Kotaku: Gearbox Studios

See Borderlands 2's Talking Holiday Card in Action

Brian Crecente — Wed, 14 Dec 2011 12:20:00 EST

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One of my favorite things about the holidays is seeing all of the creative ways video game developers and publishers find to celebrate. More »

That Duke Nukem Remake is as Good as Gone

Luke Plunkett — Wed, 28 Sep 2011 04:30:00 EDT

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When we first saw the plans for a remake of Duke Nukem 3D, Mike wasn't exactly confident it would ever be released. With good reason: it looks like it won't ever be released. More »

The Problem With Releasing Duke Nukem Forever After All These Years...

Luke Plunkett — Fri, 17 Jun 2011 07:00:00 EDT

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I've finished Duke Nukem Forever. There are a lot of things wrong with it, which I'll get to next week in my review. One thing I want to talk about today, though, has as much to do with the game as it has the game's publishers. More »

Would This Have Been a Better Duke Nukem Forever?

Luke Plunkett — Tue, 14 Jun 2011 07:00:00 EDT

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While my review is forthcoming, it's no spoiler that Duke Nukem Forever isn't a Game of the Year contender. Question is, though, what game are we judging? More »

The Big Games, Big Gadgets, Big Surprises of E3

Brian Crecente — Mon, 13 Jun 2011 10:00:00 EDT

The promise of uncompromising gaming on the go, a sexy new console from the makers of the Wii and a robust line-up of must-have, must-play games topped this year's celebration of all things gaming in Los Angeles last week. More »

So How Far Along Was Duke Nukem Forever Before It Was Binned?

Luke Plunkett — Thu, 14 Apr 2011 02:30:00 EDT

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In 2009, Duke Nukem Forever was cancelled after over a decade in development. It's now famously back from the grave, but if you've ever wondered how far the original developers were from actually finishing it, Triptych president David Riegel has your answer. More »

Please, Stop Putting Multiplayer In Games That Don't Need It

Luke Plunkett — Wed, 06 Apr 2011 01:00:00 EDT

Some games are suited towards multiplayer components. Others are not. So why do so many games waste time and money trying to be the former when they're clearly the latter? More »

Old Games Never Die (They Just Sit In Storage)

Luke Plunkett — Fri, 11 Mar 2011 03:30:00 EST

Old books are kept in a library. Old movies are kept in archives. But where are old video games kept? More »

Mad Moxxi Looks Less Bonkers In Person

Luke Plunkett — Wed, 19 Jan 2011 07:00:00 EST

Meagan VanBurkleo, who we've seen before as the Princess of Persia, returns to wow us again with a day spent as Mad Moxxi, a maniacal star of Gearbox's shooter Borderlands. More »

Duke Nukem Remake Receives Official Blessing From Duke's Developers

Luke Plunkett — Thu, 14 Oct 2010 02:30:00 EDT

Duke Nukem: Next-Gen, that ambitious attempt to remake the original Duke Nukem 3D using the Unreal Engine, has been granted a "personal non-commercial license" by Gearbox Studios. Meaning it may actually be released. More »

Borderlands DLC Getting Retail Release

Luke Plunkett — Mon, 01 Mar 2010 08:00:00 EST

Borderlands, Gearbox Studios' surprise hit shooter of 2009, will soon be bundling its downloadable content into a single package, which will be released in a box for retail shelves. More »

Anyone Want To Make A Heat Game?

Luke Plunkett — Mon, 03 Aug 2009 03:30:00 EDT

Anyone out there keen to buy the rights to make a game based on Michael Mann's 1995 classic Heat? Because Gearbox - who currently own said rights - don't really want them anymore. More »

Here's Why Brothers In Arms Was Delayed

Luke Plunkett — Thu, 18 Sep 2008 07:30:00 EDT

Brothers in Arms: Hells Highway was originally due in 2006. It'll be out next week, in 2008, so there's been a fairly sizeable delay on Gearbox's end. What caused the holdup? According to Gearbox, it was a combination of the multiplatform development and the Unreal Engine 3.0. They bought the engine off the shelf, and having never developed for any PlayStation console, let alone the PS3, soon realised they'd bitten off more than they could chew. Cue the delays. Game director Jeramy Cooke says this was pretty much the only hold-up, however, as the actual game design went smoothly, so don't let your hopes for the game get all limp and lifeless just yet. More »

Samba De Amigo Wii Maraca Controllers Appear

Michael McWhertor — Fri, 27 Jun 2008 18:40:22 EDT

In our previous encounters with Sega, reps have told us that they were "thinking" about maraca controllers for the Wii version of Samba de Amigo. They're "looking into it," they say. Well, if this box art from UK retailer HMV is right, they're pretty much a lock. Dug up by GoNintendo, the included maracas appear to be sleeve-style attachments, not dedicated controllers similar to the ones Sega shipped alongside the Dreamcast version of Samba. More »

Shakin' It With Samba de Amigo For Wii

Michael McWhertor — Tue, 15 Apr 2008 06:30:00 EDT

Sega is revitalizing one of its most endeared and niche properties with Samba de Amigo for the Wii, handing of development to Gearbox Studios and trading in expensive, dedicated and unreliable maraca peripherals for a pair of Wii controllers. The Wii version can utilize either a nunchuk-and-Wii-mote combo or, preferably, a dual Wii Remote set up. The latter scheme feels more natural and, if Gearbox Studios gets force feedback and proper embedded speaker output working, potentially more authentic. More »

First Look At Borderlands

Michael McWhertor — Sun, 26 Aug 2007 04:00:00 EDT

It's funny what can easily turn one on (and off) to an upcoming video game. In the case of Gearbox Studios' just announced Borderlands, it was Game Informer's teaser cover blurb that described the 4-player co-op shooter as "Diablo meets Mad Max" that whet my nerd appetite. Gearbox themselves pitched the shooter as "Mad Max meets Indiana Jones." More »