"Since the Big Bang, the universe has been expanding. In the early years, everything was made of gas. This gas, mostly hydrogen and helium, expanded and cooled. Over billions of years, gravity caused gas and dust to form galaxies, stars , planets, and more...."
@@reallycool Okay "Clears Throat" Our whole universe was in a hot, dense state Then nearly fourteen billion years ago expansion started, wait The earth began to cool, the autotrophs began to drool Neanderthals developed tools We built a wall (we built the pyramids) Math, science, history, unraveling the mysteries That all started with the big bang (bang) Since the dawn of man is really not that long As every galaxy was formed in less time than it takes to sing this song A fraction of a second and the elements were made The bipeds stood up straight, the dinosaurs all met their fate They tried to leap but they were late And they all died (they froze their asses off) The oceans and Pangea, see ya wouldn't wanna be ya Set in motion by the same big bang It all started with the big bang It's expanding ever outward but one day It will pause and start to go the other way Collapsing ever inward, we won't be here, it won't be heard Our best and brightest figure that it'll make an even bigger bang Australopithecus would really have been sick of us Debating how we're here, they're catching deer (we're catching viruses) Religion or astronomy (Descartes or Deuteronomy) It all started with the big bang Music and mythology, Einstein and astrology It all started with the big bang, It all started with the big bang!
I think it's cool that Rebel Boat started off as a "our boss sucks let's do our own thing as a collective." But it's no shocker that Randy made himself the guy in charge later
Wai-woah, holy shit, this video is FIVE years old? And I'm just being recommended it now? Geez. Great vid! It apparently aged very well, seeing how Borderlands 3, Tiny Tina's Wonderland, and Randy's ramblings have continued to fester.
Also just watching this in Jan 2024. I played BL3 a couple years ago... All those great characters and they still made is as bland as a piece of bread somehow. The Epic exclusivity didn't help it either. There are so few franchises today that haven't fallen off a cliff... WoW, Overwatch, COD, Borderlands, all sports games (lootbox hell), Mass Effect, Halo, Dragon Age, Fallout 76...
I didn't think it would be possible for me to dislike Gearbox and Randy Pitchford any more than I do but somehow you managed to with the story of Richard.
This video will need a sequel some time in the future as Pitchford still steps into and throws around doodoo big time. I like how benevolently objective you managed to portray all of this.
Gearbox is so bad, but having 2000 hrs in BL2, it's SOOOOO hard to outright dismiss them. It's clear they're a one trick pony when doing their own thing
CryMor Gaming it's obvious the only way to fix gearbox now is to get rid of Randy pitchford. They really need a new head since Randy constantly buries the grave deeper. I forget the previous xbox boss (the 'if you don't want drm, get a 360' guy), but replacing him with Phil Spencer was a good move. Xbox still can't recover 100% after that mess, but they are gaining good will
Don Mattrick, yeah. He went on to be the CEO of Zynga before he was fired. Problem is that removing Randy isn't something easy (or guaranteed). He's the primary owner of the company.
I know this video is 3 yrs old, but I had to comment because the brief flash of "RANDY WILL REMEMBER THAT" on the screen gave me a real good chuckle. Awesome vid, gonna be watching the rest of the channels vids after this one
As much as I enjoy the Borderlands franchise, I never knew about short film that was created before it took liberties of using some of it's animations and workd building. Now I'd like to see Codehunters get at least some recognition. It was a great watch and eye opener when it came to the various similarities between the two.
I'm starting to notice a pattern here Works with 3D Realms - Shut Down Works with Time Gate Studios - Shut Down Works with 2k Australlia - Shut Down Works with Telltale Games - They nearly shut down, went bankrupt and are just now crawling out of the hole Working with Randy and Gearbox is a absolute curse on the industry and no developer should ever bloody work with them again, dear god
Did you know the final boss of Opposing Force had a Doom 2 reference in its sounds? When reversed, it says "To win the game, you must kill me, Randy Pitchford". Fitting in hindsight if you ask me
@@Inventure751 Faceless marine kills giant stationary threat with a veritable arsenal of guns after tearing through an infested facility... not surprising
Borderlands 2 was the first game I truly remember playing when I was only in 5th grade many years ago. My friend and I would play it over and over again all day and night. I still know so many voice lines and scripted events from the game and still play it to this day. It's my favorite game of all time. Sad to see how Gearbox fell when 3 came out. I personally don't care for it but ik some people do
it's insane that changes in lighting to improve gameplay could ONCE be grounds for successful lawsuit for false advertisement. Nowadays releases are like MS paint at home drawings and nobody's getting sued.
the “girlfriend mode” skill tree for mecromancer was kinda spot on. my gf and i picked up this game earlier this year. her first time playing and she chose mecro. heavily invested into best friends forever tree as well… she’s new to fps shooters and ut was her first one she’s taken seriously…. dude he was on point w that. this video is 5 years old but even today that shit was right. he said it funny but i believe him when he said he said that as a personal anecdote
Yeah this is like the one thing I'm kinda on Randy's side on. Kind of a funny ability/name tbh, no reason to apologize to self righteous bullies over that.
