Tales from the Borderlands is in full advertising mode at the moment (meaning a release date is quickly closing in, even though there's no confirmed date just yet). A newly released video gives some more context to the game from the Gearbox side of things, seeing how the actual creators of the Borderlands universe feel about this new, narrative-driven experience.
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According to some of Gearbox's writers, they knew that the Borderlands universe was rich in story-telling potential, but the focus on their games was always to make a great first-person shooter experience. The writing was always just a nice bonus that made the series stand out from the rest of the genre. By collaborating with Telltale, however, the stories of the Borderlands mythos can finally be told in a game that actually emphasizes the narrative.
As the game was being developed, some of the writers from Gearbox sat in on Telltale's story pitching meetings, just to make sure that all of the story ideas were in line with the universe that Gearbox had already created. As has been stated before, this game will be an official part of the Borderlands canon, so Tales from the Borderlands actually has the ability to affect the stories of any future installations of the game.
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All of the writing after that, though, was left to Telltale, who, after years of creating story-driven games like The Walking Dead, A Wolf Among Us and the upcoming Game of Thrones, have honed the art of narrative and substantive dialog.
Tales from the Borderlands will take place after the events of Borderlands 2. This caused many series fans to wonder, then, why Handsome Jack was featured in the game's premiere trailer, something that is touched on by the Gearbox writers in this most recent video.
Tales from the Borderlands will release its first episode, titled "Zer0 Sum," sometime before the end of the year on PC, consoles and mobile devices. On Monday, the game will premiere at a Texas theater and streamed live over Twitch, so expect to see a concrete release date around that time.