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Gearbox Software co-founder Randy Pitchford is stepping down as president of the company. <\/p>\n

Replacing him in the position is former chief technology officer Steve Jones, while Pitchford remains CEO of The Gearbox Entertainment Company (the holding company of Gearbox Software) and president of Gearbox Studios, which will oversee Gearbox’s development of film and television shows. <\/p>\n

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Gearbox Software co-founder Randy Pitchford is stepping down as president of the company. Replacing him in the position is former chief technology officer Steve Jones, while Pitchford remains CEO of The Gearbox Entertainment Company (the holding company of Gearbox Software) and president of Gearbox Studios, which will oversee Gearbox’s development of film and television shows. Read more Source<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":373963,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[230],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-373962","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-eurogamer"],"yoast_head":"\nRandy Pitchford steps down as Gearbox Software president | Arcader News<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Gearbox Software co-founder Randy Pitchford is stepping down as president of the company. 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