Disastrous Borderlands movie gets the faintest of praise from Gearbox boss Randy Pitchford, who says it's a "miracle" the film even exists, which makes it "amazing" in his eyes

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Gearbox boss Randy Pitchford has hopped on to Twitter to defend the Borderlands movie.

After signal boosting Borderlands 3 appearing in the Steam Summer Sale at a whopping 95% off, one fan took umbrage at Pitchford's suggestion that Borderlands 4 discounts would take "even longer" in the next cycle. That, of course, included a shot at Pitchford once describing the Borderlands movie as 'amazing.'

Pitchford then replied, "Where did I state it was going to be amazing? Also, I kind of think that it is. It’s a miracle it even exists! Did you see it? What did you personally think?"

Speaking to Polygon last year, Pitchford waxed lyrical about the Borderlands movie cast, which included the likes of Cate Blanchett, Kevin Hart, and Jamie Lee Curtis: "They’re just becoming these characters that we only imagined digitally and virtually, and they brought them to life in the real world. It’s absolutely amazing. I’m just beside myself with how much talent got on board."

Bradley Russell
Bradley Russell

I'm the Senior Entertainment Writer here at GamesRadar+, focusing on news, features, and interviews with some of the biggest names in film and TV. On-site, you'll find me marveling at Marvel and providing analysis and room temperature takes on the newest films, Star Wars and, of course, anime. Outside of GR, I love getting lost in a good 100-hour JRPG, Warzone, and kicking back on the (virtual) field with Football Manager. My work has also been featured in OPM, FourFourTwo, and Game Revolution.

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