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Borderlands 3

Borderlands 3 is the fourth instalment in the Borderlands series. In this looter shooter, players take missions from NPCs and seek out Vaults, similar to the rest of the series.

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Borderlands 3

Borderlands 3 is the fourth installment in the Borderlands series. In this looter shooter, players take missions from NPCs and seek out Vaults, similar to the rest of the series.

Franchise
Borderlands
Released
September 13, 2019
Developer(s)
Gearbox Software
Publisher(s)
2K Games
Genre(s)
First-Person Shooter , Action , RPG
Multiplayer
Online Multiplayer , Online Co-Op , Local Co-Op
Engine
Unreal Engine 4
ESRB
M for Mature: Blood and Gore, Intense Violence, Sexual Themes, Strong Language

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