Neowin News Feed for: Gearbox

Embracer Group reveals it will keep certain assets and games from its Gearbox sale

John Callaham — Thu, 28 Mar 2024 16:16:01 +0000

While Embracer Group has sold the majority of its previous studios and games from Gearbox Entertainment to Take-Two Interactive, it revealed today it has kept a few studios and games for itself. Read more...

Gearbox gets bought by Take Two Interactive for $460 million; confirms new Borderlands game

John Callaham — Thu, 28 Mar 2024 05:50:01 +0000

Take Two Interactive has acquired Gearbox Entertainment from The Embracer Group for $460 million. The announcement also confirms Gearbox is working on a new game in the Borderlands franchises. Read more...

The first Borderlands movie trailer actually looks pretty promising

John Callaham — Wed, 21 Feb 2024 19:06:01 +0000

Lionsgate has finally released the first trailer for Borderlands, the upcoming movie based on the Gearbox game franchise, and it definitely looks promising. It hits theaters on August 9. Read more...

Gearbox is making a new Tales from the Borderlands, coming later this year

Pulasthi Ariyasinghe — Thu, 21 Apr 2022 20:28:01 +0000

Tales from the Borderlands is being revived, with Gearbox today officially announcing a new entry. The original was developed by Telltale, but the upcoming title will be built in-house by Gearbox. Read more...

Embracer Group to acquire Gearbox Entertainment, Easybrain, and Aspyr in massive deals

Pulasthi Ariyasinghe — Wed, 03 Feb 2021 08:52:01 +0000

Embracer Group is once again collecting video game companies, as Borderlands-maker Gearbox Entertainment, mobile games developer Easybrain, and popular porting studio Aspyr are the latest to join up. Read more...

Borderlands 3 coming to next-gen consoles, new DLC announced

Namerah Saud Fatmi — Sun, 13 Sep 2020 08:52:01 +0000

Gearbox has confirmed that its action RPG title Borderlands 3 will be making its way to the PlayStation 5 and the Xbox Series X/S. Additionally, a new DLC featuring a new Skill Tree was also detailed. Read more...

Collectors Edition for We Happy Few detailed as the game gets official launch date

Dreyer Smit — Thu, 17 Aug 2017 10:40:01 +0000

After being in Early Access for a year, Compulsion Games has officially revealed the launch date for the Bioshock-like game 'We Happy Few', which will launch on Xbox One, PC and PlayStation 4. Read more...

Borderlands: The Handsome Collection coming to Xbox One and Playstation 4

Adrian Potoroaca — Tue, 20 Jan 2015 17:08:01 +0000

2K Games and Gearbox software are bringing the chaos world of Borderlands to next gen consoles with a bundle of Borderlands 2, Borderlands the Pre-sequel and all of their DLCs at a fair price. Read more...

Borderlands 2 Mechromancer DLC available now

Tim Schiesser — Wed, 10 Oct 2012 01:25:05 +0000

The fifth playable character in Borderlands 2, Gaige the Mechromancer, is now available to download from Steam; either for $9.99 or free with the Premiere Club edition Read more...

My thoughts on Borderlands 2

Tim Schiesser — Sun, 07 Oct 2012 01:43:33 +0000

A couple of weeks ago Borderlands 2 was released; I got a copy on my PC, played it, an enjoyed it a lot. Here's some quick thoughts on the game after I completed the majority of it. Read more...

Brothers In Arms Furious 4 getting new name

John Callaham — Mon, 03 Sep 2012 07:29:13 +0000

Gearbox Software has confirmed that their previously announced WWII shooter Brothers In Arms Furious 4 will in fact get a new name and be quite a bit different than its previous incarnation. Read more...

Borderlands 2 DLC Season Pass announced

John Callaham — Thu, 30 Aug 2012 13:47:23 +0000

People who purchase the upcoming first person shooter-RPG sequel Borderlands 2 will soon be able to sign up for a "Season Pass" to get all of the game's planned DLC content at a lower price. Read more...

Borderlands 16-bit browser remake launched

John Callaham — Wed, 22 Aug 2012 22:13:47 +0000

Gearbox Software has launched a web browser version of its hit action game Borderlands, but in its "original" 1989 16 bit-version that's titled "The Border Lands." Read more...