@@ShaCaro i don’t understand how that has to do with anything demeaning. you’re assumptions are wild. it was her first fps game and her first console. we hit op 10 yesterday. saying someone is new has nothing to do with their abilities. i think you’re part of the problem
@@eddieru He's saying that you having to provide context, suggests that it is actually demeaning on its own, hence why you had to provide context twice.
@@Kiergura my context was an anecdote that explained the genius in gaiges character for new players. i provided context twice because my original comment was a ramble done with no proofreading. if it does fit in then it’s demeaning apparently. but if it , fit its still demeaning apparently
Interestingly they were first signed on to do CS for Xbox before that turned into a development nightmare, iirc Randy pitched the idea for that port entirely
Some reason despite working in the industry for years. I didn't realize that. Randy Pitchfork used to be a magician which explains so goddamn much about all of his business decisions. 😂
i have never wanted to physically hurt anyone involved in the studio behind a game until i bore witness to the tragedy that was new tales from the borderlands
@@AndrewCreatez Gearbox is a safe space bubble, this will be it for a good while now. Their self awareness playing pedo-traits and self-critique as a joke is concerning of what's inside the walls.
Came here from that aussie foot guy's video. This was fantastic. Great research, depth, and detail. This is the kind of content that gets 6-7 digit views. I honestly have a soft spot for Gearbox and Randy Pitchford from getting Halo PC in 2004 when I was young, and playing the Borderlands games a few years ago. I just hope they finish 3 and that it's as good as the rest.
Did he finally do a Sims 2 DS review? I've also enjoyed a lot of Gearbox. I mentioned it in the video, but I was a straight up fanboi for OpFor. They had to make a lot of mistakes to end up where they are today.
Randy Pitchford is the Michael Scott of game development. His team does sometimes a good job, he has no clue why, when asked he just looks at the camera and says something random lol
Wayforward deserves better than to be mentioned only with a Shrek Game. They are perhaps better known for their work on the Shantae games, which have a definite cult following.
Actually, saw Crymor explain to a comment here that it was an inside joke for Shrektober, an annual event for their community so thought I'd bring it up just in case. But yeah! I love Shantae!! I also loved their Ducktales Remastered. And a boy and his blob. They're actually super underrated imo
This was so worth it! The Duke Nukem Forever problem turned out way bigger than I thought! Also the rise and downfall of Borderlands as a brand. Learned a ton, you guys. Great job!! Can't even begin to imagine how much research went into this. It really really shows
And later on the DLC/expansion fixed a lot of the issues. Really feels like Gearbox need to take things a bit slower and look at quality control for the stuff they put out.
First of all, the amount of research and work required to produce a video of that level is incredible. Kudos to the Crymor team for that! I enjoyed every second of it! The only history I knew from Gearbox was from their Borderlands series which I spent a lot of time playing. While I wasn't aware of the many controversies over the course of their existence.. I really couldn't care less.. I just want Borderlands 3.
Yes. I just want Borderlands 3 again. Like, remake the whole story. Delete the whole thing. Like nothing ever existed after Borderlands 2. Then we can actually look forward to BL3 being made.
Gearbox absolutely participated in the false advertising surrounding Aliens: Colonial Marines. I was obsessed with the pre-release promotional content for that game. Gearbox released numerous behind the scenes development videos with interviews featuring their staff talking about all the incredible things they were doing to make the game perfect. All of that turned out to be lies, and Gearbox quickly scrubbed ALL of those videos from the internet (which is impressive in and of itself).
As a big Aliens franchise Marines fan starved for good games to do them justice, who loved & trusted Gearbox for giving us HL2: Opposing Force (my favorite part of HL itself when I was a little girl) & Borderlands (hell yeah!), I expected GREAT things! ...But then, yeah, that betrayal hit HARD. Luckily I hadn't bought it yet, by the time the news of its sorry state came out. But knowing me & my bro would never have what we'd so desperately looked forward to... That hurt. 😔 That was enough to make me swear off Gearbox already... But then I didn't even know about the rest of this ugly crap with their increasingly sleazy boss until this video. BIG ouch! All the more justifies my stance! 😨 (Except I got Risk of Rain 2 to play with my bro & friends back in early access, not realizing they have that now too... Noooo! I wonder if that's why controller support is so incomplete on menus... 😣)
I never realized Randy has been the head of Gearbox the whole time. Starting off with his past in card tricks and showmanship made everything I already knew about Gearbox make sense. I don't remember the timeline off the top of my head, but this video must have released before ol' Randy's flash drive did.
24:09 sad that Sacco was fired just for stating that some character writing made him uncomfortable. Thank you for including that info, though a little sad it seems to have been missed by the comments
bothers in arms was a seriously good game, played the shit out of the first two. even tho wwii shooters were really getting stale by then, bothers in arms was so unique i loved it. remember getting the third one and being very unimpressed right from the start lol
Thanks for showing my dad in a good light :) Despite not being in the industry for 20 or so years now, I think Prax War and RBR is still the thing he's most proud of. We dislike Randy Pitchford in our family for other, undisclosed bad thing's he's done, so always nice to see videos on his downfall haha
"Half Life: Opposing Force" deserves more love; I play this game in 2023 and I liked it so much that I think it's a shame a lot of people do not even know it exists or classifys it like an Half-Life dlc that doesn't worth their time.
