History Creator / GearboxSoftware

** ''VideoGame/HomeworldDesertsOfKharak''

Compare to Creator/ZombieStudios, a similar American game developer that, like Gearbox Software, is an independent company that develops games for a multitude of major companies and uses the Unreal Engine extensively.

They got their start making {{Expansion Pack}}s and [[SoftwarePorting Ports]] for the ''VideoGame/{{Half-Life|1}}'' series, which were generally regarded somewhere between SoOkayItsAverage and pretty good. They came into their own when they released ''VideoGame/BrothersInArms'' for the PC and Xbox, an original IP that managed to sell very well despite its lack of pedigree and very [[FacklerScaleOfFPSRealism realistic approach to the FPS genre]].

* {{Vaporware}}: [[DefiedTrope Defied]] by their rescuing of ''Duke Nukem Forever''.

** ''Videogame/TalesOfTheBorderlands'' (with Creator/TelltaleGames)

** ''Tales of the Borderlands'' (with Creator/TelltaleGames)

* ''Battleborn''

Gearbox Software is a Texas-based video game developer.

[[http://www.gearboxsoftware.com/community/articles/1029/homeworld-acquisition-and-plans/ In late April 2013, they acquired the]] VideoGame/{{Homeworld}} franchise from shuttered video game publisher Creator/{{THQ}}.

Gearbox now has a [[YMMV/GearboxSoftware YMMV page]].

* EverythingIsBigInTexas: Oddly averted - despite being headquartered in Texas, and being the minds behind ''Borderlands'' (which is, put lightly, GunPorn: The Game) no one seems to mention the two facts together.

* SleeperHit: Actually backed up by sales figures - Pitchford noted in more than one interview that Borderlands actually sold better as time went on (compared to usual burst of sales at release and slow trickle afterwards), thanks to good word of mouth.

* FaceOfTheBand: CEO Randy Pitchford

* ShoutOut: Common; ''Borderlands'' and ''Borderlands 2'' even have their own pages just for shout outs.

Compare to Creator/ZombieStudios, a similar American game developer that, like Gearbox Software, develops games for a multitude of major companies and uses the Unreal Engine extensively.

* ''VideoGame/{{Half-Life|1}}'' expansions

* ''VideoGame/DukeNukemForever'' [[note]]Gearbox polished up and completed the singleplayer campaign, while other aspects such as multiplayer were developed by contracted stutdios[[/note]]

** Also note how Randy Pitchford acts in every interview (when asked which game he was most looking forward to playing, he immediately and unabashedly said ''NiNoKuni'')

Also, after 3D Realms went bankrupt, they purchased the VideoGame/DukeNukem franchise, and released ''VideoGame/DukeNukemForever'' to lukewarm critical acclaim and the sound of flying pigs.

* ''VideoGame/DukeNukemForever''

[[http://www.gearboxsoftware.com/community/articles/1029/homeworld-acquisition-and-plans/ In late April, they acquired the]] VideoGame/{{Homeworld}} franchise from shuttered video game publisher Creator/{{THQ}}.

[[http://www.gearboxsoftware.com/community/articles/1029/homeworld-acquisition-and-plans/ They've also recently announced that they've acquired the]] VideoGame/{{Homeworld}} franchise from shuttered video game publisher Creator/{{THQ}}.

Also, after 3D Realms went bankrupt, they purchased the VideoGame/DukeNukem franchise, and released ''VideoGame/DukeNukemForever'' to lukewarm critical acclaim and the sound of flying pigs.

!!Games Developed by Gearbox Software;

!!Tropes that apply to the company;

* ShoutOut: Common. ''Borderlands'' and ''Borderlands 2'' even have their own pages just for shout outs.

* Vaporware: Defied by their rescuing of ''DNF''

They got their start making {{Expansion Pack}}s and {{Port}}s for the ''VideoGame/{{Half-Life|1}}'' series, which were generally regarded somewhere between SoOkayItsAverage and pretty good. They came into their own when they released ''VideoGame/BrothersInArms'' for the PC and Xbox, an original IP that managed to sell very well despite its lack of pedigree and very [[FacklerScaleOfFPSRealism realistic approach to the FPS genre]].

Most recently, after 3D Realms went bankrupt, they purchased the VideoGame/DukeNukem franchise, and released ''VideoGame/DukeNukemForever'' to lukewarm critical acclaim and the sound of flying pigs.

They got their start making {{Expansion Pack}}s and {{Port}}s for the ''VideoGame/{{Half-Life|1}}'' series, which were generally regarded somewhere between SoOkayItsAverage and pretty good. They came into their own when they released ''BrothersInArms'' for the PC and Xbox, an original IP that managed to sell very well despite its lack of pedigree and very [[FacklerScaleOfFPSRealism realistic approach to the FPS genre]].

* ''BrothersInArms'' series

* ''Franchise/{{Alien}}s: Colonial Marines''

* EverythingIsBiggerInTexas: Oddly averted - despite being headquartered in Texas, and being the minds behind ''Borderlands'' (which is, put lightly, GunPorn: The Game) no one seems to mention the two facts together.

* ''Franchise/{{Aliens}}: Colonial Marines''

They got their start making {{Expansion Pack}}s and {{Port}}s for the ''HalfLife'' series, which were generally regarded somewhere between SoOkayItsAverage and pretty good. They came into their own when they released ''BrothersInArms'' for the PC and Xbox, an original IP that managed to sell very well despite its lack of pedigree and very [[FacklerScaleOfFPSRealism realistic approach to the FPS genre]].

After making a few sequels, they announced another IP they were working on - ''{{Borderlands}}''. After a lengthy preview in Game Informer, a last-minute art style shift, and good buzz all around, the game became an unexpected SleeperHit, managing to sell incredibly well despite being an unproven IP.

Most recently, after 3D Realms went bankrupt, they purchased the DukeNukem franchise, and released ''DukeNukemForever'' to lukewarm critical acclaim and the sound of flying pigs.

* ''HalfLife'' expansions

* ''{{Borderlands}}''
** ''{{Borderlands2}}''

* ''DukeNukemForever''