The "Borderlands" series, storyline clumsiness aside, is an endearing and interesting series to me. The formula hasn't changed much in the last few years, ignoring the industry landslide of all loot shooters becoming live-service games in favor of the run-of-the-mill standard ARPG model, with the exception of a few expansion packs and class additions along the way.

Gearbox CEO Randy Pitchford is also understandably attached to the game. So much so that he went so far as to overstate the details of the upcoming release of a new "Borderlands" game, albeit with only a wink-wink, nudge-nudge expression.

In a recent interview with TheGamer, Pitchford cut to the "oh dear" as if he had been arrested for vandalizing public property in an episode of The Simpsons, adding: "I don't think we did a good enough job of hiding the fact that we are working on something ...... And I think people who like Borderlands will be very excited about what we're working on."

Readers, I try to put words in people's mouths as much as possible, but this seems like a pretty clear overshare to me. I would be surprised if it is anything out of the ordinary, given that "Borderlands" has barely tinkered with its basic formula.

That said, there is a small fear in my aging mind that the old and ill-fated "Borderlands Online," which was briefly announced in 2015 and then disappeared, will finally make an appearance. Just as "Suicide Squad" lost $200 million: if Gearbox suddenly jumped into the proper live-service machine, I would be deeply concerned about the future of this series.

More likely: ...... I wonder. Borderlands 4? "Tiny Tina's Wonderlands 2" It would be a very interesting time for the series to start making brave and exciting choices. （Just like watching your buddies (who have never done a backflip before) suddenly proclaim loudly in the middle of a crowded bar, "Hey, look at this backflip!" just as if you were watching them proclaim, "Hey, watch me do this backflip! Whatever happens afterward is bound to be painful and fascinating.

According to Pitchford, "These are vague words, but sooner or later we're going to talk about something we've been working on. Let's hope it's not a movie franchise. Because that ship may have sunk before it left the dock.