And here we go. Apogee Software and 3D Realms released a press released in which they claimed that Gearbox Software owes Apogee more than $2 million in unpaid royalties and advance payments after Gearbox bought rights related to Apogee’s “Duke Nukem” video game, according to a breach of contract suit filed Friday in Texas state court. Continue reading 3D Realms/Apogee Software file lawsuit against Gearbox Software→
SEGA has revealed via its latest financial reports that Aliens: Colonial Marines has sold 1.31 million units. Yeap, despite the controversy surrounding it, this new Aliens game has managed to surpass the one million mark, and was the second best selling title for the publisher (the best selling title was Sonic & All-Stars Racing Transformed that sold 1.36 million copies). Continue reading Aliens: Colonial Marines Has Sold 1.31 Million Units→
Despite the controversy surrounding Aliens: Colonial Marines, Gearbox has released a new update for the PC version of it. This is a minor update that comes with compatibility support for “Reconnaissance Pack” multiplayer add-on, as well as various visual improvements, including new screen space ambient occlusion (SSAO) functionality. This update will be auto-downloaded from Steam, and you can view its complete changelog below. Continue reading Aliens: Colonial Marines – PC Version Gets New Update, Offering Various Visual Improvements→
Two days ago, we informed you about the lawsuit that was filled against SEGA and Gearbox about Aliens: Colonial Marines. As you already know, that lawsuit claimed that Aliens: Colonial Marines used false advertisement in order to trick people into pre-ordering or buying it. And as you may have expected, SEGA and Gearbox responded to this lawsuit. Continue reading Gearbox and SEGA respond to Aliens: Colonial Marines’ lawsuit→
I’m pretty sure that by now, most of you are already aware about the lawsuit against SEGA and Gearbox for the early gameplay trailers and footages of Aliens: Colonial Marines. According to the lawsuit and as described by Polygon, SEGA and Gearbox ‘falsely advertised Aliens by showing demos at trade shows like PAX and E3 which didn’t end up being accurate representations of the final product‘ and that ‘by sending out review code to the press under an embargo that lifted in the early morning of Aliens: Colonial Marines’ launch date of Feb. 12, the game’s pre-orderers and early adopters would have no knowledge of the discrepancies between the demo and final game‘. Hilarious. Continue reading In SEGA’s & Gearbox’s Defense – Why The Aliens: Colonial Marines Lawsuit Is A Bunch Of Nonsense→
Gearbox Software has just announced that it was the highest bidder in the acquisition of the Homeworld franchise from THQ. Not only that, but Brian Martel, Gearbox Software’s Chief Creative Officer, intents of making the original versions of both Homeworld and Homeworld 2 accessible on today’s leading digital platforms. In other words, incoming Steam release. Continue reading Gearbox Software Has Acquired Homeworld→
Gearbox has released a new update for Borderlands 2 on the PC, X360 and PS3. According to its changelog, this update adds upport and compatibility for upcoming content, including character customizations unlocked by playing Poker Night 2. In addition, this patch comes with a number of fixes, as well as a preview of available premium customizations. You can view the complete changelog below. Continue reading New Borderlands 2 Patch Adds Support & Compatibility For Upcoming Content→
2K Games and Gearbox Software today announced that the Borderlands 2 Ultimate Vault Hunter Upgrade Pack is now available via digital download across all available platforms. The new downloadable content pack will increase players’ level cap from 50 to 61, as well as unlock a third play through of the game via the Ultimate Vault Hunter Mode, and a new pearlescent-colored weapons tier – the rarest on Pandora. Continue reading Borderlands 2: Ultimate Vault Hunter Upgrade Pack Is Now Available→
Now that’s more like it. Gearbox unveiled today that a new update for the PC version of Aliens: Colonial Marines is now available and that it weights around 4GB in size. Yeap, you read that right. 4GB in size and is available as we speak. Gearbox has also released the changelog of this huge update, revealing that the enemy and friendly AI has been tweaked in order to be more aggressive and responsive. Hell bloody yeah. You can view the complete changelog below, so go ahead and take a look. The only downside is that Gearbox introduced a film grain filter that cannot be disabled. According to the developers, a new update might make this effect toggleable. Continue reading Aliens: Colonial Marines PC Gets A 4GB Update, AI Overhauled, Changelod Revealed→
