Today at Gearbox we received our MI6 Awards that Borderlands was awarded with earlier this year. Borderlands won a total of 6 awards including: Gold for Best Video, Silver for Funniest TV Theatrical Ad or Video Asset, Outstanding Promotional Trailer, Overall Marketing Campaign, and Bronze for Best Online Ad Unit, and Best Online Take-Over/Road-Block. A big congratulations goes out to Brian Thomas, Mikey Neumann, Mike Davis, Richard Jessup, James Houchen, Josh Rearick, Hector Fajardo, Raison Varner, Mark Petty, David Eddings, and Steve Gibson for all the awesome work they have done.
The June/July issue of Game Developer magazine recognizes Gearbox as one of the top 30 developers of 2009! We're thrilled to be included in this list of companies recognized for moving the industry forward. You can pick up the issue from a newsstand near you, or online, to read the Gearbox blurb and see who else they included!
That's not the only Gearbox connection in this issue! Our very own Adam May, a lead character artist, contributed a review of Pixologic's Zbrush 3.5 R3 - a great read for those of you interested in 3-D modeling with this piece of software.
Anthony Burch, the creator of Hey Ash Whatcha Playin (you can watch them all here using their filters) and writer at Destructoid, has joined the Gearbox team! You can read his farewell post at Destructoid, which contains his proposal to his girlfriend (that little "YES!" strawberry? Her answer). A heartwarming tale! We're big fans of Anthony and are extremely excited to welcome him to the Gearbox team!
Brothers in Arms: Double Time features the first two Brothers in Arms games, Road to Hill 30 and Earned in Blood, and is now playable on the Mac platform! We're extremely excited to bring the award-winning tactical shooters to a brand new audience with the help of Feral Interactive. You can learn more about Brothers in Arms: Double Time on Apple's page for the game!
Randy has an interview posted on Edge magazine's site about Borderlands' DLC! Check it out to learn more about our DLC - the production, our goals, and the impact of community feedback on our development!
"I've made a lot of games in my career, and generally what happens, particularly with games with a fairly linear approach, is that by the time you're done with it, you've exhausted your own joy from the thing you've created. But with Borderlands we were still really enjoying playing the game and making it. It was kind of a renaissance at Gearbox: the nature of the game allowed so much freedom and creativity across the team."
There's an interview up with Claptrap about his upcoming action figure with NECA, who are currently creating the figure. Enjoy some banter with your favorite Borderlands robot and learn more about how and when YOU can take one home for yourself!
The Borderlands Add-on Pack, which includes Mad Moxxi's Underdome Riot and The Zombie Island of Dr. Ned DLCs for Borderlands, is available today at North American retailers! Expand your Borderlands experience with these two great DLCs! You can find them at Gamestop, Amazon, or nearly any video game retailer!
