The PC version of the original Borderlands has migrated its multiplayer functionality to Steamworks.

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Originally running on Gamespy technology, Borderlands and many other games with multiplayer functionality were left in the cold when it was announced that Gamespy's multiplayer servers would be shutting down. Despite having been released on PC in 2010, 2K is still supporting the ground-breaking title. This is great news for people still fond of playing the original Borderlands leading up to the third entry into the series, Borderlands: The Pre-Sequel, which is coming out October 14. That's almost 6 years to the day after the original debuted on consoles.Sadly many games that lost their multiplayer functionality with the powering down of the Gamespy servers haven't bothered to update. It seems likely that 2K's move on the part of their debut Borderlands title is a rarity and not the beginning of any sort of movement to update older games.Still, it's nice to see a publisher extend a great game's life span, especially when it's a game where playing with friends is arguably the best way to go.

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