Latest Torchlight 2 News

Pre-orders for the Xbox One and PlayStation 4 versions of Torchlight II are now officially open. In addition, three console-exclusive pets have been announced: the Molten Imp for Xbox One pre-orders; the Faerie for PlayStation 4 pre-orders; and the Yapper for all pre-orders. Nintendo Switch pre-orders and bonus pet will be announced later this summer.

Beginning September 3rd, console players will get to take a crack at one of the most-beloved ARPGs of all time, Torchlight II. The game is being released by Perfect World Entertainment and has been ported to PlayStation 4, Xbox One and Nintendo Switch by Panic Button. Torchlight II will cost $19.99 and will ship with all updates and some brand new content just for consoles.

Runic Studios and Perfect World Entertainment have announced that Torchlight, the award-winning ARPG, will be headed to mobile devices soon. No further information has been released, but there is a new teaser site available complete with social media links and the ability to sign up for a newsletter.

At long last, Mac players will be able to take on Torchlight 2 when the game officially arrives on Steam. To celebrate the announcement, Runic Games released a fantastic video. Check it out and let us know what you think!

Runic Games co-founders Erich Schaefer and Travis Baldree are both leaving the studio that created Torchlight and Torchlight II. According to a forum post, the pair leave in good stead and will continue working together in new ventures. They have plans to pursue smaller development where, as Baldree put it, they can "wear many, many hats performing many, many different kinds of tasks."

Steam is offering potential players a chance to try out Torchlight II for free this weekend. From now through 1:00 pm PDT (4:00 pm EDT), players can give the game a try and, if so desired, can buy it for a mere $5.00.

Runic has announced that the GUTS game editor for Torchlight II has finally been released. GUTS is the same tool that the development team used to create Torchlight II and allows players to create their own levels, monsters, adventures and more.

Runic Games' Torchlight II is the second big action RPG to be released in 2012. We've been putting TL2 through its paces and trying -not- to make comparisons to that other ARPG that released in May. See what we think of Torchlight 2 before adding your ideas to the comments.

An intrepid Torchlight 2 player has discovered probably the first ever easter egg tribute to Minecraft. The user discovered the tribute in Act III and has created a YouTube video to show it off.

With last week's release of Torchlight 2, the proverbial gauntlet has been thrown down between Runic Games and Blizzard to find the reigning King of ARPGs. We take a look at Diablo 3 and Torchlight 2 to see how the battle fares. Read on and then let us know what you think.