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The Behind-The-Scenes Story Of The Art-Style Swap That Saved Borderlands 1

The Behind-The-Scenes Story Of The Art-Style Swap That Saved Borderlands 1
technology9/1/2025

The developers behind the original Borderlands discuss their last-second Hail Mary to change the course of the franchise.

Back in 2007, Game Informer put an upcoming first-person shooter from a lesser-known studio called Gearbox Software on its cover. The game was from a new IP called Borderlands, and promised, as the cover's tagline said, to combine concepts from actio... [14313 chars]