Description
Borderlands is an action role-playing first-person looter shooter video game franchise set in a space Western science fantasy setting, created and produced by Gearbox Software and published by 2K for multiple platforms.
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). Tales from the Borderlands (2014–2015) is a spin-off episodic graphic adventure game by Telltale Games.
The series has received critical acclaim and commercial success for its loot- driven multiplayer co-op gameplay and its sense of humor. As of November 2022, more than 77 million copies of Borderlands games had been shipped, with 26 million from Borderlands 2. 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. This makes it one of the best-selling video game franchises of all time. A film adaptation of the series is in development by Lionsgate.