Fascinating coverage of the studio and its history. Frankly, I'm still burned up about the back to back failures of Aliens Colonial Marines and Duke Nukem. That's only half of it though, the rest is just being sick to my stomach any time Randy shows his face or speaks. He has done nothing but lie, point fingers, and make excuses for his own failings and poor decisions. He's simply a gross human being and a black mark on the industry. Since 2013, if any game has an association with Gearbox or Pitchford, it's immediately off my radar.
Man i can't believe that are the same company that made hl opposing force which my favourite game and part of my childhood thanks for the cool video bro
they are pretty shady and peoples jobs have been lost through there shady practices, not to mention theft of art. if it wasn't for borderlands they would have gone under just after hells highway themselves. i for one will never fund this company again regardless of what game they release.
I noticed this video because UA-cam showed it as a paid advertisement. Must say this is quality content. For once UA-cam actually made me check out an advertise video... I'm subscribing.
Downfall? What? They're no longer loved but by all reason they're successful and doing great for themselves. It seems like a natural lifecycle of any successful studio-turn-publisher. Publishing is a ruthless business and it takes a pretty mean shark to survive. I mean remember when Activision was founded as a protest to Atari's treatment of their staff? How EA was founded to be the ethical game development and publishing company? Back when Trip Hawkins was around.
Downfall - "A loss of status." Yes, I do remember Activision and EA, but their stories have been told pretty well. No one has really made a story about Gearbox, so I did this. I presented it pretty neutrally, I think.
the halo combat evolved port for the pc wasnt that good, but I was still really glad that bungie didnt forget about the pc gamers, and im also glad gearbox didnt completely screw it up.
LETS GO MARINES Opposing Force was a reakly masterpiece It was too good The new weapons,monsters and characters Oh of course new protagonist Just perfect.
Borderlands 2 was my first and last Gearbox game. I have many fond memories playing with my friends on it. I had not idea that Gaige was a low skill character, maybe I'm the low skill character...
I switched my character halfway through, because Gaiges skills were literally promoting purposefully NOT hitting enemies. As a long time FPS player, I switched to Zer0. Way more fun for me. But I think it's cool, that they added a character, that doesn't require precise aiming. I don't understand how this is portrayed as a bad thing in this documentary. If anything, it is very inclusive.
Holy shit is that tweet he made in the end real? About the similarities in the cover box? How could you make a statement like that after the borderlands controversy? That's hilarious. Great video by the way. Super interesting stuff
This is one amazing video! I wish I had seen it years ago already. I definitely have to check more from you 😁. I loved Borderlands 1 and 2, but since then other games from them I haven't really enjoyed so much. I'm always ready to grab some popcorn for videos of Randy though.
Jesus Christ! Why does a Channel with such consistently high quality and well researched / pleasingly presented videos have so few Subs and Views? You should at least be getting in the hundreds of Thousands sub-wise.
This is one of those documentaries that need a continuation. This is very interesting stuff, and I'd love to see what words you'd use to describe what has happened since this videos release
I was VERY active in the alien community at the time A:CM was made and i spoke to severao timegate and demiurge devs before and after release. Their frustration with Gearbox was so so obvious. As they genuinely adored the franchise (and were very excited about some silly little easter eggs they had put in, usually in the dead time when gearbox was messing them around canceling things or generally missmanaging the project). And the lads from timegate clearly understood that the game was going to fail hard, and they would get a chunk of the blame unfairly. When you look at the dlc, which gearbox basically ignored and didnt mess with, theres a noticeable increase in quality. They're still harmed by the broken base elements, but it's actually got a cohesive (if bad) story, and lots of good features like ALL the playable characters that 99% of players never evensaw.
If you happen to see this comment when checking your stuff, PLEASE do a follow up video to this one. It's honestly very well in-depth and given the recent stuff that happened, I think it would be a missed opportunity to not at least consider keeping an eye on Gearbox and Randy Pitchford for the next possible video. Despite how long the video is, it feels like it's missing a decent chunk of what has happened, though that isn't your fault. I look forward to whatever videos you decide to do regardless though!
they wont do it bud, they have left it too late, the game industry has moved on from WW2,and randy knows this. those games tied in with saving private ryan and band of brothers by HBO at the time and shared the success of those stories grabbing the lime light they had a window with this but missed it by years, the interest in this IP has shifted to other titles, borderlands being the money maker. sure we all would like to see another story with matt baker, but we wanted it within a couple of years of hells highway, allot of people don't really care for it now and its done with. they would have to back track from hells highway it wouldn't work now as newer gamers have either never heard of the other games or played them.so playing a newer part of the story wouldn't make sense to them, it would be like watching return of the jedi before strikes back and new hope.
Although Ritual gave some assistance in the development of Legacy of Kain: Defiance, they weren't the main developers. That was Crystal Dynamics. I would've listed another game in its place, like Star Trek: Elite Force II or Heavy Metal F.A.K.K. 2. Still a fascinating and thorough documentary.
