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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 games such as Brothers In Arms: Road to Hill 30, Brothers In Arms: Earned in Blood, Halo: Combat Evolved for PC, and the Half-Life expansions Opposing Force and Blue Shift.

An award-winning independent video game development studio, Gearbox Software is respected industry-wide for their ability to create award winning, blockbuster interactive entertainment. Comprised of veteran talent, Gearbox Software has established itself as an industry leader, developing games for consoles and personal computers for many of the industry's top franchise including Half-life, Halo: Combat Evolved, Counter-Strike, James Bond and Tony Hawk.

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. With Brothers In Arms Road to Hill 30, Gearbox Software launched its first original brand, receiving critical acclaim and record sales in 2005.

Gearbox Software is located in Plano, Texas near Dallas, Texas. The studio is currently developing original titles for next generation video game consoles, portable systems, and Windows Vista, including Brothers In Arms: Hell's Highway, an untitled Alien game, and at least one other unnannounced project.

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 — Includes Half-Life: Opposing Force CTF
• Half-Life: Blue Shift — PC expansion (July 2001) — Includes Half-Life High Definition Pack and Half-Life: Opposing Force.
• Half-Life — Sony Playstation 2 (November 2001).
• Half-Life Platinum Pack — PC (August 2002) — Includes Half-Life: Opposing Force, Half-Life: Blue Shift, and Counter-Strike.
• 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.
• Halo: Custom Edition — PC expansion for Halo: Combat Evolved (May 2004).
• Counter-Strike: Condition Zero — PC (March 2004) — Co-developed with Ritual Entertainment and Valve Software.
• 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 D-Day — Sony PSP (December 2006)
• Brothers In Arms (for Wii) — Nintendo Wii (2007)
• Brothers In Arms: DS — Nintendo DS (2007)
• Brothers In Arms: Hell's Highway — PC, Microsoft Xbox 360, Sony Playstation 3 (TBA 2007)
• Untitled Alien FPS game — PC, Microsoft Xbox 360, Sony Playstation 3 (2009)

See also

• Randy Pitchford

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
• SEGA taps Gearbox Software to develop Alien title for next-generation systems