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Editorial: about the Borderlands 3 review bombing

So, a trailer for the upcoming Borderlands 3 dropped last week, and not without controversy for users of the Steam gaming platform.

For those who aren't in the know, Borderlands is an epic -- and highly addicting -- video-game series that mixes Star Wars, Mad Max and some balls out (but not literally) comedy to great effect. I've played Borderlands, Borderlands: The Pre-Sequel and Tales from the Borderlands, and am currently replaying Borderlands 2.

Yup, I love me this shit!

The "third game" comes out Oct. 14, but Gearbox and 2K have pissed some players off because it will be exclusive to the Epic Games Store until April 2020, therefor inciting the wrath of Steam users everywhere. Said users have gone and review bombed previous instalments in the series in order to drop their rating on the streaming provider.

Why they think this will have any impact on an already bestselling game remains a mystery. It also prompted Gearbox head Randy Pitchford to say this behaviour has him, and I'm paraphrasing here, rethinking future content releases on Steam.

Steam has since discounted these review bombs, but hasn't removed them from the site.

This is another not-so-fine-example of how entitled nerds have become. As with Star Wars: The Last Jedi and Captain Marvel, when things don't go the way they want, they throw a hissy fit that rivals that of my seven year old. It's the laziest kind of protesting; push a button, feel like you've contributed to something, back to PornHub.

I'm looking forward to Borderlands 3, and have already pre-ordered it on my PS4 -- where I can play it on Oct 14 -- because that's how I roll. I'm just happy there's a new instalment in my favourite gaming series, as we all should be.
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