That’s what I think would have been a good idea, too: apparently the guy’s a prolific, known-in-the-fanbase Borderlands content person, so recognize that, recognize that views and clicks are his motivation, and incentivize him with an exclusive teaser video he can host on his channel. Give him an inconsequential bone…

This coming from a publisher for the same developer whose CEO got pissy about one set of journalists breaking a story that was promised exclusively to a different set of journalists?

Randy Pitchford is the CEO of Gearbox, a studio.

That’s a thin argument I think. I get how leaks can have negative effects on a company, but this wasn’t about negative publicity but rather information about their games. Do you really think people weren’t going to buy Borderlands 3 after hearing this guy talk about new playable characters or character balance?

I understand wanting to prosecute someone leaking secrets from within the company (which might still exist here, in some capacity) but to do all this over good detective work? Jesus.

The list of reasons not to play Borderlands 3 keeps getting longer for me.

Well, I don’t know the whole story but fishing around on Twitch isn’t illegal. Who cares about leakers? Doesn’t change whether or not you’d enjoy the game and honestly he was probably just free advertisement for BL3 up until they pissed off his fanbase.

Because no journalists ever profit from their investigations, right?

Wow. This is some next level bullshit. Sending private investigators? In a sense that’s pure intimidation over leaks that are coming from a source they idiotically provided and then were either too lazy or inept to plug properly.

Pulling some fucked-up bullshit like this makes me not want to play a studio’s new game.

I’m just here for the comments where someone tries to defend NOT installing a free client that doesn’t effect them in the least, and how I’m the idiot for not seeing “the truth”.

No mention of this?

I’m beginning to wonder if perhaps it isn’t the healthiest thing in the world for people to wrap their entire identity and core of their being around the act of consumption of a specific product.

I’m just taking a stab in the dark that these self described Gamers™ and Consumers™ would probably benefit from backing…

yeah, he’d be good but c’mon, for old Bruce in a Batman Beyond show, you know you want Keaton...

Once again the ArrowVerse shows making unbelievably good casting decisions

Probably a test run on idea, I don’t see any downside to this

...TAKE. MY. MONEY.

I see what ya did there.

Now do a Batman Beyond show with him as old Bruce!

I can;t believe they’re having Conroy play Batman, Beyond my wildest expectations!

Well, golf is mostly considered a game, however I find your statement standard issue for someone who has never taken a seven mile walk with 15 pounds on your back in the dead of summer. That is sport my friend.