Gearbox Software

At the big gaming events like DICE, there's usually plenty to talk about during and afterwards. The problem is that the developers and publishers control all the information so we usually end up discussing exactly what they want us to.

At Dice 2010, Gearbox supremo Randy Pitchford dropped that "We're now looking at a 3-million-unit game" in reference to Borderlands. The wording is a bit vague and we're unsure whether he means that the game already sold 3 million copies or is nearing 3 million in sales.

Gearbox is asking for Borderlands players to answer some questions about themselves and their experience with the game. They'll pick some swag winners from the participants. Free stuff FTW.

Celebration time. Gearbox is throwing a Borderlands launch party in Dallas. You must RSVP if you want to go and you can do it here.

Xbox Live gold members will have a chance to game with the group from Gearbox Software that made Borderlands this Friday, Oct. 23 from 5 PM to 8 PM EST. Their gamertags are below.

There's going to a playable build of Borderlands at the gaming festival PAX in Seattle. The festival kicked off today and will feature a roundtable with Randy Pitchford, Mikey Neumann, and Steve Gibson on Friday night.

Steve Gibson emailed late last night and said I can now talk about my Borderlands play time last Friday, that was quick eh?
First off, here are the pics from my visit.

And now what I can say about Borderlands.

I won a spot to play the game tomorrow by posting a comment on Shacknews. Got my confirmation email/phone call from Steve Gibson today. He said I'll get maybe 1-2 hours of play, depending on the how the press is doing, the gaming press will be there all day trying it out.