Tag: Gearbox Software
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 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 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...
Rumour Tales from the Borderlands 2 Teased, Redux Version of Original Game Planned
With new content
Tales from the Borderlands might be getting a sequel if this leaked set of clips from Reddit are anything to go by. Posted on the aptly named gamingleaksandrumours sub-Reddit, two lengthy pieces of footage appear to be cut from an upcoming trailer announcing Tales from the Borderlands: Redux for a 2020 release and then teasing a...
News Borderlands 3's 2019 Content Roadmap Includes Two Free Events and the First DLC
Something for all
With Borderlands 3 less than two weeks away from launch, it's time to start looking past the experience we get on day one. While it is sure to be an incredibly meaty game from the day it releases, Gearbox's latest will be continuously updated with free content drops and paid DLC. Between the 13th September launch and 2020, the...
News Borderlands 3's Claptrap Emulates David Attenborough in New Trailer Series
We have talked about this Steve
Does Claptrap want to be the next David Attenborough? He's making a great case for it in this latest Borderlands 3 trailer, which attempts to focus on the wildlife we'll encounter on planet Pandora. With a camerabandit on hand, the face of the franchise tries its best to film the sort of creatures you'll come across...
E3 2019 Borderlands 2 Is Indeed Getting Free DLC in the Lead Up to the Third Entry
Out now on PS4
After it was rumoured a couple of days back, Borderlands 2 is indeed getting a further piece of downloadable content that bridges the gap between the second entry and Borderlands 3. Titled Commander Lilith & the Fight for Sanctuary, it's out on PS4 right now for free. The announcement trailer above doesn't give away too much, so...
Guide Should I Play Borderlands 2 or Borderlands: The Pre-Sequel First?
Playing Borderlands via PlayStation Plus?
Borderlands: The Handsome Collection just hit PlayStation Plus, bringing with it two games from the franchise to subscribers for free. However, which game should you play first? The Pre-Sequel is a bit of an odd name, so it's understandable to be confused about which title to start first. Don't worry,...
News Nobody Knows What's Going on with the Physical Release of Borderlands: Game of the Year Edition
Where are the pre-orders?
Borderlands: Game of the Year edition is supposed to release tomorrow after its recent announcement at Gearbox's PAX East extravaganza, but the physical version of the game is almost nowhere to be seen. The PS4 version is exclusive to Gamestop over in the US, and it doesn't look like there'll be one at all here in the UK...
News Borderlands: Game of the Year Edition Announced for PS4, Coming 3rd April
More SHiFT codes!
This is the Borderlands announcement you were looking for, right? Oh, anyway, Borderlands: Game of the Year is coming to PS4 in just a week's time, releasing on 3rd April. It'll bring with it the original game along with a whole host of enhancements and upgrades that'll surely make it the best version available. The remaster...
News Borderlands 3 Announcement Teased for Gearbox's PAX East Panel
Finally..?
If a tweet from the official Gearbox Twitter account is anything to go by, we might finally get our first look at Borderlands 3 on 28th March. Viewable below, the tweet is quite clearly stylized similarly to that of the adventures of Claptrap, while the 'Exit 3' in the top right corner could be a sutble hint to what to expect. The...
News Brothers in Arms: Furious 4 Regroups as a New IP
Change of command
We hope you've not been anticipating the next Brothers in Arms game too much — the title once known as Brothers in Arms: Furious 4 will now be released as a new IP separate to the series. At PAX Prime, Gearbox Software president Randy Pitchford told attendees of his Inside Gearbox Software panel that the game, originally...
News Aliens: Colonial Marines Shuffles Back Into Fall 2012
SEGA's pushed the release of Aliens: Colonial Marines outside of its original Spring launch window
The Gearbox developed first-person shooter will now drop sometime in "Fall 2012". No reason was given for the delay, but SEGA promised that a brand new trailer would drop later today in order sate impatient fans.
News Leaked Image Reveals Collector's Edition For Aliens: Colonial Marines
Try to feign your surprise for this one, but it looks as though Aliens: Colonial Marines will be getting a premium priced collector's edition
We know — big game in limited edition shocker; we can hardly believe it ourselves. A leaked shot of said collector's edition hints at the inclusion of three additional in-game multiplayer weapons, a new game...
News Gearbox Honours Fallen Borderlands Fan With Touching Eulogy
Michael John Mamaril was a huge Borderlands fan
Tragically he died of cancer last month at the unfairly premature age of 22. This prompted Michael's friend Carlo — also a big Borderlands fan — to contact Gearbox Software and ask if they could get the game's lovable robot, Claptrap, to read some kind of eulogy. Touchingly Gearbox did, and has...
News Gearbox Is Still Putting Out Duke Nukem Forever DLC
We'd be curious to see the numbers for Duke Nukem Forever's multiplayer component
Are any readers still playing it? Well, if you are (why?) Gearbox has got some new DLC for you. The content includes three new multiplayer modes: Freeze Tag, Hail To The King and Hot Potato. It also includes four new maps parodying various popular first-person...