I tried to use a game the largest group of people would know, so I actually agree with you. Since it wasn't really about Ritual, just tying them back into the story, I was okay with using this shortcut. Thank for enjoying it!
I hate to nitpick, but Battleborn didn’t lift designs from Furious 4 - the game was a direct recycling of ideas from Furious, in the vein of their approach to recycle Prax. Also, there were actually updates after the F2P switch, as well as content in the form of a surprisingly robust season pass. Support came to a close at the end of 2017, with major rebalances and quality of life improvements including additional modes and online bot support. Also, Iron Galaxy helped with The Handsome Collection because they helped also port Borderlands 2 to PS Vita. They were already familiar with porting games (like Gearbox, their main work of late is a support studio), and with the main game in particular. Don’t get me wrong - a solid video overall, and on point, but felt I should mention.
I'd like to clarify that it wasn't my intention to portray WayForward Technologies in any particularly negative light.
the hated voice actor Marchi is working with gearbox 💀
I wish they had kept Claptrap on as a playable character. Would have kept them alive.
Randy Pitchfork is the wurst
you couldve mentioned that they made shantae on gameboy color !
@@phoenixzappa7366 He is a proper sausage.
The fall of Randy Pitchford should act as a character study in how egotism and idiocy can destroy any personality.
He stole money from Sega to make Borderlands 1-2 which caused him to outsource Aliens Colonial Marines to different companies
Remember when he dropped that USB filled with squirt p**n?
It's narcissism or borders to. He can't understand that he can do something wrong. Hence, he overvalued his ability and his previous projects.
Plus Randal is abit of a violent individual for what he did to the og claptrap voice actor
randy is so greasy that if you light a match around him he will sponateously combust
> Watches video about Gearbox Software
"It's World War 1."
Gotta be comprehensive
"Since the Big Bang, the universe has been expanding. In the early years, everything was made of gas. This gas, mostly hydrogen and helium, expanded and cooled. Over billions of years, gravity caused gas and dust to form galaxies, stars , planets, and more...."
Went from world war I to magic cards to guys selling magic to Duke nukem?
@@reallycool aight now Putin
@@reallycool Okay "Clears Throat"
Our whole universe was in a hot, dense state
Then nearly fourteen billion years ago expansion started, wait
The earth began to cool, the autotrophs began to drool
Neanderthals developed tools
We built a wall (we built the pyramids)
Math, science, history, unraveling the mysteries
That all started with the big bang (bang)
Since the dawn of man is really not that long
As every galaxy was formed in less time than it takes to sing this song
A fraction of a second and the elements were made
The bipeds stood up straight, the dinosaurs all met their fate
They tried to leap but they were late
And they all died (they froze their asses off)
The oceans and Pangea, see ya wouldn't wanna be ya
Set in motion by the same big bang
It all started with the big bang
It's expanding ever outward but one day
It will pause and start to go the other way
Collapsing ever inward, we won't be here, it won't be heard
Our best and brightest figure that it'll make an even bigger bang
Australopithecus would really have been sick of us
Debating how we're here, they're catching deer (we're catching viruses)
Religion or astronomy (Descartes or Deuteronomy)
It all started with the big bang
Music and mythology, Einstein and astrology
It all started with the big bang,
It all started with the big bang!
I think it's cool that Rebel Boat started off as a "our boss sucks let's do our own thing as a collective." But it's no shocker that Randy made himself the guy in charge later
That’s egotism for ya
greasy bastard
a lot of game companies started like that
Wai-woah, holy shit, this video is FIVE years old? And I'm just being recommended it now? Geez. Great vid! It apparently aged very well, seeing how Borderlands 3, Tiny Tina's Wonderland, and Randy's ramblings have continued to fester.
Just seeing this now, in Jan of 2024
You forgot to mention new tales from the borderlands
Also just watching this in Jan 2024. I played BL3 a couple years ago... All those great characters and they still made is as bland as a piece of bread somehow. The Epic exclusivity didn't help it either. There are so few franchises today that haven't fallen off a cliff... WoW, Overwatch, COD, Borderlands, all sports games (lootbox hell), Mass Effect, Halo, Dragon Age, Fallout 76...
Seriously, how am I just getting this recommendation now? But I’m glad he’s getting views nonetheless
Seriously, how am I just getting this recommendation now? But I’m glad he’s getting views nonetheless
I didn't think it would be possible for me to dislike Gearbox and Randy Pitchford any more than I do but somehow you managed to with the story of Richard.
Yeah, that story paints Gearbox in a very unflattering light.
This video will need a sequel some time in the future as Pitchford still steps into and throws around doodoo big time.
I like how benevolently objective you managed to portray all of this.
We are at the stage where this needs a part 2
One day, maybe
@@reallycool the way Randy seems to treat Gearbox like his piggybank, playground & pill-dispenser, I guarantee, enough for three videos ultimately.
