Shacknews has posted a quick article about Aliens: Colonial Marines from a brief sitdown with Randy last week at E3 - they talk about the writers and a bit about how the title came to be.  Check it out, and keep your eyes open for more Aliens in the coming months!
There's a story on Kotaku right now about the confirmation of Bradley Thompson and David Weddle (of Battlestar Galactica fame and more) being behind the story for Aliens: Colonial Marines!  Everyone is excited about this upcoming game and we can't wait to share more with you!
Sega has sent out a press release confirming downloadable content for the upcoming Gearbox Wii game, Samba de Amigo!  Three songs have been announced along with plans to continue releasing more to support the game.  This makes Samba the first Wii game to officially support DLC!  Go Samba!
We've received several reports of a server exploit in Halo PC recently, and teamed up with Roger Wolfson from Bungie to try to help the community address this problem.  The fix is an unofficial fix and is not an indicator of the state of support for Halo PC, rather a few individuals' attempt to help solve the problem for the community.  Information and links to the fix are available in the forums thread.

The full episode of the Jace Hall Show featuring Randy Pitchford is up!  The interview with Randy starts at about 3:30 into the clip - load it up for a laid-back sort of interview with Randy (plus some gameplay footage from Hell's Highway)!

 

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Hey folks, there's a shiny and brand new Samba de Amigo trailer out there on the tubes today - check it out!  It's very colorful and is sure to get you pumped for Samba (which is coming to a Wii near you soon)!  

IGN has posted a new preview of the upcoming Samba de Amigo!  Head on over there and check it out to learn more about the upcoming rhythm game for the Wii!

 

"Frankly, and we mean this quite sincerely, if this isn't the party game of 2008, we'll eat our sombreros."

Gamasutra posted a rather lengthy interview with Randy that discusses everything from the early days of Gearbox to the industry at large and what it's like running an independent game company.  Check it out for some interesting industry talk!

 

  "I am independent, and I am going to continue to be, because I have two people I have to worry about. I have our customers, and I have our people. If we're in a marathon, and not a sprint, we have to care about our people. It's not enough to make an awesome game. You have to make an awesome game, and then be ready and excited to make the next one even better."

Today - June 6th, 2008 - is the 64th anniversary of D-Day.  It's important to us at Gearbox to recognize such historical days and the brave individuals who served in WWII.  We've put together the following pieces and hope you will observe this historical moment with us.

 

 From the letter from Colonel John Antal included in the Road to Hill 30 package:

 

"They say that big doors open on small hinges.  D-Day was a big door and it took paratroopers like Sergeant Matt Baker to make D-Day a success for the Allies.  Squad leaders may represent small hinges in the big scheme of war, but the door to Europe wouldn't open unless brave soldiers like Baker helped kick it in."

 

 The following are some historical pieces that help us remember D-Day.

 

This audio file is Dwight Eisenhower's D-Day broadcast to Western Europe, where he specifically addresses the people and what they can do, and prepares the way for the Allies to liberate Europe.

  

In this image, you will see the letter from Eisenhower to the Allied Expeditionary Force:

 

 

 

 

Finally, here is a historical photo taken during the D-Day invasion:

 


 

This Newsweek article talks about the Jace Hall Show, an internet video series about the culture of video games.  The video in the article features a brief clip of Randy playing Hell's Highway, and if you check out Crackle (the home of the Jace Hall Show), you can see several clips of Jace and Randy talking about old-school deathmatch.