Tag Archives: Randy Pitchford

Geoffrey Tim

Aliens: Colonial Marines was sold on lies

February 14, 2013 at 1:00 pm | 42 Comments

Aliens: Colonial Marines is out – and it’s a travesty. It’s a horrible, slipshod game that was in no state to be released. Blame whoever you like; Gearbox, TimeGate Studios or publisher SEGA , but the game that people are playing is a far cry from the game that was promised. The game was sold entirely on lies – and they’re lies that came right from Gearbox president Randy Pitchford’s mouth.


Darryn Bonthuys

Don’t expect to see Borderlands 2 on the Wii U

November 27, 2012 at 11:15 am | 10 Comments

A new console. A hit game. Opportunity. Underpants. Profit! With the Wii U out this week locally, there’s more than a fair share of third party games arriving, from Mass Effect 3 to Batman Arkham City. So what about Borderlands 2 then? You’d expect that tablet controller to be a good fit for the loot-centric title. But you’d be wrong as well.


Gavin Mannion

New character classes confirmed for Borderlands 2

October 24, 2012 at 7:45 am | 12 Comments

Randy Pitchford, the big boss of Gearbox Studios, has confirmed via twitter that they are busy creating new classes for Borderlands 2 as we speak.


Geoffrey Tim

Play with Borderlands 2’s skill trees

September 10, 2012 at 10:00 am | 18 Comments

This weekend my kids were away, so I took the opportunity to introduce the mrs to the first Borderlands (mostly so that I can drag her in to Pandora as my unwilling co-op partner for Borderlands 2) - and I may have created a monster. Guns!It’s all she talks about now; how she wants a a gun that shoots people’s faces off then explodes in to a fiery baysplosion of doom. It’s either that, or how she can re-spec her modest level 20 hunter to maximise his efficacy to suit her playstyle. If she had access to a skill tree, so she could plot out her character without having to spend all that in-game money all the time.


Geoffrey Tim

Brothers in Arms: Furious 4 is no more

September 3, 2012 at 1:00 pm | 11 Comments

Gearbox’s Brothers in Arms games have always been pretty serious business; mostly historically accurate, tactics focused first person shooters that were more than just slightly based on the TV series Band of Brothers. It’s what made Brothers in Arms: Furious 4 so infuriating for fans. It ditched pretty much every iota of realism, replacing it instead with a comical co-operative gameplay style that was more of a cartoony, comical take on Inglourious Basterds. It’s the sort of about-turn that pisses fans right off - but it looks like Gearbox has come to its senses.


Darryn Bonthuys

Borderlands, a game that has yet to be copied

July 24, 2012 at 2:30 pm | 13 Comments

Run.Shoot.Kill the angry shotgun midget.Raid his corpse for loot, rinse and repeat, with varying enemies, weapons and abilities. That’s Borderlands in a nutshell for you, as that set of repetitive motions makes up the core of the game. But heck, it’s a set sequence of actions that I just happen to love repeating over and over again. It’s a fantastic formula, and one that the gaming industry hasn’t copied, surprisingly.


Darryn Bonthuys

Borderlands 2, more modding encouraged on the preferred gaming platform

July 9, 2012 at 1:00 pm | 3 Comments

 

Borderlands was one of those games that was impossible to not love. Whether it was the gun ‘n loot gameplay, the sarcastic Claptrap robots dotted around the environment or the general flippant attitude of the entire game, Borderlands was pretty much a blast to play. And it was an even bigger blast to mod as well, something that Gearbox’s Randy Pitchford is hoping that fans will do for the sequel as well.


Gavin Mannion

A Borderlands 2 walkthrough

June 18, 2012 at 10:45 am | 19 Comments

One my most anticipated titles of this year besides Far Cry 3 is Borderlands 2 and for some reason this morning I just needed to see some more about this game so I went searching and found this Gametrailer video from a few days back at E3.


