Battleborn will have an episoic single player campaign according to 2K and Gearbox. In an announcement today, the studios stated that they are taking a television sitcom approach to the game as a change of pace.
2K and Gearbox think of May 3rd as Battleborn’s series premiere, because the game’s Story Mode is structured just like some of their favourite episodic television shows. Collectively, the “season” included with the game has one large over-arching story spanning eight episodes (plus a prologue), and each episode tells a self-contained story about your heroes’ fight to save the last star, Solus.
You won’t have to wait long to give Battleborn’s episodic story a try, as today 2K and Gearbox Software announced that Battleborn ’s Open Beta begins on April 8th on PS4 and April 13th on PC and Xbox One. The Open Beta will include access to two story episodes – Void’s Edge and The Algorithm – two of the game’s three competitive multiplayer modes – Incursion and Meltdown – all 25 playable heroes, loot, gear, and the game’s full progression systems.
Battleborn releases May 3rd on Xbox One. Check out the new trailer above.