Free-to-Play Borderlands Mobile Game Suddenly Available as 'Limited-Time Test' on iPhone

A marque caller free-to-play Borderlands crippled has abruptly launched contiguous connected iPhone, and you'd beryllium forgiven for not knowing it was owed for release.

The crippled was softly published contiguous by mobile elephantine Zynga, though is developed by British workplace NaturalMotion, which antecedently worked connected Star Wars: Hunters.

Right now, Borderlands Mobile presently exists connected the App Store arsenic portion of a "limited-time test", according to a connection astir the crippled sent to Gematsu — thing that besides reveals Borderlands creator Gearbox was progressive simply successful an advisory role.

Described arsenic a free-to-play "epic looter shooter", Borderlands Mobile is presently lone disposable connected iPhone (there's nary Android version, yet) and lone successful the US. We've tried accessing the crippled from elsewhere, but simply get an mistake connection stating that it's unavailable successful the region.

"Create Mayhem YOUR way!" reads an authoritative blurb. "Loot chaotic weapons and blast enemies successful this mobile Borderlands experience. Join different Vault Hunters successful an ever-evolving beingness to combat greedy corporations and unfastened legendary Vaults. This action-packed looter shooter brings the signature chaos, creation style, and gun-slinging escapade to mobile for the archetypal time!

"Hunt down legendary loot drops and powerfulness up your abilities to customize the mode you play," the blurb continues. "Use everything from pistols to rocket launchers to marque your enemies privation they ne'er crossed your path! Master devastating enactment gameplay that's been afloat optimized for mobile. Fight skags, bandits, and bosses arsenic you conflict done a assortment of breathtaking ngo types, including Campaign Missions, Tower of Terror, and Circle of Slaughter."

Right now, there's small other announced astir the game. There's nary trailer, and curiously nary notation of its beingness astatine each from immoderate of Borderlands' authoritative societal media accounts, which look engaged posting astir Borderlands 4 updates instead. After a turbulent archetypal six months, it conscionable got its archetypal large DLC, and Gearbox has precocious hopes it'll beryllium capable to gully backmost fans.

In the meantime, if you springiness Borderlands Mobile a go, fto america cognize what you think.

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