Tag: Gearbox
News Borderlands 4 Boasts Series' 'Deepest and Most Diverse' Skill Trees
Players can expect "the greatest freedom to shoot and loot they’ve ever had"
Your character choice in Borderlands is much bigger than an aesthetic one, steering you towards a specific playstyle across multiple skill trees. This can be something of a double-edged sword, depending on the skills allowed by the trees themselves. Borderlands 4 will...
News The Borderlands Movie Barely Made Back Its Marketing Budget
Tough crowd
Gearbox's foray into the world of major motion pictures has not been the rousing success intended, failing to galvanize players to go outside and see the thing. With the film's bombing at the box office and its theatrical run now all but over, it seems Borderlands did manage back its marketing budget, so that's something. As reported by...
News Remnant 2's Final DLC Equips Free Content Update, Boss Rush Mode
Falling in style
Remnant II will receive its third and final piece of premium DLC on 24th September, alongside a major free update for the game. The Dark Horizon offers a new storyline to explore, dungeons to delve into, powerful new gear to gather, and a new Archetype, The Warden. In addition, a Boss Rush mode will be added via the content update...
Random Gearbox Founder, CEO Compares Company to The Beatles, Gets Roasted
"The Beatles made bangers, you're currently making clangers"
Gearbox founder and CEO Randy Pitchford has defended recent Gearbox setbacks, like the catastrophic reception of the Borderlands film or the inexplicably poor state of Risk of Rain 2's latest DLC, Seekers of the Storm. Unfortunately for Pitchford,
News Borderlands Movie Appears to Have Caused a Spike in Player Population, Which Is Something
Every cloud has a silver lining
With the Borderlands film roundly deemed a commercial and critical failure, we can't help but feel comforted by this nostalgic return to bad video game adaptations. The movie might not have made any money (and lost a bunch besides), but along with Gearbox boss Randy Pitchford having a real one on X, another upside is...
News Randy Pitchford Says Fans Will Be 'Very, Very Happy' with Next Borderlands Game
Almost ready to show
Things are looking rather rosy for Borderlands fans right now. The long-awaited film will finally be released next month, and if Gearbox boss Randy Pitchford is to be believed, the next game in the series is almost ready to be shown. Speaking to
News Second Remnant 2 DLC The Forgotten Kingdom Set for 23rd April
Explore the Yaesha jungle
Gunfire Games has revealed its next batch of Remnant 2 DLC, titled The Forgotten Kingdom, will launch for PS5 on 23rd April 2024. Available standalone for £8.39 or as part of the DLC Bundle currently discounted on the PS Store (down to £15.99 / $19.99 for the next few weeks), the expansion brings new storylines, dungeons,...
News Layoffs Hit Gearbox Staff Hours After Embracer Sale
Like clockwork
Less than a day after the news that Take-Two Interactive would acquire Borderlands developer Gearbox Entertainment from the embattled Embracer Group, layoffs have already begun. In the hours since former Gearbox employees were made redundant, they've taken to Twitter, and while the total number of staff impacted remains hard to...
News Borderlands Dev Set to Join Saber in Leaving Embracer Group
Reportedly in the late stages of a sale
Borderlands maker Gearbox Entertainment is on the verge of joining Saber Interactive in being bought out of the sinking ship that is the Embracer Group, a new Kotaku report claims. It's stated that CEO Randy Pitchford shared the news with employees during a town hall meeting earlier this week, with more...
Work death balance
There are so many roguelikes and roguelites now that it's getting harder and harder to stand out, and that's something Have a Nice Death doesn't quite overcome. By and large, this is a perfectly decent side-scrolling action game, but it doesn't reach the upper echelons of this competitive niche. You play as Death, fatigued by his...
News Well-Received Indie Rogue-Like Have a Nice Death Out for PS5, PS4 Today
Discount for PS Plus members
Magic Design Studios has today announced its 2D rogue-like Have a Nice Death will be released on PS5, PS4 today for $24.99. PS Plus members can snag a discount on the game until 18th December 2023, and you can check out what awaits in the new launch trailer above. The title first released on PC and Nintendo Switch...
News Existence of Unannounced Gearbox Games Revealed via LinkedIn
Borderlands 4, Tiny Tina's Wonderlands 2, Brothers in Arms
Several unannounced Gearbox Software games were revealed over the weekend, not because of loose lips or backend scraping but via the ever-reliable route of a prematurely updated LinkedIn profile. As reported by Eurogamer, a former technical director who worked at Gearbox support studio Lost...
News First Remnant 2 DLC The Awakened King Out 14th November
New story, class, enemies, and bosses
The first expansion for Souls-like shooter Remnant II will release on 14th November 2023, it's been announced. Given the name The Awakened King, the DLC adds a new storyline and a set of dungeons and areas to go with it, another Archetype in The Ritualist, and new items, enemies, and bosses. You can see it in...