New Aliens: Colonial Marines in-game images released

Andy Weir — Fri, 06 Apr 2012 01:55:06 +0000

New screenshots have been released, featuring in-game footage of the long-awaited title set in the 'Alien' universe. Excitingly, the new game will officially be recognised as 'canon' to the franchise. Read more...

New Duke Nukem Forever SP DLC coming Dec. 13

John Callaham — Sat, 10 Dec 2011 14:35:19 +0000

Gearbox Software has announced a new single player campaign, The Doctor Who Cloned Me, for the recent first person shooter Duke Nukem Forever will be released as a DLC pack on Tuesday, December 13. Read more...

First Duke Nukem Forever DLC pack coming Oct. 11

John Callaham — Wed, 05 Oct 2011 23:20:47 +0000

Gearbox Software has announced that the long awaited first downloadable content pack for Duke Nukem Forever will be released on Tuesday, October 11. Read more...

Game Informer's information on Borderlands 2 now online

Paul Ferson — Mon, 08 Aug 2011 13:21:49 +0000

Information originally exclusive to the Game Informer magazine has rapidly spread online for Gearbox Software's Borderlands 2. The sequel to the 2009 title features revamped AI and other features. Read more...

Borderlands 2 officially announced

John Callaham — Fri, 05 Aug 2011 17:09:26 +0000

Developer Gearbox Software and publisher 2K Games have finally announced plans to release Borderlands 2, the sequel to the successful 2009 sci-fi shooter-RPG hybrid game. Read more...

Borderlands 2 could be announced soon

Paul Ferson — Tue, 02 Aug 2011 11:39:44 +0000

Borderlands 2, the sequel to 2009's critically acclaimed Borderlands, is in development. This comes from a source close to Gearbox Software. Read more...

Duke Nukem Forever to get PC specific improvements

John Callaham — Fri, 29 Jul 2011 19:31:05 +0000

The PC version of Duke Nukem Forever will soon get a patch that adds new features including being able to hold four weapons at once in the game's single player campaign Read more...

First Duke Nukem Forever DLC details revealed

John Callaham — Wed, 27 Jul 2011 03:23:04 +0000

It's been about a month and a half since the long awaited first person shooter Duke Nukem Forever was released. While the game sold well in its first month, coming in at number two (behind... Read more...

Duke Nukem Forever coming to the Mac in August

John Callaham — Mon, 27 Jun 2011 19:16:06 +0000

One of the most talked about games of 2011, Duke Nukem Forever, will be heading to the Apple's Macintosh platform later this summer. Today publisher Aspyr Media announced that the long awaited first person shooter... Read more...

More Duke Nukem projects planned, says Take Two CEO

John Callaham — Tue, 21 Jun 2011 17:01:37 +0000

Duke Nukem Forever may have gotten some of the worst reviews for a major game released so far in 2011 but that won't stop further games based on the first person shooter franchise from being... Read more...

Fired Duke Nukem Forever PR rep gives his side

John Callaham — Tue, 21 Jun 2011 15:00:27 +0000

The fired third party public relations rep for Duke Nukem Forever has written an extensive response to the incident that got him dismissed by 2K Games. Jim Redner, the head of The Redner Group, gives... Read more...

Duke Nukem Forever fan gets swag for 2001 pre-order

John Callaham — Sun, 19 Jun 2011 09:13:02 +0000

Earlier this week, Duke Nukem Forever finally shipped to stores in the US. The first person shooter which took 15 years to complete, hasn't gotten the best reviews from critics but so far the game... Read more...

Duke Nukem Forever publisher fires its third party PR rep

John Callaham — Wed, 15 Jun 2011 22:33:53 +0000

The publisher of Duke Nukem Forever has announced that it has fired a third party public relations company that made threats earlier this week to media outlets that posted poor reviews of the newly released... Read more...

Duke Nukem Forever selling well despite early reviews

John Callaham — Tue, 14 Jun 2011 21:57:39 +0000

Today hell has frozen over, pigs can fly and the Firefly TV series has been revived. Ok, none of those things actually happened but one thing did: Duke Nukem Forever has finally been released after... Read more...