@@reallycool The usb of pizza that Randy lost should be addressed
you mean child porn?@@LabiaLicker
@@LabiaLicker please I've been praying it gets found so Bitchford's useless ass can get chucked into jail
Gearbox is so bad, but having 2000 hrs in BL2, it's SOOOOO hard to outright dismiss them. It's clear they're a one trick pony when doing their own thing
I don't dismiss them for Borderlands 3. I just don't have much faith in their other games anymore.
CryMor Gaming it's obvious the only way to fix gearbox now is to get rid of Randy pitchford. They really need a new head since Randy constantly buries the grave deeper.
I forget the previous xbox boss (the 'if you don't want drm, get a 360' guy), but replacing him with Phil Spencer was a good move. Xbox still can't recover 100% after that mess, but they are gaining good will
Don Mattrick, yeah. He went on to be the CEO of Zynga before he was fired. Problem is that removing Randy isn't something easy (or guaranteed). He's the primary owner of the company.
Hey what about that game was good. Overwatch killed it and so did 2K.
Borderlands is the only thing i care about when it comes to Gearbox
I know this video is 3 yrs old, but I had to comment because the brief flash of "RANDY WILL REMEMBER THAT" on the screen gave me a real good chuckle. Awesome vid, gonna be watching the rest of the channels vids after this one
It's the small details
This video came out 5 years ago, and Gearbox keeps proving him right. lol
As much as I enjoy the Borderlands franchise, I never knew about short film that was created before it took liberties of using some of it's animations and workd building. Now I'd like to see Codehunters get at least some recognition. It was a great watch and eye opener when it came to the various similarities between the two.
I was always baffled how sleazy greasy guy like Randy came up with something as original as the Borderlands world and characters, now I know :(
Someone wrote that randy was an its always sunny in Philadelphia character that wandered into the real world, that made me laugh so hard.
They aren't villains in my opinion. The only villain here is the leader of the studio. I don't blame the devs for anything Randy Bitchford does.
To know that Randy has misdirection literally in his BLOOD makes a lot of sense
I'm starting to notice a pattern here
Works with 3D Realms - Shut Down
Works with Time Gate Studios - Shut Down
Works with 2k Australlia - Shut Down
Works with Telltale Games - They nearly shut down, went bankrupt and are just now crawling out of the hole
Working with Randy and Gearbox is a absolute curse on the industry and no developer should ever bloody work with them again, dear god
Damn, these guys made half life: opposing force, Blue shift, and borderlands. Kinda sad that gearbox’s standard of quality fell…
When in doubt, blame Bitchford
Did you know the final boss of Opposing Force had a Doom 2 reference in its sounds?
When reversed, it says "To win the game, you must kill me, Randy Pitchford". Fitting in hindsight if you ask me
@@Inventure751 Faceless marine kills giant stationary threat with a veritable arsenal of guns after tearing through an infested facility... not surprising
Here after gearbox just got full control over Risk of Rain 2, gods help us please.
It’s over
Absolutely terrified.
We will be huffing gearbox copium
One year later and risk of rain 2 is already fucked, right a single month after I bought the game on sale. Thanks bitchford
Borderlands 2 was the first game I truly remember playing when I was only in 5th grade many years ago. My friend and I would play it over and over again all day and night. I still know so many voice lines and scripted events from the game and still play it to this day. It's my favorite game of all time. Sad to see how Gearbox fell when 3 came out. I personally don't care for it but ik some people do
Its corpse has become the perfect soil for many blooming Indies.
it's insane that changes in lighting to improve gameplay could ONCE be grounds for successful lawsuit for false advertisement. Nowadays releases are like MS paint at home drawings and nobody's getting sued.
the “girlfriend mode” skill tree for mecromancer was kinda spot on. my gf and i picked up this game earlier this year. her first time playing and she chose mecro. heavily invested into best friends forever tree as well… she’s new to fps shooters and ut was her first one she’s taken seriously…. dude he was on point w that. this video is 5 years old but even today that shit was right. he said it funny but i believe him when he said he said that as a personal anecdote
Yeah this is like the one thing I'm kinda on Randy's side on. Kind of a funny ability/name tbh, no reason to apologize to self righteous bullies over that.
Seems kinda demeaning anyway, even if it fit your girlfriend. Notice how you have to mention not once but twice that she's new at the game.
@@ShaCaro i don’t understand how that has to do with anything demeaning. you’re assumptions are wild. it was her first fps game and her first console. we hit op 10 yesterday. saying someone is new has nothing to do with their abilities. i think you’re part of the problem
@@eddieru He's saying that you having to provide context, suggests that it is actually demeaning on its own, hence why you had to provide context twice.
@@Kiergura my context was an anecdote that explained the genius in gaiges character for new players. i provided context twice because my original comment was a ramble done with no proofreading. if it does fit in then it’s demeaning apparently. but if it , fit its still demeaning apparently
Interestingly they were first signed on to do CS for Xbox before that turned into a development nightmare, iirc Randy pitched the idea for that port entirely
Sounds about right, they did a lot of the ports for Valve.
