At the AGM for Embracer Group, Gearbox’s Randy Pitchford gushed over the critical and commercial success of Tiny Tina’s Wonderlands. It’s no secret that this spinoff of Borderlands has been a smash hit with players, as it greatly expands upon the content of the Assault on Dragon Keep DLC for Borderlands 2.
The downloadable content for Tiny Tina’s Wonderlands has been inconsistent, and it hasn’t quite been as well reviewed as Borderlands 2 or Borderlands 3, although the game as a whole has been well appreciated. According to Pitchford, Wonderlands is a standalone series in its own right, so expect to see more of it in the future.
In an interview with VGC, Pitchford said, “Tiny Tina’s Wonderlands broke all of our target expectations, both critically and commercially,” adding that Gearbox planned to capitalize on the game’s popularity. The gearbox is already working on further content for Wonderlands, in some way, in addition to the upcoming Borderlands movie and the seemingly inevitable Borderlands 4.
According to Pitchford, Gearbox now has “a new franchise on [its] hands, with future experiences already in production. It’s unclear if he’s implying a new Wonderlands game is in the works or if he’s talking about a second season pass or additional downloadable content for the current game. Either seems like a real possibility.
A second season pass would allow Tiny Tina’s Wonderlands to capitalize on its present success more swiftly, and there is precedent for more DLC in the game since Borderlands 3 received two season passes. The phrase experiences” follows franchise in this statement, however, a single video game cannot stand on its own as a franchise.
Obviously, if this is a reference to the development of Tiny Tina’s Wonderlands 2, it is in the earliest stages possible. Although Gearbox’s acquisition of Tiny Tina’s Wonderlands creator Lost Boys Interactive earlier this year does not prove that the company is actively working on a new installment in the series, it is encouraging news for fans of the property.
