- Randy Pitchford
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name=Randy Pitchford
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birth_date=Birth date and age|1971|4|21
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occupation=President , Co-founder ofGearbox Software
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website=Randall "Randy" Pitchford II (also known as DuvalMagic) is one of four founders of
Gearbox Software and currently the CEO and president of the company.Career
Randy accepted the Academy of Interactive Arts and Sciences award for best PC Action Game in 2000 for his production and direction of Gearbox’s debut title, '. Since then, Randy directed or produced the development of "Half-Life" for Sega Dreamcast (cancelled), ', "Half-Life" for
PlayStation 2 , ', ', "Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 3 ", "" for PC and the .Randy's had a long professional background in the production and design of 3D games including work on
Apogee Software / 3D Realms Entertainment' "Duke Nukem 3D ", Atomic, "Duke Nukem 64 " and "Shadow Warrior ". He left the company in May 1997 to work on Prax War at Rebel Boat Rocker. The game was never released and he helped found Gearbox Software LLC at Texas in January 1999.He wrote his first game (a 16 room text adventure) when he was about 11 or 12 on a CPM machine which his dad built.
Personal life
He is married and has a son named Randall Steward Pitchford III (born in January 8, 2000).
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Gearbox Software
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* [http://www.gearboxity.com/component/option,com_talent/talent,60/Itemid,45/ Biography at Gearbox Software Site]
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