RANDY PITCHFORD: SPEAKING APPEARANCES
Stay updated on Randy Pitchford’s upcoming and past appearances at Gamescom, The Game Awards, and PAX as he discusses the future of Gearbox and Borderlands 4.
- PAX AUS: October 2025
- PAX West: August 2025
- Randy Pitchford reveals Borderlands 4 gameplay
- Randy and the development team discuss additional gameplay mechanics and new progression systems.
- PAX East: May 2025
- Randy Pitchford dives into Borderlands 4
- A deep dive into character development and the core game design philosophy of the latest entry.
- PlayStation State of Play: April 2025
- Randy Pitchford shares Borderlands 4 update and gameplay at PlayStation State of Play
- Randy shares a first look at Borderlands 4 gameplay.
- The Game Awards: December 2024
- Development Update: Borderlands 4
- Randy Pitchford shares Borderlands 4 at The Game Awards
- Gamescom: August 2024
- Borderlands 4 Official Announcement
- Randy Pitchford unveils new Borderlands 4 trailer at Gamescom
- GamesBeat Summit (Virtual): May 2023
- Randy Pitchford shares industry insights at virtual GamesBeat Summit
- Randy engages in a conversation with Sharon Tal Yguado, CEO of Astrid Entertainment, about transmedia – the blending on movies and games.
- PAX East: April 2022
- Randy Pitchford takes the stage at PAX East
- Randy announced that New Tales from the Borderlands was in development and would be released later that year.
- Games for Change Virtual Festival: July 2021
- Randy Pitchford moderates Games for Change Virtual Festival panel
- Randy, alongside Borderland Science partners from MMOS, McGill University, and the Microsetta Initiative, discussed the project in more detail.
- University of Southern California (USC): November 2020
- Randy Pitchford delivers a lecture for students at USC
- Randy speaks to students about career lessons and how to break into the video game industry.
- Savannah College of Art & Design (SCAD): October 2020
- Randy Pitchford speaks to students at Savannah College of Art & Design
- Randy delivered a lecture and participated in a Q&A session with students at Savannah College of Art & Design. Randy focused on the necessity of prioritization in art and entertainment—from video games to paintings.
- PAX East: March 2019
- Randy Pitchford reveals new Borderlands board game and performs magic trick at PAX East
- At PAX East 2019, Randy revealed the official Borderlands board game. He also performed a magic trick on stage with two helpers from the audience. That same day he dropped some cryptic hints about the yet-to-be-released Borderlands 3.
- E3 Coliseum: June 2018
- Randy Pitchford and Penn Jillette join forces at the E3 Coliseum
- Randy and his close friend, the legendary magician Penn Jillette, discussed the intersection of magic, virtual reality, and video games at E3 in 2018.
- PAX East: March 2017
- The Gearbox team takes center stage at PAX East 2017
- The Inside Gearbox Main Theater Show at PAX East 2017 was a Borderlands-themed hit with the audience. Randy himself took part, mesmerizing the crowd with a pi numeral memorization trick.
- D.I.C.E. Summit: February 2016
- Randy Pitchford and Penn Jillette discuss magic at D.I.C.E. Summit
- Randy appeared onstage with legendary magician Penn Jillette at D.I.C.E. Summit 2016. The two discussed assumptions and interactivity in magic and video games before performing a magic trick themselves for the audience.
- D.I.C.E. Summit: February 2013
- Randy Pitchford delivers keynote speech at D.I.C.E. Summit
- As a keynote speaker at D.I.C.E. Summit 2013, Randy compared the interactivity of video games to that of stage magic.
