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Pitchford: Fans wrong to sue Gearbox over Aliens: Colonial Marines
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Kenzodielocke
Banned
Jim Sterling on twitter
I agree with Jim.
I agree with Jim.
Hypereides
Member
He might be right that taking the legal way was exagerrated and disproportion to the situation. But, it still doesn't change that they used a false representation to market their product, setting certain expectations, which was far away from the finished product.
MMaRsu
Banned
Wow Randy still not stepping up and apologizing for this bullshit game. Still not buying any Gearbox products. Deceiving not only the public but journalists too how had to cover basically nothing and got sent to a press trip at Gearbox and sat in the lunchroom for hours cause they had jack shit to show. And Pitchford just stayed in his office the entire time.
Screw you Pitchford.
Screw you Pitchford.
I have to agree.
Pitchford is almost making himself out to be some kind of hero here.
Sir_Crocodile
Member
dude has no shame
ShogunDarius
Member
I don't trust Pitchford at all
I think it was a bit of an overreaction to sue them, even if it was more than a little shady how he specifically marketed the game using faked gameplay footage.
They're just lucky Steam Refunds were still a couple years away. Haven't seen Gearbox do anything besides Borderlands right. This incident specifically is what made me stop preordering games.
They're just lucky Steam Refunds were still a couple years away. Haven't seen Gearbox do anything besides Borderlands right. This incident specifically is what made me stop preordering games.
RoninChaos
Member
Wow. What a douche.
Sho_Nuff82
Member
How is it his fault that people buy shitty license games? Should Sega be sued for every Sonic game of the last 10 years?
PrintedCrayon
Banned
This is the guy who probably thought Duke Nukem Forever was in a fit state to put out...
Randy needs to get his head out of his arse and actually see that the game was being falsely represented in adverts and other media. I seem to recall the UK trailer was changed to say the video was not representative of the final product - If even SEGA were admitting that there was some form of wrongdoing then Pitchford has no leg to stand on.
Randy needs to get his head out of his arse and actually see that the game was being falsely represented in adverts and other media. I seem to recall the UK trailer was changed to say the video was not representative of the final product - If even SEGA were admitting that there was some form of wrongdoing then Pitchford has no leg to stand on.
60EffPeeEss
Member
What other route is there for people to take when they can't really snap back at the company for flagrant abuse of trust?
You can barely get a proper refund these days for a game, let alone have a company properly hear you.
Pitchford can ram it.
You can barely get a proper refund these days for a game, let alone have a company properly hear you.
Pitchford can ram it.
TatteredHat
Member
Can't say I'm surprised by his response, what a scumbag.
I'm not saying they should be sued because lots of people bought their shitty game. I'm saying that his belief that it's justice comes off as really dumb. Especially in the face of them flat-out lying to people in order to sell it.
If memory serves, 2K just hired Gearbox to stitch together what 3D Realms had to show for itself after many years of development and multiple restarts. In other words, it got tired of waiting and simply wanted something out the door as soon as reasonably possible.
Fortunately, it seemed that a lot of those came when it hit 49p in Game, at least in the UK.
ShockingAlberto
Member
If not apologize, then at least stop talking.
RealityCheque
Banned
"to the detriment of the industry and gamers"
TheOnlyOneHeEverFeared
Member
Part of why I would never pre order a game. Maybe the law suit was frivolous? I don't know. But the game was misrepresented, and he doesn't care, the twat.
LMAO.
SolidSnakex
Member
So was it ever revealed just how much involvement Gearbox had with the single player? Was it nearly entirely outsourced to TimeGate or did Gearbox put out one of the worst games ever after being given 5 years+ to make it?
bloodyroarxx
Member
Im confused by this quote
But if you bought that game most retailers did not let you return it. So what recourse do we have as customers after we judge this game?
But if you bought that game most retailers did not let you return it. So what recourse do we have as customers after we judge this game?
PrintedCrayon
Banned
Yes, you're completely right, Jase. How could I forget!
