Gearbox Software
Gearbox Software was founded in 1999 by five developers, among them Randy Pitchford. It started by making expansions for Valve’s Half-Life on GoldSrc, then built Brothers in Arms and Borderlands on Unreal Engine. Embracer owned it from 2021; Take-Two bought it in 2024.
History
- 16 February 1999. Gearbox Software founded by five ex-Rebel Boat Rocker developers.
- 1999. Gearbox started by developing expansions to Valve’s Half-Life.
- 2005. Brothers in Arms: Road to Hill 30, built on Unreal Engine 2, released; Gearbox licensed Unreal Engine 3.
- October 2009. Borderlands released, published by 2K.
- April 2021. Embracer Group acquired Gearbox Entertainment.
- 12 June 2024. Take-Two Interactive closed the Gearbox acquisition.
- 2025. Borderlands 4 released.
Engines
- GoldSrc (licensed): Half-Life: Opposing Force, Blue Shift and Decay, made for Valve on GoldSrc
- Unreal Engine (licensed): Brothers in Arms (Unreal Engine 2); Unreal Engine 3 licensed in 2005 for later games including Borderlands
Gearbox Software games on Gamenator
Each game links to its article; engines and genres link to our pages.
At a glance
- Founded
- 1999
- Founders
- Randy Pitchford, Brian Martel, Stephen Bahl, Landon Montgomery, Rob Heironimus
- Headquarters
- Frisco, Texas, United States
- Owner
- Take-Two Interactive (2K label), since June 2024
- Status
- Active
- Website
- gearboxsoftware.com
Sources
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- Gearbox Software — Wikipedia
- Borderlands (video game) — Wikipedia
- GoldSrc — Wikipedia
Image credits
- The entrance of Gearbox Software in Frisco, Texas — DanHewittGBX. CC BY-SA 4.0. Resized and converted to WebP