News Borderlands Studio Gearbox May Be Sold by Embracer Group, It's Claimed
After a tough few months for the company
Embracer Group, the company that has gobbled up developers and IPs over the past few years, is reportedly looking at selling off Borderlands developer Gearbox Entertainment. The Swedish firm's fortunes have taken a turn for the worse over the past few months, so despite only purchasing the publisher just over...
News Gunfire Games Set to Full-Auto, Fires Off a Million Copies of Remnant 2 in Four Days
A blistering salvo
Shooty Soulslike Remnant 2 is a bonafide hit, both critically and commercially, with developer Gunfire Games declaring the game moved more than a million units in just its first four days on the market. In a statement (thanks, Gematsu), Gunfire Games CEO David Adams said: “To everyone who helped us achieve this amazing...
Review Remnant II (PS5) - Dark Souls with Guns Still Has Room to Grow
Ashes tests
For every sequel that manages to pull an Assassin's Creed II, there are many more that almost make it. Whether it's a result of not quite realising a project's full potential or introducing issues the original never had, these games are just as enjoyable as they are disappointing. Remnant II, a follow-up to the unexpectedly good Remnant:...
Site News Where's Our Remnant 2 PS5 Review?
It's rising from the ashes
Right about now, reviews of Remnant II will be hitting the Internet. Following up on the impressive original, this sequel is all set to expand and improve upon what Gunfire Games achieved four years ago. However, we need more time to judge the game's quality and come to an accurate conclusion. We won't have a PS5 review to...
News Shooty Souls-Like Remnant 2 Gets Large-Calibre PS5 Gameplay Overview Trailer
Soon, so soon
Remnant 2 is the sequel to Remnant: From the Ashes, a cooperative third-person shooter that incorporated Souls-Like elements in addition to a randomised rogue-lite component. It was a heady mix of ideas in addition to being a ton of fun, and it seems like developer Gunfire Games has been honing the resultant sequel to a razor edge...
News Remnant 2 Has a 60fps Mode on PS5, Dev Confirms
But it's not locked
Following some concerns from its community, Remnant II studio Gunfire Games has put minds at ease by announcing the PS5 sequel will indeed have a 60fps mode at launch. It comes with the warning that "it may dip occasionally", says Gunfire Games president David Adams, but it's "overall pretty solid". As part of a short Twitter...
News The Remnant 2 PS5 Platinum Trophy Seems Fairly Achievable
With early access five days away
With the PS5 release of Remnant II right around the corner, the game's Platinum Trophy requirements have made their way online. While it's the Xbox Series X|S list of Achievements we are pulling from, the PS5 version will have the exact same digital trinkets. They don't seem all that difficult looking from the...
News The Last of Us HBO Showrunner Quietly Removes Name from Troubled Borderlands Flick
Back away, not today
It's never a good sign when your writer, who in this case happens to be one of Hollywood's hottest, takes steps to obfuscate their involvement with your project. That's precisely the case with the long-in-development Borderlands film, the original script for which was penned by Craig Mazin (The Last of Us, Chernobyl), who just...
News Soulslike Sequel Remnant 2 Gets Bombastic Co-Op Gameplay Trailer
Unimaginable worlds, unrelenting odds
Remnant II is the more streamlined-sounding successor to Remnant: From the Ashes, a pretty darn good third-person cooperative cover shooter that incorporated Soulslike elements in a novel way. The sequel, like any good sequel should, looks to build upon that foundation and construct something new. We got a new...
News Remnant 2 Already Shaping Up to Be GOTY for Dog People
Someone, somewhere, knew EXACTLY what they were doing
In perhaps the most emotionally manipulative trailer we have ever seen, shooty Soulslike Remnant 2 just earned its place on many people's GOTY year lists by introducing us to the dog-friendly Handler Archetype. The Handler is accompanied into combat by one such furry best friend, who will attack...
News Remnant 2's Gunslinger Class Brings Devastating Firepower to Bear on PS5
Boom, headshot
Remnant II is the sequel to Soulslike-with-guns Remnant: From the Ashes, which was revealed last year. We got a new trailer focusing in on the Gunslinger, one of the character archetypes available to players. The Gunslinger is singularly focused on bringing an extreme amount of firepower to bear on enemies, utilising a high rate of...
News Remnant 2 Is a PS5 Sequel to a Fan Favourite, Out in 2023
Sequel to From the Ashes
Gunfire Games has announced it's making a sequel to Remnant: From the Ashes, fittingly named Remnant II. Coming to PS5 next year, you can get a first look in the trailer above. The co-op follow-up once again allows you to play either alone or with up to two friends, and will evolve the Archetype class system with new...
