Release date of 'Borderlands 3' announced, release in Epic Games Store – Variety

"Borderlands 3" will be released on September 13 according to a tweet from the official Twitter account "Borderlands" which has since been deleted.

The tweet, which seems to have been posted unintentionally on Monday, says "Mayhem is coming on September 13. Order now for the Gold Weapon skins pack!"

It also appears that "Borderlands 3" will be published on Epic Games Store, based on a second deleted tweet. grasped by the Wario64 user. The deleted message shows a few seconds of the "Borderlands" sequence followed by the Epic Games logo.

"2K / Take Two holds the exclusive rights to publish for Borderlands 3 and makes all decisions regarding pricing, territories, distribution and platform partnerships," wrote Randy Pitchford of Gearbox Software. in a tweet about the news of his upcoming release on Epic Games Store. "As a customer, I'm happy to shop in different stores – I already do it! I bought games on Xbox, Playstation, Switch, Steam, Origin, GOG, Humble, Uplay, Epic and other stores. For me, exclusives are good when they have advantages and when they are short – say six months "

"For what it's worth, aside from 2K's decisions, the Gearbox team and I have a keen interest in cross-platform game play.We believe that cross-platform support is a prerequisite and that Epic's leadership with cross-platform support is at the service of our interests there. "

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The official release date of "Borderlands 3" will be revealed Wednesday, confirmed the developer.

"Borderlands 3" was officially confirmed with a trailer at the annual Gearbox developer conference, PAX East, on Thursday. Last week, Gearbox launched a teaser trailer that ends with the phrase "Mayhem is coming". The video was entitled "Mask of Mayhem" and the description contained a link to the "Borderlands" website.

Previously, the studio had announced a remastered and improved version of the original game "Borderlands", available free on PC and consoles. All downloadable content to date for "Borderlands 2" comes free in the VR version of the game, as well as a new HD upgrade for other existing games.