Borderlands coming to Steam; PC version will have exclusive features

Posted Sep 28th 2009 9:00AM by John Callaham
Filed under: Downloads, FPS, RPG, Borderlands

Even though Gearbox Software CEO Randy Pitchford has stated for the record that he feels Valve should separate their PC game download business Steam into its own company, at the moment Steam is the big 800 pound gorilla in that market. So it's no shock to learn that their upcoming FPS-RPG hybrid game Borderlands will soon be available for pre-orders and then download via Steam.

Destructoid reports that the PC version will have a couple of small but interesting features the consoles won't have. One is a benchmark demo and the other is the ability to export the game's item cards to .jpg files so you can show your cool unique weapon drops to your friends. The PC version will naturally have the best looking graphics compared to its consoles brethren and its UI will be designed to work with a mouse. Just a few days ago it was announced that the PC version of Borderlands would ship six days after the console ports on October 26.

Gallery: Borderlands

Tags: 2k-games, borderlands, gearbox-software, steam

Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)

I guess I can wait the extra 6 days.Posted at 9:56AM on Sep 28th 2009 by Kevin

wait do they mean this game will be like Valve games where you buy it in stores but can activate it on Steam, or no?Posted at 1:32PM on Sep 28th 2009 by Alex

No it doesn't work like that for COD and prob wont work for this. I wish it did though :)Posted at 4:42PM on Sep 28th 2009 by Cheesus Crust

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