It began a few months ago with a lawsuit filed against Wade Callendar, a former lawyer at Gearbox Software from 2011-2018. Gearbox was suing him for fraud and breach of fiduciary duty, stating that Callendar had borrowed money from the American video game development company for loan and tuition fees that went unpaid, as well as abusing credit card access to purchase family vacations, gun club memberships, and firearm accessories, among other related accusations.
A month after Gearbox filed its suit against Callendar, he filed a lawsuit against Pitchford, alleging that the Gearbox CEO struck a deal in 2016 to receive a secret “Executive Bonus” of $12 million to be routed through Pitchford Entertainment Media Magic LLC. This money, according to Callendar and his lawyers, belongs to Gearbox’s staff, with the lawsuit explicitly stating, “This is particularly tragic exploitation because these millions are being siphoned to Randy Pitchford’s personal accounts instead of funding the development of Borderlands.”
Furthermore, Callendar’s most shocking allegation is that underage pornography was found on a USB drive formerly left behind in a Dallas, Texas Restaurant by Pitchford himself. The lawsuit states that “upon information and belief, Randy Pitchford’s USB drive also contained Randy Pitchford’s personal collection of ‘underage’ pornography.” Concerning Callendar’s allegations, Gearbox has issued the following statement:
Hopefully, as this case moves forward, the truth comes out. Until then, it’s good to remember that the defendant should be considered innocent until proven guilty. Once this is over, Gearbox Software will likely turn its eye back to its highly anticipated title, Borderlands 3.
Source: Kotaku
