ISSY VAN DER VELDE × BORDERLANDS 4

Every piece Issy van der Velde has written about Borderlands 4.

14 articles spanning Borderlands 4's coverage, newest first.

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12 SEPT 2025
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GamesRadar+·12 Sept 2025
Borderlands 4 "may be in a whole new level here," Randy Pitchford declares as the action RPG sets a series Steam concurrent player record within 24 hours of launch despite 'Mixed' reviews
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11 SEPT 2025
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GamesRadar+·11 Sept 2025
Borderlands 4 isn't even out yet and fans are already speculating about Borderlands 5, but Gearbox boss Randy Pitchford says "We don't show how the sausage is made!"
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10 SEPT 2025
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GamesRadar+·10 Sept 2025
Early look at Borderlands 4 disappears and reappears after fans spot "a huge spoiler" about a returning character, but somehow Conan O'Brien crashing the game was kept in
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9 SEPT 2025
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GamesRadar+·9 Sept 2025
Gearbox let one lucky gamer play Borderlands 4 days before the rest of us: Conan O'Brien, who hated Claptrap after exactly one minute – "He's my least-favorite trash can I've ever met"
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26 AUG 2025
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GamesRadar+·26 Aug 2025
Gearbox boss Randy Pitchford admits Borderlands has gone "too far" in the past, but promises Borderlands 4 has hit the sweet spot
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14 JUL 2025
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GamesRadar+·14 Jul 2025
Borderlands 4 has "well over 200" collectibles that are so well hidden, Gearbox boss Randy Pitchford expects "most players will never see any of them"
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2 JUL 2025
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GamesRadar+·2 Jul 2025
A Claptrap volume slider is just the start, Borderlands 4 boss Randy Pitchford says there are "so many things we are holding back from everyone until launch. So. Many. Things"
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1 JUL 2025
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GamesRadar+·1 Jul 2025
Borderlands 4 includes a feature the series should have had from the beginning: a Claptrap-only volume slider that means you never have to hear a word he says
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25 JUN 2025
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GamesRadar+·25 Jun 2025
Borderlands 4 creative director says new endless quests "remind me of the simpler missions from BL1," which became harder to make as the games got more complex
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19 JUN 2025
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GamesRadar+·19 Jun 2025
Baldur's Gate 3 dev buying Borderlands 4 "day one" despite calling out its price controversy and thinking Borderlands 3's writing "was a dry-ass turkey dropped 8 months after Thanksgiving"
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18 JUN 2025
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GamesRadar+·18 Jun 2025
Gearbox says the Borderlands 4 collector's edition isn't actually the collector's edition, even though there doesn't seem to be any other version available
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GamesRadar+·18 Jun 2025
Borderlands 4 may not cost $80, but it will be more than that when you upgrade your PC to meet the absurd minimum requirements
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16 JUN 2025
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GamesRadar+·16 Jun 2025
Borderlands 4 post-launch roadmap includes 2 new Vault Hunters, 2 new stories, and a bunch of extra missions and areas
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13 FEB 2025
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GamesRadar+·13 Feb 2025
Borderlands 4 will add swimming, and fans don't seem impressed: "You could also swim in Turok on the N64, big whoop"
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