Gearbox Software

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WE ARE AN AWARD-WINNING, INDEPENDENT DEVELOPER OF INTERACTIVE ENTERTAINMENT BASED NEAR DALLAS, TEXAS. FOUNDED IN FEBRUARY 1999 BY GAME INDUSTRY VETERANS AND LED TO THIS DAY BY ITS FOUNDING DEVELOPERS, GEARBOX SOFTWARE HAS DISTINGUISHED ITSELF AS ONE OF THE MOST RESPECTED AND RECOGNIZED INDEPENDENT VIDEO GAME MAKERS IN THE WORLD.

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Jan 16, 2025	От проблем большого геймдева — к соло-разработке и внутреннему миру: беседуем с гемдизайнером Ричардом Levelord Греем	Ричард Levelord Грей — известный гейм-дизайнер, один из основателей Ritual Entertainment, активно участвовавший в создании таких легендарных игр, как Duke Nukem, American McGee’s Alice и Serious Sam. В 2019 году мы беседовали с Ричардом о е...
Dec 18, 2024	Bookmarks \| Demand for Starlink in Zimbabwe is overwhelming capacity	A Starlink terminal at the Victoria Falls in Zimbabwe. Image: Paratus Group These are the articles, videos and more that caught the attention of TechCentral’s editorial team in the past 24 hours. Demand for Starlink in Zimbabwe is overwhelm...
Dec 14, 2024	The Game Awards 2024: A New Era of Gaming Unveiled	The Game Awards 2024 was a spectacle, a fireworks show of creativity and innovation. Developers from around the globe gathered to unveil their latest masterpieces. The event was a treasure trove of announcements, each one a key to a new wor...
Dec 13, 2024	Borderlands® 4 Reveals Mayhem-Fueled First Look at The Game Awards	Trailer highlights new villains and themes for the most ambitious Borderlands game to-date, available to wishlist now HONG KONG SAR – Media OutReach Newswire – 13 December 2024 – Today, 2K and Gearbox Software released the first look at Bor...
Sep 3, 2024	Сотрудники студии Hopoo Games перешли в Valve	Персонал студии Hopoo Games присоединился к команде Valve. Игровая компания приостановила работу над неанонсированной игрой под кодовым названием Snail. В социальной сети X Hopoo Games сообщила, что теперь будет разрабатывать игры в Valve. ...
Jul 8, 2024	White Castle partners with Lionsgate to celebrate the release of "Borderlands®," in theaters August 9	White Castle will offer limited-edition, specially designed retail and restaurant Borderlands-themed packaging that includes augmented reality experiences featuring Claptrap COLUMBUS, Ohio, July 8, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Moviegoers eagerly aw...
Jul 3, 2024	PlayStation Plus July 2024: Free Games Now Available to Download — Here’s the List	By Isaiah Richard Published Jul 3, 2024 9:36AM EDT Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Share on LinkedIn Share on Reddit Share on Flipboard Share on Pocket Sony has revealed the latest free games available for PlayStation Plus subscribers th...
Apr 18, 2024	Take-Two Interactive Layoffs: Will GTA 6 be Affected? Other Games Already Canceled	Isaiah Richard, Tech Times 18 April 2024, 01:04 am The renowned video game company Take-Two Interactive Software has recently filed about its planned layoffs within the company, with about five percent of its workforce. However, the company...
Apr 17, 2024	'Grand Theft Auto' maker Take-Two to let go 5% of staff, scrap some projects	Technology'Grand Theft Auto' maker Take-Two to let go 5% of staff, scrap some projects By ReutersApril 16, 202410:21 PM UTCUpdated ago Save Text Small Text Medium Text Large Text Share Twitter Facebook Linkedin Email Link NBA 2K22 and Grand...
Apr 9, 2024	Netflix увольняет часть сотрудников в ходе реорганизации своего киноподразделения	Netflix намерена сократить 15 сотрудников в рамках реструктуризации своего киноподразделения. Источники Deadline отмечают, что компания намерена сосредоточить свои усилия в отдельных жанрах. Киноподразделение, возглавляемое Дэном Линем, буд...
Mar 22, 2024	«Мы понимали, что "Игры будущего" будут еще лучше, громче, ярче»
Dec 1, 2023	20 year wait for Homeworld 3 is almost over	Sci-fi epic Homeworld 3 has been in the making for almost two decades, but it has finally got a release date of March 8th, 2024, with fans able to play a few days earlier than that, should they plump for one of the pre-order offerings. A pa...
Dec 30, 2022	Room 8 Group Closes M&A with Brazil-Based PUGA Studios	Room 8 Group, an international game development and art production outsourcing company with Ukrainian roots, strengthens its global expansion effort by acquiring Brazilian PUGA Studios The Brazilian company is famous for its expertise in al...
Nov 17, 2021	With 25 AAA games in development, Embracer to add 37 more studios	Did you miss a session from GamesBeat Summit 2022? All sessions are available to stream now. Learn more. During its financial presentation for Q2 2021/2022, Embracer Group announced it has 25 AAA games due out in the next five years. “Curre...
Nov 17, 2021	With 25 AAA games in development, Embracer to add 37 more studios	Join gaming leaders, alongside GamesBeat and Facebook Gaming, for their 2nd Annual GamesBeat & Facebook Gaming Summit \| GamesBeat: Into the Metaverse 2 this upcoming January 25-27, 2022. Learn more about the event. During its financial ...