News Uh-Oh, There's More Duke Nukem Incoming
Gearbox Software is in the initial stages of planning a new Duke Nukem title, CEO Randy Pitchford has announced
Pitchford told an audience at PAX — watched by Kotaku — that the studio picked up the Duke Nukem franchise with the intention of making more titles in the series. "And then soon I know that you guys figured out that, when...
News Gearbox Announces Second Brothers in Arms Title
Gearbox demonstrated the latest instalmment in the Brothers in Arms series this past E3
Fans seemed a little concerned by the changes that were to take place to the previously lauded series. Deciding to depart from the series' previous habit of depicting accurately-portrayed battle tactics, such as those seen in the most recent release, Hell's...
News Latest Aliens: Colonial Marines Trailer Screams Online
You know Aliens: Colonial Marines is going for a horror vibe because its latest trailer is packed with heavy edits
Flick to black. People walking. Flick to black. The lights are flickering. Flick to black. Good grief, there's an Alien behind you!. Turn around for goodness sake. Please. Flick to black. Phew. [Thanks VG247]
News Borderlands 2's Split-Screen Will Allow You To Take A Friend Online
No-one is going to disagree that Borderlands 2 is all about multiplayer, not least developers Gearbox Software
Speaking to Joystiq behind closed doors, Gearbox's Steve Gibson revealed that those playing Borderlands 2's couch co-op mode will be able to take the action online with two other players. There is one stipulation however, according to...
GamesCom 2011 Borderlands 2 Teases In New Trailer
Here's your first glimpse of Borderlands 2 ahead of the media blow-out we're expecting later in the week
The trailer focuses on the game's new dual-wielding hero as he shoots the brains out of a variety of fresh foes. The art-style is still great. Expect lots more on Gearbox's RPG-shooter during the course of the week.
News 2K Games To Stream Borderlands 2 Premiere Online
It sounds like GamesCom's going to be livestreams galore -- 2K Games will be joining Sony next week in streaming its GamesCom presentation live on the Internet
2K's show is expected to go heavy on Borderlands 2 content, with many of us given a first taste of Gearbox's RPG-come-shooter at next week's show. The livestream's set to hit the airwaves on...
News GameInformer Busts Out A Bunch Of New Borderlands 2 Details
Super-addictive four-player co-op is back in Borderlands 2, says GameInformer magazine
But according to the publication, virtually every other element of the RPG-come-shooter has been revved up. More interactive environments, friendly NPCs that actually say more than one word, and a new elemental currency are all in. Bonza. All four original...
News Rejoice: 2K Games Makes Borderlands 2 Official
Forget those rumours from yesterday, 2K Games has officially confirmed Borderlands 2 this afternoon
The game's due for release somewhere between April 2012 and March 2013. 2K's keeping a nice wide window open for the time being. The game's featured on the September cover of US games magazine GameInformer, and will be on-hand at this month's...
Rumour Borderlands 2 Announcement On The Horizon
Eurogamer's reporting that Borderlands 2 is in development at Gearbox and is due to be announced by 2K Games soon -- presumably at Gamescom
According to Eurogamer's source, the game will launch on PlayStation 3 next year. It's not the first we've heard of Borderlands 2 — the game has been rumoured for months, showing up on developer CVs and in...
News UK Sales Charts: Always Bet On Duke, Baby
Despite a number of seriously scathing reviews over the weekend, Duke Nukem Forever has knocked L
A. Noire</a> off its perch at the top of the UK sales charts, scoring a number one finish for the long-in-development FPS. L.A. Noire finished up in second, while Sucker Punch's new superhero escapade finished up just behind Zumba Fitness in...
News Hell Freezes Over: Duke Nukem Forever Gets Launch Trailer
There are no words: Duke Nukem Forever releases in the UK next week
This launch trailer proves it. There are tits, one-liners, guns and swearing; what more could you ask for? Repeat: Duke Nukem Forever releases in the UK next week.
News Aliens: Colonial Marines Is A Real Product, Due Out Spring 2012
Gearbox's Aliens: Colonial Marines has been in hiding for a long time now
But that's changed this afternoon, as SEGA's finally decided to bring the title out of the darkness and confirm a "Spring 2012" launch window for the game. To Gearbox Software and its peers throughout the industry, Aliens is one of the most influential science...
News Duke Nudem Is Ridiculous, Not Really Safe For Work
Ok, so there is a safe for work version of Duke Nudem -- 2K Games' latest Duke Nukem Forever spin-off game -- but who wants to play that? The game even appropriately boos you when you try to select it
And rightly so too. The actual game is a trashy target practice mini-game — but if you win you get to look at girls take their clothes off. You even...
