As published via YouTube on Friday, September 19, Borderlands developer Gearbox Software has unveiled some gameplay footage of the the studio’s upcoming first-person MOBA Battleborn , showing off (for the first time) a five-player co-operative campaign mission in action.
“Battleborn’s story is set in a distant sci-fi fantasy future, where all but one star in the universe has gone dark at the hands of the vicious Varlesi. A single solitary beacon of hope remains – the last star, Solus. In the wake of the chaos, different species of survivors take refuge in the Solus system and form five factions based on their beliefs, ” the video’s description describes.
“ Heroes called battleborn emerge from each faction and fight for what little resources are left in the system. Now, the Varelsi are threatening to finish what they’ve started, and only a united team of the universe’s most powerful heroes can stop them .”
Gearbox Software’s creative director Randy Varnell revealed back in July that the development Battleborn builds off the studio’s experiences with the Borderlands series.
Gearbox also acknowledged that developing Battleborn would be an uphill battle, as there are already some big players in the MOBA scene, such as Dota 2 and League of Legends . The developer’s president Randy Pitchford proclaimed that the studio is undaunted by the challenge .
You can watch the game’s co-op gameplay footage via the embedded video below. We’ll bring you more news on Battleborn’s development should further information reach our ears. Battleborn is slated to release on Xbox One, PlayStation 4 and PC in 2015.