Call of Duty development offer declined by Gearbox

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You may be familiar with Gearbox, they are the company who developed Borderlands. Well, reports are coming out that Gearbox has turned down an opportunity to develop a Call of Duty game because their studio boss Randy Pitchford "saw no real challenge" in it.

During an interview several months ago with the German site KGN, Randy Pitchford stated that Gearbox only develops a game "when we can contribute to an existing brand something new - a kind of unique perspective and a new approach."

Mr. Pitchford does not feel that opportunity is present with the Call of Duty series.

Seeing how important the Call of Duty series is to Activision, and how dominant the game is due to a set formula the previous developers have followed each year, Pitchford went on to question just how much flexibility his studio would even have if they were to pursue the next Call of Duty.

Pitchford stated, "You have to play by the rules of the series." He then stated, "You have to do what is expected of a Call of Duty. In this I see but no real challenge for us. It would not strengthen our reputation as a studio, it would not be really motivating for our team."

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ExtolledSmurfPosted:

Lol borderlands is ghey.

ActPosted:

DeadlyDasher
Iglesias Glad Gearbox declined. No one should help Call of Duty. They have been losing sales through out the years.


And they have been the most sold games throughout the years. What does that tell you?


It tells us that the average "gamer" has absolutely no standards.

DeadlyDasherPosted:

Super_Skunk
SasukeUzamaki
HarmfulMushroom I don't think I've laughed this hard in a good long while! My respect for Gearbox just went through the roof. Turning down an offer that would guarantee big profits because you wanted to develop something new and unique, don't see that everyday haha.


Couldn't have put it better myself LOOL. Call of Duty needs to die.


The kids love it though.


And according to my cousin who is in Afghanastans, a lot of the soldiers love it. But hey I guess the people risking their life so you can sit on the internet and talk shit without worrying about being bombed are little kids.

DeadlyDasherPosted:

Iglesias Glad Gearbox declined. No one should help Call of Duty. They have been losing sales through out the years.


And they have been the most sold games throughout the years. What does that tell you?

-AlonsoPosted:

Glad they turned it down,not a fan of any games they make.

SynybunPosted:

Im kind of surprised somebody dosnt want their name on a series as huge as call of duty

ImNotPhlegmAnymoreOKPosted:

Borderlands was a good game, they would of helped the COD franchise..

IglesiasPosted:

Glad Gearbox declined. No one should help Call of Duty. They have been losing sales through out the years.

FlashysLobbiesPosted:

Gearbox would make the game great.

KuroPosted:

I would of loved to see Call of Duty differently, instead of the same old boring crap. I think Gearbox would have made it good, IMO.


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