'The rocket is your savior!': New live-action 'Borderlands 4' trailer urges humans to 'Quit Earth', and we can't argue
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"Get to the rocket. Pack your boat. Pack your weird guns."
There's a joyful overabundance of insanity present in this energetic live-action trailer for the upcoming " Borderlands 4 " video game and we love every second of its unfiltered, unhinged madness. It's a clever marketing tool that perfectly exemplifies and captures the zany '90s-style tone of the sci-fi shooter looter franchise that only seems to be growing in the wake of the 2024 Hollywood film .
Directed by Justin Benson and Aaron Moorhead, the filmmaking team from Marvel's "Loki" and "Daredevil: Born Again," it depicts a stampede of anxious travelers streaking towards a retro-styled rocket, pets pulling toys, a golden mime, psycho masks, a crazed Claptrap, a rabbit riding a robo-dog triggering a wicked gun, and even a rampaging elephant with a VW Microbus strapped onto its back.
A massive rocket lifts off in the "Quit Earth" trailer for Borderlands 4. | Credit: 2K Games
Per the official synopsis from Gearbox Software, " Borderlands 4 " unleashes players to discover and explore a perilous hidden planet called Kairos as one of four bold Vault Hunters, Harlowe, Rafa, Amon and Vex, who are all just trying to make a dishonest living in the galaxy…
Gearbox's "Borderlands 4" lifts off on Sept. 12, 2025. | Credit: Gearbox
"Break free from the oppressive Timekeeper, a ruthless dictator who dominates the masses from on high. Now, a world-altering catastrophe threatens his perfect Order, unleashing mayhem across the planet. Ignite a resistance and blast your way through mechanical monstrosities, bloodthirsty bandits, and vicious beasts, with new traversal mechanics like: double jumping, gliding, dodging, fixed-point grappling, and more."
"Borderlands 4" blasts off on Sept. 12, 2025 for PS5, Xbox Series X|S, and PC (Steam), and Oct. 3, 2025 for Nintendo Switch 2.
