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id says Zenimax acquisition will result in a better RAGE

Maybe you’re tired about hearing about RAGE.  Maybe you remember when RAGE was shown at QuakeCon, several years ago.  Maybe you just want it to come out.  Tim Willits at id has now said you would probably already have the game, had it not been for the acquisition of id by Zenimax. But it’s also [...]

Steam Borderlands Owners Get Duke Nukem Forever Access too!

For those of you smart enough to purchase your PC version of Borderlands through Steam, you should be getting early access to the Duke Nukem Forever demo along with purchasers of the Game Of The Year Edition released this week. Readers Jon and Steve sent in images showing off the Duke Nukem Forever First Access [...]

Duke Nukem Forever Interview at Strategy Informer

Strategy Informer was able to talk to Steve Gibson from Gearbox about Duke Nukem Forever, asking about multiplatform, multiplayer, and even if they’re concerned about the success of DNF. Steve Gibson: You know I think it was more of a concern for Borderlands actually, because of the nature of that game. But with Duke we feel [...]

Duke Nukem Forever ‘dances on the line of decency’

Duke Nukem was never known for being family-friendly, and it sounds like the past 10 years haven’t changed much.  In fact, the better graphics may have only led to more items that a ratings board can get upset about.  At a recent London event, Randy Pitchford of Gearbox told press not to film a trailer [...]

Duke Nukem Forever ‘cost 3D Realms boss $30 million’

Before coming to Gearbox, Duke Nukem Forever was being worked on by 3D Realms, and obviously they were having some trouble.  It turns it was very bad for the big boss George Broussard, as it is estimated he lost 20-30 million of his own money.  According to Randy Pitchford, head of Gearbox, it was bad [...]

Gearbox’s Randy Pitchford talks Claptraps and Duke Nukem with Xbox Live’s Major Nelson

In case you didn’t know, a new add-on for Borderlands was released Tuesday.  Based on the interview linked below, it was never part of the plan.  Apparently the fan reaction after the General Knoxx DLC caused Gearbox to go back to work on another add-on. Hear more about Borderlands, Claptraps, and Duke Nukem Forever by [...]

IGN Previews new Borderlands DLC

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We first heard about the new Borderlands DLC a couple months ago, but Gearbox has been pretty quiet with details.  We’re just now learning more about the Claptrap’s New Robot Revolution add-on, and it sounds like it will be good for everyone.  Coinciding with it’s release will be an update that gives everyone 8 more [...]

RAGE impressions from PAX

Some new impressions up from the PAX demo that id was showing.  It sounds a lot like the hands-off demo from E3. After digging through sewers and gang hideouts, the demo ended in the town of Dead City, which is a highly apt description. Dead City is a completely demolished major metropolis, and it really [...]

Duke Nukem Forever appears at PAX 2010!

PAX has secured it’s place in gaming history with the show that showed off a playable version of Duke Nukem Forever that has a real release time frame. And Dallas-area gamers can be thrilled that they might get a first look at it since Plano-based Gearbox Software Inc. is heading up development. There will be [...]

Free Borderlands level cap increase coming soon!

It was a big week for Gearbox at PAX, and one of their announcement centered around Borderlands. Along with the Game of the Year Edition coming out in October, there should be a free update that increases the current level cap by 8 levels, and rebalances the main game to better handle this level cap. [...]