A Steam community announcement has word that a new patch is live in Borderlands removing the SecuROM DRM from Gearbox's first-person shooter and paving the way for Steamworks multiplayer in a future update following the shutdown of GameSpy multiplayer support (thanks BeyondUnreal). Here are the patch notes:

• Removed SecuRom from the title and all DLC
• Added a “Granting Tool” In the steam “Tools” section that turns a retail disc into a Steam version of Borderlands
• “News Ticker” added to the main menu to give you updates on the Multiplayer restoration updates.
• Imported SecuRom DLC keys into Steam, so if you bought DLC outside of Steam, activate it within Steam and get your matching content.