Because you were all dying to play this five-year-old game

I know, I might be the only remaining person who cares, butBorderlands(that is, the original 2009 title) is now playable online on PC again.

I recently got a few of my friends into the series viaBorderlands 2, and some of them want to go back and experience the original as a group. Naturally, this all happened right around the timeGameSpy was shutting down. 2K Games assured players that the online functionality would bemigrated to Steamworks, but no specific dates were given.

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In an update today on the Steam Community, it was announced that themigration to Steamworks is complete. I briefly tried it out, and all of the functionality is integrated into theBorderlandsuser interface; no Shift + Tabbing for the Steam overlay is necessary. There are even several public games being hosted already. Apparently I’mnotthe only one.

The opening area of the Whisper mission, in a small grove.

The Divide in the Cosmodrome, where the Guardian was resurrected.

A holofoil Ribbontail, as seen in collections.

The Phoneutria Fera hand cannon, inspired by the Season of the Haunted armor set. It has a unique, galactic glow.

Three Fuses appear in a match of Apex Legends' Wild Card mode.

Mad Maggie opens a supply bin and an item with a symbol indicating infinite ammo appears.

Legends slide through a zipline in King’s Canyon in Apex Legends.

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The Yeartide Apex tex Mechanica SMG with a Holofoil glow.