Rock, Paper, Shotgun - contact@rockpapershotgun.com (Ollie Toms)

Borderlands 3 weapons are absolutely ridiculous in pretty much every way. Blasting far beyond the standard set by the previous games in the series, the game throws gun after gun after gun at you throughout its lengthy campaign, each with a multitude of attributes and effects that can completely change how the gun is used and how effective it can be in the right hands.

There’s a lot to know about the weapons of the Borderlands, which is why we’ve put together this here Borderlands 3 weapons guide, complete with a fully detailed weapons cheat sheet available in 2k resolution for your second monitor! Have a scroll below and we’ll also go over various aspects of gunplay and weaponry in Borderlands 3 in more detail, from Anointed weapons to rarities, elemental damage, and much more.

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Rock, Paper, Shotgun - contact@rockpapershotgun.com (Ollie Toms)

If you’re scratching your head wondering why everyone’s talking about Borderlands 3 Shift Codes, VIP Codes, Golden Keys, and all these other bizarre terms – give yourself a pat on the back, because you’ve found exactly the right little corner of the Internet that’ll give you all the answers you need.

In our Borderlands 3 Shift Codes and VIP Codes guide, we’ll walk you through what each code does for you (spoiler: they all give you free in-game stuff) and how to redeem them. We’ve also compiled what’s possibly the biggest and most up-to-date list of all Shift Codes and VIP Codes on offer, so you can earn around 20,000 VIP Points and 10 Golden Keys just from reading this guide!

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Rock, Paper, Shotgun - contact@rockpapershotgun.com (Craig Pearson)

Rating boards are the bane of games publishers. They’re a law unto themselves, with no care for publishers’ plans to drip feed us game release details. No. They tell it like it is, to hang with the consequences. And the Australian Classification Board s website has just heroically listed a new version of Red Dead Redemption 2, hinting that it could be on its way to the PC.

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Rock, Paper, Shotgun - contact@rockpapershotgun.com (Ollie Toms)

The above quartet of Borderlands 3 characters are pretty much everything players could have asked for. They’re colourful, they’re varied, and they’re larger-than-life gun-toting terminators with oodles of customisation options thanks to their intricate Skill Trees and Action Skills. With Amara the Siren, FL4K the Beastmaster, Moze the Gunner, and Zane the Operative, you’ll have your hands full from the very start of the game just deciding who to pick and how to play them.

Our Borderlands 3 characters & skill trees guide will walk you through each Vault Hunter’s skills, stats, strengths, weaknesses, backstories, and much more. There are no wrong choices with these characters, but we’ll make sure you have the best possible experience during your time with whoever you pick.

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Rock, Paper, Shotgun - contact@rockpapershotgun.com (Ollie Toms)

FL4K the Beastmaster is a great many things, but one thing that cannot ever be said of them is that they are lonely. With the unique ability to bring along one of three loyal and vicious pets wherever they go, and the ability to mix and match these pets with their three unique Action Skills, there is a huge amount of scope for customisation with this particular character.

In this Borderlands 3 FL4K build guide, we’ve laid out 3 top-tier builds that you can use to get the most out of this powerful Beastmaster: one for Jabber & Fade Away, one for Skag & Gamma Burst, and one for Spiderant & Rakk Attack. With each build we’ll also detail our route down the different skill trees and the decisions made, along with useful tips and explanations to ensure that you get the most out of your time with this versatile powerhouse.

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Rock, Paper, Shotgun - contact@rockpapershotgun.com (Ollie Toms)

If Borderlands 3 to you is all about chucking the most lead at the greatest number of enemies in the shortest space of time, then you’ll doubtless get along swimmingly with Moze the Gunner as your Vault Hunter of choice. With her 15-tonne gun-toting Iron Bear mech never far away, there are a lot of ways that you can upgrade Moze to deal probably the highest sustained damage of any Borderlands 3 character.

In this Borderlands 3 Moze build guide, we’ve laid out 4 top-tier builds that you can use to get the most out of this mech-wielding super-soldier, one for each of the skill trees (Demolition Woman, Bottomless Mags, and Shield of Retribution) and then a bonus one for double Flamethrowers (because who doesn’t want double Flamethrowers?). With each build we’ll also detail our route down the different skill trees and the decisions made, along with useful tips and explanations to ensure that you get the most out of your time with this lead-spitting Vault Hunter.

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Rock, Paper, Shotgun - contact@rockpapershotgun.com (Natalie Clayton)

I dearly wish I had something funny or relatable to say about the year 2005, dear reader. But I was 10, too young to care that Star Wars was in a bit of a funk and deeply out of touch with the culture. The games were good, mind, even if I hadn’t quite discovered PC gaming. Nope, I was cracking out rounds of Star Wars Battlefront bot matches on the sofa or replaying that one Republic Commando demo a few dozen times. Time being a flat circle, EA have detailed tomorrow’s big Star Wars Battlefront 2 Cooperation Update. It’s bringing back bot matches, the Republic Commando, and a forgotten jungle world from the depths of 2005.

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Rock, Paper, Shotgun - contact@rockpapershotgun.com (Ollie Toms)

Zane the Operative is definitely the most flexible and versatile of the four Borderlands 3 characters. Thanks to his unique ability to equip two Action Skills at once instead of just one, he’s got more scope for customisation than anyone else – but all that choice can also make things difficult as you try to decide how best to build him up to suit your playstyle.

In this Borderlands 3 Zane build guide, we’ve laid out 3 top-tier builds that you can use to get the most out of this wise-cracking Operative: one for Barrier & Digi-Clone, one for Barrier & SNTNL, and one for Digi-Clone & SNTNL. With each build we’ll also detail our route down the different skill trees and the decisions made, along with useful tips and explanations to ensure that you get the most out of your time with this deadly former hitman.

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Rock, Paper, Shotgun - contact@rockpapershotgun.com (Ollie Toms)

Amara the Siren is one of the four playable characters in Borderlands 3, and one of just six Sirens – women with legendary magical powers whose reputation is known far and wide across the Borderlands. With her trio of explosive and spectacular powers, she is both a powerful solo Vault Hunter and a brilliant team player who can be upgraded and customised to suit pretty much any playstyle.

In this Borderlands 3 Amara build guide, we’ve laid out 3 top-tier builds that you can use to get the most out of this no-nonsense Siren: one for Phasecast, one for Phaseslam, and one for Phasegrasp. With each build we’ll also detail our route down the different skill trees and the decisions made, along with useful tips and explanations to ensure that Amara lives up to her fearsome reputation.

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Knights And Bikes - contact@rockpapershotgun.com (Matt Cox)

You can’t sprint in Knights And Bikes without making a noise. Demelza and Nessa, the two player characters in Foam Sword’s optionally co-operative adventure, insist on it. Demelza goes all in with dopplering ‘vrmmmms’ and ‘nyeeoows’, while Nessa, older but no less playful, exaggerates the swoosh of the wind. The kids swoop about Demelza’s island home, between caravan parks and scrapyards and the struggles of a bereaved family dependent on tourists that haven’t come.

It’s an action adventure game about a child coming to terms with her mother’s death, but it’s also about friendship, an ancient curse, and a very good goose.

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