Gearbox Software - About the company
Gearbox Software is an acquired company based in Frisco (United States), founded in 1999 by Randy Pitchford, Rob Heironimus, Brian Martel, Prabakaran Karan and Landon Montgomery. It operates as a Game development studio. The company has 763 active competitors, including 86 funded and 145 that have exited. Its top competitors include companies like Epic Games, Electronic Arts and Activision.
Company Details
Game development studio.The company develops FPS and actions games for PC and Console platforms. It has developed a game known as Half-Life which is a sci-fi based FPS game. It has also developed multiple games including Battle Born - a multiplayer online battle arena game and Brothers in Arms - a war game published by Ubisoft.
- Website
- www.gearboxsoftware.com/
- Social
- Registered Address
- Frisco, Texas
Key Metrics
Founded Year
1999
Location
Frisco, United States
Stage
Acquired
Investors
Ranked
20th among 763 active competitors
Employee Count
441 as on Dec 31, 2021
Investment & Acquisitions
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Exit Details
Acquired by Take-Two Interactive (Mar 28, 2024)
Legal entities associated with Gearbox Software
Gearbox Software is associated with 1 legal entity given below:
Legal Entity Name | Date of Incorporation | Revenue | Latest Employee Count | Documents |
|---|---|---|---|---|
GEARBOX SOFTWARE LLC CIN: 752806132 , United States, Active | Dec 26, 999 | - | 1039 (As on Dec 31, 2023) | - |
Gearbox Software's acquisition details
Gearbox Software got acquired by Take-Two Interactive on Mar 28, 2024 at an acquisition amount of $460M.
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Gearbox Software's funding and investors
Gearbox Software is a funded company. Gearbox Software has 2 institutional investors.
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Gearbox Software's founders and board of directors
Founder? Claim ProfileThe founders of Gearbox Software are Randy Pitchford, Rob Heironimus, Brian Martel, Prabakaran Karan and Landon Montgomery.
Here are the details of Gearbox Software's key team members:
- Randy Pitchford: Co-Founder & President of Gearbox Software.
- Rob Heironimus: Co-Founder of Gearbox Software.
- Brian Martel: Former Co-Founder of Gearbox Software.
- Prabakaran Karan: Co-Founder of Gearbox Software.
- Landon Montgomery: Co-Founder of Gearbox Software.
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Gearbox Software's employee count trend
Gearbox Software has 441 employees as of Dec 21. The total employee count is 16.0% more than what it was in Dec 20. Here is Gearbox Software's employee count trend over the years:
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Gearbox Software's Competitors and alternates
Top competitors of Gearbox Software include Epic Games, Electronic Arts and Activision. Here is the list of Top 10 competitors of Gearbox Software, ranked by Tracxn score:
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Rank | Company Details | Short Description | Total Funding | Investors | Tracxn Score |
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1st | Epic Games 1991, Cary (United States), Series F | Digital distribution platform for desktop PC games | $8.13B | 83/100 | |
2nd | Electronic Arts 1982, Redwood City (United States), Acquired | Developer of interactive entertainment software, games, and online content | - | 74/100 | |
3rd | Activision 1979, Santa Monica (United States), Funding Raised | Video game developer and publisher | - | 69/100 | |
4th | Video game software and hardware developer | - | - | 68/100 | |
5th | Codemasters 1986, Warwick (United Kingdom), Acquired | Video game developer specializing in core games | $98.6M | 67/100 | |
6th | Provider of video game development, publishing, and entertainment services | - | 66/100 | ||
7th | ZeniMax 1999, Washington, DC (United States), Acquired | Video game developer and publisher | $496M | 66/100 | |
8th | _1559790947474.png?devicePixelRatio=2&height=30&width=30){kind=logo} Rockstar Games 1998, New York City (United States), Funding Raised | Video games publisher focusing on core games | - | - | 65/100 |
9th | Mobile entertainment and communication | $722M | 64/100 | ||
10th |  Square Enix 1984, London (United Kingdom), Public | Video game developer focusing on core games | - | - | 64/100 |
20th | Gearbox Software 1999, Frisco (United States), Acquired | Game development studio | - | 59/100 |
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Gearbox Software's Investments and acquisitions
Gearbox Software has acquired Captured Dimensions. Gearbox Software has not made any investments as of now.Reports related to Gearbox Software
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News related to Gearbox Software
Filter this listMedia has covered Gearbox Software for a total of 13 events in the last 1 year, 11 of them have been about company updates and 1 about people movement.
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Risk of Rain 2 DLC ‘Hallowed Concepts’ AnnouncedGematsu•Apr 09, 2026•Gearbox Software, Gearbox Publishing
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Borderlands 4 patch backfires with players reporting increased stuttering after Gearbox updateNotebookcheck Publishing GmbH•Sep 27, 2025•Gearbox Software
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Borderlands 4 to feature 30 billion 'unique' weapons due to procedural generation and customizationNotebookcheck Publishing GmbH•Aug 14, 2025•Gearbox Software
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Borderlands® 4 Coming to Nintendo Switch™ 2 on October 3Cerebral•Aug 01, 2025•2K games, Gearbox Software
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Gearbox acquires 3D tech company Captured DimensionsGame Developer•Jul 11, 2025•Gearbox Software, Captured Dimensions
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Adi Shankar Acquires Duke Nukem Animated Rights, Promises Unfiltered TakeTechStory•Jun 22, 2025•Gearbox Software
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