News Saints Row Team Will Be Folded into Gearbox
As game reception disappoints
Saints Row studio Volition will now be led by Gearbox Software, the Embracer Group has announced. This is because the game "did not meet the full expectations and left the fanbase partially polarized". As the studio works to improve the open world title — something it has already begun with
News LOL! There's a Talking Gun in New Tales from the Borderlands
Randy's got us guffawing again
New Tales from the Borderlands already leaked, so we knew it was coming out on 21st October. However, we'd been waiting for our first official look at the title — and here it is. Obviously, it looks to be tackling a different storyline to the acclaimed Telltale entry, but Gearbox has hired writers from the original...
News Boldly Go Where Many Others Have Gone Before in Star Trek Online: Stormfall, Live Now on PS4
Continue the adventure
Star Trek Online: Stormfall is a major story update for the long-running MMO, which launched all the way back in 2010, although it didn't make the jump to consoles until 2016. It continues the ongoing Terran Gambit story arc, and is the 26th chapter in the ongoing sci-fi epic. Introducing new quests seasonal events, quality...
News Godfall Update Adds VRR Support for PS5, Missing Cosmetic Items to PS4 Version
Style over substance
Is anyone still playing Godfall? The Gearbox developed PlayStation console exclusive has just received a significant update that, amongst a load of fixes and quality of life improvements, adds Variable Refresh Rate (VRR) support to the PS5 version of the game. There is also a fix for a nasty bug that has been affecting PS4...
News Godfall's PlayStation Console Exclusivity Ends in April
Godfall Ultimate Edition comes to Xbox
Godfall, the loot-heavy action RPG that was first announced and billed as a key PlayStation 5 launch title, is heading to Xbox 16 months after its debut — which means that it'll no longer be a PlayStation console exclusive. As a PlayStation-specific website, this Xbox announcement obviously doesn't mean much...
News Godfall's PS Plus Version Is All Endgame Content, No Story Campaign
A new challenger
Godfall is one of December's PlayStation Plus games, except it technically isn't. The Godfall that you get to download with your PS Plus subscription on the 7th December is a new version called Godfall: Challenger Edition, which is designed to get you straight into the title's endgame content. "Godfall: Challenger Edition allows...
Review Godfall (PS5) - Good Combat Means It's Not Godawful
Falling into mediocrity
Republished on Wednesday, 1st December, 2021: We're bringing this review back from the archives following the announcement of December 2021's PlayStation Plus lineup. The original text follows. Since earning the title of the first-ever game to be announced for PlayStation 5 last year, it feels like Godfall has been stuck...
News Tiny Tina's Wonderlands Dated for 25th March in Chaotic Trailer
Love it or loathe it
Push Square assistant editor Liam Croft is the only person on staff who enjoys Borderlands games, so here he is contractually obligated to cover spin-off Tiny Tina's Wonderlands. Following its announcement earlier this year, Gearbox has dated the game for 25th March 2022 on PlayStation 5 and PS4. A truly bombastic trailer...
News Tribes of Midgard PS5, PS4 Trailer Talks Post-Launch Support
Free seasonal updates
Tribes of Midgard is right around the corner now, launching on both PlayStation 5 and PS4 on 27th July. The survival action RPG is looking pretty good as it is, but this being 2021, it will of course have ongoing post-launch support to keep people playing. In this latest trailer, developer Norsfell explains what it plans to do...
News PS5 Console Exclusive Godfall Is, Er, Coming to PS4
Yup
Look, it’s easy to poke fun, but there are a lot of people still playing on PlayStation 4 and… Aw, who are we kidding, this is pretty funny. PS5 console exclusive Godfall is coming to PS4 on 10th August, in a bizarre example of a game effectively getting a downgrade rather than an upgrade. If you do choose to play on Sony’s last-gen...
Live Watch the E3 2021 Gearbox Livestream Right Here
Randy Pitchford in Wonderlands
The E3 2021 livestream schedule has added a new name to its roster this year: Gearbox Entertainment. Presumably, this stream will include more information on the developer’s upcoming fantasy-themed looter shooter: Tiny Tina’s Wonderlands. You can tune in from 2PM PDT/5PM EDT/10PM BST. E3 2021: Gearbox (12th June):...
News Promising Action RPG Tribes of Midgard Lands on PS5, PS4 in July
Ragnarok's coming
Tribes of Midgard continues to look quite good in its latest trailer, which confirms that the game will come to PlayStation platforms late next month. It'll release for both PS5 and PS4 on the 27th July. If you're unfamiliar with Tribes of Midgard, it's an action RPG with crafting and building elements. It also encourages co-op...
