From Forbes: "Plano, TX based game developer Gearbox has been in the game-making business for a long time. In fact, this past February marked the developer's 14th anniversary. But prior to the release of Borderlands in 2009, Gearbox flew largely under the radar.
Before Borderlands, the studio had developed a number of Brothers in Arms games, some Half-Life spin-offs, and a number of other titles, but it wasn't until Borderlands caught fire that the company really staked out its place as a major game developer doing important---some might say groundbreaking---work."
Too many games aren't given a second shot. We at VGU choose which games we would love to see receive a sequel.
The Saboteur - criminally underrated and a fantastic mechanic of bringing colour back to Nazi-occupied Paris.
The article lists Bulletstorm, Sleeping Dogs, and Aliens: Colonial Marines.
Player 2 takes some quiet time to look back at some of the most hyped failures of the past 10 years.
Can't argue with any of those really, but I would add Resident Evil Operation Racoon City and Metal Gear Survive to that list. Both terrible games from good franchises.
Bulletstorm, I actually liked the gameplay but the atrocious writing and characters made me despise the game by the end of it.
Thanks to a bustling mod community on Steam, Gearbox's Aliens: Colonial Marines actually has a stellar multiplayer experience to offer these days.
Microsoft should purchase Gearbox. They ported the first Halo game on PC and were being eyed out to take on the Halo franchise, so there is a relationship between MS and Gearbox.
What other than Borderlands has Gearbox done recently that was successful either critically, commercially, or both?