Gearbox Software officially announces Borderlands 3 during PAX East with a teaser trailer, generating excitement among fans.
Borderlands 3 is released worldwide for PlayStation 4, Xbox One, and PC, marking the highly anticipated sequel's debut.
Borderlands: Legendary Collection, including Borderlands 3, is released on Nintendo Switch, expanding the game's availability to Nintendo players.
The first DLC expansion for Borderlands 3, Moxxi's Heist of the Handsome Jackpot, is released, adding new story content and gameplay features.
Gearbox announces plans to introduce cross-play support for Borderlands 3, allowing players on different platforms to play together.
The player characters, known as the Vault Hunters, come together on the spaceship Sanctuary III to stop the Calypso Twins from harnessing the power of Alien Vaults.
Troy and Tyreen Calypso, charismatic leaders of the Children of the Vault cult, begin rallying bandits and factions across the galaxy to unlock Alien Vaults' powers.
Sanctuary III, the new spaceship and mobile base for the Crimson Raiders and the player Vault Hunters, is commissioned to combat the Calypso Twins and their expanding threat.
The player discovers the use of Eridian technology by Maliwan Corporation, hinting at deeper alien influences connected to the Vaults.
The Crimson Raiders destroy the Calypso Twins' base of operations, the Emerald Raft, as part of their campaign to stop the Cult of the Vault.
The Vault Hunters secure the key to open the alien Vault, a significant step in preventing the Calypso Twins from exploiting ultimate power.
The final confrontation against Troy and Tyreen Calypso occurs, determining the fate of the Vault’s powers and the galaxy's future.
