Torchlight II delayed, probably not seeing light of day until 2012
It looks like the year of the hack ‘n’ slash – as foretold in The Prophecy – won’t be 2011 after all. First Diablo and his army of the damned tried their damndest to make it our the door at the tail end of 2011, but ultimately failed. And now it seems that Torchlight II has hit a similar snag.
Torchlight 2 gets fourth class and $20 price tag
The Embermage is the fourth role to be revealed for Torchlight 2. The magic user joins the Berserker, the Outlander and the Engineer as the final character class, and can wield the power of the elements against Torchlight 2′s enemies. The elements of fire, ice and lightning, that is, not Boron, Potassium and Hydrogen and the like, though a mage with mastery over the periodic table is an intriguing idea.
E3 2011: Torchlight pirated over 5 million times in China, Runic CEO: “That’s fine with us.”
After getting hands-on with Torchlight 2′s brawlin’, just-announced Berserker class at E3, I had a chat with Runic Games’ CEO, Max Schaefer about T2′s just-announced LAN support, Runic’s refreshing attitude about DRM and piracy (and why “millions,” of illegal downloads in China don’t bother him) and the the possibility of 50-player multiplayer.
Torchlight 2 screenshots and first info reveals randomised overworld and enormous new areas
If you’re as excited for Torchlight 2 as we are then you’ll want to head over to Runic’s brand new developer blog. Lead designer Patrick Blank has posted eight brand new screenshots of Torchlight 2 there, along with a detailed explanation of the impressive tech behind the game’s randomly generated levels. You’ll find the latest info, the eight new screenshots embedded below.
Torchlight II teases new monsters
Ever fought a Yakotaur? No? Well you’re gonna. Runic Games has put up a page with a teaser concept painting of the half yak, half yeti beast along with five others you’ll casually bump into while exploring the depths of Torchlight II’s dungeons. The other five (manticore, witch, gargoyle, spectral dragon and Dwarven automata) are a little more conventional, but still cool lookin’. Runic is promising to unveil more every other week leading up to E3, so this page is worth bookmarking. Read on to see’em all here.
Torchlight 2 release date drops to July. Xbox port of original caused delay
Originally scheduled for a Spring release, Torchlight 2 is now due July 2011. Runic Games told Digitial Spy that extra work on the interface for the Xbox port of the original has caused delays, but emphasised that the tweaks will improve the PC experience in the long run: “Having to do the extra work with the [Xbox] interface, has pushed us back a little bit, so we’re probably talking July right now for Torchlight II… it’s going great, however. We’ve actually got some optimisations and technical improvements that went into making the Xbox version that we’ve been able to go back and implement into Torchlight II for PC.”
PC Gamer awarded the original Torchlight a whopping 89 percent. Read our extensive making of here.
(via Eurogamer)
PC Gamer Game Club Week 12: Torchlight
Every week the PC Gamer Game Club picks a new game to play and discuss. All sorts of games have featured so far, from classic real time strategy games like Age of Empires 2 to the grim survival horror shooter STALKER. This week the brilliant action RPG, Torchlight is under the microscope. All you need to get involved is a copy of the game in question. Read on for details.
Moving pictures prove existence of Torchlight 2 co-op
Runic Games heard fans of Torchlight complaining about lack of multiplayer, and then went and made Torchlight 2. Check out the trailer below for footage of Torchlight 2′s multiplayer in action.
Torchlight 2 interview with Runic Games
Runic Games have just announced Torchlight 2. Frabjous day! Quick on our feet as always, we went back in time to schedule an interview with Max Schaefer and Travis Baldree, the company’s founders and designers. They spoke to us about Torchlight 2′s new co-operative multiplayer, classes, character customisation, setting, mods and undead bears.
EXCLUSIVE: Torchlight 2 first artwork
Runic games has just announced Torchlight 2. It has co-operative multiplayer and undead bears! This much, any gaming website will tell you. What you won’t get anywhere else (for about five minutes, at least) is this heapin’ helpin’ of concept art. We’ve got new characters with their new gear, new locales, and new, cheery-looking monsters and bad guys. Have a pore over them and then read our exclusive in-depth interview featuring the first information on the game. Remember, you can click to make the screens bigger.
Light from the Darkness: The Making of Torchlight
Diablo casts a long shadow over the action-RPG. Few games have been able to dispel Blizzard’s gloomy dominance of the genre, though many have tried. Only Torchlight shines in the dark. A modest game in scale and price, made in a year by a small team, it is as accomplished a resurrection of the genre as anyone could want.
Torchlight MMO details in the new PC Gamer
The team behind the fantastic action-RPG Torchlight are making an MMO, an MMO that will be free-to-play, but supported by microtransactions. Although little’s known about the MMO, the Torchlight team talk about their plans in the new issue of PC Gamer, on-sale in the UK on Thursday. In the mag, they reveal that they’re aiming for an MMO that feels like a single player game, and it’ll retain the same fast action. Their president Travis Baldree also shows he has a traditional PC gamer attitude towards microtransactions.
