The Torchlight II FAQ has been updated with the news, straight from Runic it's said, that the action RPG is estimated to be released in "November or December of this year, unless, and I quote, "someone on the team dies." Hope that no one dies."
Reported on Oct 18, 2011In today's post on the MMORPG.com Staff Blog, Bill Murphy takes a quick look at Runic Games' Torchlight as it is set to arrive on XBox Live tomorrow. Bill talks about what will make or break Torchlight for XB fans. Check it out!
Reported on Mar 08, 2011Recently, MMORPG.com writer Carolyn Koh had the chance to sit down with Runic Games president Travis Baldree. The discussion centered around Torchlight II, the sequel to Torchlight, a gigantic single-player RPG hit. Read on to find out more about the loot system, pets, side quests, the UI and content.
Reported on Sep 15, 2010During last week's PAX convention in Seattle, Washington, MMORPG.com columnist Bill Murphy had the chance that many would kill to have had: A chance to play Torchlight 2. Bill's got a lot to say about Runic Games' Torchlight 2, about how devs are creating deep lore and giving players more classes, more areas to explore...in short, MORE. Read Bill's thoughts about Torchlight 2 and start counting the days untilSpring 2011!
Reported on Sep 07, 2010Torchlight 2 developer, Runic Games, has released the first trailer showing off multiplayer action. The video starts with a reminder that what kept most people from giving the original Torchlight a perfect 10 was the lack of multiplayer. The video then goes on to show in-game footage of players working cooperatively in several overland locations.
Reported on Aug 18, 2010With the announcement of Torchlight II barely a day old, Gamasutra fired off several questions to Runic Games CEO Max Schaefer. The interview covers a variety of topics but of most interest to our readers is a discussion about the reasons behind a cooperative Torchlight before releasing the MMO.
Reported on Aug 05, 2010Runic Games has announced that Torchlight 2 is currently in development and a new website for the sequel to the award-winning Torchlight has already launched. Torchlight 2 will feature cooperative play, a feature missing in the original game.
Reported on Aug 04, 2010Yesterday, Runic Games showed off a partially revealed image and today more of that same image is revealed. Speculation is that it has a lot to do with Runic's upcoming MMO based on its best-selling single-player RPG, Torchlight. See what you think!
Reported on Jul 29, 2010The Torchlight team put up a mysterious message on the official site. We won't spoil it with our speculation but wondered what you think it could be?
Reported on Jul 28, 2010Runic Games are revealing some details on the MMO rendition of the smash-hit dungeon crawler Torchlight in the newest issue of PC Gamer.
Reported on Jun 29, 2010Our sister site Game on Mac is giving away five copies of the Mac version of Runic Games' smash hit dungeon crawler Torchlight on Steam. All you have to do is sign up and enter to win, that's it! The contest will be running from June 4 through June 9, with a random drawing to be held at 9PM EST on June 9. Much like our contests here at MMORPG.com, logging into your Game on Mac account each day increases your chances of winning.
Reported on Jun 04, 2010Chinese game publisher Perfect World, responsible for the eponymous MMORPG Perfect World as well as the upcoming 2.5D Battle of the Immortals has acquired a majority stake in Runic Entertainment, the folks behind the Diablo-inspired hit Torchlight.
Reported on May 18, 2010Now that the single player version of Runic Games' Torchlight has been released, Carolyn Koh spoke with Travis Baldree, John Dunbar and Jason Beck about their plans to turn the game into an MMO.
Reported on Nov 04, 2009The team from Torchlight has provided us with these four new screenshots from their upcoming game.
Reported on Oct 15, 2009This latest trailer introduces us to the Alchemist class. The Alchemist embarks on his adventure to Torchlight after hearing of the town's large concentration of Ember, which he uses to fuel his magical art. Functionally, the Alchemist is a ranged attack class that makes heavy use of pets.
Reported on Sep 23, 2009Shown for the first time at this year's PAX, the Vanquisher joins the Torchlight cast as the game's resident femme fatale, making use of expert marksman skills and traps to debilitate her foes.
Reported on Sep 14, 2009Shown at this year's Penny Arcade Expo, this is the latest trailer for the game Torchlight, developed by Runic Games, and coming to you this October.
Reported on Sep 08, 2009Runic Games, the folks behind the upcoming MMORPG, Torchlight, have announced a release date at PAX today. The game is set to release on October 27th, 2009 and will run you $19.99. For those of you who are at PAX this year, you'll get a look-see at Torchlight at the show. For the rest of us, a new "Meet the NPC's" feature has been posted on the game's official website.
Reported on Sep 04, 2009It's first an RPG, then following up with an MMO a while later. Hear from the folks behind Torchlight in this video interview.
Reported on Jun 26, 2009Today we present six new screenshots from Torchlight, which was recently added to our game list.
Reported on May 19, 2009