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Gearbox Software, L.L.C.
Company type	Private
Industry	Video games
Founded	February 16, 1999; 25 years ago
Founders	Randy Pitchford; Brian Martel; Stephen Bahl; Landon Montgomery; Rob Heironimus;
Headquarters	Frisco, Texas, U.S.
Key people	Randy Pitchford (president, CEO); Dan Hewitt (CCO);
Products	Borderlands series; Brothers in Arms series;
Subsidiaries	Gearbox Studio Québec; Gearbox Publishing;
Website	gearboxsoftware.com

Gearbox Software, L.L.C. is an American video game development company based in Frisco, Texas. It was established in February 1999 by five developers formerly of Rebel Boat Rocker. Randy Pitchford, one of the founders, serves as president and chief executive officer. Gearbox initially created expansions for the Valve game Half-Life, then ported that game and others to console platforms. In 2005, Gearbox launched its first independent set of games, Brothers in Arms, on console and mobile devices. It became their flagship franchise and spun off a comic book series, television documentary, books, and action figures. Their second original game series, Borderlands, commenced in 2009, and by 2015 had sold over 26 million copies. The company also owns the intellectual property of Duke Nukem and Homeworld.

History

The primary of two variations of Gearbox Software's original logo created by Brian Martel, Stephen Bahl and Landon Montgomery. The "gearbox" text was produced using Martel's old typewriter because Martel felt that only it had the font with an ideal lower-case "g".^[2]

Gearbox Software was founded on February 16, 1999, by Randy Pitchford, Brian Martel, Stephen Bahl, Landon Montgomery and Rob Heironimus, five developers formerly of Rebel Boat Rocker.^[2]^[3] Before Rebel Boat Rocker, Pitchford and Martel previously worked together at 3D Realms, and Montgomery previously worked at Bethesda Softworks.

^ Sinclair, Brendan (September 23, 2019). "Gearbox names Dan Hewitt its chief communications officer". GamesIndustry.biz. Retrieved September 24, 2019.
^ ^a ^b Keefer, John (March 31, 2006). "GameSpy Retro: Developer Origins, Page 6 of 19". GameSpy. Archived from the original on June 9, 2007.
^ Gearbox Software (February 16, 2012). "Gearbox Official on Twitter: "It's our birthday! Gearbox Software was founded thirteen years ago on February 16, 1999."". Twitter.

[1] Sinclair, Brendan (September 23, 2019). "Gearbox names Dan Hewitt its chief communications officer". GamesIndustry.biz. Retrieved September 24, 2019.

[GameSpy-2] Keefer, John (March 31, 2006). "GameSpy Retro: Developer Origins, Page 6 of 19". GameSpy. Archived from the original on June 9, 2007.

[3] Gearbox Software (February 16, 2012). "Gearbox Official on Twitter: "It's our birthday! Gearbox Software was founded thirteen years ago on February 16, 1999."". Twitter.

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