{"rewrite":{"id":"r_9ef970ef2ea45fe93e1cc7b2","clusterId":"c_2aa7e809138b52723bc1c4d0","slug":"borderlands-4-steam-free-weekend-runs-until-september-15","model":"deepseek-v4-flash","headline":"Borderlands 4 Steam Free Weekend Runs Until September 15","summary":"2K and Gearbox Software are running a Steam Free Weekend for Borderlands 4, with free play ending at 2:00 AM on September 15. The second DLC-added Vault Hunter, Loveless the Hacker, joined the roster on September 10. The second story DLC, FL4K and the Resort of Oblivion, is also available. Console free play is offered for PlayStation Plus and Xbox Game Pass subscribers, and a 50 percent off sale is planned.","whyItMatters":"The free weekend and the discount land in the same window as the new Vault Hunter and story DLC, so Gearbox is using open access to pull players into paid content that is already on sale.","webCardHtml":"\u003cp\u003eThe free play window and the discount run together. 2K and Gearbox Software opened Borderlands 4 to Steam users at no cost until 2:00 AM on September 15, with a 50 percent off sale also planned. On consoles, free play is available to PlayStation Plus and Xbox Game Pass subscribers.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe character update is already live. Loveless the Hacker, the second DLC-added Vault Hunter, joined the roster on September 10 with a background that moves from Anshin Corporation hacker to assassin, and skills that mix the biological and the digital. The second story DLC, FL4K and the Resort of Oblivion, is also available.\u003c/p\u003e","blueskyPost":"2K is discounting Borderlands 4 by 50 percent in the same window it opens the Steam Free Weekend, so the real pitch is the sale price, not the free trial. Free play ends at 2 AM on September 15.","twitterPost":"The Borderlands 4 free weekend runs alongside a 50 percent off sale, so 2K is selling the discount, not the trial.","threadsPost":"The Borderlands 4 Steam Free Weekend arrives next to a 50 percent off sale, which makes the free play the entry point and the discount the actual pitch. Loveless the Hacker and the FL4K-led story DLC are already live, so newcomers meet the newest content first. Free play ends at 2 AM on September 15.","newsletterBlurb":"2K and Gearbox Software are holding a Steam Free Weekend for Borderlands 4 until 2:00 AM on September 15, with console free play for PlayStation Plus and Xbox Game Pass subscribers and a 50 percent off sale planned. The second DLC-added Vault Hunter, Loveless the Hacker, joined the roster on September 10. The second story DLC, FL4K and the Resort of Oblivion, is also available.","attributionJson":"[{\"source\":\"Game Spark\",\"url\":\"http://www.gamespark.jp/article/2026/09/12/172157.html\",\"title\":\"[Weekend Free] 'Borderlands 4' Steam Free Weekend Now Live! New Vault Hunter \\\"Sexy Assassin\\\" and \\\"FL4K\\\"-Centered Story DLC Also Available\"}]","lintFlagsJson":null,"lintHits":0,"costUsd":0,"inputTokens":4711,"outputTokens":686,"status":"published","repairAttempts":0,"nextRepairAt":null,"factsAttemptedAt":1789143265,"createdAt":"2026-09-11T16:08:50.000Z","publishedAt":"2026-09-11T16:13:21.000Z","updatedAt":"2026-09-11T16:13:21.000Z"},"cluster":{"id":"c_2aa7e809138b52723bc1c4d0","canonicalTitle":"【週末無料】『ボーダーランズ4』Steamフリーウィークエンド中！セクシー暗殺者の新ヴォルト・ハンターや「FL4K」メインの追加ストーリーDLCも配信","representativeArticleId":"a_56898aedee75e3275b762d09","sourceCount":1,"writtenSourceCount":1,"writeAttempts":0,"isSolo":true,"entitiesJson":"{\"anime_titles\":[],\"manga_titles\":[],\"work_titles\":[\"Borderlands 4\"],\"studios\":[],\"people\":[],\"type\":\"release\",\"domain\":\"games\",\"is_roundup\":false}","contentType":"news","status":"published","firstSeenAt":"2026-09-11T15:30:03.000Z","lastSeenAt":"2026-09-11T15:30:03.000Z","updatedAt":"2026-09-11T16:13:20.000Z"},"attribution":[{"source":"Game Spark","url":"http://www.gamespark.jp/article/2026/09/12/172157.html","title":"【週末無料】『ボーダーランズ4』Steamフリーウィークエンド中！セクシー暗殺者の新ヴォルト・ハンターや「FL4K」メインの追加ストーリーDLCも配信"}],"entities":{"anime_titles":[],"manga_titles":[],"work_titles":["Borderlands 4"],"studios":[],"people":[],"type":"release","domain":"games","is_roundup":false},"keyFacts":null}