Gearbox Entertainment, its co-founder Randy Pitchford, and many of its developers, artists, actors, and characters have received dozens of awards and award nominations over the last two-plus decades, highlighting the industry-leading contributions its creators have made to the entertainment industry. We don’t want to bore you with a full list, but here are a few we’re especially proud of.

2024

• Gearbox Gives: PR Daily Media Relations Awards – Winner: Corporate Social Responsibility

2023

• Blanc: Overcome Game Awards – Winner: Game of the Year
• Blanc: TIGA Awards – Nominee: Casual Game
• Blanc: TIGA Awards – Nominee: Social Game
• Blanc: TIGA Awards – Nominee: Visual Design
• Homeworld Mobile: TIGA Awards – Nominee: Social Game
• Homeworld Mobile: TIGA Awards – Nominee: Strategy Game
• Gearbox Studio Quebec: Design & Make Awards – Winner: Accelerating Transformation
• Homeworld Mobile: Mobile Games Awards – Nominee: Game of the Year
• Homeworld Mobile: Mobile Games Awards – Nominee: Best Audio/Visual Accomplishment
• New Tales from the Borderlands: The Gayming Awards – Winner: Best LGBTQ+ Character: Lor
• New Tales from the Borderlands: NAVGTR Awards – Nominee: Animation, Technical
• New Tales from the Borderlands: NAVGTR Awards – Nominee: Art Direction, Period Influence
• New Tales from the Borderlands: NAVGTR Awards – Nominee: Direction in a Game Cinema
• New Tales from the Borderlands: NAVGTR Awards – Nominee: Use of Sound
• New Tales from the Borderlands: NAVGTR Awards – Nominee: Writing in a Comedy
• New Tales from the Borderlands: NAVGTR Awards – Nominee: Game, Franchise Adventure
• Tiny Tina’s Wonderlands: The Gayming Awards – Nominee: Best LGBTQ+ Character: Bones Three-Wood
• Tiny Tina’s Wonderlands: The Gayming Awards – Nominee: Authentic Representation Award
• Tiny Tina’s Wonderlands: GLAAD Media Awards – Nominee: Outstanding Video Game
• Tiny Tina’s Wonderlands: NAVGTR Awards – Nominee: Art Direction, Fantasy
• Tiny Tina’s Wonderlands: NAVGTR Awards – Nominee: Costume Design
• Tiny Tina’s Wonderlands: NAVGTR Awards – Nominee: Lighting & Texturing
• Tiny Tina’s Wonderlands: NAVGTR Awards – Nominee: Original Dramatic Score
• Tiny Tina’s Wonderlands: NAVGTR Awards – Nominee: Sound Effects
• Tiny Tina’s Wonderlands: NAVGTR Awards – Nominee: Game of the Year, Franchise Action

2022

• Blanc: Clio Entertainment Awards – Silver: CGI Trailer
• Gearbox Québec: GamesIndustry.biz – Best Places to Work Awards Canada – Winner: Best Large Company
• Homeworld 3: Clio Entertainment Awards – Gold: Voiceover
• Homeworld 3: Clio Entertainment Awards – Silver: Game Play Trailer
• Homeworld 3: Clio Entertainment Awards – Silver: Editing
• Homeworld 3: Clio Entertainment Awards – Bronze: Music
• Homeworld 3: Clio Entertainment Awards – Shortlist: Digital Key Art
• Risk of Rain 2: Survivors of the Void: Game Maker’s Sketchbook – Winner: Environment Art: Void Locus
• Risk of Rain 2: Survivors of the Void: Concept Art Awards – Nominee: Environment Concept Art: Aphelian Sanctuary
• The Gearbox Entertainment Company: Top Workplaces Awards – Winner: Innovation
• The Gearbox Entertainment Company: Top Workplaces Awards – Winner: Top Workplaces for Work-Life Flexibility
• Tiny Tina’s Wonderlands: The Shacknews Awards 2022 – Winner: Best FPS Game
• Tiny Tina’s Wonderlands: Chainsaw Game and Music Festival – Winner: Game of the Year
• Tiny Tina’s Wonderlands: Chainsaw Game and Music Festival – Winner: Best Voice Actress
• Tiny Tina’s Wonderlands: Chainsaw Game and Music Festival – Winner: Best Voice Actor
• Tiny Tina’s Wonderlands: Chainsaw Game and Music Festival – Winner: Best Supporting Voice Actress
• Tiny Tina’s Wonderlands: Chainsaw Game and Music Festival – Winner: Best Supporting Voice Actor
• Tiny Tina’s Wonderlands: Twinfinite – “Best Co-Op Games of 2022” – Winner: Best Co-Op Game
• Tiny Tina’s Wonderlands: thegameHERS Awards – Winner: Best Triple A Game
• Tiny Tina’s Wonderlands: DevGAMM Awards – Winner: Excellence in Audio
• Tiny Tina’s Wonderlands: DevGAMM Awards – Winner: Best Desktop Game
• Tiny Tina’s Wonderlands: Clio Entertainment Awards – Bronze: Digital Key Art
• Tiny Tina’s Wonderlands: Clio Entertainment Awards – Bronze: Editing
• Tiny Tina’s Wonderlands: Clio Entertainment Awards – Bronze: Music
• Tiny Tina’s Wonderlands: Golden Joystick Awards – Nominee: Best Multiplayer Game
• Tiny Tina’s Wonderlands: DevGAMM Awards – Nominee: Grand Prize
• Tiny Tina’s Wonderlands: TIGA Awards – Nominee: Action and Adventure Game
• Tiny Tina’s Wonderlands: TIGA Awards – Nominee: Visual Design