Some reason despite working in the industry for years. I didn't realize that. Randy Pitchfork used to be a magician which explains so goddamn much about all of his business decisions. 😂
i have never wanted to physically hurt anyone involved in the studio behind a game until i bore witness to the tragedy that was new tales from the borderlands
holy shit gearbox needs to fire their writing team
@@AndrewCreatez
Gearbox is a safe space bubble, this will be it for a good while now.
Their self awareness playing pedo-traits and self-critique as a joke is concerning of what's inside the walls.
Great stuff. A part 2 would be awesome.
Love and blessings!
Been watching a lot of gaming documentaries recently and just wanted to say that this was very well done. Keep it up.
Thanks man. If you like us, share us?
@@reallycool Sure thing.
Randy prolly: "well that was fun, now on to Bungie!"
I'm glad that this video is recommended to me, 5 years too late.
Bro predicted every future event, you sure you ain't randy fam
This was incredible. It held my attention for the entire duration.
Hope to see more documentaries from you soon!
Did it feel like 43 minutes? :)
Came here from that aussie foot guy's video. This was fantastic. Great research, depth, and detail. This is the kind of content that gets 6-7 digit views.
I honestly have a soft spot for Gearbox and Randy Pitchford from getting Halo PC in 2004 when I was young, and playing the Borderlands games a few years ago. I just hope they finish 3 and that it's as good as the rest.
Did he finally do a Sims 2 DS review? I've also enjoyed a lot of Gearbox. I mentioned it in the video, but I was a straight up fanboi for OpFor. They had to make a lot of mistakes to end up where they are today.
Randy Pitchford is the Michael Scott of game development. His team does sometimes a good job, he has no clue why, when asked he just looks at the camera and says something random lol
I love that gearbox made every port unique because then a game is actually worth getting twice.
Wayforward deserves better than to be mentioned only with a Shrek Game. They are perhaps better known for their work on the Shantae games, which have a definite cult following.
Actually, saw Crymor explain to a comment here that it was an inside joke for Shrektober, an annual event for their community so thought I'd bring it up just in case.
But yeah! I love Shantae!! I also loved their Ducktales Remastered. And a boy and his blob. They're actually super underrated imo
As mentioned in the pinned comment, it wasn't my intention to appear negative towards WayForward.
no love for mighty switch force ? smh
This was so worth it! The Duke Nukem Forever problem turned out way bigger than I thought! Also the rise and downfall of Borderlands as a brand. Learned a ton, you guys. Great job!! Can't even begin to imagine how much research went into this. It really really shows
DNF is responsible for a lot of problems in Gearbox's history. I'm sure it was profitable simply because they held all the cards against 3DRealms.
And later on the DLC/expansion fixed a lot of the issues. Really feels like Gearbox need to take things a bit slower and look at quality control for the stuff they put out.
First of all, the amount of research and work required to produce a video of that level is incredible. Kudos to the Crymor team for that! I enjoyed every second of it! The only history I knew from Gearbox was from their Borderlands series which I spent a lot of time playing. While I wasn't aware of the many controversies over the course of their existence.. I really couldn't care less.. I just want Borderlands 3.
You're the real rock star
Yes. I just want Borderlands 3 again. Like, remake the whole story. Delete the whole thing. Like nothing ever existed after Borderlands 2. Then we can actually look forward to BL3 being made.
Watching this after they bought Risk of Rain... I feel so betrayed
Ah yes, the living cancer that is Randy Pitchford
Gearbox absolutely participated in the false advertising surrounding Aliens: Colonial Marines.
I was obsessed with the pre-release promotional content for that game. Gearbox released numerous behind the scenes development videos with interviews featuring their staff talking about all the incredible things they were doing to make the game perfect.
All of that turned out to be lies, and Gearbox quickly scrubbed ALL of those videos from the internet (which is impressive in and of itself).
As a big Aliens franchise Marines fan starved for good games to do them justice, who loved & trusted Gearbox for giving us HL2: Opposing Force (my favorite part of HL itself when I was a little girl) & Borderlands (hell yeah!), I expected GREAT things!
...But then, yeah, that betrayal hit HARD. Luckily I hadn't bought it yet, by the time the news of its sorry state came out. But knowing me & my bro would never have what we'd so desperately looked forward to... That hurt. 😔
That was enough to make me swear off Gearbox already... But then I didn't even know about the rest of this ugly crap with their increasingly sleazy boss until this video. BIG ouch! All the more justifies my stance! 😨
(Except I got Risk of Rain 2 to play with my bro & friends back in early access, not realizing they have that now too... Noooo! I wonder if that's why controller support is so incomplete on menus... 😣)
I never realized Randy has been the head of Gearbox the whole time. Starting off with his past in card tricks and showmanship made everything I already knew about Gearbox make sense. I don't remember the timeline off the top of my head, but this video must have released before ol' Randy's flash drive did.
24:09 sad that Sacco was fired just for stating that some character writing made him uncomfortable. Thank you for including that info, though a little sad it seems to have been missed by the comments
o7 to Randy for coming up with some of the funniest quotes to try to explain things away
Now we really need a Part 2 after the Saints Row debacle and the whole Mediaeval Times flash drive thing.