Feb 2, 2021	Embracer Group acquires Borderlands maker Gearbox Entertainment for $1.3 billion	Join gaming leaders, alongside GamesBeat and Facebook Gaming, for their 2nd Annual GamesBeat & Facebook Gaming Summit \| GamesBeat: Into the Metaverse 2 this upcoming January 25-27, 2022. Learn more about the event. Borderlands maker Gea...
Feb 2, 2021	Embracer Group acquires Borderlands maker Gearbox Entertainment for $1.3 billion	Did you miss a session from GamesBeat Summit 2022? All sessions are available to stream now. Learn more. Borderlands maker Gearbox Entertainment said the Embracer Group is acquiring the triple-A game studio for up to $1.3 billion. The Frisc...
Sep 7, 2020	Gen-Z And The Future Of Work And Play	getty
Apr 7, 2020	Borderlands 3 bridges the gap between citizen science and blockbuster games	The Borderlands series has long offered players a chaotic loot scramble of explosive cel-shaded cartoon violence and intricately tuned shooting that leaves anything that isn’t the fun part on the cutting room floor. It’s like the gaming equ...
Jun 22, 2019	Penn & Teller VR: Pranking your friends has never been this fun	Did you miss a session from GamesBeat Summit 2022? All sessions are available to stream now. Learn more. As expected for anyone familiar with the iconic magician duo, nothing about my appointment to see the upcoming Penn & Teller VR gam...
Mar 12, 2018	The road to game industry diversity: Building on Phil Spencer’s 5 steps from DICE	Did you miss a session from GamesBeat Summit 2022? All sessions are available to stream now. Learn more. As a 25 year-plus veteran of the game industry, I’ve seen all too closely the danger that arises from a lack of women in leadership pos...
Mar 12, 2018	The road to game industry diversity: Building on Phil Spencer’s 5 steps from DICE	As a 25 year-plus veteran of the game industry, I’ve seen all too closely the danger that arises from a lack of women in leadership positions. I have my share of #MeToo stories. The wounds from Gamergate are still fresh for many women gamer...
Dec 28, 2017	License expired: The Ars Technica 2018 Deathwatch	Enlarge Fursov Aleksey?Getty Images reader comments 383 with 200 posters participating, including story author Share this story Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Share on Reddit Wow, that 2017, though. Quite a year. Let's grab a Juicero an...
Dec 15, 2015	Texas-Based Gearbox Forms New Studio In Quebec	Anu Passary, Tech Times 15 December 2015, 06:12 am Gearbox Software, the developer behind successful franchises such as Borderlands, is set to expand its wings beyond the U.S. and is forming a new studio in Canada. On Dec. 11, Gearbox revea...
Nov 19, 2015	How Interceptor Entertainment acquired veteran gaming studio 3D Realms	In February 2014, Interceptor Entertainment, a small gaming studio located in Aalborg, in the rural north of Denmark, acquired the influential US veteran games developer and publisher 3D Realms. At Games Business 2015, Interceptor Entertai...
Aug 28, 2015	‘The Hunger Games’ studio Lionsgate is making a Borderlands movie	Lionsgate, the maker of blockbuster movies such as Divergent and The Hunger Games, has agreed to make a movie based on the Borderlands gun-filled sci-fi video game series. The movie company will collaborate on the project with 2K, the video...
Aug 28, 2015	‘The Hunger Games’ studio Lionsgate is making a Borderlands movie	Did you miss a session from GamesBeat Summit 2022? All sessions are available to stream now. Learn more. Lionsgate, the maker of blockbuster movies such as Divergent and The Hunger Games, has agreed to make a movie based on the Borderlands ...
Aug 11, 2010	Will Gearbox, Developers Of Borderlands, Make Duke Nukem Forever?	This was cool in the 90s, trust me. Oh boy, another Duke Nukem story. It seems that the lawsuit between 3D Realms and Take 2 has been settled, and now Duke Nukem Forever is in the capable hands of Gearbox, developer of Borderlands and the B...
Aug 26, 2008	Rumor: Halo 4 being developed by Gearbox, launch title for Xbox 720 [Update]	The OXM claims to have the inside scoop that Gearbox is working on Halo 4 that will supposedly launch alongside the next-gen Xbox, says Joystiq. If that’s the case then we won’t see it till 2012, according to Lazard Capital Markets. Gearbox...

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FAQ about Gearbox Software

When was Gearbox Software founded?

Gearbox Software was founded in 1999.

What has the press written about Gearbox Software?

Parsers VC has collected 30 articles mentioning Gearbox Software, among them “От проблем большого геймдева — к соло-разработке и внутреннему миру: беседуем с гемдизайнером Ричардом Levelord Греем” (Jan 16, 2025) and “Bookmarks | Demand for Starlink in Zimbabwe is overwhelming capacity” (Dec 18, 2024).

Is Gearbox Software still active?

Yes, Gearbox Software is active; its latest activity on Parsers VC dates from May 22, 2025.