Claptrap’s Original Voice Actor Accuses Randy Pitchford Of Assault

B. Simmons May 8, 2019 in Video Games Tagged Borderlands 3, David Eddings, Gearbox, Magic, Randy Pitchford - 1 Minute

Oh Randy…

David Eddings was not only Claptrap’s original voice actor for the Borderlands games, he was also Gearbox’s former vice president of licensing. And, in light of Borderlands 3‘s announcement, he’s got a story to tell about why he won’t be reprising the role. Partially, it’s due to the fact that Gearbox refused to pay him royalties for his past work. Partially because Pitchford assaulted him.

I was fine moving on after Gearbox. But when my former boss starts mouthing off about various aspects of my employment including “how highly compensated” I was and how “generous” he is, I feel obligated to correct the record.
— David Eddings (@davideddings) May 7, 2019

I had a lot of mixed feelings when asked to reprise the role of Claptrap late last year and eventually realized I was willing to put differences aside and do something cool for Borderlands fans with my friends at Gearbox.
— David Eddings (@davideddings) May 7, 2019

I ultimately offered to do it for “free” in exchange for past royalties owed plus an apology for something I’ve never spoken about publicly until now: Randy physically assaulted me in the lobby of the Marriott Marquis at GDC 2017.
— David Eddings (@davideddings) May 7, 2019

Personally, I think Randy’s been on tilt the last few years. He's not the victim he portrays himself to be. I even blocked him a couple years ago for stalking me on social media. Enough is enough.
— David Eddings (@davideddings) May 7, 2019

As an aside, seems a bit conspicuous that he chimed in on my salary but didn't mention anything about the $12M of revenue he siphoned away from the employee royalty pool. FYI – GBX employees are asked to take lower salaries with the promise of royalty shares.
— David Eddings (@davideddings) May 7, 2019

2K says they won't give a statement regarding an ongoing lawsuit but if the allegation is false then it sure seems a lot easier to just deny it since that's the only reason they're mentioned. The whole thing stinks.
— David Eddings (@davideddings) May 7, 2019

Since the announcement of Borderlands 3, it seems Randy’s terrible decisions have begun to haunt him. Not only is the revelation that he assaulted Eddings less than savory, he literally turned down a free performance for what he should have paid the man in the first place. That’s not to mention the kerfuffle with Troy Baker not reprising his role as Rhys. And, we can’t forget that time he got scammed out of $3 million by a personal assistant.

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Ain’t no magic trick Randy can pull to fix this. But at least we have a vague idea of where that $12 million he owes Eddings went, eh?

Source: VG 24/7

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Based out of Glendale California, Bryan is a GAMbIT’s resident gaming contributor. Specializing in PC and portable gaming, you can find Bryan on his 3DS playing Monster Hunter or at one of the various conventions throughout the state.

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