“Between the development talent at Gearbox and the undeniable star power of the cast, we couldn’t be more excited about this game,” said Ismailer.
In fact, 2K president David Ismailer's comments in a press release appear to openly acknowledge that reality. Titles like Wonderlands are thus perhaps best seen as an opportunity for Gearbox to explore new territory and genres, while still giving its community of fans what they want another satisfying, FPS gauntlet of looting and shooting in the ultra-stylised, OTT world of its Borderlands universe, albeit with a different flavour to what's come before. While the studio has dabbled with new IP and titles outside of Pandora over the past twelve years, they haven't exactly landed with similar levels of success – Battleborn came and went with a whisper, while the less said about Aliens: Colonial Marines, the better.
Taking a look at the bigger picture, Wonderlands makes for an interesting next step for Gearbox following the release of Borderlands 3 back in 2019.
'Wonderlands is the culmination of a 20+ year long dream.' Randy Pitchford