2021

• Borderlands 3: NYX Game Awards – Grand Winner: Shooting Game (PC, Microsoft Xbox, Sony PlayStation)
• Borderlands 3: NYX Game Awards – Grand Winner: Role-Playing Game (PC, Microsoft Xbox)
• Borderlands 3: NYX Game Awards – Grand Winner: Action Game (Microsoft Xbox, Sony PlayStation)
• Godfall: NYX Game Awards – Grand Winner: Action Game (Sony PlayStation)
• Godfall: NYX Game Awards – Grand Winner: Best Art Direction (Sony PlayStation)
• Godfall: NYX Game Awards – Grand Winner: Multiplayer Game (Sony PlayStation)
• Godfall: NYX Game Awards – Grand Winner: Best Visual Art (Sony PlayStation)
• Godfall: NYX Game Awards – Grand Winner: Best Music (Sony PlayStation)
• Godfall: NYX Game Awards – Grand Winner: Best Gameplay (Sony PlayStation)
• Godfall: NYX Game Awards – Gold Winner: Best Audio Design (Sony PlayStation)
• Randy Pitchford: Tech Titans Awards – Winner: Corporate CEO Award
• Risk of Rain 2: NYX Game Awards – Grand Winner: Best Ongoing Game (PC)
• Risk of Rain 2: NYX Game Awards – Grand Winner: Action Game (PC)
• Risk of Rain 2: NYX Game Awards – Grand Winner: Best Gameplay (PC)
• Risk of Rain 2: NYX Game Awards – Grand Winner: Adventure Game (PC)
• Risk of Rain 2: NYX Game Awards – Grand Winner: Best Art Direction (PC)
• Risk of Rain 2: NYX Game Awards – Grand Winner: Multiplayer Game (PC)
• Risk of Rain 2: NYX Game Awards – Gold Winner: Best Visual Art (PC)
• Risk of Rain 2: NYX Game Awards – Gold Winner: Indie Game (PC)
• Risk of Rain 2: NYX Game Awards – Gold Winner: Best Audio Design (PC)
• Risk of Rain 2: NYX Game Awards – Gold Winner: Best Game Direction (PC)
• Risk of Rain 2: NYX Game Awards – Gold Winner: Best Music (PC)
• Risk of Rain 2: NYX Game Awards – Gold Winner: Best Animation (PC)
• Risk of Rain 2: The Dreamies – Winner: Luscious Loot
• Risk of Rain 2: SXSW Gaming Awards – Nominee: Indie Game of the Year
• Risk of Rain 2: SXSW Gaming Awards – Nominee: Excellence in Multiplayer
• The Gearbox Entertainment Company: Top Workplaces Awards – Winner: Best Place to Work – Dallas/Fort Worth Metro Area
• The Gearbox Entertainment Company: Top Workplaces Awards – Winner: Work-Life Flexibility
• The Gearbox Entertainment Company: Tech Titans Awards – Winner: Corporate Innovation Award
• Risk of Rain 2: The Dreamies award for Luscious Loot

