A news article comparing the amount of weapons in Borderlands, as well as the kind of ammo the guns will use. A comparison is made as to how Borderlands has more guns than most current shooters combined.

Even with a program randomly generating results out of certain parameters, the team still had to design a butt-load of triggers, barrels, handles, casings, ammo types, effects, palettes and everything else that comprises of a standard video game gun. This means that those 500,000 guns aren’t just simple toss-togethers, but are actually comprised of materials that players will have access to when customizing or modifying their own weapons within the game.

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