The Worst CEO In Gaming You Never Heard Of

Randy Pitchford has been the CEO of Gearbox Software for nearly 30 years, but how he’s managed to keep his position is anyone’s guess.

Over the years, he assaulted David Eddings, the voice actor who played Claptrap in the iconic Borderlands franchise. He got in deep trouble and left a USB stick at Medieval Times in Dallas, which contained company secrets of 2K Games, Take-Two Interactive, and Microsoft, as well as lewd content. He also lied about making Alien: Colonial Marines for SEGA, telling them he was working on the game while siphoning funds away for other projects.

This video explores some of the myriad controversies Randy Pitchford has been embroiled in. From his time at 3D Realms working on Duke Nukem to public crash-outs over the Borderlands Movie and Borderlands 4, Pitchford might just be the most infamous CEO in all of gaming.