Gearbox's "Borderlands" has been a hit ever since the original came out in 2009, and fans can now rest easy knowing that "Borderlands 3" is officially a thing and will be the next thing on Gearbox's plate once its done with any ongoing projects.

The news came straight from the developers' mouth during its panel at PAX East when it confirmed that "Borderlands 3" will be the next game that the company will work on once it wraps up production on the upcoming multiplayer shooter "Battleborn" and its DLC.

"It's no secret, obviously there's going to be another Borderlands," Gearbox CEO and president Randy Pitchford said. 

It was also confirmed that Scott Kester, art director for "Battleborn" and "Borderlands 2," will also be the art director for "Borderlands 3." Returning to the series will also be Gearbox chief creative champion Mikey Neumann, who wrote Gearbox's mainline "Brothers in Arms" games, as well as the original "Borderlands."

While fans have referred to the expected sequel as "Borderlands 3," Pitchford noted that this might not actually be it's title, saying that it could actually be called "Borderlands 4" as a possible nod to "Borderlands: The Pre-Sequel."

"We don't even know if we're going to call it that. We could call it Borderlands 4 for all we know," he added.

Regardless of what the game is called, Neumann jokingly confirmed that "everyone dies horribly."

On a possibly more serious note, he revealed that he brainstormed a character named Scooper, who may or not be included in the final game. Scooper, who is the son of Scooter, the beloved mechanic from "Borderlands 1 & 2," was created as a bid to appease Pitchford's wife, who was reportedly devastated after learning Scooter's fate in "Tales from the Borderlands."

"I did this whole Scooter thing, then I pitch-shifted it up like seven semitones so it sounds like a chipmunk and it was the funniest thing I'd ever heard," Neumann said.