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The Best Office In The Video Game Industry

If you ran a dev studio like Gearbox, would your office be as cool as Randy Pitchford's?

By Brad Shoemaker  |  Aug. 18, 2009

While I was in the Dallas area for QuakeCon last week, I was lucky enough to swing by the Gearbox offices in their lofty place atop a Plano highrise. Primarily, I was there to see Borderlands, which is looking great but which I'm otherwise bound not to talk about for a couple of weeks here.

Anyway, since Jeff just spoke to the company's president Randy Pitchford on that neat-looking game in the recent past, I figured I'd use my interview time to investigate another subject I'd heard tales about: the nostalgic excellence of Pitchford's office. Embark on a little video tour, won't you?
 
 
   
 
Note: Any game developers out there who think they have a cooler office, I'd love to see pictures!
Filed under: Gearbox Software LLC, Randy Pitchford
129 Comments
buzz_killingtonon Aug. 18, 2009 at 5:16 p.m.

Is that...... HEAVEN????
Death_Burnout is online on Aug. 18, 2009 at 5:16 p.m.
Hell Effin Yes!
RipTheVeinson Aug. 18, 2009 at 5:16 p.m.
I think that Kotaku just ran a few stories about developer's desks, Tim Schafer included, but that was definitely boss.
Bigandtastyon Aug. 18, 2009 at 5:17 p.m.
The preview picture is already great.
MatthewMeadowson Aug. 18, 2009 at 5:18 p.m.
Get this gentleman on a podcast!!!!
copycatzenon Aug. 18, 2009 at 5:20 p.m.

I live two blocks from there 
 
So close and so far away...
skyline7284on Aug. 18, 2009 at 5:20 p.m.
Yeah Kotaku ran a story on this
eroticfishcakeon Aug. 18, 2009 at 5:20 p.m.
Whoever said gamers were uncultured?
 
Much respect to that man.
InfiniteGeasson Aug. 18, 2009 at 5:21 p.m.
Looks like a cool place to work.
Dark_Detectiveon Aug. 18, 2009 at 5:22 p.m.
awesome
warxsnakeon Aug. 18, 2009 at 5:22 p.m.
I'd post pics of my shitty desk from inside the "vault" aka james cameron's Avatar at Ubisoft Montreal, but as our nickname to the production floor indicates, it's a very secret place :/ (blame FOX).
ObsideonDarmanon Aug. 18, 2009 at 5:22 p.m.
Awesome, so looking forward to Borderlands 
 
Randy Pitchford is such a nice Guy
Ivanetcon Aug. 18, 2009 at 5:22 p.m.
hahah yeah i saw some pics of this on kotaku
crazy stuff. seeing all of those old consoles makes me feel super young ;_;
 
oh randy, still excited as ever for borderlands hahah
 
looks good though!
Alaska_Gameron Aug. 18, 2009 at 5:22 p.m.

Very cool place. Love how he has all those consoles on display.

DondonIconon Aug. 18, 2009 at 5:23 p.m.
What a classy man.
hamlaseron Aug. 18, 2009 at 5:25 p.m.
i just popped 16 boners
SuperfluousMonikeron Aug. 18, 2009 at 5:25 p.m.
Damn, nice view and nice collection. Classy.
OllyOxenFreeon Aug. 18, 2009 at 5:25 p.m.
lawdy!
Red12bon Aug. 18, 2009 at 5:26 p.m.

AWESOME!
Tuggahon Aug. 18, 2009 at 5:26 p.m.
KB Toys name drop... best video ever.

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