Gearbox Software´s CEO Randy Pitchford just sang an anti-GamerGate song live at Pax West 2016

I just saw Randy Pitchford (Gearbox Software´s CEO and co-founder) sing an anti-GamerGate song live during the Pax West 2016 event. And what can I say? Can I play with madness? Furthermore, I´m (Robin Ek, TGG) somewhat worried about the future of "Duke Nukem 3D: 20th Anniversary", and this is the reason why...

[Hoffmann]

This was the best Performance by Gearbox since the Borderlands 2 Trailer back in 2012 with the damn cool Nero - Doomsday track.

Kudos to Randy Pitchford. He is my Hero, he is Handsome. He is the Jack-in-a-box the video game industry really needs in these dark times.

I want to Pre-Order Aliens: Colonial Marines II: The Se-Prequel now.

[TGG_overlord]

You savage you :P

[Hoffmann]

I prefer the nickname Anti-Christ but you are welcome to call me Reinhold from now on ;-)

[Bansai]

Randy is probably the biggest liar in the industry next to Molyenux and Murray. Aliens and Duke Nukem are perfect examples, especially aliens.

[TwoForce]

Yeah about that game, I don't want him to do it.

[TGG_overlord]

Either do, as I have a feeling that the game wil become the "Ghostbusters 2016" of gaming...

[TGG_overlord]

No one does mate, and I think it´s safe to say that Gearbox is working on yet another flop title.

[Simon_the_sorcerer]

No one does mate, and I think a lot of the Duke fans will boycott the game as well.

[rainslacker]

So, Duchess Nukem?

I swear, if they have two scantily clad, hunky guys sitting at her feet, I'm getting my pitchfork, and tuning up my keyboard to do some twitter rioting so I can feel good about myself for being all proactive over meaningless crap. After that, we can all hug it out and say how awesome we are....maybe get some frappachinos, play Gone Home, and worship at our mini-home alters to the almighty Sarkeesian.

[Nitrowolf2]

Sign me up for that ride

@below

Of Course I never leave the house without it

[TGG_overlord]

In that case, then I really hope that you have brought an extra vomit bag with you ;)

[Simon_the_sorcerer]

Pitchford has made the Gaming news worldwide mate, and most Gamers don´t see him as a jolly good lad :P

[Kurdishcurse]

Dont let the children disliking you have any effect. Toddlers dont usually think on a third grade level. Probably easier to dislike

[Dunban67]

handsome? now i know you are kidding- dude was hit with the ugly stick- prob hoping he can lose his virginity with some pitty puss from some neo fem

[TGG_overlord]

@Hoffmann
"I prefer the nickname Anti-Christ but you are welcome to call me Reinhold from now on ;-)"

Haha! Gotcha ;)

[Hoffmann]

*5* ps: I have a little news for you in 1-2 weeks, a really cool announcement and your site will be the first one to share it.

[TGG_overlord]

Ah, sweet =) You can reach us on [email protected] ;) Thanks!

[Simon_the_sorcerer]

Well, congratulations Pitchford. You have just out done Tim Schafer´s stupid puppet stunt at GDC 2015.

[Cy]

At least GG was still relevant in 2015. Schafer's puppet thing was a total embarrassment, but his timing was sort of on point.

[ArmoredCoreVI]

SJW Squad assemble!!!

[annoyedgamer]

What a loser, GamerGate hasnt really been active for a while now and the leftists have nothing to be victims off so we gotta resurrect old controversies.

[yarbie1000]

You can't kill an idea...you bet it's active

[rainslacker]

It actually has been fairly active. I thought it kind of died down because I haven't seen much about it, but think that's because I haven't been looking outside N4G much for any news, or going to the few forums which focus on such things. After the chat log leaks, I was kind of surprised there was still so much going on, and now I kind of feel sort of bad for not paying attention or adding my voice where I could.

GG itself isn't quite as robust as it once was, and it's more people just doing what they feel is the right thing, mostly ignoring SJW BS, and doing what they can to find acts and proof of impropriety in terms of ethics in the gaming press and the industry in general.

[Cy]

Is this guy so butthurt about GG that he had to do this a year after GG has been at all relevant? Or is this just another, "no one likes my terrible games so I'm gonna pretend gamers hate me because of my awful politics and not my awful games and business practices"? I honestly can't think of another reason for anyone to try calling out GamerGate in 20-freaking-16.

[Hoffmann]

He made it into the news, People are talking about him and what he did. Maybe that was the goal ^^

Randy is not butthurt, but his sense of humor and also his business sense (just think about Battleborn) is more than questionable.

[Cy]

If that's the case it worked. I didn't even know there was a Duke Nukem 20th Anniversary thing coming out until I read this.

