Gearbox Software explains how they got Gear Box Name
“This is interesting because I’ve never been asked about how we got the name ‘Gearbox’ before, but there is a bit of a story to it. Given everything that’s happened over the past 10 years or so, the story seems a little hard to believe now that I’m telling it!
“The story begins when, and don’t ask me what led to this, Gabe Newell and I were in New Orleans together and we decided to get on one of those river boats to cross the river. As chance would go, it turns out we accidentally got on a cruise boat instead of a crossing ferry. But, we made the best of it. The food was pretty good and there were gambling tables there with dealers and other players and so we got into a little poker game. It was like Maverick or something – playing poker on a river boat near New Orleans. But we were playing poker, which, as you know, is a form of gambling. Can you see where this is going?”
