<p><img loading="lazy" src="https://www.gameinformer.com/sites/default/files/styles/body_default/public/2025/06/27/61d210a9/designing%20the%20weapons%20of%20borderlands%204%20--%20game%20informer%20%281%29.jpg" width="800" height="450" alt="designing the weapons in borderlands 4" typeof="foaf:Image" class="image-style-body-default" /></p> <p>In this cover story feature, <em>Game Informer </em>learns exclusive details about the refined loot system in <a href="https://www.gameinformer.com/cover-reveal/2025/06/24/cover-reveal-borderlands-4">Borderlands 4</a> and how Gearbox designs billions of guns in the upcoming looter-shooter. Former <em>Game Informer </em>editor-in-chief and current Gearbox global creative executive officer, Andrew Reiner, briefly recalls the original pitch for Borderlands when the team visited our headquarters in 2009. Gearbox's president, Randy Pitchford, shares his memories working on the procedural weapon system before we dive into a conversation about the design philosophy behind Borderlands 4's weapon balance with creative director Graeme Timmins and associate creative director Grant Kao.&nbsp;</p><h2>How Gearbox Designs Weapons in Borderlands 4:</h2><iframe width="560" height="315" frameBorder="0" width="640" height="360" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/XuyRbrk07eU" frameborder="0" allow="autoplay" allowfullscreen="true">&nbsp;</iframe><p>Thank you for watching this video. If you enjoyed it, please subscribe to our <a href="https://www.youtube.com/gameinformer">YouTube channel!</a> We'll be publishing more exclusive details and gameplay footage from Borderlands 4 next week. In the meantime, check out <em>The Game Informer Show's </em><a href="https://www.gameinformer.com/video-podcast/2025/06/26/borderlands-4-cover-story-and-death-stranding-2-review-gi-show">latest episode</a> or our <a href="https://www.gameinformer.com/feature/2025/06/24/embracing-the-chaos">exclusive cover story</a> (subscription required) to learn more about the next Borderlands installment.&nbsp;</p>