With the gameonly about a month out from release, anticipation is already riding high for the upcomingBorderlands 3as the next chapter of the fan favorite looter-shooter series. While we can expect the main game itself to give players more than enough to do, we already know that there are more stories ready to be told inBorderlands3throughits upcoming DLC campaigns, which seem like they will go in wildly different directions according to its writers.
Speaking in an interview withDualShockers,Borderlands 3lead writers Danny Homan and Sam Winkler gave us their insight on writing and expanding on the series' story with its third main installment. Specifically, we asked them a bit more on what to expect from the game’s DLC, which will include four campaign-based add-ons that will take players through new stories and areas, as in pastBorderlandsgames.
Winkler explained that the team is already working on the DLC forBorderlands 3, and simply said that they will be “big” and “a lot of fun,” while Homan added that the DLC campaigns are “all so different” from one another.
Winkler expressed that with the DLC campaigns forBorderlands 3, the stories told there will allow the team to “get a little more weird and a little more focused.” This is especially in comparison to the main game, as Winkler stated that “Borderlands 3is the biggestBorderlandsgame that has ever been made; there’s a lot crammed into it.”
Given the size of the main game, Winkler added that compared to the “huge, galaxy-spanning story arc” that will be told inBorderlands 3proper, the DLC will give the team a chance to “focus on a couple different characters and transform them, go with a different aesthetic, go with a different vibe, and play with how you do storytelling.” While the team couldn’t give specifics just yet for what any of those stories will look like, Winkler said that “we’re really excited about what those DLCs are going to be.”
Borderlands3will release for PS4, Xbox One, and PC on August 22, 2025, andyou can pre-order the game now over on Amazon. The game will also be coming to Google Stadia when it releases later this year.
For more on the game, you canread our recent hands-on preview of the campaign, and stay tuned for our full interview with Homan and Winkler.
