A quote from Gearbox president Randy Pitchford that read, “‘I’m sure Duke will have some demands of me and I’ve gotta work on Borderlands 2, right?’ (laughs),” was mistakenly assumed to be a confirmation the Borderlands 2 was in development. That is from an interview on vg247.com here.
They have just confirmed that that was NOT a confirmation of Borderlands 2.
“Please pay close attention to the “laughs” bit at the end. This clearly implies Pitchford was making a joke. We thought we made that clear. Apparently, not clear enough.
To set the record straight, we contacted the man himself. This is what he had to say on the matter: “Yes, of course I was joking. It’s absurd to think otherwise and irresponsible for someone to represent otherwise,” he said.
“There has been a lot of people assuming that we are working on Borderlands 2. The reality is that we have made no announcements about future plans there.
“I was making a joke about the assumption that people have made that effort on Duke affects the future of Borderlands.
“It was a joke.”
Hopefully, this will quell any further rumors or false confirmations that Pitchford admitted to VG247 that Gearbox was, indeed, working on Borderlands 2.”
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Written by: Oly
- Senior PR Manager
#1 by Jason on February 11th, 2011 [ 27888 Points ]
Has this been confirmed on the cancel of the confirmed? So confirmed, confirmed? Waiting for Lukes comment
#2 by pedrolabate on February 11th, 2011 [ 39934 Points ]
So… is he saying it was a joke? It’s very clear to me ¬¬
#3 by pedrolabate on February 11th, 2011 [ 39934 Points ]
I actually meant “It’s NOT very clear to me” as a joke.
#4 by Oly on February 11th, 2011 [ 129805 Points ]
Yes, he’s basically saying it’s a joke because everyones been telling them they have to do it!
#5 by premiersoupir on February 11th, 2011 [ 16290 Points ]
I could really do with some Borderlands 2!