During Embracer Group’s Annual General Meeting (AGM), Gearbox’s Randy Pitchford talked about the success ofTiny Tina’s Wonderlands. It’s no secret that thisBorderlandsspin-off, which expanded in many ways onBorderlands 2’s Assault on Dragon Keep DLC, has been a huge hit for fans.
Now,Tiny Tina’s Wonderlands' DLCs have been hit or miss, not really hitting the same high notes asBorderlands 2orBorderlands 3even, but it has received nothing short of a warm welcome as a whole. In fact, it seems that Pitchford considers it a new franchise in and of itself, suggesting moreWonderlandscontent will come in the future.
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As first reported and transcribed by VGC, Pitchford revealed thatTiny Tina’s Wonderlands"shattered all of our target expectations, both critically and commercially" and that Gearbox was intending to move forward with this success.ABorderlandsmovieis in the works andBorderlands 4seems bound to happen eventually, but Gearbox is already working on more content for Wonderlands too, in some form.
Pitchford stated that Gearbox has “a new franchise on [its] hands, with future experiences already under development.” It’s not immediately clear whether he is suggesting a newWonderlandsgame is in development or if a second season pass or more DLC is in the works. Either genuinely feels possible. Asecond season pass would capitalize onTiny Tina’s Wonderlands’current success more quickly and there is precedent for additional DLC in the franchise, asBorderlands 3received two season passes. However, this statement sees the word “experiences” follow “franchise,” and one game doesn’t make a franchise on its own (or even a subfranchise).
Of course, if this is a reference toTiny Tina’s Wonderlands2 being in development, it’s likely in the earliest, earliest, earliest possible stages. Gearbox did acquireTiny Tina’s Wonderlandsco-developer Lost Boys Interactive earlier this year, and while that is not concrete support of a new game, it does bode well forWonderlandsas a franchise. What’s clear, at the very least, is that fans of the wider Borderlands franchise are not quite done playing Bunkers and Badasses in-universe yet. It’s hard to say whetherTiny Tina’s Wonderlands 2orBorderlands 4would be first, but there’s little doubt both would be welcomed.
Tiny Tina’s Wonderlandsis available now on PC, PS4, PS5, Xbox One, and Xbox Series X.
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