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[SlipperyFishes]

Today at DICE, Randy Pitchford spoke to Polygon's Brian Crecente about things like Borderlands, Battleborn and everyone's favorite (according to Randy) Aliens: Colonial Marines. Says there's definitely a future for Borderlands as well (yiss).

The goodness starts around the 24 minute mark and he says that he thinks IGN nailed it by saying Aliens was a 9/10, that the 2013 class action lawsuit was bullshit and that people still message him daily singing its praise. He sounds pretty buzzed during that segment.

Before you say "Developer thinks game is good" take a moment to listen to he segment. He sounds a little delusional when rebutting that people feel misled over that preview.

"There's always a difference between a preview and a finished product."

Ha!

http://www.polygon.com/podcasts/2016/2/18/11044690/polygon-newsworthy-podcast

Edit: He meant, or was so buzzed that it sounded like IGN. It was EGM. Point stands. He's insane.

 

[MouldyK]

Is he fucking stupid?

 

[Blackleg-sanji1]

O randy shut up already damn lol

 

[Hispanic! At the Disco]

Too bad he didn't say anything about him playing himself as the Borderlands 3 main villain

 

[Foffy]

Is he fucking stupid?

If he is sincere? Possibly...

Stop digging that shitty hole, Randy.

 

[MrHoot]

Oh man oh man, I cannot WAIT for the blowback this will give.

Also fuck off Pitchford, you colonial marines apologist

 

[StoveOven]

Ummm.....
4.5

 

[DocSeuss]

I replayed it recently with a friend. Half way through in... what, 90 minutes?

 

[Soulflarz]

I think "lol" really is the only thing I can say to that

 

[foxuzamaki]

Wait, IGN gave the game a 9/10? There's noway, i cant see the internet letting that down

 

[OrbitalBeard]

Wait a minute....IGN gave the game a 9? Really?

Edit - lol they gave it a 4.5! haha

 

[plasmawave]

Is Randy Pitchford the Kanye of video games?

 

[Warxard]

Eat a dick Randy Pitchford. You sold us a broken game and we lost TimeGate because of it.

 

[RPGCrazied]

He constantly defends this game. But its clear when the game came out, was nothing like it was shown off when it was announced.

 

[L Thammy]

Is he fucking stupid?

I'm pretty sure he isn't. Pathologically incapable of admitting mistakes, maybe.

 

[MouldyK]

Ummm.....
4.5

He added both 4.5's together.

 

[UnforgivenTwin]

Randy Pitchfork

 

[Suzushiiro]

It's hilarious because his refusal to publicly admit that he made a shit game has done way more damage to the reputation of him and his company than the game itself could have possibly done.

 

[Magwik]

Is Randy Pitchford the Kanye of video games?

Nah, Kanye asked for money instead of stealing it

 

[shinobi602]

But IGN gave it a 4.5...

 

[Drilbit777]

I'm pretty sure ign gave it a 4.5 lol Wow

 

[AsfaeksBR]

Wasn't EGM that gave it a 9/10?


Yes, it was

 

[mdubs]

 

[Head.spawn]

Wait a minute....IGN gave the game a 9? Really?

No, lol

 

[Massa]

Ummm.....
4.5

EGM gave it a 90.

 

[LKSmash]

But it didn't get a 9 from IGN... I don't understand.

 

[Chip N Chance]

It got a 4.5? He meant EGM.

 

[Revolutionary]

Ummm.....
4.5

Maybe he combined both PS3 and 360 scores.

 

[orthodoxy1095]

But IGN didn't give it a 9...

Can someone who can stomach listening to Randy's stupidity verify what he was talking about in the podcast? Is he just taking the piss or is he genuine here? History tells me he's genuine which is pathetic.

 

[Sabas]

Using his skills as a magician to convince himself that.

 

[serenewarfare]

Even Randy's lies are based off of lies.

 

[Mozendo]

I feel bad for Randy Pitchford, he get's so attached to these projects that he thinks any negative criticism is a personal attack.
I remember he said that Duke Nukem Forever exactly like Half-Life 2.
Like come on mang

 

[Dysun]

Randy Pitchford is one of the scummiest people in the business

 

[Yukinari]

Randy Pitchford lives in a world where the press showing for Colonial Marines was the final product and he secretly plays it everyday.

Im sure Jim Sterling is quite happy to see this man speak again too.

 

[StoveOven]

Wasn't EGM that gave it a 9/10?

Yup, just checked Metacritic and the highest score is EGM with 90 (also the only positive review).

 

[JigglesBunny]

My lord, why has nobody put Pitchford on gag order? Every word out of the guys mouth is infuriating.

 

[bebop242]

He really needs to swallow that L.

 

[Hispanic! At the Disco]

Maybe he thought it was 4.5/5

 

[Rats Off To Ya]

This fuckin' guy.

EDIT: LOL, it wasn't even IGN. Even his bullshit is bullshit.

 

[L Thammy]

My lord, why has nobody put Pitchford on gag order? Every word out of the guys mouth is infuriating.

Isn't Pitchford his own boss?

 

[Anung]

Dudes a hell of a magician. His slight of hand game was so strong with Colonial Marines. He also took Sega's money and made it disappear.

 

[SlipperyFishes]

Wasn't EGM that gave it a 9/10?

Yes, it was

I'm pretty sure I heard IGN but he might have slurred EGM. If wrong can a mod correct that?

 

[old manatee]

He should be a politician.

 

[Mivey]

I really hope for his own sake he is just trying to troll people. This is becoming really sad otherwise. I mean, even PR logic doesn't make any sense here, you don't keep mentioning the thing everyone is pissed of about and keep spinning it in the most obvious way.

 

[Eggbok]

holy shit randy lmao

 

[orthodoxy1095]

Yup, just checked Metacritic and the highest score is EGM with 90 (also the only positive review).

So we can just assume he slurred EGM into IGN. Whatever.

Still, holy crap Randy. Get over yourself.

 

[Borman]

Let me play the early build then Randy. No big deal, Im happy to show what was happening in the demo. Ive done it before.

 

[MouldyK]

Dudes a hell of a magician. His slight of hand game was so strong with Colonial Marines. He also took Sega's money and made it disappear.

Also made Timegate disappear.

Section 8: Prejudice had too many ideas which could be a good game if given another try, so Randy had to find a way to make them disappear aswell.

 

[Forsaken82]

Perhaps he confused Colonial Marines for Alien: Isolation (which got close to a 9?)

 

[Gamer @ Heart]

This reminds me what a joke that EGM review was. It was so blatently bought. It had fucking PR copy pasted into it practically.

While he was technically a freelancer, they refused to work with that reviewer again.

Anyway, stay delusional randy