Borderlands 2 Officially Announced

2K Games and Gearbox have officially confrirmed the rumor of Borderlands 2 being in development. As expected the game is being developed for all three major platforms(PC, PS3 & Xbox 360) and is scheduled to release in mid-2012. According to the Press Release,

Borderlands 2 is the epic sequel to the ultimate four-player Role-Playing Shooter loot fest. Combining invention and evolution, Borderlands 2 features all new characters, skills, environments, enemies, weapons and equipment, which come together in an ambitiously crafted story. Players will reveal secrets, and escalate mysteries of the Borderlands universe as they adventure across the unexplored new areas of Pandora.

Fans and joournalists will get their first look of the game at Gamescom 2011 from August 17 – August 21, and at PAX Prime (Booth #3417) from August 26 – August 28. Here's hoping that the sequel will, at the very least, use Valve's Steamworks for its multiplayer implementation instead of Gamespy Arcade.