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The incredible, innovative composer Joshua Carro ( Borderlands 4 ) joins DLC Required for a second time to dive into the world of video game music composition (and other nerdy things). Currently the In-House Composer at Gearbox Software, joshua michael carro is a versatile multimedia artist, percussionist, sound designer, producer, teacher, and composer. carro's current work strives to develo...

Happy holidays! It's a new season of DLC Required, and we have one of the coolest guests ever joining us to take a peek inside the writers room of Borderlands 4.  You may know Narrative Director Sam Winkler ( Tiny Tina's Wonderlands, Borderlands 3, Borderlands 4 ) as a writer on some of your favorite games, or you may know him as That Guy From Twitter.  Dive into the making of Borderland...

The Borderlands Hunt is a community-ran event where people race to collect every drop in a Borderlands game while raising money for St. Jude Play Live. Today, April 4th, is the kick-off of Borderlands 2 Hunt Before the Storm, our last BL2 Hunt before the launch of Borderlands 4. With luck (and all your support), this Hunt we'll cross HALF A MILLION DOLLARS for St. Jude Play Live. It's IN...

We finally have a release date for the hotly anticipated Borderlands 4. Obviously, K6, Joltz, and I had to sit down and break it down. What will the gunplay be like? Movement mechanics?!?! Does story matter? Should Joltz make a weapon tier list? Join all of this plus other tangents as we count down the days til the next BL4 reveal. Follow JoltzDude139: https://www.youtube.com/joltzdude139 twitch.t...

Forgotten lore from Borderlands: The Pre-Sequel? Emily Swan? The Watcher? Prolific modder EpicNNG joins this week’s episode of DLC Required with an enthusiastic dive into Borderlands lore and alllllll the implications for Borderlands 4. Are we crazy? Possibly. Probably. But it’s FASCINATING. Follow EpicNNG, and check out Wonderlands Redux:  https://x.com/epicnng https://epicnng.itch.io/ Edited by:...

Miqueagul comes in swinging with hot takes on the Borderlands 4 trailer, game dev, and analogies. Lots of analogies. He asks questions like, "Is Ava in BL4?" and "What's a himbo?" Follow him. https://www.twitch.tv/miqueagul https://www.youtube.com/channel/UChc93M9XtVkTxcUtuEY_fXA Edit by AlecTheCleric ➭ https://twitter.com/AlecTheCleric Stay classy, kiddos! Follow Speaking...

AN EXTRA LONG EPISODE? Some hot Monster energy takes, anticipation for Borderlands 4, mini map rage, and pretty much every niche Borderlands argument in existence. Follow JoltzDude139: https://www.youtube.com/joltzdude139 twitch.tv/joltzdude139 Follow LilGasMask: twitch.tv/lilgasmask https://www.youtube.com/lilgasmask666 Edited by AlecTheEditor Stay classy, kiddos! Follow SpeakingLion on Twitch |...

Ki11erSix returns to DLC Required on the heels of the BORDERLANDS 4 ANNOUNCEMENT at Gamescom. We immediately just start ranting without any context, but I swear it gets more sane. We're just excited. We answer some of your questions, talk about the upcoming Borderlands Hunt (for the kids!). and -- as always -- food. Follow K6! twitch.tv/ki11ersix http://YouTube.com/Ki11ersix https://twitter.c...

What do BlameFrost and Lion have in common? They have a lot of feelings about video games. And music. And Borderlands. And Myspace. And roleplay. And -- whatever, just listen. It's fun. BlameFrost: https://www.twitch.tv/blamefrost/ Stay classy, kiddos! Follow SpeakingLion on Twitch | TikTok | YouTube  |  Instagram | Twitter | Threads . New episodes of DLC Required every week!

Torbin has been working in video games for decades. He likes to remind people of that. You may know him from Dreamhack. You may know him as the Senior Community Manager at Daybreak Games. You may know him as a legend. You may know him as infuriating. Lion and Torbin banter for far too long about the Nintendo Switch vs Steam Deck, Overwatch mains, best video games of all time, and how many hours is...

Robert Fernandez (@banditofernando) is a Senior Motion Capture Facial Technician working at Gearbox. He's also a really rad dude. Robert joins Lion for rants about Runescape (yes, that Runescape), the fun and the hard of making games, and other shenanigans. Buckle in! Check out Robert: https://twitter.com/banditofernando Stay classy, kiddos! Follow SpeakingLion on Twitch | TikTok | YouTube  |...

Borderlands heartthrob and lifelong content machine bzk25 joins this week to tell you entirely too much about himself. Is Borderlands 3 too easy? Most embarrassing stream moment? Which Pokémon movie is the best? What's the reaction gonna be to the Borderlands movie? Who knows -- Lion and bzk ramble for a while. Join us! Check out bzk25: https://linktr.ee/bzk25 Stay classy, kiddos! Follow Spea...

Hyperfixations, Bunkers & Badasses & TTRPGs,  the best Cyperpunk 2077 characters, Borderlands movie & video game adaptations, bad dice rolls, Siren lore,  too many segues. Riley, the BM of FFAdventureCo, joins Lion for a wonderfully chaotic podcast about all the things you'd expect. (It was his birthday, too!) Follow FFAdventureCo: https://linktr.ee/FFAdventureCo Edit by AlecTheCl...

