There’s no denying that fans patiently await any word on the upcoming Borderlands installment. With nothing to really go off of at this point in time, many are left to their own speculative thoughts. That being said, a new development has arrived involving the next Borderlands game and Elon Musk.

Musk, who some are now referring to as the real-life Handsome Jack, albeit not as evil(or so we think), recently revealed an affordable flamethrower being produced by his venture, The Boring Company. When he broke the news on twitter, Gearbox Software CEO Randy Pitchford took action in telling the billionaire that his flamethrower will be included in the next Borderlands game. “Super serious,” Pitchford says in the tweet below:

Elon – I’m going to add this to our next Borderlands game. Super serious. Let me know if you want to write the flavor text. You may have already done so – we’ll just lift it from one of your tweets.

— Randy Pitchford (@DuvalMagic) January 29, 2018

“The Elon Musket,” one Twitter user cleverly called it. Another named it “Ol’ Musky.” These are great names and all, but until we have digital evidence that Pitchford is indeed “super serious,” we’ll just have to sit and wait. After all, it’s not entirely out of the realm of possibility, but we shouldn’t be counting our Rakk eggs before they hatch. That is, of course, assuming they aren’t spawned directly from Hell itself, forgoing the incubating process.

The next Borderlands game is a bit light on information right now, but with a new year here, it’s only a matter of time before Gearbox decides to show something off. Maybe we’ll get another tech demo at this year’s GDC, or we might even see an actual trailer. Only time will tell. Keep it tuned to Don’t Feed the Gamers as this story develops, and for other gaming news, check out the following:

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What say you, vault hunters? Would you love to see Elon Musk’s flamethrower in Borderlands 3? When do you think we’ll receive more details about the upcoming game? Sound off in the comments section below, and be sure to follow DFTG on Twitter for live gaming and entertainment news 24/7! To see the fire-throwing gun in action, check out the video below:

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