IdreamofHIME
Member
Videogames are an industry that fights tooth and nail against refunds, so what other options are left when the product you bought isn't the one that was advertised?
Hate this man so much. He robbed his customers and got away with it.
Hate this man so much. He robbed his customers and got away with it.
Mass_Pincup
Banned
Which Ubi or EA game is comparable to Aliens:CA?
eot
Banned
Garrett Hawke
Member
You should use pre-release footage and marketing material to decide whether the game is worth it before you bu-
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thomasmahler
Member
Even if - and I'm not saying they are - his thoughts here are right, it all boils down to one thing: They lied about what the game was and released an enormously shitty and broken game to their fans.
That's a dicked up thing to do. Just do this once and all of the trust you've built up is completely gone and your company is perceived as being dickbutts, since you took people's money without really earning it.
I never liked Gearbox's output. I always thought they're kinda making half-assed things. Then Borderlands came out and it was surprisingly fun, even after that crazy development it went through. I became a Gearbox fan, cause they finally released a great game. Then that whole Alien thing happened and they're in the gutter again.
End of story: Still bought Borderlands 2, but didn't like it. Not that interested in buying any more stuff from them.
A bit of decency and honesty goes a looong way: If they'd keep in touch with their fans and tell them straight out what's going on at the studio and be honest with their fans even if they do make mistakes, it'd be much easier to forgive them, but no, Pitchford always comes off as somewhat sleazy and kinda feels to me like the weird insurance guy who really wants to sell you something you don't really want.
That's a dicked up thing to do. Just do this once and all of the trust you've built up is completely gone and your company is perceived as being dickbutts, since you took people's money without really earning it.
I never liked Gearbox's output. I always thought they're kinda making half-assed things. Then Borderlands came out and it was surprisingly fun, even after that crazy development it went through. I became a Gearbox fan, cause they finally released a great game. Then that whole Alien thing happened and they're in the gutter again.
End of story: Still bought Borderlands 2, but didn't like it. Not that interested in buying any more stuff from them.
A bit of decency and honesty goes a looong way: If they'd keep in touch with their fans and tell them straight out what's going on at the studio and be honest with their fans even if they do make mistakes, it'd be much easier to forgive them, but no, Pitchford always comes off as somewhat sleazy and kinda feels to me like the weird insurance guy who really wants to sell you something you don't really want.
alexandros
Banned
Have you no shame at all, Randy?
AkimbO_Arcana
Banned
Good advice if you ask me. After A:CM I'll never purchase a Gearbox product again, not that I've bought that pos.
thomasmahler
Member
Denton
Member
I only played the fully patched up PC version with the expansion, they actually did decent job post-release to get it into decent shape. I had fun with it, although obviously Alien Isolation destroys it, quality-wise.
But the statements in OP are just bizzare, what the hell is he thinking ?
But the statements in OP are just bizzare, what the hell is he thinking ?
He's definitely wrong to not have at least apologized in some form by now.
He's definitely NOT wrong in saying that the lawsuit was a giant waste of time. I really think the court system should be reserved for serious grievances only - things that affect people's lives in a meaningful way. This was, after all, just a shitty game and nothing more. No one lost their home by buying it, no one got sick and died from it, etc. At worst you lost 60 bucks. Definitely not worth the hassle in court.
In the end though, Pitchford really should just keep his mouth shut. No good seems to ever come from his words.
He's definitely NOT wrong in saying that the lawsuit was a giant waste of time. I really think the court system should be reserved for serious grievances only - things that affect people's lives in a meaningful way. This was, after all, just a shitty game and nothing more. No one lost their home by buying it, no one got sick and died from it, etc. At worst you lost 60 bucks. Definitely not worth the hassle in court.
In the end though, Pitchford really should just keep his mouth shut. No good seems to ever come from his words.
Gearbox owned the franchise and went to 2K about publishing. It's entirely on Gearbox.