Tag: Gearbox
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...
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 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...
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...
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 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...
News Viking Action RPG Tribes of Midgard Raids PS5 in 2021
There be giants
Tribes of Midgard will journey to PS5 in 2021, developer Norsfell has confirmed. This is an action role-playing game with an emphasis on exploration, crafting, building, and, if you want it, co-op. You're tasked with surviving the apocalypse, so you'll have to use your time and resources wisely as you navigate this procedurally...
News Thanks to PS5, Godfall Has Near Instant Restarts if You Die
Back to the fight
Losing in a game is bad enough, but it's even worse when you know that you've got to sit and look at a loading screen for the next 30 seconds. Fortunately, as we all know, the PS5 is looking to eliminate long load times with its super fast custom SSD — and launch title Godfall is taking full advantage. Writing on the PlayStation...
News Godfall's Loot and Upgrade Systems Detailed with New Video
The tinkerer's dream
If you like your games to keep you hooked with the promise of bigger and better loot, Godfall could well be the PlayStation 5 launch title for you. Developer Counterplay Games has shared some new details on the game's loot and upgrade systems, and you can see some of it in action with this new video from IGN. As a self-titled...
News Here Is the First Ever PS5 Game, Hot Off the Press
Boxed and sealed
Here’s a photograph of Gearbox boss Randy Pitchford holding the first ever PlayStation 5 game, straight from the Blu-ray manufacturing plant. According to the executive, this copy of Godfall is the “first next-gen retail game in the world”, which is pretty cool to be fair. He’s even photographed the packaging from a variety...
News PS5 Console Exclusive Godfall Requires an Internet Connection
But developer insists it's not a service game
You’ll need to be connected to the Internet to enjoy PlayStation 5 console exclusive Godfall when it launches on 12th November, and that’s despite the developer’s insistence that it’s not a “service game”. Confirmation comes courtesy of the release’s Twitter account, after fans spotted an...
News Godfall's Cinematic Opening Is Way More Hype Than We Expected
Good god
PS5 launch title Godfall got one of its best gameplay showings just a few weeks back, and now it's here with a cinematic opening that lasts two and a half minutes. Honestly, we didn't have any expectations for this video, but bloody hell, it's actually really good. While we're not always keen on CG trailers, there are certainly times when...
News PS5 Console Exclusive Godfall Goes Gold Ahead of Launch
Fall gods
Counterplay Games has concluded development on PlayStation 5 console exclusive Godfall, ahead of its release on 12th November in the United States and select other territories; the melee based looter will launch on 19th November in other regions. Gearbox, who’s publishing the game, has promised more information on PS5 pre-orders in the...
News Godfall Gets Its Best PS5 Trailer Yet
If at first you don't succeed
We’ve been watching Godfall trailers to the point of frustration since the title was announced as the first ever PlayStation 5 game last year, but this is a small developer that’s been handed a huge opportunity, so let’s cut it some slack. To be fair, this is by far the best promo video that’s been released for...
News Godfall Is Making the Most of PS5's Unique Controller Features
Godfeel
Following the title's in-depth gameplay showing during Sony's latest State of Play livestream, Godfall developer Counterplay Games has taken to the PlayStation Blog in order to explain how the action RPG "feels". The PS5's DualSense controller is being taken into consideration here, and it sounds like Godfall is going to take full advantage...
News Godfall Finally Gets In-Depth PS5 Gameplay
Thank Godfall for that
It feels like we've been waiting an age to see some proper Godfall action, and the latest State of Play livestream finally delivered. The self-titled 'looter-slasher' shows real promise in this new gameplay video, as footage highlights combat against a range of different enemies. Equipped with a very God of War shield and a...
News PS5's Godfall Won't Have Microtransactions
And it's not a service game
Ever since it was announced, PlayStation 5 console exclusive Godfall has been described as a melee-themed Destiny. According to a new interview with technical producer Richard Heyne, however, that’s not the case. Speaking with Arekkz Gaming, he explained that the next-gen release will not adopt the divisive “games as...
News Here's Even More Godfall Gameplay Detailing Combat
It's actually Unreal Engine 4
Update: D'oh! It looks like the PC Gaming Show got this one wrong. The official Godfall Twitter account has now stated that the PS5 game is actually running on Unreal Engine 4. Original story: After wowing us last month with its stunning visuals and impressive technology, it has been confirmed that PlayStation 5...
News Godfall Gets a PS5 Gameplay Trailer
Lookin' God
Some of us were expecting a Godfall gameplay blowout during Sony's PS5 reveal event, but all we actually got was the brief trailer that we've embedded above. Still, the glimpse of gameplay that we do have looks very promising, as player characters hack, slash, and dodge their way through some cool looking enemies. The combat looks...
News PS5 Looter-Slasher Godfall Gets Silvermane Teaser Trailer Ahead of Sony Event
More incoming?
Godfall, the action RPG that's bound for PlayStation 5 at launch, seems to be kicking into gear. Just days ahead of Sony's PS5 games reveal event, we've been presented this brief 'Silvermane' teaser trailer. It's reasonable to assume that Godfall will be a part of the aforementioned event. After all, developer
News PS5 Exclusive Godfall Is Being Tailored to Run Only on Sony's Next-Gen Console
Inspired by Monster Hunter and Dark Souls
There’ll be no PlayStation 4 version holding Godfall back, as the game is being “tailored to run only on Sony’s new console”. This means that developer Counterplay Games is promising an experience that will “feel and play” unlike anything available anywhere else, thanks in part to the PlayStation...
