Gearbox creative director talks Borderlands sequel

This does not exactly fall under the category of “shocking developments” but Gearbox Software creative director Mike Neumann confirmed there will likely be a sequel to surprise hit Borderlands.

In an interview with VG247, Neumann spoke about the strong sales of the title:

“Yes, I can probably confirm that there’s a chance of a Borderlands 2. I mean, with anything, especially a new IP, if people want more and you can make more, and everybody can make money and do good business there, it obviously makes really good sense to do that. Obviously nothing so far is planned. We’re working on DLC. We haven’t really had any talks about a sequel, other than water cooler talk like, “Wouldn’t this be cool” kind of stuff.

But yeah, Borderlands is really exciting. Everyone here loves the franchise, and it seems like the public is really coming back with praise and love. So yeah, if everything makes sense, Borderlands 2 seems like a no-brainer to me.”

New properties always face challenges in a crowded marketplace. In 2008, we saw new franchises Mirror’s Edge and Dead Space draw critical acclaim but did not sell as well as EA might have hoped.

In a sea of sequels, it’s always to good see new properties be created and more importantly, see them succeed.

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