After developing the mechanics of this shooter-RPG hybrid, Gearbox established the idea of players seeking Vaults on the planet Pandora, comparing the discovery of new loot to opening a Pandora's box. The concept came from Randy Pitchford's idea to combine the mechanics of first-person shooters like Doom with role-playing games with randomized loot such as Diablo. The Borderlands games are first-person loot shooters, set in an open world, with some role-playing game (RPG) elements ( Tales from the Borderlands, however, is an episodic adventure game). A film adaptation of the series is in development by Lionsgate.
This makes it one of the best-selling video game franchises of all time. An additional 5 million copies of Borderlands 3 were sold within five days of release, bringing the total series' net revenues to over US$1 billion. As of November 2022, more than 77 million copies of Borderlands games had been shipped, with 26 million from Borderlands 2. The series has received critical acclaim and commercial success for its loot-driven multiplayer co-op gameplay and its sense of humor. Tales from the Borderlands (2014–) is a spin-off episodic graphic adventure game by Telltale Games. The series consists of four games, each with multiple downloadable content packs: Borderlands (2009), Borderlands 2 (2012), Borderlands: The Pre-Sequel (2014) by 2K Australia and Borderlands 3 (2019). PlayStation 3, Windows, Xbox 360, OS X, PlayStation Vita, iOS, Linux, Android, PlayStation 4, Xbox One, Stadia, Nintendo Switch, Xbox Series X/S, PlayStation 5īorderlands is an action role-playing first-person looter shooter video game franchise set in a space Western science fiction setting, created and produced by Gearbox Software and published by 2K Games for multiple platforms. Action role-playing, first-person shooter