Last night I brought the 360 debug unit over to a friend's house to dig into our Borderlands preview disc in split-screen mode. The verdict? This remains a game that you're going to want to play in multiplayer. What starts as a boring, by the numbers set of fetch-quests in single-player becomes a fun, loot-happy jaunt when you play with a friend. The screen is split vertically, and both sides keep a solid framerate; the game continues to look great.

That's good news for console fans who like to play with a friend in the same room, but PC gamers who were hoping to throw a Borderlands LAN party may have to wait a little bit longer than expected. IGN is reporting that the PC version of the game will now be released October 26, a six-day bump from the original October 20 release.

The reason: "We're optimizing the PC version which takes a few days longer than expected. Borderlands for PC will ship on October 26th."

Take a look at our in-depth preview of the game, and start counting down the days. This is going to be the next big thing for social gamers.

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