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2K Games has announced that all editions of Borderlands 2 on PC will rely on Valve’s Steamworks suite. Developer Gearbox will be using Steamworks’ capabilities for multiplayer matchmaking, Steam Cloud storage, achievements, auto-patching, releasing DLC, and more. Valve’s service also works effectively as a simple DRM system for the game. …
Read More »Aliens: Colonial Marines delayed. Again.
Sega’s Aliens FPS has been pushed back to an autumn 2012 release. Gearbox confirmed to CVG that the game would not be released in time for its most recent date of spring. "Aliens: Colonial Marines is process of creativity and invention and those don’t necessarily follow the structure of an …
Read More »Gearbox accuses reviewers of getting Duke Nukem Forever wrong
Developer Gearbox has accused game reviewers of unfairly marking down Duke Nukem Forever, which was finally released in June after over a decade in development. The game carries a very low 49 per cent average on aggregation site Metacritic (on Xbox 360) and was widely derided for its poor execution, …
Read More »Gearbox: Content dumping ‘a disservice to gamers’
Too many studios recycle material for sequels, says studio's Steve Gibson
Read More »Gearbox confirms Borderlands 2
A sequel to 2009 role-playing shooter Borderlands is currently in development at Gearbox Software. A source told Eurogamer that an official announcement will be made soon, and that the shooter will be released for Xbox 360, PS3 and PC next year. The original Borderlands was released in 2009 and was …
Read More »Gearbox jumps from Duke Nukem to Brothers In Arms
Ubisoft aims to rival Call Of Duty with Gearbox-built title
Read More »Gearbox’s Pitchford set for BAFTA audience
The 'saviour of Duke' to take part in Q&A session
Read More »Duke Nukem dev set for BAFTA
Gearbox Software CEO Randy Pitchford – the man in charge of the upcoming, long-delayed Duke Nukem Forever – will be taking questions at a special event next week. The Q/A session will be hosted by GameSpot’s Johnny Chiodini on Wednesday, May 11th at the BAFTA HQ. The session will focus …
Read More »Duke Nukem delay ‘no trick’
Duke Nukem Forever developer Gearbox Software has said the long overdue game’s latest delay was not a marketing ploy. 2K Games’ Xbox 360, PS3, PC shooter was delayed last week from May 6th to June 10th, with Gearbox announcing the new date in the form of a comedic video. The …
Read More »Duke Nukem ‘is still 3D Realms’ game’
In taking what some see as the brave decision to help the long overdue Duke Nukem Forever come to market, Gearbox boss Randy Pitchford has stated that he feels committed to realise the vision that 3D Realms was unable itself to complete. When asked by Eurogamer if Duke Nukem Forever …
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