Gavin Mannion

Gearbox owner thinks all games suck

May 31, 2012 at 10:00 am | 9 Comments

Gearbox software is one of my favourite developers, they are the creative talent behind games such as Borderlands and well… okay so they have Borderlands but Borderlands 2 is coming and it’s incredible and Aliens: Colonial Marines is also looking good.


Geoffrey Tim

Aliens Colonial Marines will be best on the Wii U

March 29, 2012 at 1:30 pm | 3 Comments

Nintendo’s next-generation console is coming later this year. For something that’s pretty much around the corner (my, but how time flies!) we know relatively little about the system’s guts, the hardware that powers the tablet-driven system. Some developers are saying it’s on par with current gen systems  - but that its specs haven’t quite been locked down yet.

Like Nintendo’s last system, it’s all about the controller - and one developer who’s quite excited by the possibilities it offers is Gearbox’s Randy Pitchford - who says that the Wii U version of his upcoming Alien Colonial Marines will be the definitive one.


Darryn Bonthuys

Expect more “Gritty Realism” instead of action in Aliens: Colonial Marines

February 6, 2012 at 12:00 pm | 3 Comments

It’s been quite a few years since we’ve had a game where players could fight against vicious Xenomorphs without having to worry about an intergalactic hunter crashing the party. Aliens: Colonial Marines is shaping up nicely so far, with the action blending a nice mix of adrenaline and pants-crappingly good moments of suspense.

But don’t think that this is a game where players can go over the top and just automatically Schwarzenegger their way out of danger.Aliens: Colonial Marines is a title, that while it will have scenes of intense action, will also be a game that leans more towards gritty realism, as Gearbox boss Randy Pitchford explains.


Darryn Bonthuys

Gearbox has more plans for Duke Nukem

August 31, 2011 at 10:00 am | 5 Comments

Remember when we got news last year that Gearbox had official control of the rights to Duke Nukem, and were hard at work to finally finish Duke Nukem Forever? It was fantastic news alright, and many of us were celebrating the fact that a studio with an excellent track record of actually finishing games was going to bring the man himself back. And then the game shipped, and we were given a stark reminder as to how far the industry has progressed since Duke had been gone. Buggy visuals, outdated gameplay and an overreliance on one-liners and nostalgia resulted in one of the most disappointing games of the year. But Gearbox still has the rights to the character, and there’s no way that they’re going to let DNF be the final game in the series, not with their reputation on the line.

Geoffrey Tim

Duke Nukem Forever Delayed!

March 24, 2011 at 2:00 pm | 6 Comments

Well, will you just look at that? The world’s most perpetually delayed game, picked up and given new life by Gearbox software, has been delayed once again! Yes, Duke Nukem forever will miss its May shipping date, instead hitting retail on June 10 internationally, with a June 14 Us release. Do try hold back your laughter, and please stop rolling your eyes – the game will eventually be released, ok? Gearbox boss Randy Pitchford broke the news in a delightfully tongue-in-cheek message, which you’ll find after the jump. Also, LOL.

Gavin Mannion

Oh no Duke Nukem isn’t getting great previews

February 11, 2011 at 12:15 pm | 13 Comments

Over the past few days a bunch of journalists were whisked away to Vegas to get some solid hands on time with the near to be released Duke Nukem Forever. I had some hands on time with the game last year when it was still in its very early stage and while it was Duke it did feel very unfinished and I was worried then that Gearbox were just not going to be able to pull this off.

Geoffrey Tim

Ken Levine Don’t Want No Next Gen (Right Now)

February 4, 2011 at 12:30 pm | 4 Comments

We’re at the point in current gen console’s lifetime where we’d typically start seeing announcements of new hardware, the impending “next-generation.” things are different this gen though; with the insurmountable costs of developing AAA games for today’s hardware, coupled with the shoddy economics and flagging sales of late, the chances of the next-gen rolling around in the very near future are somewhat slim.

As much as I’d like to look at what future hardware is capable of, I’m nit sure my wallet’s as keen. You know also isn’t all that enthused for the next generation just yet? Bioshock Boss, Ken Levine.

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