The original Borderlands lost it’s online functionality back in the summer of last year but in a surprising move the ageing game has been patched and co-op has been re-enabled.

The game lost its online features when the co-op servers, hosted by Gamespy, were shut down when the company closed. A new host has stepped in, 22nd Century Toys, and a new patch has been deployed for those on PlayStation 3.

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As well as enabling the new matchmaking system the update also contains a few other changes:

Within Borderlands multiplayer, you can sort your friends list in a few different ways: Who is playing Borderlands Who is online Alphabetical order

The “And They’ll Tell Two Friends” Trophy will now grant correctly

Improvements to voice chat

Those who use cloud saves may need to tweak a few options when restarting the game, but apart from that you should be able to get online and start shooting.

Source: Gearbox