Gearbox Software
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Gearbox Software is a video game developer founded by Randy Pitchford, Stephen Bahl, Landon Montgomery, Brian Martel, and Rob Heironimus in January 1999. They are best known for a number of high-profile PC and console game games such as Brothers In Arms: Road to Hill 30, Brothers In Arms: Earned in Blood and the Half-Life expansions Opposing Force and Blue Shift.
Gearbox was also responsible for the PC port of Halo: Combat Evolved. Their newest release, Brothers In Arms: Earned in Blood, is a World War II tactical shooter sequel to Brothers in Arms: Road to Hill 30.
Gearbox Software is located in Plano, Texas near Dallas, Texas.
[edit] Games developed by Gearbox Software
- Half-Life: Opposing Force — PC expansion (October 1999).
- Half-Life — Sega Dreamcast (unreleased).
- Counter-Strike — PC (November 2000) — Retail version, co-developed with Valve Software.
- Half-Life: Blue Shift — PC expansion (July 2001) — Includes Half-Life High Definition Pack.
- Half-Life — Sony Playstation 2 (November 2001).
- Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 3 — PC (October 2002).
- James Bond 007: Nightfire — PC (November 2002).
- Halo: Combat Evolved — PC, Mac (September 2003) — Co-developed with Bungie Studios.
- Counter-Strike: Condition Zero — PC (March 2004) — Co-developed with Ritual Entertainment and Valve Software.
- Halo: Custom Edition — PC expansion for Halo: Combat Evolved (May 2004).
- Brothers In Arms: Road to Hill 30 — PC, Microsoft Xbox, Sony Playstation 2 (March 2005).
- Brothers In Arms: Earned in Blood — PC, Microsoft Xbox, Sony Playstation 2 (October 2005).
- Brothers In Arms: Hell's Highway — PC, Microsoft Xbox 360, Sony Playstation 3, (Sometimes in 2007/2008 Fiscal Year).
- Brothers In Arms D-Day — Sony PSP (December 2006)
- Heat — PC, Microsoft Xbox 360, Sony Playstation 3, (TBA)
[edit] See also
[edit] External links
- Official Gearbox Software website
- Official Gearbox Software forums
- Brothers In Arms RTH30 page at Gamespot
- Brothers In Arms EIB page at Gamespot
- Brothers In Arms HH page at Gamespot
- Halo: Combat Evolved (PC) page at Gamespot
Half-Life series
