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[TreasureHunterG]

Man, Gearbox fucked up badly in their last games, huh? DNF, now this.

 

[jaxpunk]

What I wonder is will Pitchford ever again be the visible, smiling spokesman in front of cameras and in trailers now that this PR disaster completely destroyed the reputation of him and his company? He can't, can he?

What I wonder is how you think the internet has an attention span of more than 2 days. Next week this will be forgotten.

 

[Fox Mulder]

What I wonder is will Pitchford ever again be the visible, smiling spokesman in front of cameras and in trailers now that this PR disaster completely destroyed the reputation of him and his company? He can't, can he?

He'll probably brag about how well the game is selling despite the outcry and horrible reviews, like last time.

 

[jello44]

DLC is fine. Hammerlock is a bit lacking overall, but the value is good for what you get considering all three so far. Moxxi's Underdome was lacking in the first game, too. Not that it's an excuse for this situation. I'm saying the DLC is along the same lines as the first game so far and those were great DLC's looking back.

Agreed, Hammerlock was the only one that was poo. I did kinda expect one to be crappy, so I guess that's the "free" one from the season pass. Best was Mr Torgue's by far. Pirate's Booty was good.

 

[Bedlam]

*sigh* ... you guys might be right.

 

[FyreWulff]

What I wonder is will Pitchford ever again be the visible, smiling spokesman in front of cameras and in trailers now that this PR disaster completely destroyed the reputation of him and his company? He can't, can he?

You know, I'm suddenly reminded of what Silicon Knights did with X-Men Legends... the difference being that Gearbox at least had Borderlands to keep the company going.

It's hilarious because Randy was a total lapdog for Epic during that trial, and it turns out they were doing the same shit to a different licensor.

 

[Marcel]

What I wonder is will Pitchford ever again be the visible, smiling spokesman in front of cameras and in trailers now that this PR disaster completely destroyed the reputation of him and his company? He can't, can he?

The Diablo with Guns and Internet Humor will salvage any bad PR. I like Borderlands but you have to see it for how shallow it is (which speaks to Gearbox in general).

 

[duckroll]

You know, I'm suddenly reminded of what Silicon Knights did with X-Men Legends... the difference being that Gearbox at least had Borderlands to keep the company going.

Randy Pitchford is better at selling snake oil than Denis Dyack, confirmed.

 

[Confidence Man]

What I wonder is how you think the internet has an attention span of more than 2 days. Next week this will be forgotten.

I don't think so. The internet holds grudges, just look at Molyneux.

What he'll probably do is present a timeline of what happened and why (being sure to paint Gearbox in as good a light as possible), accept some of the blame, be very apologetic, and ask that fans still trust them to make great games like Borderlands 2™.

 

[Z3M0G]

I know it would require someone actually buying and finishing the game, but I wonder what insight the game's own credits provide about the production...

 

[Drazgul]

Meanwhile, at Gearbox - YouTube

 

[dab0ne]

The DLC sucks pretty bad. Outsourcing DLC after promising a quality product through a season pass only to not develop it yourself is pretty shady.

Haven't bought any of that yet. Waiting for the Steam Sale.

 

[The Nature Roy]

So it seems possible that this same trick (taking publisher $ meant for developing a licensed IP and funneling it into your own IP while coming up woefully short on your duties to the publisher) was executed by Gearbox (Aliens), Silicon Knights (X-Men), and Free Radical (Star Wars).

I guess it doesn't matter how big or revered your license (or how massive the sales could be if the game turned out to be even reasonably decent), you better be damn careful who you work with to develop your game for you.

 

[Jharp]

What the hell did Silicon Knights funnel X-men money to? That was their only game since 2008's Too Human. So they funneled money to something that never got off the ground?

 

[Red Arremer]

lol, this piece of shit game just keeps on giving doesn't it.

 

[threetri333]

i Love Borderlands 2, but this game seems mediocre. Was Gearbox the main developer for Aliens? It seems kind of hard to believe.

 

[Boulayman]

To jharp: Yah, I think quite a bit went into an eternal darkness 2 prototype that never went off the ground.

 

[Pachterballs]

so RP was on a high at DICE, everyone was like "I love this dude" in the dice youtube thread.

what a 180.


Can't wait to see what comes out of this. The escapist video was pretty damning.

 

[GhostSeed]

I know it would require someone actually buying and finishing the game, but I wonder what insight the game's own credits provide about the production...

I've beaten the game and the end credits aren't specific at all about who worked on what. If I'm remembering right the Gearbox ones are just a long list of names. No one is given a title like producer, directer etc. All of the other companies do list these titles though so it's not clear at all what Gearbox actually worked on.

 

[duckroll]

What the hell did Silicon Knights funnel X-men money to? That was their only game since 2008's Too Human. So they funneled money to something that never got off the ground?

Yes. They were allegedly diverting their manpower and leads into some attempt to get Eternal Darkness 2 off the ground.

 

[Fox Mulder]

What the hell did Silicon Knights funnel X-men money to? That was their only game since 2008's Too Human. So they funneled money to something that never got off the ground?

the lawsuit with Epic ordered them to destroy anything built with Unreal Engine, and even named projects that weren't announced yet.

 

[MajorGravy]

UPDATE


OP




Nice.

edit:

Wow no surprises there. Gearbox should stick to making Borderlands games. Maybe even a new HL2 expansion would be nice.