ROLL FOR INIATIVE! Josh, the composer of the bangin' soundtrack behind Tiny Tina's Wonderlands joins us this week for an insightful and little bit wild talk about making game music, indie games, and more for a peek behind the curtain on how games are brought to life. Currently the In-House Composer at Gearbox Software, joshua michael carro is a versatile multimedia artist, percussionist,...

Lion and Hawkin make a drink and talk very fast about things they love. Hawkin makes the case for their Top 5 Games list and spicy things. Lion gets distracted by dice and tells embarrassing stories. Two lore nerds dive into DND, video games, coffee, fluidity, and much, much more. Spoiler: you're not ready for Glitterbomb. Follow Hawkin: https://www.twitch.tv/hawkinaround Edit by AlecTheCleri...

Gas, Miq, and Lion unite to talk in circles and gang up on each other about Borderlands stuff, and IMPORTANT stuff, like what type of french fry is the best fry. They accidentally ranted for, like, six hours. Here are the highlights. Follow Gas: https://www.twitch.tv/lilgasmask https://www.youtube.com/lilgasmask666 Follow Miq: https://www.twitch.tv/miqueagul https://www.youtube.com/channel/UChc93M...

What does it take to make a Borderlands cosplay? Where do you even start? What is Fortnite? Is Gearbox actually teasing Borderlands 4? Recorded on the heels of the FIRST BORDERLANDS MOVIE TRAILER, Paskaroni joins Lion for a return episode full of laughter, rage, and a Paskaroni original song. Follow Pask on Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/paskaroni Edited by Alec from Transmutation Media. Stay class...

The Queen of janky gaming, TweetyExpert, joins this episode of DLC Required! Lion gets schooled in all things Tarkov and more. Follow TweetyExpert: https://beacons.ai/tweetyexpert Stay classy, kiddos! Follow SpeakingLion on Twitch | TikTok | YouTube  |  Instagram | Twitter | Threads . New episodes of DLC Required every week!

MCMDesigns is BACK. The man with the majestic mustache (and fellow Supermassive Game superfan) returns to rant all things Until Dawn, The Quarry, and Dark Pictures Anthology. From Tier Lists and a regrettable round of smash or pass to our favorite moments and thoughts on the recently announced Until Dawn movie, it's a hell of a ride. Follow MCM! Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/mcmdesigns TikTok...

Cyberpunk, Baldurs Gate 3, Borderlands, cosplay? The fantastic Phaseknight joins Lion on the first episode of Season 2 of DLC Required to talk all kinds of games, cosplay, and nerdy crap. Including dying on the hill that is Maya's eyebrows. linktr.ee/Phaseknight_ Stay classy, kiddos! Follow SpeakingLion on Twitch | TikTok | YouTube  |  Instagram | Twitter | Threads . New episodes of DLC Requi...

V0cal_Assassin returns post his 1Life completion for a delightfully unstructured ramble on the possibility of BL4, dialogue in video games, each other's Steam libraries, why not to play League of Legends, and how sleepy they both are. Follow V0cal: twitch.tv/V0cal_Assassin Edit by AlecTheCleric @ Transmutation Media ➭ https://twitter.com/AlecTheCleric ➭ https://twitter.com/Transmute_Media Sta...

BadKarma joins Lion for a ramble on a completely nonsensical conversation about Ava being a good character, Dead by Daylight, Peyton Manning, competitive shooters, fantasy football, and too much. Join us! Follow BadKarma: twitch.tv/BadKarma twitter.com/BadKarmaLucky Edit by AlecTheCleric @ Transmutation Media ➭ https://twitter.com/AlecTheCleric ➭ https://twitter.com/Transmute_Media Stay classy, ki...

LilGasMask666 joins Lion to rant about a lot of things. Mostly energy drinks, playing dumb challenges in video games that make them harder than they need to be, people thinking they're into that, and a lot of chaotic stuff. Follow Gas: https://www.twitch.tv/lilgasmask https://www.youtube.com/lilgasmask666 Edit by AlecTheCleric @ Transmutation Media ➭ https://twitter.com/AlecTheEditorxx Stay c...

The World of Borderlands book came out and MystiqueSiren and Lion have a lot to discuss. From theories on Borderlands 4 and the fate of Lilith to the seventh Siren — and  inevitable detours into Portal lore, zombies, GameStop, Pop! Funkos, and other absurdity — Lion and Mystique are here to talk too much and entertain. www.twitch.tv/@MystiqueSiren Edit by AlecTheCleric @ Transmutation Media ➭ http...

Ki11er Six is known for his Top 5 Borderlands videos and for being a really cool dude. Lion and K6 were going to make Top 5 lists about a ton of things, but ended up ranting about movies, Wendy's sucking, and -- wait for it -- Borderlands. Shocking, I know. Follow K6 Everywhere: YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/Ki11ersix Twitch: https://twitch.tv/Ki11ersix Twitter: https://twitter.com/Ki11ers...