Team Coco, 2K, and Gearbox Software debuted a very special segment of “Clueless Gamer with Conan O’Brien,” featuring the upcoming Borderlands 4.
Released today on YouTube, Conan O’Brien and Aaron “Bley” Bleyaert teamed up to dive into the world of Kairos for a special charity episode to support NEXT for Autism—the leading nonprofit dedicated to transforming the national landscape of services for people with autism. They were joined by Brian Long and Liz Day, who donated a substantial amount of money to make the video happen.
Conan and Bley began their adventure with their usual wit and charm, starting with Conan misremembering ever playing a Borderlands game. After Bley gave a broad outline of the story of Borderlands, Conan asked, “Is all the story necessary? That’s my question. When they come up with all of this, the vituperos have their gorm gorms in a vault on Blacksar. Yes. Is it necessary, or can you just say to people, ‘these are robots, and they go, pew, pew, pew?'”
Conan continued to provide incredible insight about Borderlands 4, saying of the iconic Claptrap, “You know what’s great about this little Claptrap guy? What? It will never get annoying.” Conan displayed moderate skill taking on the monsters and Rippers of Kairos in an effort to break free from the tyrannical Timekeeper—even going so far as to crash the game during his playthrough.
“We’re all huge Conan fans at Gearbox and 2K,” said Anthony Nicholson, Senior Project Producer of Borderlands 4. “What he may lack in skill, he makes up for in pure commitment to the mayhem of Borderlands. It’s a thrill to see him step into the world of Kairos and support NEXT for AUTISM through our game.”
Borderlands 4 is set to launch on September 12th, 2025, for Nintendo Switch 2, PC, PlayStation 5, and Xbox Series X|S.
