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SHOCKING: Randy pitchford - What They Never Told You

2026's weirdest tech leak involves scuba diving, a Caribbean island, and Gearbox head honcho Randy Pitchford, and no, it's not what you expect

Water reveal.

PC Gamer

A Pixel Watch 5 may have leaked from the most unlikely place yet

An alleged Pixel Watch 5 surfaced from the ocean with key specs on display, turning a bizarre scuba-diving find into one of Google’s strangest leaks yet.

Android Central

The Google Pixel Watch 5 has reportedly leaked in a bizarre scuba diving discovery, but the incident is more than a bit fishy

A Google Pixel Watch 5 has been found at the bottom of the sea, and it's the most unhinged tech leak since the iPhone 4 in 2010.

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Google's Alleged New Pixel Watch 5 Reportedly Found in the Ocean in Strange Leak

An alleged Google Pixel Watch 5 prototype was reportedly found underwater near St. Martin, fuelling speculation over its authenticity as images of the device circulate online.

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Randy Pitchford says Gearbox has a firm no-AI policy after posting an AI-generated image of an AI working at Gearbox

Randy just wanted to have a little fun, but it didn't work out so well.

PC Gamer

Gearbox head Randy Pitchford says Borderlands maker won't use AI for "any work that could ever be seen" after posting ChatGPT-generated image of a Gearbox employee

That guy is not real, and does not work at Gearbox

GamesRadar

Borderlands 4 Switch 2 port looks dead as Gearbox parent Take-Two "pauses development"

Borderlands 4 on Switch 2 was delayed indefinitely back in September, but it seems it's dead for good now

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Gearbox CEO Randy Pitchford says late FPS icon Vince Zampella would "create mischievous joy" – like "trolling" Eli Roth in Borderlands during a pre-movie "tour"

"BAM, Vince would troll him again"

GamesRadar

Nintendo will "never position" itself as a direct PlayStation competitor regardless of the Switch 2's third-party games, former Nintendo of America president says: "It's not in their DNA"

But he "absolutely" thinks there's a player base there for those AAA third-party games to come to Switch 2

GamesRadar

Borderlands 4 creator says gaming has no Citizen Kane — and maybe no masterpieces at all

Randy Pitchford is once again stirring discussion after claiming that gaming has yet to see its “Citizen Kane” moment. Speaking in a Shacknews interview about Borderlands 4, the developer reflected on the massive scale of AAA games before suggesting the industry hasn’t yet produced a single defining masterpiece.

Windows Central

Magical Randy Pitchford summons the ghost of games discourse past, says games 'Haven't even had our Citizen Kane yet'

The Citizen Kane of gaming is, of course, Croc: Legend of the Gobbos.

PC Gamer

After Randy Pitchford had a game cancelled by EA, he was called by Gabe Newell out of nowhere to ask if he wanted to work on Half-Life: "I don't believe in manifestation - I believe in coincidence"

Half-Life: Opposing Force would release nine months later

GamesRadar

Borderlands boss Randy Pitchford says the games industry is "just getting started": "We haven't even had our Citizen Kane yet, let alone Jurassic Park or Star Wars. We're just figuring this s**t out"

It definitely wasn't The Pre-Sequel, that's for sure

GamesRadar

Borderlands 4 smashes sales in the US, says analyst—it was the top dog in September, the fastest-selling entry in the series, and is already the 3rd most-bought game this year

Phat loot.

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Despite past posting, Randy Pitchford is actually 'happy to live in that world' where Borderlands 4 complaints aren't about 'how we f*cked up the story', after all

… Sure, alright.

GamesRadar

Gearbox's Randy Pitchford is pretty happy with Borderlands 4 story feedback: "Isn't it weird to ship a game where the biggest complaint isn't how we f***ed up the story?"

"Everyone's like, 'nah, story's awesome, characters, we love it'"

GamesRadar

Gearbox boss Randy Pitchford said we'd have to wait at least 5 years to see Borderlands 4 get a major discount, but we've only had to wait 1 month for its first smaller discount as it's already 20% off on Steam

All three versions of Borderlands 4 are temporarily marked down

PC Gamer

Randy Pitchford says sifting through the loot in Borderlands 4 is tickling a fundamental part of you: 'Our brains need to do it, and our brains like doing it, and we’re better off when we do it'

"Most of what our prefrontal cortex is for—why that adaptation exists and what it’s used for—is that skill, or versions of it. We’ve reduced it down into this design."

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GamesRadar

Borderlands 4's loot grind is good for your brain, Gearbox boss Randy Pitchford says, and that the studio would "be dead" if other competitors understood that better

Randy says "most of what our prefrontal cortex is for" is picking better loot

GamesRadar

Borderlands 4 boss Randy Pitchford channels Hideo Kojima, hopes to make "an NPC or a gun or a side quest" based on a guy who told him he looks like Randy Pitchford

Now he just needs to find this guy

GamesRadar

Borderlands 4 datamine suggests Ava was replaced in Gearbox's new looter shooter, and now fans want the divisive character back: "We were robbed of a generational story"

Amara might be doing more than just pet-sitting in the sequel

PC Gamer

After telling Borderlands 4 player to 'game that sh*t', Randy Pitchford finds out that you cannot, in fact, game that sh*t—says 'well, sh*t', confirms it's a bug and that it'll be fixed 'within the next two weeks'

Ask and ye shall receive.

GamesRadar

Gearbox boss Randy Pitchford can only say "well, s***" after learning a bug is blocking some Borderlands 4 players from sharing loot the way he recommended, but the devs are on it

What a load of Claptrap

Windows Central

Borderlands 4's 1st DLC Vault Hunter has been revealed — this gambling, robot gunslinger may be the character to finally convince me to jump back into Borderlands after a decade

Gearbox Software appeared at Tokyo Game Show 2025 to show a teaser trailer for Borderlands 4's newest Vault Hunter, C4SH, who will be added to the game in its 1st DLC Story Expansion pack.

PC Gamer

The first DLC vault hunter in Borderlands 4 will be a robot cowboy gambler named C4SH who throws playing cards

Sidekick called T4NGO not confirmed.

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