2020

• Borderlands 3: Gamescom Awards 2020 – Winner: Best Ongoing Game
• Borderlands 3: Game Audio Awards – Nominee: Best Music
• Borderlands 3: Game Audio Awards – Nominee: Best Sound Design
• Borderlands 3: GANG Awards – Nominee: Audio of the Year
• Borderlands 3: GANG Awards – Nominee: Sound Design of the Year
• Borderlands 3: GANG Awards – Nominee: Best Audio Mix
• Borderlands 3: GANG Award – Nominee: Music of the Year
• Borderlands 3: GANG Award – Nominee: Best Interactive Score
• Borderlands 3: NAMM TEC Awards – Nominee: Best Sound Production Interactive Entertainment
• Borderlands 3: NAVGTR – Nominee: Best Use of Sound in a Franchise
• Borderlands 3: MPSE Golden Reel Award – Nominee: Outstanding Achievement in Sound Editing – Interactive Gameplay
• Borderlands 3: Music+Sound Awards – Nominee: Best Sound Design In Gaming
• Borderlands 3: The Webby Awards – People’s Voice Winner: Best Art Direction
• Borderlands 3: The Webby Awards – People’s Voice Winner: Best Game Design
• Borderlands 3: The Webby Awards – People’s Voice Winner: Best User Experience
• Borderlands 3: The Webby Awards – Honoree: Action and Adventure

2019

• Randy Pitchford and Gearbox Entertainment: Equality Texas Business Leadership Award
• Borderlands 3: Shacknews Best FPS Game of 2019 – Winner: Best FPS Game
• Borderlands 3: Game Informer’s Best of E3 2019 Awards – Winner: Best Cooperative Game
• Borderlands 3: Game Informer Best of 2019 Awards – Reader’s Choice: Best Cooperative Multiplayer
• Borderlands 3: Game Informer Best of 2019 Awards – Reader’s Choice: Best Shooting Game
• Borderlands 3: Destructoid’s E3 2019 Game of the Show – Nominee: Game of the Show
• Borderlands 3: IGN’s Best of E3 – Nominee: Best Game
• Borderlands 3: IGN’s Best of E3 – Nominee: Best PS4 Game
• Borderlands 3: IGN’s Best of E3 – Nominee: Best Xbox One Game
• Borderlands 3: IGN’s Best of E3 – Nominee: Best PC Game
• Borderlands 3: IGN’s Best of E3 – Nominee: Best Shooter
• Borderlands 3: Unreal E3 Awards – Nominee: Most Engaging
• Borderlands 3: Unreal E3 Awards – Nominee: Eye Candy
• Borderlands 3: Unreal E3 Awards – Winner: Biggest Buzz
• Gearbox Software: Equality Texas – Winner: Business Leadership Award

2017

• Bulletstorm: Full Clip Edition: PAX East: Marooners’ Rock Awards – Winner: Best AAA Game
• Bulletstorm: Full Clip Edition: PAX East: Marooners’ Rock Awards – Nominee: Best Console Game
• Gearbox Software: TXMPA Impact Awards – Winner: Video Game/Animation Award

2013

• Borderlands 2: BAFTA Games Award for Best Action Game (Nominee)
• Randy Pitchford, Paul Hellquist, and Jeramy Cooke: BAFTA Games Award for Artistic Achievement (Nominee)

2015

• Battleborn: Beerbecue Awards – Winner: Best Game of Gamescom 2015

2014

• Borderlands 2: DICE Awards – Finalist: Online Game of the Year

2013

• Aliens: Colonial Marines: EBX – Winner: Game of Show
• Borderlands 2: IDG Game Marketing Awards – Gold: Best Use of Music in a Promotional Piece: Borderlands 2 “Wimoweh” trailer
• Borderlands 2: IDG Game Marketing Awards – Bronze: Standout Outdoor Advertising: Borderlands 2 Wallscapes
• Borderlands 2: IDG Game Marketing Awards – Bronze: Best Game Footage Trailer: Borderlands 2 “Wimoweh” trailer
• Borderlands 2: DICE Awards – Winner: Action Game of the Year
• Borderlands 2: DICE Awards – Finalist: Outstanding Achievement in Online Gameplay
• Borderlands 2: DICE Awards – Finalist: Outstanding Achievement in Character (Tiny Tina)
• Borderlands 2: DICE Awards – Finalist: Outstanding Achievement in Art Direction
• Borderlands 2: DICE Awards – Finalist: Game of the Year

