{"id":296304,"date":"2025-10-13T18:14:58","date_gmt":"2025-10-13T18:14:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/article.php?article_id=2159953"},"modified":"2025-10-13T18:14:58","modified_gmt":"2025-10-13T18:14:58","slug":"seven-borderlands-veterans-leave-gearbox","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/arcader.org\/news\/seven-borderlands-veterans-leave-gearbox\/","title":{"rendered":"Seven Borderlands veterans leave Gearbox"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/arcader.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/seven-borderlands-veterans-leave-gearbox.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/p>\n<p>A set of senior developers have left Borderlands studio Gearbox.<\/p>\n<p>Several of the group, including senior producer Christopher Brock, lead mission designer Keith Schuler and art director Scott Kester, had all been with Gearbox for more than a decade, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.axios.com\/signup\/gaming\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Axios<\/a> reported.<\/p>\n<p>Creative director Paul Sage, UX\/Game Feel director Chris Strasz and lead character artist Kevin Penrod have also departed. All are intending to work together on a new indie project.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/articles\/2021-07-23-seven-gearbox-veterans-leave-studio\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<p> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/articles\/2021-07-23-seven-gearbox-veterans-leave-studio\">Source<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A set of senior developers have left Borderlands studio Gearbox. Several of the group, including senior producer Christopher Brock, lead mission designer Keith Schuler and art director Scott Kester, had all been with Gearbox for more than a decade, Axios reported. Creative director Paul Sage, UX\/Game Feel director Chris Strasz and lead character artist Kevin Penrod have also departed. All are intending to work together on a new indie project. 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