Take-Two CEO Comments on the Impact of the Borderlands Movie

Take-Two CEO Comments on the Impact of the Borderlands Movie

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The Borderlands movie was arguably a failure, but it's not all bad news according to Take-Two Interactive CEO Strauss Zelnick. The CEO recently discussed a number of games by the company's developers, including the future of the Borderlands series and how the recent feature film impacted it.

Nearly a decade after it was initially announced, the Borderlands movie finally hit theaters in August 2024. While the movie was headlined by major actors like Cate Blanchett, Kevin Hart, and Jack Black, it bombed at the box office, failing to recoup its budget. The Borderlands movie failed to please game fans as well as the general public, and has been seen as a mistake by many fans of the iconic looter shooter series.

The Borderlands series features a multitude of powerful and hilarious characters that offer unique skill sets to players seeking a grand time.

Now, Take-Two Interactive CEO Strauss Zelnick has discussed the movie's impact with IGN, and shared that he's not seeing the movie's release as having an entirely bad result. Zelnick says that the movie was disappointing, but that it actually had a small positive impact on the company, as it helped to sell more Borderlands games. Zelnick...

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