Fallout Tactics came out 4 years before Brothers in Arms, they didn't borrow the tactical pause from it.
bothers in arms was a seriously good game, played the shit out of the first two. even tho wwii shooters were really getting stale by then, bothers in arms was so unique i loved it. remember getting the third one and being very unimpressed right from the start lol
Thanks for showing my dad in a good light :)
Despite not being in the industry for 20 or so years now, I think Prax War and RBR is still the thing he's most proud of.
We dislike Randy Pitchford in our family for other, undisclosed bad thing's he's done, so always nice to see videos on his downfall haha
Happy to do so, would love to see more Prax War stuff if he has any ;)
Oh, which person mentioned is your dad? :O
"Half Life: Opposing Force" deserves more love; I play this game in 2023 and I liked it so much that I think it's a shame a lot of people do not even know it exists or classifys it like an Half-Life dlc that doesn't worth their time.
Fascinating coverage of the studio and its history. Frankly, I'm still burned up about the back to back failures of Aliens Colonial Marines and Duke Nukem. That's only half of it though, the rest is just being sick to my stomach any time Randy shows his face or speaks. He has done nothing but lie, point fingers, and make excuses for his own failings and poor decisions. He's simply a gross human being and a black mark on the industry. Since 2013, if any game has an association with Gearbox or Pitchford, it's immediately off my radar.
Watching this for the first time in 2024 is an interesting perspective. Great job on the video!
The greatest magic trick Randy ever pulled was convincing himself that he wasn't a pos
"it's the first world war" is a crazy start to documenting the rise and fall of a video game studio
And this is WITHOUT all the bits about Randy's magical usb stick and comments about young girls!
I can feel the grease dripping from this video. It's like it just manifests every time Randy is involved in the subject matter.
Thank you Crymore! You totally deserve way more subs. Since that announcement, shifting from VR games, you have been nailing it
We're happier too. There's a reason our first video like this was "VR Is Not Fun."
this video is so well done, narration editing writing production all so good
Randy didn't fall...he slipped and fell into his own grease.
I never realized the link between Borderlands and Duke Nukem, and when I finally learn about it it makes so much sense
The first minute and this video already blew my mind. Amazing
Man i can't believe that are the same company that made hl opposing force which my favourite game and part of my childhood thanks for the cool video bro
I had absolutely NO idea Gearbox was this shady. Keeping this in mind on my next purchases
I tried to present it in a fairly neutral way, and let people make up their minds =)
they are pretty shady and peoples jobs have been lost through there shady practices, not to mention theft of art. if it wasn't for borderlands they would have gone under just after hells highway themselves. i for one will never fund this company again regardless of what game they release.
I noticed this video because UA-cam showed it as a paid advertisement.
Must say this is quality content. For once UA-cam actually made me check out an advertise video... I'm subscribing.
I'm glad you enjoyed the video. UA-cam gave us some free advertising? I'm happy to take it.
Lol thought this was from 2023
Oh my God, this is 5 years old?
The real magicians are on Randy's thumb drive.
Downfall? What? They're no longer loved but by all reason they're successful and doing great for themselves. It seems like a natural lifecycle of any successful studio-turn-publisher. Publishing is a ruthless business and it takes a pretty mean shark to survive.
I mean remember when Activision was founded as a protest to Atari's treatment of their staff? How EA was founded to be the ethical game development and publishing company? Back when Trip Hawkins was around.
Downfall - "A loss of status." Yes, I do remember Activision and EA, but their stories have been told pretty well. No one has really made a story about Gearbox, so I did this. I presented it pretty neutrally, I think.
Randy Pitchford is a magician. He makes success...disappear.
the halo combat evolved port for the pc wasnt that good, but I was still really glad that bungie didnt forget about the pc gamers, and im also glad gearbox didnt completely screw it up.
Randy is going to have to use magic to get out of a lawsuit
Brothers in arms DS was my childhood. I forgot all about that game until now.
for what it was, Duke Nukem Forever was a ton of fun, for me at least and I had the collectors edition pre-ordered for years at Gamestop
Fun fact: the best feature of 007 Nightfire is it's ability to softmod otherwise unmoddable Playstation 2 consoles.
LETS GO MARINES
Opposing Force was a reakly masterpiece
It was too good
The new weapons,monsters and characters
Oh of course new protagonist
Just perfect.
Everytime when someone mentions Randy Pitchford I keep saying uncontrollably, :That greasy bastard".
Borderlands 2 was my first and last Gearbox game. I have many fond memories playing with my friends on it. I had not idea that Gaige was a low skill character, maybe I'm the low skill character...
I switched my character halfway through, because Gaiges skills were literally promoting purposefully NOT hitting enemies. As a long time FPS player, I switched to Zer0. Way more fun for me. But I think it's cool, that they added a character, that doesn't require precise aiming. I don't understand how this is portrayed as a bad thing in this documentary. If anything, it is very inclusive.
@@xArsVivendiIt's because of the name. It perpetuates the stereotype that us girls aren't skilled gamers. 😣
Holy shit is that tweet he made in the end real? About the similarities in the cover box? How could you make a statement like that after the borderlands controversy? That's hilarious.
