Tag Archives: gearbox software
Tue, Feb 26, 2013 | 10:18 GMT
Borderlands 2: new character & DLC being worked on now
Borderlands 2 will get new character DLC and a level cap raise soon, according to Gearbox Software head Randy Pitchford.
4 
Posted in: RPG, Shooter
Tags: borderlands 2, gearbox software, randy pitchford
Tue, Feb 26, 2013 | 00:33 GMT
Aliens: Colonial Marines made in just nine months – rumour
Aliens: Colonial Marines spent four years in stasis at Gearbox; two years in development at TimeGate; and nine months being hastily turned into a working game, anonymous sources have claimed.
3
Posted in: PC, PS3, Rumour, Sega, Shooter, Xbox 360
Tags: Aliens Colonial Marines, gearbox software, TimeGate Studios
Sun, Feb 24, 2013 | 23:24 GMT
Aliens: Colonial Marines – Gearbox “stole”, says alleged Sega staffer
Aliens: Colonial Marines was the vehicle through which Gearbox Software “embezzeled” funds from Sega to make Borderlands 2 and Duke Nukem Forever, a purported Sega insider has claimed.
20
Posted in: 2K, PC, PS3, Shooter, Xbox 360
Tags: Aliens Colonial Marines, borderlands 2, duke nukem forever, gearbox software
Thu, Feb 21, 2013 | 22:08 GMT
TimeGate résumés give insight into just how much they did on Aliens: Colonial Marines
Jim Sterling, with help from some civilians, has pulled up the résumés of some folks at TimeGate studio that describe the kind of work they did on Colonial Marines.
More »
8
Posted in: PC, PS3, Sega, Shooter, Xbox 360
Tags: Aliens Colonial Marines, gearbox software
Tue, Feb 19, 2013 | 19:25 GMT
Aliens: Colonial Marines demo comparisons raise eyebrows [Update]
Aliens: Colonial Marines bears little resemblance to video walkthroughs shown well before the game’s release, and Randy Pitchford has commented on the matter.
39
Posted in: PC, PS3, Sega, Shooter, Xbox 360
Tags: Aliens Colonial Marines, gearbox software
Mon, Feb 18, 2013 | 22:10 GMT
Aliens: Colonial Marines modders working to improve Gearbox’s shooter
Modders and power users have begun finding way to improve the Aliens: Colonial Marines experience on PC. Check out this Steam community post for an example of how far hobbyists have already gone in tweaking the game’s aesthetics; it’s expected that more weighty mods will follow shortly. Aliens: Colonial Marines released to a very poor critical reception and questions have been asked about its drawn-out development cycle.
Thanks, CVG.
0
Posted in: Mods, PC, Shooter
Tags: Aliens Colonial Marines, gearbox software
Thu, Feb 14, 2013 | 13:34 GMT
Aliens: Colonial Marines Wii U hasn’t been cancelled, says Sega
Aliens: Colonial Marines Wii U was rumoured to be cancelled, following a rumour sparked by a Kotaku writer. Today, Sega’s UK team has stated that this isn’t true.
5
Posted in: Sega, Shooter, Wii U
Tags: Aliens Colonial Marines, gearbox software
Wed, Feb 13, 2013 | 12:43 GMT
Aliens: Colonial Marines hits PSN at 20% off for Plus members
Aliens: Colonial Marines received a barrage of poor scores from the gaming press yesterday – you can check out our my appraisal here. But the game has now launched on PSN with a discount. Would you consider it on the cheap?
3
Posted in: PS3, PSN, PlayStation Plus, PlayStation Store, Sega, Shooter
Tags: Aliens Colonial Marines, gearbox software
Tue, Feb 12, 2013 | 20:56 GMT
Aliens: Colonial Marines development “absolutely not” outsourced, says SEGA
Aliens: Colonial Marines is the talk of the town today, thanks to a run of poor review scores, and an ex-Gearbox employee claiming that the lion’s share of the game wasn’t developed by Gearbox Studios, but Section 8 team TimeGate Studios. SEGA has emphatically denied the claim, and during a DICE talk, Gearbox president Randy Pitchford even revealed the studios which helped the firm develop the game.
21
Posted in: PC, PS3, Shooter, Xbox 360
Tags: Aliens Colonial Marines, gearbox software, TimeGate Studios
Tue, Feb 12, 2013 | 13:30 GMT
Aliens Colonial Marines: buggy hunt
Aliens: Colonial Marines launches today. Dave Cook returns to LV-426 to find out if Gearbox Software’s shooter has been worth the long wait.
