Randy Pitchford faced heavy backlash after posting an AI image he called a «joke selfie», yet he insists Gearbox doesn't use AI professionally. 😬

Fans who already suspected AI-written patch notes for Borderlands 4 treated the post as proof. Pitchford blamed mistakes on the "human factor", but his blunt tone only poured fuel on the ethics debate, to many, it was a clear FAIL.

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🤖 Randy Pitchford of Gearbox posted an AI selfie that barely looks like him, a whiteboard in the shot reads «Borderlands 4» and «New IP», and players flipped out.

He called it a "silly joke", but after the game's mixed September reception fans interpreted the image as a hint that jobs might be cut in favor of neural nets. Pitchford snapped back, insisting the company doesn't use AI in customer products. PISSED

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⚡️ Gearbox has laid out the post‑DLC roadmap for Borderlands 4, three big update waves across 1.6, 1.8.

30 April (1.6), balance pass for new hero C4SH and more frequent world events; May (1.7), a free raid‑boss fight, unique pearlescent gear and a hardcore seventh difficulty for UVHM; June (1.8), a brutal Takedown with exclusive loot plus a paid Bounty Pack 3 (new vault map, missions, vehicles). Roadmap also promises cross‑saves...

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No game, but boxes exist: Borderlands 4 for Switch 2 is delayed, yet physical copies have surfaced, inside there's not a cartridge but a Game-Key Card with a download code. A Reddit buyer grabbed one from a reseller and couldn't launch because the digital release isn't out, so the code can't fetch the files.

Looks like they printed the run early to save on expensive high-capacity cartridges (PC build is 100 GB). While Gearbox patc...

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⚡️Risk of Rain 2 is getting a dark DLC, Hallowed Concepts, announced by Gearbox Publishing & Gearbox Software, release date TBA, but the expansion's contents are out.

The DLC deepens the N'Kuhana mythos and cranks up cultish, death-soaked vibes on Petrichor V: returning Damp Caverns, a creepy village Tenebrous Quagmire and the sacred The Lurid Basilica; expect new enemies, curse mechanics that force constant adaptation, tougher a...

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