/fps/borderlands-4-global-release-times-countdown-and-preload/ j8DekGZuBjyYvdvJGHWRhS Wed, 10 Sep 2025 21:37:11 +0000 Thu, 11 Sep 2025 17:37:30 +0000 <![CDATA[ I'm ranking every Borderlands game ahead of BL4's release from worst to best, because the people love their lists and I'm here to provide ]]> https://www.pcgamer.com/games/rpg/im-ranking-every-borderlands-game-ahead-of-bl4s-release-from-worst-to-best-because-the-people-love-their-lists-and-im-here-to-provide/ 2tzhcSRSbTyRcSNyfYnriV Wed, 10 Sep 2025 13:34:33 +0000 Mon, 15 Sep 2025 20:01:09 +0000 <![CDATA[ If you can't wait for the new Borderlands, I genuinely recommend BL3's solid DLC campaigns—which aren't nearly as obnoxious as the base game ]]> https://www.pcgamer.com/games/rpg/if-you-cant-wait-for-the-new-borderlands-i-genuinely-recommend-bl3s-solid-dlc-campaigns-which-arent-nearly-as-obnoxious-as-the-base-game/ xsQtyqSZVN9MsNdFJAzGY3 Tue, 09 Sep 2025 14:51:16 +0000 Tue, 09 Sep 2025 17:10:24 +0000 <![CDATA[ Gearbox boss says Borderlands 4 day-one patch 'does a lot' but warns that players should have 'realistic' expectations about performance: 'Older hardware may not provide buttery smooth performance' ]]> https://www.pcgamer.com/games/fps/gearbox-boss-says-borderlands-4-day-one-patch-does-a-lot-but-warns-that-players-should-have-realistic-expectations-about-performance-older-hardware-may-not-provide-buttery-smooth-performance/ Nm5vbkTjFRLHTsK6s4hQKd Mon, 08 Sep 2025 17:24:21 +0000 <![CDATA[ Borderlands 4 global release times mean some of you can play a day earlier than expected ]]> https://www.pcgamer.com/games/fps/borderlands-4-global-release-times-mean-some-of-you-can-play-a-day-earlier-than-expected/ SEjJNYco9aVpVDpW7qaqEJ Fri, 05 Sep 2025 22:26:57 +0000 <![CDATA[ Randy Pitchford shares thoughts on the Stop Killing Games campaign, gets very existential: 'It's so sobering to think about the fact that everything will end. Not just us, but literally everything, and I kind of hate that' ]]> https://www.pcgamer.com/games/randy-pitchford-shares-thoughts-on-the-stop-killing-games-campaign-gets-very-existential-its-so-sobering-to-think-about-the-fact-that-everything-will-end-not-just-us-but-literally-everything-and-i-kind-of-hate-that/ QQ4ngkqjHm3YZpdQkvseBf Fri, 05 Sep 2025 20:38:44 +0000 <![CDATA[ Borderlands 4 devs want to redeem the series' story, which is a tall task, since it's always been all over the place ]]> https://www.pcgamer.com/games/rpg/borderlands-4-devs-want-to-redeem-the-series-story-which-is-a-tall-task-since-its-always-been-all-over-the-place/ SzZhoeVgyqCpzVj2vYxxRD Fri, 05 Sep 2025 13:23:19 +0000 Fri, 05 Sep 2025 13:33:32 +0000 <![CDATA[ All Borderlands 4 Shift codes and how to redeem them ]]> https://www.pcgamer.com/games/fps/borderlands-4-shift-codes/ iiGYNMg5g5w8ud56cEqeUV Wed, 03 Sep 2025 15:39:13 +0000 Fri, 17 Apr 2026 14:02:05 +0000 <![CDATA[ Borderlands 1's artstyle overhaul filled Gearbox CEO Randy Pitchford with dread because he thought he'd 'Have to go in and look at what they did' and 'shoot it in the head' ]]> https://www.pcgamer.com/games/rpg/borderlands-1s-artstyle-overhaul-filled-gearbox-ceo-randy-pitchford-with-dread-because-he-thought-hed-have-to-go-in-and-look-at-what-they-did-and-shoot-it-in-the-head/ eum4S2mo4GkdGA5LtRxZcR Wed, 03 Sep 2025 10:49:23 +0000 <![CDATA[ Randy Pitchford says the Borderlands film would've sucked a whole lot more if he'd directed it: 'It would have been way worse' ]]> https://www.pcgamer.com/movies-tv/randy-pitchford-says-the-borderlands-film-wouldve-sucked-a-whole-lot-more-if-hed-directed-it-it-would-have-been-way-worse/ kqEPycqZVoy876KAQM35f4 Tue, 02 Sep 2025 20:50:56 +0000 <![CDATA[ Borderlands 4's new endgame mode will let you skip the campaign so you're ready for the next year of seasonal events and bosses ]]> https://www.pcgamer.com/games/fps/borderlands-4s-new-endgame-mode-will-let-you-skip-the-campaign-so-youre-ready-for-the-next-year-of-seasonal-events-and-bosses/ 5crCqky8eFmgBt7p9rcmwB Fri, 29 Aug 2025 22:07:20 +0000 Mon, 01 Sep 2025 21:23:42 +0000 <![CDATA[ Borderlands has been too hot, too cold, and will now be just right, says Randy Pitchford: 'We can see those times we've gone too far' ]]> https://www.pcgamer.com/games/rpg/borderlands-4-has-been-too-hot-too-cold-and-will-now-be-just-right-says-randy-pitchford-we-can-see-those-times-weve-gone-too-far/ WhmQx8zrqXWSsnuhebMQZC Thu, 28 Aug 2025 16:22:56 +0000 Thu, 28 Aug 2025 20:15:54 +0000 <![CDATA[ Borderlands 3 'sometimes felt like parody' of itself, say writers, but 4 aims to fix that: 'If I tried to put a meme in the game, he would come to my house with a baseball bat' ]]> https://www.pcgamer.com/games/rpg/borderlands-3-sometimes-felt-like-parody-of-itself-say-writers-but-4-aims-to-fix-that-if-i-tried-to-put-a-meme-in-the-game-he-would-come-to-my-house-with-a-baseball-bat/ Rma9uKwRGGMsifMQEqLsH7 Tue, 26 Aug 2025 10:35:04 +0000 Tue, 26 Aug 2025 10:35:36 +0000 <![CDATA[ Randy Pitchford says Borderlands 4 is worth $200, but he wishes 'they'd give it away' ]]> https://www.pcgamer.com/games/fps/randy-pitchford-says-borderlands-4-is-worth-usd200-but-he-wishes-theyd-give-it-away/ wo9P6qpyvGZrDrtxHLqL2d Wed, 20 Aug 2025 22:37:26 +0000 Thu, 21 Aug 2025 18:24:50 +0000 <![CDATA[ Randy Pitchford says Borderlands 4's story is inspired by the sale of Gearbox, then glazes over and says it's about where we as individuals want to be on the spectrum of anarchy to fascism ]]> https://www.pcgamer.com/games/fps/randy-pitchford-says-borderlands-4s-story-is-inspired-by-the-sale-of-gearbox-then-glazes-over-and-says-its-about-where-we-as-individuals-want-to-be-on-the-spectrum-of-anarchy-to-fascism/ B9yKoYsckG2auQRvcmwPXg Thu, 14 Aug 2025 16:24:13 +0000 Thu, 14 Aug 2025 16:24:23 +0000