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Borderlands 4 State of Play April 2025: Everything announced

ByAmelia Journalton

May 1, 2025

Geared software has just completed its Borderlands 4 Game state, unveiled 20 minutes of new gameplay and details of his highly expected loot shooter.

The presentation jumps directly into the campaign with the promise that the entry from 2025 is the best and best grounded excursion of the studio and promises promising important changes for games that range from new passage skills to changes in the drop drop formula. Gearbox managed to fill the 20-minute shop window with unveiling how Borderlands 4 has updated the use with new mechanics and existing functions, and we have all highlights here.

Movement skills

Each Borderlands title updates its traversal mechanics in a new way, and Borderland’s 4 seems to be no different. We have seen that some of the new looters’ shooter tool players who are about the release date will be available this September, but today’s gameplay film material gave us a clearer view of what will come.

This time, Vault hunters can take advantage of a very fate-like mid-air floating and the players give the freedom to shoot during air or to reach distant rocks. There is also a grappling hook that can be used for both the struggle and for exploration, as well as a dashboard for the last second deviations. Vehicles are of course also an important component in Borderlands 4, and this time it seems as if we have freedom to spawn our trips, including the new Digirunner, wherever we want.

Weapons and manufacturers

We received a foretaste of the New Vault Hunter Traversal Mechanics in previous showcases, but the current game state has really moved the arms manufacturers into the spotlight. This time there are a total of eight companies that deliver the players’ adventures, which means that three new order, ripper and daedalus – will be behind some new toys from Borderlands 4.

Like the other returning manufacturers, each newcomer has unique weapon designs and skills. However, Borderlands 4 goes one step further by introducing its existing weapon mechanics a new spin: the licensed part system. The weapon can now consist of different parts of different manufacturers, which means that they have been developed by Maliwan, a ammunition clip manufactured by Torgue and a sign before hyperion. Higher rarity weapons are supplied with more parts, which makes this search for large prey more crucial than ever.

Borderlands 4 State of Play Gameplay Screenshots

Story

The game state of Borderlands 4 follows two safe hunters: Vex the Sirene and a former Tediere soldier named Rafa. The earlier playable character uses siren skills to conjure up beings to help in combat, while the latter builds tools such as Arche knives in order to tear away enemies during the running. Today’s gameplay sees the duo through cold, open arenas in the entire term, one of four zones that can explore Cairos on the planet.

Borderlands 4 will follow the trend of the series to push into old faces and at the same time present new ones. Some well -known names that have appeared in today’s game state are Moxxi, Zane, Amara and of course Claptrap, although there were also some clues that we could also learn more about Lilith. The new characters include a highly towering, armored person named Rush and a helpful robot called Echo 4.. The mobile phone robot company will follow the players for the duration of Borderlands 4, which helps to their next destination by scanning environments, hacking and the leadership of lost safe hunters.

Multiplayer

Borderlands 4 players will be happy to hear that Gearbox tried to rationalize the co-op process this time. In addition to what it calls “improved lobby system”, it should be easier to join friends. Cross play will also be available at the start, whereby the entire prey is installed for every player and the scaling of Dynamic Level scaling, which means that you have freedom with friends on every platform.

The adjustment within your parties goes even further, since Gearbox has implemented a function with which everyone can have separated their own difficulty level settings. The trip with friends make it easier to make a split screen coache cooperation that will be available at the start, as well as an addition with which the players can quickly travel to their buddies when someone is lost.

Borderlands 4 also offers a lower opportunity for legendary prey waste, dense new skills and much more. Rep Kit Gear has the players who choose between a fast revive and a temporary battle buff, while the regulations give the fans the opportunity to fill a cooldown with grenades or unique heavy weapons. There are also improvements that replace artifacts in favor of bonuses for weapons from certain manufacturers.

Borderlands 4 recently moved on The PC via the Epic Games Store, PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X | S appearance date 11 days from September 23 to September 12th. A Nintendo Switch 2 version is also carried out later in the year at an unspecified point.

Despite the speculation of fans, drinks Randy Pitchford says that the planned Shreak -Up has it Nothing to do with the long-awaited publication date of the Grand Theft Auto 6 from Take-Two Interactive. Expect more via Borderlands 4, while we are waiting for Gearbox to publish more about the upcoming practical gameplay event in June.

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