News No, That Definitely Isn't the PS5's Logo in the Godfall Trailer
Calm down
Not only did Geoff Keighley somehow secure dibs to the Xbox Series X unveiling during his annual The Game Awards shindig last night, but he was also able to reveal the first PlayStation 5 game live on stage. Godfall, which is coming to the PC as well as Sony’s next-gen console, promises a “slasher-looter” experience
News Borderlands 3 Moves More than 5 Million Copies in 5 Days
2K's fastest-selling game
It's safe to say that Borderlands 3 has been a hit. Publisher 2K has revealed that the looter shooter sold more than five million copies over its first five days on the market, making it the fastest selling release in the company's history. An impressive result. Interestingly, 2K says that over 70 per cent of those sales...
News Borderlands 3's Split-Screen Co-Op Is a Mess on PS4
2K says it's aware
Thinking about buying Borderlands 3 and playing it with a friend or significant other on the couch? Well, you might want to hold off for the time being. Split-screen co-op is currently a trainwreck on the standard PlayStation 4, and it's pretty bad on PS4 Pro, too. Players across the web are reporting significant issues...
News Borderlands 3's Trophy List Looks Like a Fairly Easy Platinum
Raining Platinums
Alright, hands up, we're cheating a little bit here. A list of trinkets for Borderlands 3 has popped up on Exophase, but they're for the Xbox One version of the game. We're sorry, but there is never a single difference between an achievement list and the PlayStation 4 counterpart, so we're taking this as official. Nevertheless, it...
News Borderlands 3 Cinematic Launch Trailer Feeds the Hype for Friday's Release
Like, comment, obey
Another day closer to the release of Borderlands 3, another pretty good trailer. The game's two-minute cinematic launch trailer is a bit of a wild ride, showcasing baddies, goodies, and everything in between. But let's face it, if you're a big Borderlands fan, then you already know what's in store. This video's just designed to...
News New Borderlands 3 Trailer Tells You Everything You Need to Know About the Bombastic Sequel
Boom
Bloody hell, 2K's really pumping out these Borderlands 3 trailers, eh? This latest video is well worth watching, though -- especially if you're still not completely clued up on what the upcoming sequel is all about. Clocking in at just over six minutes, the trailer gives a fairly comprehensive overview of what to expect from next month's...
News Here's a Huge Amount of New Borderlands 3 Gameplay to Assault Your Eyes With
What the FL4K
Bloody hell, the floodgates have opened! A tidal wave of new Borderlands 3 gameplay has hit the web, with various sites, channels, and streamers uploading recently recorded preview sessions. These videos gives us our best look at the upcoming looter shooter yet, with in-depth looks at combat and specific character abilities. Above, you...
News New Borderlands 3 Trailer Is Loud, Dumb, and Pretty Hype
Badass
Borderlands 3 has a new trailer, and... Well, it's exactly what you'd expect from a Borderlands 3 trailer. It shows off the game's four playable Vault Hunters, gives a general overview of what Borderlands 3 is all about, and takes pride in being loud. As the headline of this article says, it's actually a pretty hype trailer. With Borderlands...
News Borderlands 3's Beastmaster FL4K Finally Spotlighted in Character Trailer
Release the hounds
FL4K has always looked like one of the more interesting playable characters in the Borderlands 3, and he's finally been given some time to shine. This latest (and we assume, final) character trailer shows the mean machine take command of his tamed beasts in combat. We're loving his design, and hopefully his unique skills are fun...
News Borderlands 3 on PS4 Pro Will Let You Choose Between 60FPS or 4K
Also supports HDR
Due out in just over a month from now, Borderlands 3 is closing in fast, and so some of the game's finer details are starting to spill out into the open. In particular, Gearbox has said that the title will come with two performance modes on PlayStation 4 Pro. You can either "favour resolution", or you can "favour performance"...
News Borderlands 3 Is Back with a Character Trailer for the Explosive Moze
Boom boom boom
We've seen Zane in action, and now it's Moze's turn to shine in the Borderlands 3 spotlight. The game's latest trailer focuses on the scrappy fighter and her pivotal mech, giving us a little more insight into her background and character. In case you didn't already know, she's one of four playable Vault Hunters in the upcoming looter...
News Borderlands 3 Goes Gold Ahead of September Release Date
Golden gun
And it's official: Borderlands 3 has gone gold, meaning that the game's ready to ship ahead of its 13th September release date. The announcement comes direct from developer Gearbox, which posted on Twitter: "We are pleased to announce that #Borderlands3 has gone GOLD! Thank you to everyone who worked so hard to make this happen! We’ll...
News Borderlands 3 Trailer Introduces Zane and His Irish Accent
He's so zany
We honestly didn't expect Zane to have an Irish accent, but here we are. One of Borderlands 3's four playable characters, Zane is a specialist in high tech gadgets and subterfuge. This new trailer gives us a short but sweet rundown of his personality. He seems like a laugh, despite the fact he's a trained killer. Think you'll be...
News Borderlands 3's Unused Box Art Puts Its Foot in Its Mouth
One foot in the grave
Borderlands 3’s box art is brilliant, but what if it followed the format of previous instalments? You may recall that the first game in the series showed a bandit with a finger pistol pointing at his head; the second entry than expanded on this idea with two finger pistols. Well, developer Gearbox did try to keep the theme...
News That Borderlands 3 Reveal Was Just a Snazzy New Trailer
It's pretty good, though
If you were expecting that live Borderlands 3 event to amount to something substantial, you've probably been let down somewhat. After a fair amount of build-up to today's "celebration of togetherness", it turns out Gearbox got us all excited about a two-minute trailer. In fairness, it's a pretty decent one. The musical...
