Gearbox to honor late fan as an NPC in Borderlands 2

[raybattousai]

This morning, we received an email from a Destructoid fan named Carlo who shared a story about his late friend Michael John Mamaril. Last month, Michael passed away due to cancer at the young age of 22. Both were huge Borderlands fans, so Carlo thought a great way to honor his buddy's memory would be to shoot Gearbox Software an email asking for a short eulogy to be read by the game's smart-mouthed robot mascot Claptrap. Not only did Gearbox comply with the request, it also promised to insert Michael into the upcoming Borderlands 2 as an NPC.

The Eulogy can be heard in the following link
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I think this was an incredibly kind gesture on Gearbox's part. Its nice to know some Devs still care for their fans

 

[Sterling]

One more reason to like Gearbox. It's great publicity and a cool easter egg.

 

[Veho]

Yeah, they do stuff like that. A while ago they helped a guy propose to his girlfriend (she said yes ). It's nice of them, and it's also great publicity for the game.

 

[Ergo]

Gearbox=class act.

Bravo, guys.

 

[Uchiha Obito]

Liked the gesture, although I don't play this game... There are still kind people

 

[Gahars]

That was a really nice gesture from Gearbox; it's nice to see developers give back to their fan base.

 

[Necron]

It's a good gesture from the developers. Also, I love easter eggs and cameos, +1 to Gearbox.

 

[LunaWofl]

This is abnormally nice for a company~ Its nice to know that there are still devs out there that are willing to take the time to give back to fans~

 

[ZAFDeltaForce]

Wow that was certainly nice of them. I have greater respect for them now

 

[gokujr1000]

This is just amazing on Gearbox's part. It's great to see they care about their fans and are not just in it for Money.

 

[ferofax]

Hmm. The name of the guy that passed away sounds suspiciously like a Pinoy (or Filipino) name. Awfully nice of Gearbox though.

 

[Tom Bombadildo]

Hmm...I've been looking for a good present for a rather big occasion for someone rather important to me...I wonder if they'll help me with this...*email sent*...Wish me luck!

 

[YayMii]

Watch them make him a really well-hidden, hard to reach NPC, just like what Nintendo did with Zelda.

 

[mameks]

That's pretty awesome