Review: Duke Nukem Forever

Byron Hinson — Fri, 10 Jun 2011 19:40:52 +0000

Quite often old memories of fun films and games should remain just that, memories. Remember the excellence of the Indiana Jones series before the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull or the great Star Wars originals... Read more...

E3 2011: Eyes on with Aliens Colonial Marines

John Callaham — Thu, 09 Jun 2011 15:18:03 +0000

Gearbox Software is a very busy game developer at E3 2011. 2K Games is showing off Duke Nukem Forever at their booth and the lines to see that game are long, even though the game... Read more...

E3 2011: Eyes on with Brothers In Arms Furious 4

John Callaham — Thu, 09 Jun 2011 01:28:39 +0000

Gearbox Software created the Brothers in Arms series several years ago. The WWI-themed game was a tactical shooter and was more realistic than others of the genre and tied into real historical events such as... Read more...

Duke Nukem Forever leaked to torrent sites

Mike Brown — Tue, 07 Jun 2011 23:21:45 +0000

Duke Nukem Forever, the long-awaited sequel to Duke Nukem 3D, has reportedly hit torrent sites ahead of release. The leak, orchestrated by the "Complex" scene group, sees Duke in the hands of gamers days before... Read more...

Rumor: Duke Nukem Forever DLC packs revealed?

John Callaham — Sat, 04 Jun 2011 16:37:10 +0000

On Friday gamers saw history being made as a playable two level demo of Duke Nukem Forever was released for people who pre-order the long awaited first person shooter. The full game comes out on... Read more...

Duke Nukem Forever First Access members to get first DLC pack for free

John Callaham — Thu, 02 Jun 2011 03:22:11 +0000

Friday is the day that members of the Duke Nukem Forever First Access club will be able to download and actually play a free demo of the long awaited first person shooter from developer Gearbox... Read more...

Aliens Colonial Marines re-announced; coming spring 2012

John Callaham — Wed, 01 Jun 2011 16:37:36 +0000

After a long, long time with no status updates, publisher Sega has now "re-announced" Aliens: Colonial Marines. The first person shooter based on director James Cameron's classic 1986 feature film is still being developed by... Read more...

GameStop to honor all Duke Nukem Forever pre-orders ... even 10 year old ones

John Callaham — Mon, 30 May 2011 19:57:27 +0000

The single biggest question about Duke Nukem Forever's upcoming release is, "Will it be worth the 15 year wait?". But perhaps the second biggest question about the long awaited first person shooter for some people... Read more...

Duke Nukem Forever gets special PC graphics card bundle

John Callaham — Thu, 26 May 2011 12:15:38 +0000

Duke Nukem Forever, after 15 years, has finally gone gold and will ship to stores on June 14 in the US. That's still hard to believe but it's really happening. However if you are getting... Read more...

Duke Nukem Forever (finally) goes gold

John Callaham — Tue, 24 May 2011 12:56:53 +0000

Today a game that's been in development for 15 years is finally completed. 2K Games sent over word via a press release that Duke Nukem Forever, the long awaited sequel to 1996's Duke Nukem 3D,... Read more...

Duke Nukem Forever coming to Onlive; demo release nears?

John Callaham — Wed, 11 May 2011 18:49:06 +0000

With Duke Nukem Forever just a month or so away from its release, the marketing machine for the long awaited first person shooter is heading into high gear. First OnLive announced today that the game... Read more...

Duke Nukem: Still taking forever says Pitchford

Ross Dundas — Thu, 24 Mar 2011 20:14:15 +0000

Caution: Video NSFW - Language Perhaps hell hasn't frozen over quite yet: In a not so shocking announcement, Gearbox Software's Randy Pitchford has announced that the game has been delayed until June 14th in the... Read more...

Hell Freezes Over: Duke Nukem Forever Available Worldwide May 6th

Ross Dundas — Fri, 21 Jan 2011 16:23:29 +0000

Coming from the “Oh my god you can’t be serious!” department is news from Game Informer that Duke Nukem Forever finally has a release date. The much-maligned title will finally hit PC, Xbox 360 and PS3... Read more...