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Read More »Borderlands creator leaves developer Gearbox
Gearbox Software’s Matthew Armstrong is leaving the studio. Armstrong is best known as the creator and franchise director of the firm’s wacky shooter-RPG hybrid Borderlands. He started as game design director and a writer on the first entry in the series. In comments toGame Informer, he stressed that he was …
Read More »Borderlands creator Matthew Armstrong leaves Gearbox
Developer is “ready to make something new”
Read More »Ubisoft to publish physical PC version of Homeworld Remastered
Following its digital release on PC in February, Gearbox’s Homeworld Remastered is getting a physical release next month. While self-published on digital, Ubisoft has stepped up to provide digital publishing duties for the game, which will be available exclusively from GAME from May 8th. The retail version includes remasters of …
Read More »Borderlands 2 sales pass 12m
2K Games title Borderlands 2 has now sold over 12m units since its release in September 2012. It was announced in February of last year that the game had sold 8.5m units, making it 2K’s best ever selling title. The number was confirmed by the boss of its developer Gearbox, …
Read More »Next major Borderlands release to skip Xbox 360, PS3
Gearbox’s next major Borderlands release will bypass PS3 and Xbox 360 platforms for their new-gen counterparts, according to publisher 2K. 2K president Karl Slatoff’s statement comes in the wake of yesterday’s Take-Two financial report: Looking further ahead, we have robust long-term pipeline of titles in development, including ground-breaking new intellectual …
Read More »Borderlands 2 lead writer leaves Gearbox
Anthony Burch departing to work on Hulu series, but still involved in games development
Read More »Borderlands artist: Diversity is ‘just good design’
Creating a wide range of characters is "more fun than the same generic bro and hot chick over and over again"
Read More »VIDEO: Gearbox’s Homeworld remake has a release date
Homeworld Remastered Collection will be released next month. Gearbox’s HD remaster of its sci-fi classic will be released on PC on February 25th. The SKU includes both Homeworld and Homeworld 2, both in original and remastered forms. As well as its visual HD makeover, complete with brand new textures and …
Read More »Pitchford: The next Borderlands game ‘is the big one’
Borderlands developer Gearbox Software has embarked on a major recruitment drive as it begins work on a new entry in the franchise. Studio boss Randy Pitchford posted a string of tweets calling for devs that want to join the team to head to Gearbox’s website to find out more about …
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