News Next-Gen Showcase Godfall Seems Poised for PS4
Generational divides
Love it or loathe it, Godfall was definitely billed as a PlayStation 5 showcase. As a result, the title attracted some unfortunate expectations: it was clearly developed by a smaller team on a restricted budget, but was meant to demonstrate the capabilities of Sony’s next-gen console. Unfortunately, it never quite lived up to...
News Of Course Jack Black Plays Claptrap in the Borderlands Movie
But he looks nothing like the robot
In what might be the most obvious bit of movie casting in the past 24 hours, it has been confirmed that Jack Black will play the role of Claptrap in the upcoming Borderlands movie. Because of course he is. He joins Jamie Lee Curtis (Tannis), Kevin Hart (Roland), and Cate Blanchett (Lilith) as confirmed actors for...
News Godfall Primal Update Out Now on PS5, Adds New Endgame Content, Loot, and More
It's a big one
We weren't especially keen on Godfall when we reviewed it just after the PS5's launch, but the game's received a number of updates and improvements since then. Just released on Sony's system, the title's big 'Primal Update' promises new endgame content, new loot, and various other enhancements. The official bullet points for the...
News Borderlands Movie Lands Another Big Name with Jamie Lee Curtis
Meet Tannis
What's going on with this Borderlands movie adaptation? The games are popular looter shooters, of course, and they certainly have a sense of humour in their stories, but it seems the flick is attracting the attention of some pretty big Hollywood names. As previously reported, comedian and actor Kevin Hart signed up to the project, and...
News Gearbox Acquisition Will Not Impact 2K's Role As Borderlands Publisher
After Embracer Group scoops studio and publishing arm
Update: 2K Games has commented on Gearbox's acquisition by the Embracer Group today, explaining that it will not affect its role as the publisher of the Borderlands games or "any other projects" the pair may be working on. A spokesperson said: "As the proud publisher of the Borderlands...
News Kevin Hart Joins the Cast of Upcoming Borderlands Movie
Film adaptation gets another big name
Yes, in case you weren't aware, Gearbox's popular Borderlands series is being adapted into a feature film. Right now there's no word on what story it'll tell, but presumably it will roughly track with the original entry. At any rate, comedian Kevin Hart recently closed a deal to star in the upcoming flick. He'll...
Deal PS5 Looter Slasher Godfall Drops to Lowest Price Yet
Goes cheap for the US
Did Santa Claus not bring you Godfall on PlayStation 5 last month, despite including it on your Christmas list? Well, you're in luck if you reside in the USA as Amazon has dropped the price of the looter slasher to just $39.99. After being one of the infamous PS5 titles to originally retail at $70, this represents a significant...
News Godfall PS5 Patch 1.04 Out Now, Fixes a Load of Issues
Goodfall
Godfall, the self-proclaimed looter-slasher and PS5 launch title, has a new update on Sony's latest system. Patch 1.04 (for short) seeks to fix a whole laundry list of smaller issues. It's available to download now at around 650MB. Developer Counterplay Games says that a lot of these fixes are based on community feedback, so it's nice to...
Round Up Godfall PS5 Reviews Have Mixed Feelings on Looter Slasher Launch Title
God awful?
The review embargo has lifted on another of PlayStation 5's launch titles, and this time it's the turn of Godfall. We've known about this game for a long time, and now we will finally learn if it's something worth your launch day pennies. Unfortunately, early reviews for Godfall are a little underwhelming. While critics feel the game...
News Watch the Opening 10 Minutes of Godfall in New PS5 Gameplay Video
Time to get slashy
Godfall was the first PlayStation 5 game to be announced, and now it's just a day away. The self-titled looter slasher has steadily grown more promising over the months leading up to PS5's launch, and it looks pretty darn solid in this latest gameplay video. Courtesy of GameSpot, check out the first 10 or so minutes of gameplay...
News The Godfall PS5 Trophy List Is the Stuff of Nightmares
Tedium defined
Over the PlayStation 4 generation, it really feels like Sony's first-party studios have mastered the art of a Trophy list. They need to be comprehensive, but also fairly realistic to provide you with enough incentive to go for the Platinum Trophy. We were hoping this would extend to third-party studios, but it doesn't look like...
News Godfall Is Apparently a Timed PS5 Console Exclusive for Six Months
Another Sony deal
Here's a detail that you may have missed from Godfall's recently released launch trailer. At the end of the video, Sony reiterates that the game's a PS5 console exclusive. In other words, it won't be available on Xbox — just PS5 and PC. However, an all-important asterisk leads to further clarification. A note at the bottom of...
News Godfall Loots a Hype Launch Trailer Ahead of PS5 Release
Good God
Godfall has left its best trailer for the last, as the self-titled looter-slasher delivers some pre-launch hype ahead of the PS5's release next week. It's quite short, but it manages to pack in a whole lot of action, all to the beat of a stirring orchestral tune. If Godfall's combat system holds up and there's enough content to keep us...
