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'It wouldn't enhance our reputation as a studio and it wouldn't really motivate our team', says Randy Pitchford
Read More »Gearbox turned down Call of Duty dev offer
Randy Pitchford has claimed that his studio Gearbox turned down an offer to develop a Call of Duty title. The comments come via a translation of a German language interview on KGN. Saying that the project was not for him”, Pitchford added: I couldn’t see what there was to aim …
Read More »Borderlands 2 long-term DLC plan based around fan interest
2K Games has dated the next DLC offering for Gearbox’s multi-platform blockbuster Borderlands 2, while also revealing the studio’s general plan in regards to new content for the game going forward. A 2K rep told IGN that the publisher and developer would like to support the sequel for as long …
Read More »Save wiping Borderlands 2 ‘virus’ spreading across Xbox Live
A bug that wipes game progress is being transmitted across Xbox Live to players of Borderlands 2. Believed to be linked to code connected to a ‘hardcore’ game mode left in by developers, the ‘Graveyard’ exploit has seemingly been affecting those who have played online with other infected players. The …
Read More »Happy ending for Borderlands 2 box art bungle
Gearbox head Randy Pitchford makes amends for plagiarism with job offer
Read More »Gearbox interested in making new Duke Nukem title
It’s pretty safe to say Gearbox took on one mother of a polished turd with Duke Nukem Forever, but what if the studio had a fresh crack at the IP? Gearbox president Randy Pitchford may be pushing in that direction, openly expressing to IGN his interest in taking the franchise …
Read More »2K Games giving away sold-out Ultimate Loot Chest Edition of Borderlands 2
Earlier this year, 2K Games announced a 100 special SKU of upcoming role-playing shooter Borderlands 2. Then it sold out. Fans of Gearbox Software’s brutal cartoonish franchise complained. A lot. In fact, earlier this year studio boss Randy Pitchford told us people had been emailing him threats because they couldn’t …
Read More »Borderlands 2 blasts 2K pre-order records
BioShock. Civlization. Mafia. 2K Games has plenty of popular franchises – but it has a new champion when it comes to pre-orders. As of today, Borderlands 2 has become the publisher’s most pre-ordered title in the UK of all time. The wacky Gearbox-developed role-playing shooter is due for release on …
Read More »Gearbox goes into reverse, introduces female characters into Aliens: Colonial Marines
A victory for girl power, and indeed common sense. Developer Gearbox has acted on the criticism it received earlier this summer and confirmed that playable female characters are to be introduced to 2013 release Aliens: Colonial Marines. The exclusion of playable women was bizarre in itself, but the decision was …
Read More »Gearbox excited about next-gen projects
Gearbox has plenty in the present to smile about with Borderlands 2, but that doesn’t mean the company isn’t excited about what it has in the works going forward. We’ve got a few things going on right now that we haven’t talked about but that’ll appear later,” company president Randy …
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