#Gearbox

[shinakazami1]

I want to finish this for months now but I also think its alr finished... god this would make a cool poster i think. i want to start maing posters

[genericseal]

how to kill all your games hype in a couple easy steps

[its-where-the-wild-things-are]

[hyperionjack]

yooooo Gearbox still has that Jack statue!! 👀

[mvfm-25]

" The good life! " Dreamcast Monthly Magazine (DCM) n14 - November, 2000.

[spark-circuit]

Remember to redeem your free golden/diamond keys for each game! (Also works with various platforms like Switch etc)

Code: SXFBT-39953-J33TT-3T333-KSHW6

Edit: Whoops, this is actually an older code I never found! The most recent BL4 reveal code is SFXJT-S3XS3-3T3JT-33BTJ-R33JJ, which gives you 75 golden keys and 20 diamond keys!

[studioskorm]

[duckydemons]

thinking about how duke is in the promo art for the postal documentary that comes out next Friday

duke canon to postal guys, proof

[the-cpu-system]

Petition for Gearbox to either understand their own game's characters and aesthetic for once or just fucking stop making Borderlands games

[geekcavepodcast]

Moxxi Headlines in New Borderlands Comic Book

Dark Horse, in collaboration with Gearbox Entertainment, has announced a new comic book set in the Borderlands universe. Borderlands: Moxxi's Mysterious Memento is written by Amy Chu, illustrated by Mike Norton, colored by Heather Breckel, and lettered by Deron Bennet.

"Former celebrity and current badass Siren Amara misses the fame and excitement of her glory days. Nowadays, common stooges don’t know who they’re messing with—though they’ll soon find out. In order to reclaim the highs of her former heroics, she needs a gig. Luckily, Moxxi needs help recovering a mysterious artifact!" (Dark Horse)

Borderlands: Moxxi's Mysterious Memento #1 (of 4) goes on sale on Novebmer 13, 2024.

(Image via Dark Horse - Cover of Borderlands: Moxxi's Mysterious Memento #1)

[clementineslawyer]

Tiny Tina icons (as requested)

I want to credit https://cruddyborderlandstheories.tumblr.com/ for the picture of Tina's echo portrait.

[woollyrhinocrafts]

Let's Talk About Gearbox

I mean Gearbox Software, the development company behind the Borderlands video games, which have been some of my favorites for their unhinged tomfoolery and general ridiculousness, but then also profoundly deep moments for stark contrast, of course. 

You may be familiar with my crochet Claptrap pattern. See it. It's extremely detailed. Not for the faint of heart. It is so much assembly. So many parts. Takes so long.

The pattern has been around for a while (since 2012, I think). I've made a lot of improvements over the years and recently added videos to help with the buckwild assembly. It was even featured on some official Borderlands social media back in the day. Back in the day when Gearbox was cool with fans making stuff.

What do you mean, Michelle? You might be wondering.

Well, well, well. I got a nice lil cease and desist notice from Gearbox the other day and the pattern was removed from Etsy and Ravelry. Shit happens. And they have the "legal" right to do this. It is, in fact, their IP and whatever. 

The amount of money I've made from selling the pattern for over a decade is a drop of water in the ocean of a million dollar company, so I think cease and desists from million dollar companies to individuals like myself is really fucking stupid, but it normally doesn't bother me. It does not impact my feelings toward a company at all. I normally give it a lol, make the patterns free so no one makes money, and add whatever company to the list of million dollar companies that I have butthurt with my patterns. Again, getting a lil CnD normally doesn't bother me AT ALL, but getting one from Gearbox does, obviously, or I wouldn't be bitching about it.

Let me rant for a moment: I've only ever actually made three of these. I do not make them custom because they take like 50 hours to make. It is not as if I am mass producing Claptrap plushies in a Chinese sweatshop for pennies on the dollar and marking them up for a 300% profit. I am in no way genuinely interfering with their own official merchandise. 

My first problem is thus: it represents a change that I did not want to see in their mentality toward their fans. 

What's more...I looked into the report, which was filed by someone with the super made-up sounding title "Customer Protection Specialist." What customers are they protecting? I am a customer. I have been a loyal customer. I have purchased official Borderlands merch. I have essentially done free promotion for their games. But I daresay, they do not offer a crocheted Claptrap nor a crochet pattern for one, so I was filling a void and making a negligible profit compared to the profits they make. 

It has been proven time and time again that people who buy fanart and fan-made stuff STILL BUY OFFICIAL STUFF. I am not TAKING AWAY their money. I am not claiming I conceived of the character. I praised the games in the pattern and the listing.

But I digress and here is the real issue: the "Customer Protection Specialist" actually seemed to be contracted from an AI company that Gearbox has outsourced to. I will not name the AI company nor link to it because I do not want to help their SEO in any way. The AI company's sole purpose is to find "infringement" so companies can "protect" their IP. This is cool if someone has perhaps stolen, you know, your logo or your slogan or something, but to use it for fanworks...to go after fanart...to go after someone who is a supporter of your IP...

Gross.

Just fucking gross. 

Another way AI is killing art.

And guess what, my wallet is now non-buynary. They've lost a customer they were trying to "protect." Borderlands 4 can fuck right off, and if you give a shit about fanart, well...I'm not going to tell you what to do, but hopefully you get the idea.

[comma-tose]

Now Gearbox sweetie, listen to me.

We do NOT have to kill off a past vault hunter in this borderlands 4... Especially from Pre-Sequel or Tales, leave my babies alone.

[destisaurrex]

A little late on the Borderlands hype train… 👀

But hey! I needed a new wallpaper for my pc

[bitterbellflowers]

Redraw of a piece from 2018-

[thatmoodyguy3101]

I was inspired to pose Gordon, Adrian, and Barney (and Otis) after some poses done by Jade Macalla on DeviantArt. Credits below the break

Gordon head and Crowbar made by Valve for Half-Life Alyx, ported by Red Menace for SFM HEV Suit Classic V3 by DetectiveEdd for SFMLab Barney head by Valve for Half-Life 2 Guard base body by Crowbar Collective Classic Guard Vest by Diamond for Black Mesa Otis by BMCE team for Black Mesa Adrian Shephard by Romka Glock 17, MP5SD5 and M203Pi by Anton Hand for H3VR MP5SD pic rail mount from Insurgency: Sandstorm M40A1 GMod port by Stained Soldier OF2 Wrench Gmod Port by βetaβine Classic Barnacle by Brain Dead for Black Mesa

Gordon Pose 1: https://www.deviantart.com/jademacalla/art/34yosr-01-961216294 Gordon Pose 2: https://www.deviantart.com/jademacalla/art/34yosr-04-962218985 Adrian Pose 1: https://www.deviantart.com/jademacalla/art/STOCKTOBER23-01-988607842 Adrian Pose 2: https://www.deviantart.com/jademacalla/art/F2-AA-11-963281741 Barney and Otis Pose: https://www.deviantart.com/jademacalla/art/MIB-Stock-30-296343230