Last year, CEO Randy Pitchford teased a return of the World War II shooter, Brothers in Arms after the colossal controversies caused by the drastically changed direction of the series spin-off Furious 4, which (un?)fortunately was ultimately cancelled. In an interview with Geoff Keighley, Pitchford promised that the proper sequel would be more authentic with Sgt. Baker returning as the main protagonist.
Back in May, Gearbox PR Manager Austin Malcolm said that "E3 is just a few months away, and discussions on what to reveal, who to reveal it with and when we want to reveal it have already begun! " Recently, publisher Take-Two announced that Borderlands 3 won't be presented at the upcoming E3 2018 and has been pushed back to 2020 to give the development team extra time to polish the title.
Considering that Gearbox has announced that they will show us something during E3 and it won't be Borderlands 3, many fans thought that the studio won't show sequels of the critically-panned Duke Nukem Forever, Aliens Colonial Marines (as the franchise was taken away from Gearbox), or the underperforming Battleborn and will present Brothers in Arms 4. Well, it sounds like the leaked Borderlands: Game of the Year Edition will be the only Gearbox’s E3 2018 attraction.
In a recent Tweet, Pitchford said that the next Brothers In Arms is being made by "some awesome people involved and as it is developing I am starting to think it could be really good. I want to be sure before we announce. We have more work to do." The ". I want to be sure before we announce" part maybe a smokescreen, but there's a big chance that Gearbox’s teased E3 announcement will be a major disappointment.