12
Posted in: PC, PS3, Shooter, Xbox 360
Tags: Aliens Colonial Marines, gearbox software
Tue, Feb 12, 2013 | 13:05 GMT
Aliens: Colonial Marines reviews begin, get the scores here
Aliens: Colonial Marines reviews have landed. Get all of the scores as they happen below.
112
Posted in: PC, PS3, Shooter, Xbox 360
Tags: Aliens Colonial Marines, gearbox software
Tue, Feb 12, 2013 | 02:51 GMT
Brothers in Arms: “authentic” title on the way, says Pitchford
Brothers in Arms isn’t dead, Randy Pitchford has said, with a new, “authentic” game in the very, very early stages. – but usual publisher Ubisoft has bowed out of the picture.
7
Posted in: Shooter, Ubisoft
Tags: brothers in arms, Brothers in Arms Furious 4, gearbox software, randy pitchford
Mon, Feb 11, 2013 | 23:56 GMT
Aliens: Colonial Marines AU, NZ Steam issue believed resolved
A “missing executable” error with the Steam version of Aliens: Colonial Marines affecting Australia and New Zealand seems to have been fixed.
3
Posted in: PC, Sega, Shooter, Steam
Tags: Aliens Colonial Marines, gearbox software
Fri, Feb 08, 2013 | 02:54 GMT
Aliens: Colonial Marines Contact trailer now slightly longer
Aliens: Colonial Marines comes out next week. It is time to get on the hype train. Tickets are free; simply board at platform four, which can be found through the break.
5
Posted in: PC, PS3, Sega, Shooter, Videos, Xbox 360
Tags: Aliens Colonial Marines, gearbox software
Thu, Feb 07, 2013 | 21:45 GMT
Borderlands genre blend makes it “the only choice”, says Pitchford
Borderlands is a unique take on shooter RPG hybrids, which means it doesn’t have to compete with rivals – a deliberately established market position, according to Gearbox boss Randy Pitchford.
4
Posted in: 2K, DICE Summit 2013, RPG, Shooter
Tags: borderlands, borderlands 2, gearbox software, randy pitchford
Thu, Feb 07, 2013 | 10:40 GMT
Aliens: Colonial Marines ‘Bug Hunt’ DLC revealed, releasing March
Aliens: Colonial Marines is out next week, but – no surprises here – DLC is on the way already. It seems that the ‘Bug Hunt’ expansion will launch in March, according to promotional material found in a Wal-Mart store.
5
Posted in: PC, PS3, Shooter, Xbox 360
Tags: Aliens Colonial Marines, gearbox software
Mon, Feb 04, 2013 | 23:39 GMT
Borderlands 2′s Tiny Tina accused as racist, Gearbox responds
Borderlands 2 features some totally bat-shit crazy characters, but none are as loop as enfant terrible Tiny Tina, the game’s resident child bomb-maker. Gamers have called out Tina’s dialogue as racist in a Twitter spat with the game’s lead writer. The result? She may be patched in future.
27
Posted in: PC, PS3, RPG, Shooter, Xbox 360
Tags: borderlands 2, gearbox software, randy pitchford, Tiny Tina
Thu, Jan 31, 2013 | 02:17 GMT
Aliens: Colonial Marines shows off tactical multiplayer
Aliens: Colonial Marines aims to be more than just a run-and-gun shooter. Gearbox hopes you and your buddies will need to plan ahead and think quick to overcome the xenomorphs’ assault, as demonstrated in this tactical multiplayer trailer.
3
Posted in: PC, PS3, Sega, Shooter, Wii U, Xbox 360
Tags: Aliens Colonial Marines, gearbox software
Mon, Jan 21, 2013 | 22:32 GMT
Aliens: Colonial Marines picks up on and leaves “dangling threads” of canon
Aliens: Colonial Marines is a love letter to the franchise form Gearbox Software, but it also helps tidy up the Aliens canon – and add to it.
1
Posted in: PC, PS3, Sega, Shooter, Xbox 360
Tags: Aliens Colonial Marines, gearbox software
Tue, Jan 15, 2013 | 23:35 GMT
Borderlands 2 Gear Up event extended till Thursday
Borderlands 2 fans hoping to face down Vermivorous the Invincible have been granted a few extra days to do it in.
0
Posted in: 2K, PC, PS3, RPG, Shooter, Xbox 360
Tags: borderlands 2, gearbox software
Xbox One: pre-owned game activation to cost around £35 – report