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Borderlands creator Matt Armstrong leaves Gearbox

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As the headline says, the Borderlands creator is now no longer working at Gearbox, having split on good terms by the sound of things.

Armstrong created Borderlands, a loot ‘n shoot extravaganza that pitted various players as one of several vault hunters as they scoured the plains of the alien planet Pandora for weapons which could inflict ludicrous amounts of massively-numbered damage on enemies. Originally far more grim and realistic in its original state, Borderlands would go on to boast cel-shaded visuals that made the gam stand out in a sea of realistic shooters.

But it sounds like Armstrong is ready for something new, having recently tweeted out the following:

Now’s as good a time as any for Armstrong to depart. Borderlands 2 is done and dusted, having recently jumped platforms in a Handsome Collection that bundled in The Pre-Sequel as well. 2K Australia have also been scuppered, so it looks like all efforts are being thrown into a sequel. It’ll be a game that will also not see Borderlands 2 and Pre-Sequel writer Anthony Burch on board, as he left to pursue other projects as well a short while ago.

Still, all the best to Armstrong. Having created one of my favourite gaming franchises of all time, has earned him major brownie points in my book. It’s a page filled with like-minded visionaries, right next to that other list of people that I’ll one day meet up with when I’m not listening to Electric Light Orchestra and putting on lipstick.

Last Updated: April 20, 2015

45 Comments

  1. Sad, but let’s see what other new games he can come up with. Borderlands is easily in my top 10 list, so let’s hope for great things in the future from him.

    Also, Borderlands 3 HYPE!

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    • Dutch Matrix

      April 20, 2015 at 14:23

      Half Life 3 NOT confirmed!

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      • Pariah

        April 20, 2015 at 14:24

        What’s a Half Life 3 precious?

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        • Dutch Matrix

          April 20, 2015 at 14:25

          It’s an urban myth. Like Darryn’s love life…

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          • Pariah

            April 20, 2015 at 14:27

            Ouch. I felt that.

            *Not what she said.

            *RUNS

        • Lord Chaos

          April 20, 2015 at 14:28

          The amount of time required for a Ryanza-1 isotope to fall to half it’s original value

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          • Pariah

            April 20, 2015 at 14:29

            I may not be great at maths, but if I remember correctly, half of 0 is still 0?

          • Lord Chaos

            April 20, 2015 at 14:31

            Sorry, replace value with troll-weight

          • Pariah

            April 20, 2015 at 14:32

            Ah, that may be significantly more substantial. Perhaps an algebraic value such as x will do?

  2. Hammersteyn

    April 20, 2015 at 14:08

    DAT profile pic, they start younger every year.

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  3. Blood Emperor Trevor

    April 20, 2015 at 14:08

    Sies D, Borderlands isn’t gam.

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  4. Kromas,powered by windows 10.

    April 20, 2015 at 14:09

    That last part will give me nightmares so thanks for that. 🙁

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    • Blood Emperor Trevor

      April 20, 2015 at 14:18

      Could have been worse, he left out the part where he’s wearing his… beach attire.

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      • Dutch Matrix

        April 20, 2015 at 14:20

        I fear not the Mankini!

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        • Pariah

          April 20, 2015 at 14:25

          Looks like the Admiral aint the only one to have a lobotomy…

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          • Dutch Matrix

            April 20, 2015 at 14:26

            Son, if you had seen what I had seen in my life… You would be thankful for the Mankini as worn by Darryn…

        • Admiral Chief asked for this

          April 20, 2015 at 14:29

          Refresh if you dare…

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          • Kromas,powered by windows 10.

            April 20, 2015 at 14:31

            WHYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYY!!!!!

          • Pariah

            April 20, 2015 at 14:32

            I didn’t refresh. Because I don’t dare. This is the Admiral.

          • Kromas,powered by windows 10.

            April 20, 2015 at 14:35

            I was not on the page so I did not have the refresh option just the banana hammock staring at me. :()

          • Pariah

            April 20, 2015 at 14:42

            I sincerely feel for you man.

          • Kromas,powered by windows 10.

            April 20, 2015 at 14:48

            I have decided to go and try to youtube bananas in pajamas so maybe something in the opposite direction can neutralize what I was subjected to.

          • Admiral Chief asked for this

            April 20, 2015 at 14:50

            Try this one

            http://bringvictory.com/

            If this does not get you away from THAT image, then nothing will

          • Kromas,powered by windows 10.

            April 20, 2015 at 14:54

            Fool me once shame on you. Fool me twice …

          • Admiral Chief asked for this

            April 20, 2015 at 15:05

            Don’t tell me you actually clicked the link?

          • Kromas,powered by windows 10.

            April 20, 2015 at 15:09

            Nope. And I can I’ve with the fact that I wanna know what the link is about but caution beats curiosity in this particular case. 🙂

          • Admiral Chief asked for this

            April 20, 2015 at 15:22

            I can PROMISE you will NOT think of the ManDini after this link (and yes, it is SFW)

          • Kromas,powered by windows 10.

            April 20, 2015 at 15:25

            Yeah ……

          • Admiral Chief asked for this

            April 20, 2015 at 15:27

            Belief it becoz it ar troo

          • Kromas,powered by windows 10.

            April 20, 2015 at 15:28

            Even if it is ar troo dee troo I still would not believe.

          • Admiral Chief asked for this

            April 20, 2015 at 14:46

            I shall endeavor to remind you of this horror more frequently

          • Admiral Chief asked for this

            April 20, 2015 at 14:37

            Coward huehuehue

          • Lord Chaos

            April 20, 2015 at 14:33

            I’m fucked in the head, not stupid. 😛

          • Pariah

            April 20, 2015 at 14:33

            XD

          • Admiral Chief asked for this

            April 20, 2015 at 14:41

            Fine, I will just get some OTHER place to spam you with it…

          • Dutch Matrix

            April 20, 2015 at 14:38

            I refreshed. I laughed in the face of danger! Not so much something I want to encounter in a dark alley though…

          • Admiral Chief asked for this

            April 20, 2015 at 14:39

            Or ANY alley for that matter

          • ReaperOfSquirrels

            April 20, 2015 at 14:57

            Rather a dark alley than a well lit one…

          • Admiral Chief asked for this

            April 20, 2015 at 15:06

            Rather kill with fire I say

  5. RinceThis

    April 20, 2015 at 14:51

    Good luck dude!

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  6. Norm

    April 20, 2015 at 14:56

    Still playing the hell out of BL2.

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    • Admiral Chief asked for this

      April 20, 2015 at 15:06

      Aye, same here

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  7. Ryanza

    April 20, 2015 at 15:01

  8. Joe Black

    April 20, 2015 at 16:37

    Ah… Borderlands. Such greatness.

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  9. Salah

    June 6, 2015 at 20:23

    I think he’s tired of watching Borderlands be milked into irrelevance. It’s not anger on either side of the fence. It’s just… you can wait only so long before you realize the milking is never going to stop. Not ever.

    Make money with play video game

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