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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 game games such as Brothers In Arms: Road to Hill 30, Brothers In Arms: Earned in Blood and the Half-Life expansions Opposing Force and Blue Shift (which were their first works and made their name).

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 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 Platinum Pack — PC (August 2002) — Includes Half-Life: Opposing Force, Half-Life: Blue Shift, and Counter-Strike.
Half-Life — Sony Playstation 2 (November 2001).
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: War Stories — 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^[1])

References

^ SEGA and Twentieth Century Fox Licensing & Merchandising to bring Alien franchise to next-gen systems. Retrieved on December 17, 2006.

External links

[alien-1] SEGA and Twentieth Century Fox Licensing & Merchandising to bring Alien franchise to next-gen systems. Retrieved on December 17, 2006.

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 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 currently developing original titles for next generation video game consoles and Windows Vista.
+Gearbox Software is located in [[Plano, Texas]] near [[Dallas, Texas]]. The studio is currently developing original titles for next generation video game consoles and Windows Vista, including [[Brothers In Arms: Hell's Highway]], an untitled [[Alien (film series)|Alien]] game, and at least one other unnannounced project.
-Gearbox Software is located in [[Plano, Texas]] near [[Dallas, Texas]].
 ==Games developed by Gearbox Software==
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 *''[[Brothers In Arms: War Stories]]'' &mdash; [[Nintendo DS]] (2007)
 *''[[Brothers In Arms: Hell's Highway]]'' &mdash; [[Personal Computer|PC]], [[Xbox 360|Microsoft Xbox 360]], [[Playstation 3|Sony Playstation 3]] (TBA 2007)
-*untitled ''[[Alien (film series)|Alien]]'' [[First-person shooter|FPS]] game &mdash; [[Personal Computer|PC]], [[Xbox 360|Microsoft Xbox 360]], [[Playstation 3|Sony Playstation 3]]  (2009<ref name="alien">[http://www.sega.com/corporate/corporate.php?item=pr_20061211a SEGA and Twentieth Century Fox Licensing & Merchandising to bring Alien franchise to next-gen systems]. Retrieved on [[December 17]], [[2006]].</ref>)
+*Untitled ''[[Alien (film series)|Alien]]'' [[First-person shooter|FPS]] game &mdash; [[Personal Computer|PC]], [[Xbox 360|Microsoft Xbox 360]], [[Playstation 3|Sony Playstation 3]]  (2009<ref name="alien">[http://www.sega.com/corporate/corporate.php?item=pr_20061211a SEGA and Twentieth Century Fox Licensing & Merchandising to bring Alien franchise to next-gen systems]. Retrieved on [[December 17]], [[2006]].</ref>)
 ==See also==