Great video by the way. Super interesting stuff
It sure is real. And a hilarious irony.
This is one amazing video! I wish I had seen it years ago already. I definitely have to check more from you 😁.
I loved Borderlands 1 and 2, but since then other games from them I haven't really enjoyed so much. I'm always ready to grab some popcorn for videos of Randy though.
I found your channel from EFAP and am watching through some of your older vids.
This was great!
Awesome! Thank you!
Dang this is really impressive and very well researched, you guys deserve a lot more subscribers lol
This was a big subject. I'm hopeful that it was packaged in an understandable way.
Jesus Christ!
Why does a Channel with such consistently high quality and well researched / pleasingly presented videos have so few Subs and Views?
You should at least be getting in the hundreds of Thousands sub-wise.
Thanks! If you like us, share us?
I was wondering why you weren't covering borderlands 3, then got to the end, and looked at the release date. bruh...
anybody else notice that Randy is kind of always dressed like a magician?
This is a great breakdown of the situation - clearly a lot of research and consolidation here. Fantastic job!
Loved all of their half life spin offs. Absolutely love borderlands. I find it all interesting. I just tend to judge a company by their games.
How interesting to get this video recommended to me today
This is one of those documentaries that need a continuation. This is very interesting stuff, and I'd love to see what words you'd use to describe what has happened since this videos release
Why am I getting this recommended now? Would have loved to seen this sooner. Great video
Thanks for watching:)
If you only knew when you made this video that Wonderlands and Tales 2 would be releasing in the future…
I was like "Wait, no BL3?", but then I saw this was 5 years old. Weird time to show up in my recommended.
I was VERY active in the alien community at the time A:CM was made and i spoke to severao timegate and demiurge devs before and after release. Their frustration with Gearbox was so so obvious.
As they genuinely adored the franchise (and were very excited about some silly little easter eggs they had put in, usually in the dead time when gearbox was messing them around canceling things or generally missmanaging the project). And the lads from timegate clearly understood that the game was going to fail hard, and they would get a chunk of the blame unfairly.
When you look at the dlc, which gearbox basically ignored and didnt mess with, theres a noticeable increase in quality. They're still harmed by the broken base elements, but it's actually got a cohesive (if bad) story, and lots of good features like ALL the playable characters that 99% of players never evensaw.
If you happen to see this comment when checking your stuff, PLEASE do a follow up video to this one. It's honestly very well in-depth and given the recent stuff that happened, I think it would be a missed opportunity to not at least consider keeping an eye on Gearbox and Randy Pitchford for the next possible video. Despite how long the video is, it feels like it's missing a decent chunk of what has happened, though that isn't your fault. I look forward to whatever videos you decide to do regardless though!
Thanks =) I probably won't go back to talk about Gearbox until there's enough that a "sequel" isn't just a 10 minute addon.
Still waiting for Matthew Baker's story to be continued.. Been waiting for Brothers in Arms for 11 years now..
they wont do it bud, they have left it too late, the game industry has moved on from WW2,and randy knows this. those games tied in with saving private ryan and band of brothers by HBO at the time and shared the success of those stories grabbing the lime light they had a window with this but missed it by years, the interest in this IP has shifted to other titles, borderlands being the money maker. sure we all would like to see another story with matt baker, but we wanted it within a couple of years of hells highway, allot of people don't really care for it now and its done with. they would have to back track from hells highway it wouldn't work now as newer gamers have either never heard of the other games or played them.so playing a newer part of the story wouldn't make sense to them, it would be like watching return of the jedi before strikes back and new hope.
I’ve heard of new bro in arms games works but it been couple of years if remember correctly
This is a very good video. How in gods name doesnt this have more viewers?
I’m in awe by the depth of your research
5:00
Every worker... a member of the board?!
*gasp*
This aged very well, they ruined my favorite game :(
Although Ritual gave some assistance in the development of Legacy of Kain: Defiance, they weren't the main developers. That was Crystal Dynamics. I would've listed another game in its place, like Star Trek: Elite Force II or Heavy Metal F.A.K.K. 2. Still a fascinating and thorough documentary.
I tried to use a game the largest group of people would know, so I actually agree with you. Since it wasn't really about Ritual, just tying them back into the story, I was okay with using this shortcut. Thank for enjoying it!
@@reallycool You're welcome, good sir!
I hate to nitpick, but Battleborn didn’t lift designs from Furious 4 - the game was a direct recycling of ideas from Furious, in the vein of their approach to recycle Prax. Also, there were actually updates after the F2P switch, as well as content in the form of a surprisingly robust season pass. Support came to a close at the end of 2017, with major rebalances and quality of life improvements including additional modes and online bot support.
Also, Iron Galaxy helped with The Handsome Collection because they helped also port Borderlands 2 to PS Vita. They were already familiar with porting games (like Gearbox, their main work of late is a support studio), and with the main game in particular.
Don’t get me wrong - a solid video overall, and on point, but felt I should mention.
He started talking about we happy few coming out, and i realised this video is 5 years old
As a half life fan I would really appreciate opfor 2 Gearbox!
Me too