Borderlands 3 is experiencing a massive player count boost at the moment, following the release of the controversial movie adaptation. Despite being released almost five years ago now, looter-shooter Borderlands 3 retains a respectably sized community on Steam.
The Borderlands franchise is receiving a lot of attention at the moment, but maybe not the type it desires. Critical reception of the new Borderlands movie is nothing short of disastrous, with the film holding a 10% Rotten Tomatoes score at the moment. For many non-gamers, this will be their first exposure to Borderlands, so it may not necessarily be the best first impression. Despite this, it hasn't stopped the numbers of the most recent mainline title in the videogame series, Borderlands 3, from surging.
Lionsgate's Borderlands film is a critical flop at 0% on Rotten Tomatoes.
According to numbers found on SteamDB, Borderlands 3 has experienced a massive boost in players over the last couple of days, coinciding with the release of the critically panned movie adaptation. Prior to the movie's release date, Borderlands 3 was averaging anywhere between 2,000 to 4,000 players on a good day. However, this number has slowly been growing in the days since, and...
