Tag Archives: randy pitchford

Fri, Feb 03, 2012 | 16:14 GMT

Pitchford: Colonial Marines experience leans closer to “gritty realism” than action

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Randy Pitchford has described the gameplay experience of Aliens: Colonial Marines as being more akin to “gritty realism” than a typical action-shoot. Don’t you fret though: the “definitely” has plenty of action.

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Sat, Oct 01, 2011 | 14:16 BST

Gearbox walks you through the Aliens: Colonial Marines gameplay demo

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Gearbox has released a 10-minute video walkthrough of the Aliens: Colonial Marines demo it’s been showing at trade shows since it was formally re-announced at E3 this year. It’s narrated by studio head Randy Pitchford, and you can watch it below. Game’s out in 2012 for PC, PS3, Wii U, and Xbox 360. Thanks, sumb26.

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Wed, Sep 21, 2011 | 11:52 BST

Wednesday Shorts – The morning edition: Gears 3 Easter Eggs, Link statue, Kirby, lots more

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Spit-balling Shorty McShort news updates to keep you in the know. Lots to read, gawp at and make fun of.

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Tue, Aug 30, 2011 | 17:26 BST

Gearbox: “Soon, we’ll talk about,” the next Duke Nukem game, “but not today”

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Gearbox’s Randy Pitchford said during a community panel at PAX Prime that the firm would “soon,” start talking about creating a new Duke Nukem game, but for now the firm wants to focus on releasing DLC.

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Mon, Aug 29, 2011 | 18:31 BST

Baker-led Brothers in Arms title being made at Gearbox

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Despite whacky spin-off Furious 4 being announced at E3 in June, Gearbox boss Randy Pitchford has confirmed that a second Brothers in Arms title, based on series lead character Sgt Matt Baker, is in development at the studio. Nothing else was discussed on the new title at the company’s PAX panel other than it was just merely in development, though.

Brothers in Arms: Furious 4 launches in 2012 for PS3, 360 and PC. Thanks, Joystiq.

Mon, Aug 29, 2011 | 01:38 BST

Borderlands PC patch to bring Steamworks and metric collection

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An upcoming patch for the 2009 breakout hit Borderlands was announced during Gearbox’s PAX panel.

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Wed, Jul 06, 2011 | 01:44 BST

Aliens Colonial Marines to answer fans’ questions

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Gearbox is answering long-standing questions pertaining to the Aliens canon.

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Fri, Jul 01, 2011 | 07:02 BST

Gearbox once held the Blade Runner license

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In a startling edition of What Might Have Been, Gearbox leader Randy Pitchford has revealed the developer once held the Blade Runner license. Woah.

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Fri, Jun 17, 2011 | 19:33 BST

Quick Quotes: Randy Pitchford on DNF sales

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“With sales data, It seems like customers love Duke. I guess sometimes we want greasy hamburgers instead of caviar…” – Randy Pitchford on Twitter, discussing how well Duke Nukem Forever is doing at retail.

Sat, Jun 11, 2011 | 00:20 BST

E3 Shorts TGIF edition: Bloodrayne, Duke is not Chris Brown, BF3 dinosaurs, Penguin

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E3 is over, and most people who went to the show or who worked through it are screaming: Thank God It’s Friday. So, to those, a happy TGIF , and for the rest of you, get caught up on the last of the shorts for the day. Saturday is looming, after all.

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Thu, Jun 09, 2011 | 09:29 BST

Quick quotes – Randy Pitchford not a fan of PS Vita name

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“I’m just going to keep calling it the NGP. Vita sounds like a drink you’d buy at a hippy bar.” – Gearbox boss Randy Pitchford, speaking to Kotaku, on NGP’s name switch to PlayStation Vita. Beautiful.

Thu, Jun 02, 2011 | 01:10 BST

Pitchford: Duke Nukem is “the sum of all clichés”

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The exaggeration of Duke Nukem’s most generic features is what makes him special, according to Gearbox CEO Randy Pitchford.

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Tue, May 24, 2011 | 13:35 BST

Hell freezes, pigs fly: Duke Nukem Forever goes gold

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Its actually happened: 2K has announced that Duke Nukem Forever has gone Gold, meaning that the game is now being pressed to disc and will ship – as in, baring a colossal catastrophe, actuality properly ship – on June 10.

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Tue, May 17, 2011 | 00:54 BST

Duke Nukem Forever demo drops for First Access Club June 3

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Join the Duke Nukem Forever First Access Club and you too may partake of the demo when it appears in just over two weeks.

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Thu, May 12, 2011 | 13:32 BST

Pitchford: Brothers in Arms announcement “very soon”

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Gearbox CEO Randy Pitchford has confirmed that an announcement on the developer’s next iteration of Brothers in Arms is coming “very soon.”

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Tue, May 10, 2011 | 03:20 BST

Pre-purchase Duke Nukem Forever on Steam, save 10%

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Duke Nukem Forever is now available for pre-purchase on Steam, and if you act fast you’ll snag a 10% discount in the process.

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Fri, Apr 29, 2011 | 04:35 BST

Pitchford: Duke Nukem Forever multiplayer is about fun

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Duke Nukem Forever’s multiplayer is aimed at those out for a good time, not a leaderboard ranking, according to Randy Pitchford.

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Thu, Apr 21, 2011 | 00:52 BST

Duke Nukem Forever dev time up to 7,000 man-months

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Gearbox CEO Randy Pitchford has estimated Duke Nukem Forever’s development time at between 6,000 and 7,000 months of manpower.

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Sun, Apr 17, 2011 | 22:46 BST

“Duke Nukem Forever succeeds by understanding what was great” about the series, says Pitchford

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A video featuring Gearbox’s Randy Pitchford talking about Duke Nukem Forever has been released.

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Tue, Apr 05, 2011 | 17:57 BST

Pitchford: Multiplayer features should not be forced into games

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Some games are well suited for multiplayer and some are not, according to Gearbox Software head man Randy Pitchford; and those that aren’t shouldn’t have online options forced upon them by publishers.

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