2012

• Borderlands 2: Rocket & Raygun Awards – Winner: Best Role-Playing Game
• Borderlands 2: Fun & Serious Game Festival – Winner: Best PlayStation 3 Game
• Borderlands 2: Machinima – E3 2012 – Winner: Best Role Playing Game
• Borderlands 2: Spike Video Game Awards – Winner: Best Shooter
• Borderlands 2: Spike Video Game Awards – Winner: Best Multiplayer
• Borderlands 2: Spike Video Game Awards – Winner: Best Performance by a Human Male (Handsome Jack)
• Borderlands 2: Spike Video Game Awards – Nominee: Best Xbox 360 Game
• Borderlands 2: Spike Video Game Awards – Nominee: Best PS3 Game
• Borderlands 2: Destructoid Game of the Year 2012 – Nominee: Game of the Year
• Gearbox Software: Spike Video Game Awards – Nominee: Studio of the Year

2010

• Borderlands: D.I.C.E. Award for Outstanding Achievement in Online Gameplay (Nominee)
• Borderlands: Game Developers Choice Award for Best Visual Art (Nominee)
• Borderlands: M16 Awards – Gold: Best Video
• Borderlands: M16 Awards – Silver: Outstanding Promotional Trailer
• Borderlands: M16 Awards – Silver: Funniest TV Theatrical Ad or Video Asset
• Borderlands: M16 Awards – Silver: Outstanding Overall Marketing Campaign
• Borderlands: M16 Awards – Bronze: Best Online Ads Unit
• Borderlands: Interactive Achievement Awards – Finalist: Outstanding Achievement in Online Gameplay
• Borderlands: Interactive Achievement Awards – Finalist: Role-Playing/Massively Multiplayer Game of the Year
• Duke Nukem Forever: EBX – Winner: Game of Show

2009

• Borderlands: IGN.com Editor’s Choice Award
• Borderlands: Edge – Winner: Game of the Year
• Borderlands: GamesRadar: Platinum Chalice Awards – Winner: Most Potent Video Game Crack
• Borderlands: Destructoid’s PAX 2009 Game of the Show – Winner: Game of the Show
• Borderlands: Games Group – Winner: Game of the Year
• Borderlands: Game Informer Best of 2009 Awards – Winner: Best Co-Op Game
• Borderlands: IGN’s Best of E3 – Nominee: Best Role-Playing Game
• Borderlands: GamingExcellence.com – Best of E3 – Nominee: Best Graphics (Artistic)
• Brothers in Arms: Hell’s Highway: Interactive Achievement Awards – Finalist: Outstanding Achievement in Original Story

2008

• Brothers in Arms: Hell’s Highway: GamingExcellence.com – Best of E3 – Winner: Best First Person Shooter
• Brothers in Arms: Hell’s Highway: GamingExcellence.com – Best of E3 – Nominee: Best Audio

2006

• Brothers in Arms: Road to Hill 30: D.I.C.E. Award for First Person Action Game of the Year (Nominee)
• Brothers in Arms: Earned in Blood: D.I.C.E. Award for Outstanding Achievement in Story and Character Development (Nominee)
• Brothers in Arms: Hell’s Highway: IGN’s Best of E3 – Runner-Up: Best First-Person Shooter

2005

• Brothers in Arms: Road to Hill 30: GameSpot – Winner: Editor’s Choice Award

2004

• Brothers in Arms: GameSpot (Best of E3) – Finalist: Best Shooter

2003

• Halo: Combat Evolved: 1 Up Awards – Winner: Shooter Game of the Year

2000

• Half-Life: Opposing Force: D.I.C.E. Award for Computer Action Game of the Year

1999

• Half-Life: Opposing Force: GameStar Awards – Winner: Best Add-on
• Half-Life: Opposing Force: Roper Starch Worldwide – Winner: PC Accelerator