- February 10th, 2026
Back in November, Gearbox released the first 'Bounty Pack' for Borderlands 4, titled 'How Rush Saved Mercenary Day' - to reviews which I'm sure almost anyone would certainly get the impression were overwhelmingly negative, mainly due to concerns surrounding the overall size and runtime of the content.
Despite the DLC having a longer runtime than most Headhunter packs from Borderlands 2, this didn't mean 2K/Gearbox let the feedback fall on deaf ears.
Grant Kao, the Associate Creative Director at Gearbox Software, and most noteably- one of the lead developers on the post launch cycle of Borderlands 4 has commented on the new DLC, saying:
The on-foot distance from start of map to Minister Screw is shorter than the distance to the first hidden mini boss in Legend of the Stone Demon.
This is obviously great news for a lot of players, as more secret compartments, and hidden bosses is almost always a good thing in games. It's an opportunity to add an extra 30 minutes to your play time, and for content creators, including journalists- it's an opportunity to add more coverage to their library for that title.