[Relientk77]

Lol you can tell he's having fun, and loving it

[vickers500]

Appreciate the article, it's nice to know there's at least SOME journalists who call out anti gamer gaters for their bs.

As to what I think about this particular situation, it doesn't bother me as much as I thought it would. I was expecting to be infuriated, as I'm pretty easily offended by stupidity/sjws, and even more upset when it comes from someone I used to respect (borderlands is my favorite franchise, and pre sequels sjw lines from the explosion guy annoyed the fck outta me and kinda ruined the game for me, among other problems it had), but this song was MOSTLY about bigots. Yeah he threw in the anti gamergate thing in there, but I'm just gonna chalk that up to him being an idiot who simply hasn't researched the topic and instead, heard a summary of what another idiot friend told him and did no further reading about the topic.

And no, I don't think this is worse than tim schafers puppet crap, that was downright insulting. Randy imo was just annoying, while being mildly insulting.

I hope it doesn't go further than this, because it would make me pretty upset to have to boycott the next borderlands (if I could, i dunno if I have that in me).

[rainslacker]

Randy's had his run ins with GG quite a few times in the past, and has given his voice to the anti-GG movement, and been a strong proponent of saying that GG is about misogyny, instead of being about ethical practices. He is not uninformed, he is willfully ignorant, and ignores anything that prevents him from being able to keep his world view.

His song wasn't as offensive as the puppet thing, but that doesn't make it any more appropriate. You don't call out part of your customer base, even if you don't agree with the movement. It's fine to say how he feels about GG or whatever he feels like talking about, but it's just disrespectful to disregard people's concerns over important issues, and even less respectful to try and change the narrative to something else.

[strayanalog]

I liked the song, but I think both sides need to take it down a notch. Either way, the Gruber abides.

[senorfartcushion]

What an idiot. People need to remember that that whole debacle is because of society's inability to let a few people divise some studies.

And also, this man has a DUKE NUKEM GAME coming out this year.

DUKE NUKEM i.e. out of date: the game.

Sell the game, even sing the song, but at its very core: the argument is a mean one. Let the other side get a word in too.

[Gwiz]

Sure Gearbox,Sega..... that tune is still in people's heads.

I prefer developers like American McGee anyway,this dude acts like the industry can't do without him.

[opinionated]

Oh the borderlands guy! *goes to presentation*

😀 ... 🙂 ... 😧 ... 😕 ... 😒🔫

[TC731]

Ugh...Borderlands is one of favorite franchises, so I'm disappointed. The way they handled the "TINY TINA'S RACIST!!!!" ordeal was brilliant, so I thought they wouldn't bend to the loud SJW minority.

[GrmpyolGamer]

Is this how he is making a living now? Considering his company is releasing flop after flop

[sander9702]

"What year is it?!"

[Hugodastrevas]

Why would Rand Pitchford be against a movement for ethics in videogame journalism?

Oh because they release shit games promoted with bullshit trailer and inflated hype.

[rainslacker]

So...kind of off topic, or not, I dunno.

But did the irony of how a man who did some unethical things with his company involving a certain deal with a particularly high profile game to push his own studio's game, singing about a movement which is actually about ethics, ....although in journalism specifically but also applied to general industry practices, singing how he's against a movement that's against ethics, go unnoticed?

Article did get into the irony of him owning the Duke Nuken IP, and making a game about it thought. Can't imagine what the Duke would be like if he becomes all PC.

In any case, why is this guy singing about it at PAX east. PAX isn't about that kind of stuff, nor should a developer be given a forum such as that to express opinions which are overly inciteful, particularly when they're not even the point of GG to begin with. It's just sad just how much the narrative of what GG is about has changed. You can't even search google and find any site that says what it's actually about within the first 5 pages....and so many mainstream sites, all these twats who want the attention off themselves, keep pushing this stuff that gamers don't really care about, and for the most part, gamers don't care about all this SJW BS.

Maybe the GG side should get it's own person to sing a song too....wonder if any of these trade shows would have the balls to give equal representation....since equal representation seems to be what all these SJW types want.

So Randy can continue to call out GG. But developers should be very careful about who they criticize, because when you start criticizing the hand that feeds you....the gamers....you end up getting things like GamerGate in the first place. It doesn't take much to incite the community, and devs and pubs should be a bit more tactful in how they handle such things.

Anyhow, sorry for the rant. :)

[CrimsonWing69]

Lol this guy... Hey randy why don't you sing a song about lying to consumers and misappropriation of funds from one publisher that you use to fund your first party title?

[Gh05t]

Gearbox was dead to me after they did a "balance" update on Borderlands and I bitched to customer service and there response was "If you want that feeling back buy our new DLC."

They literally nerfed gun RNG in vanilla to push General Knox DLC. That is the shady BS company that Gearbox is. So F' him and his company, wont get another dime out of me.