Gearbox was acquired by Swedish holding company Embracer Group in April 2021 for $1.3 billion (Embracer's biggest acquisition up to that point), becoming its seventh major label. Afterwards, the company acquired and opened several sub-studios, such as Gearbox Montreal, Perfect World Entertainment (later Gearbox San Francisco), [[Deep Silver Volition|Volition]] and Eidos Shanghai (later Gearbox Shanghai).
On March 28, 2024, long-time publishing partner [[Take-Two Interactive]] announced its intention to acquire Gearbox Software from Embracer Group for $460 million, placing it under its [[2K Games]] label. Take-Two closed the acquisition on June 12, 2024.
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'''Visuals:''' In a letterbox format, designs of a gear, along with several details in it as well are seen. These violently shake and flicker away from the screen. Among these is a {{color|gray}} background with white splotches and broken spots. In the middle is a black box with a close-up of a rusty gear. Above it is "'''{{font|Courier|{{font|Serif|g}}earbox}}'''" in a messy typewriter font and "software" in a plain font expanding the bottom of the box. Throughout most of the logo, it appears in mostly close ups, with occasional splotches and gear blueprints, with boxes having the company name in it. Near the end, the logo gets fully revealed with it shaking harder and harder, all before cutting to black.
'''Trivia:''' The "gearbox" logotype was created using company co-founder Brian Martel's old typewriter, as he felt that only it had the font with an ideal lower-case "g".
'''Audio:''' Harsh working sounds, starting with two dull hammering sounds, then four repeating hammering bangs joined with gearbox noise, then repeated gearbox working without hammers.
'''Availability:'''
* It first appeared on two add-ons for ''Half-Life'', ''Blue Shift'' and ''Opposing Force''.
* Also appears in a demo for the PC version of ''007: Nightfire'', ''Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 3'' and ''Halo'' ports for Windows.
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'''Visuals:''' On a black background, several gears turn and rotate. After a bit, the Gearbox text zooms out as a cut-out on a black square. It takes up the whole screen and shines into a white color.
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'''Visuals:''' On a black background, the same text from before, but much cleaner and in {{color|silver}}, zooms up in 3D as two 7-teethed gears rotate at an angle. The name then flashes and starts to move to the bottom, as the gears position at a way where a box with a gear tooth on the bottom right of the box locks into place. Everything comes into position as "software" rises up from the bottom and the logo shines.
'''Variant:''' A still version with a {{color|blue}} glow behind is seen on ''Aliens: Infestation''.
'''Technique:''' CGI.
'''Audio:''' Clangs and splashing, followed by the death scream of ''Borderlands'' character Roland. This would later be used in the ''Borderlands: Game of the Year Edition'' variant.
'''Availability:''' Appears on the ''Borderlands'' series from the original game to ''The Handsome Collection''. No logo appears on ''Duke Nukem Forever'', as there popped up the logo for Gearbox' absorbed fellow party, Triptych Games.
===6th Logo (February 12, 2013)===
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'''Visuals:''' On a black background, several {{color|blue}} pieces of code zoom out and form the Gearbox logo in {{color|blue}}. After a bit, it shortens out.
'''Technique:''' CGI.
===7th Logo (September 13, 2019-)===
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'''Visuals:''' On a black background, there is the Gearbox logo in white. Then, the gears spin and the logo, excluding the text, zooms in to the center of the screen. The gears then settle to their usual positions, and the logo fades out.
'''Variant:'''
* On the ''Borderlands'' movie, the footage is reversed, and "software" is replaced with "studios", albeit in different font.
'''Technique:''' 2D computer animation.
'''Audio:''' Starts off with the sound effects corresponding to the gears spinning, followed by Jesus Garcia's 6 -year -old son saying "GEARBOX!" in an evil/excited fashion. After that, a short guitar riffchord is heard.
'''Audio Trivia:'''
* The theme was composed by Stephen Arnold Music, who is well-known as the maker of news music packages for local television stations.
* According to their [https://stephenarnoldmusic.com/sonic-branding/ website], SAM wanted the theme to be "fun and engaging" and found that the finished product "speaks to the gaming masses.".
'''Availability:'''
'''Availability:'''* Seen (so far) on the ''Borderlands'' series starting with the third main installment.
* The aforementioned variant appeared on the ''Borderlands'' movie.
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