Gearbox is engaged on a significant new family-friendly collection

Gearbox has a brand new collection on the best way, and whereas we don’t know if it’s a very new IP or one thing licensed, it’s going to be a “tent-pole franchise for the company.” It’s additionally going to be a family-friendly one, which is in stark distinction to the studio’s traditionally adult-oriented games.

The information comes through John Vignocchi, who introduced right this moment that he’s becoming a member of Gearbox Publishing as government producer on the brand new venture. Gearbox Publishing, it should be famous, is separate from Gearbox Software correct – that is the division that publishes titles from third events, together with We Happy Few, latest Homeworlds, and numerous variations of Fortntie and Subnautica.

“We will be working on something that we hope will surprise and delight gamers of all ages,” Vignocchi says on Twitter, “whether you’re six or sixty… And I cannot wait to share more!” Vignocchi beforehand oversaw toys-to-life model Disney Infinity previous to the Mickey Mouse firm’s common exit from game improvement, which provides him loads of expertise with all-ages franchises – although given the destiny of Infinity, I wouldn’t anticipate one other franchise centered on toy gross sales.

We’ll discover out extra on this new, family-friendly collection sooner or later, however the factor most followers will probably be searching for is the Borderlands 3 release date – and Gearbox has all however confirmed that the follow-up is in full improvement. We’ll hopefully discover out extra on all this new stuff sooner moderately than later.