While we don’t create our games and entertainment with earning awards as the end goal, we are honored when the hard work of our developers and developer partners is recognized.  

Here is a list of recent awards that Gearbox Entertainment has been nominated for: 

  • 2021 Tech Titans CEO of the Year | Randy Pitchford 
  • 2021 Tech Titans Corporate Innovation Award | Borderlands Science 
  • 2021 Dallas Morning News Top Workplace 
  • 2021 Top Workplaces USA National Award 
  • 2021 DreamHack “Dreamie Award” – Lucious Loot | Risk of Rain 2 
  • 2021 NYX Gaming Awards – GRAND AWARD – “Best Action Game,” “Best Ongoing Game,” “Best
  • Adventure Game,” “Best Art Direction,” and “Best Multiplayer Game | Risk of Rain 2 
  • 2021 NYX Gaming Awards – GRAND AWARD – “Best Art Direction,” “Best Multiplayer Game,” “Best Visual Art,” “Best Music,” “Best Gameplay,” and “Best Action Game.” | Godfall 
  • 2021 MEGAMIGS “BEST GAME DESIGN} Award | Tribes of Midgard 

Notable Borderlands Franchise Accolades:  

Borderlands (Originally released Oct. 20, 2009) 

  • IGN Editor’s Choice Award 
  • Game Informer –  “Best Co-Op Game of 2009”

Borderlands 2 (Originally released Sept. 18, 2012) 

  • IGN Editor’s Choice Award 2012 
  • Spike TV/VGA 2012 Awards  
    • “Best Shooter” 
    • “Best Multiplayer” 
    • “Character of the Year: Claptrap from Borderlands 2” 
    • “Best DLC” (Psycho Pack) 
    • “Best Xbox 360 Game” 
    • “Best Performance by a Human Male” 
  • D.I.C.E Awards 2012:  
    • “Action Game of the Year” 

Borderlands: The Pre-Sequel (Originally released Oct. 14, 2014) 

  • PlayStation LifeStyle 
    • “Best of E3 Awards 2014” 
  • International Press Academy Awards 2014  
    • “Outstanding Platform Action/Adventure Game” 

Borderland 3 (Originally released Sept. 13, 2019) 

  • The Webby Awards 
    • “Peoples Voice Winner” 
      • “Best Art Direction” 
      • “Best Game Design” 
      • “Best User Experience”