Gearbox Software President Randy Pitchford Steps Down To Focus On Gearbox Movies And Television

Randy Pitchford has been largely included in some of Gearbox Software’s most popular video games – namely, Bulletstorm and the Borderlands franchise. With the announcement of the Borderlands movie, Gearbox is pivoting towards increasing its transmedia horizons. As a result, Pitchford introduced that he is stepping down from the Application workforce to aim on film and tv projects as President of Gearbox Studios, albeit briefly. Pitchford could possibly not be directly included in movie game enhancement any longer, but he remains the firm’s CEO. Main Know-how Officer Steve Jones will be filling Pitchford’s shoes. 

In a Twitter publish, Randy Pitchford congratulated Jones on his advertising and posted business organization diagrams and inner workers excerpts for further context guiding the staff shift:

“If you are at the moment operating with me on any inventive stage, very little will alter. My encounter and institutional information with our brand names and franchises will keep on to be at the disposal of our assignments as a result of the present interfaces and touchpoints we have been using  … Lastly, I will be performing to establish and grow our new Gearbox Studios organization unit. I hope, in advance of far too prolonged, that I can construct a self-pushed little crew there that involves a new President of Gearbox Studios that will drive our transmedia endeavours.” 

What is next for Gearbox outdoors of the upcoming Borderlands movie? Nicely … a lot more Borderlands, of program! Very small Tina’s Wonderlands chronicles the fantastical journey of the titular 13-year old as she slices and shoots her way by means of harmful dungeons. You will meet up with butt stallions – certainly, which is what they’re referred to as – and fireplace-spitting dragons during the experience. The earth consistently evolves and modifications to go well with Tina’s zany creativeness, so gamers will certainly be in for a wild trip. “For me, bringing real Borderlands guns to struggle dragons, skeletons, goblins, and a lot more in an primary fantasy environment imagined by the galaxy’s deadliest 13-year-previous, Small Tina, as a new, whole-highlighted triple-A video recreation is a desire occur legitimate,” Pitchford claimed in a push launch when the game was introduced.

Small Tina’s Wonderlands launches for PlayStation 5, Xbox Sequence X/S, PlayStation 4, Xbox One particular, and Pc on March 25.