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'Torchlight' Developer Runic Games Losing Its Founders

Runic Games, the developer of the 'Torchlight' series, is losing two of its three founders. In an announcement on the Runic forums, Travis Baldree announced that he and Erich Schaefer would be leaving the company in April. Considering that 'Torchlight' is often considered the true 'Diablo' successor due to its founders pedigree, this news may be of interest to both fans of 'Torchlight' and 'Diablo.'

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Flutterby3681d ago

Such a good game , I gave played the heck out of it that's a shame.

I wonder if the xbone fanboys will somehow connect this to Sony, that may seem silly but if you read some of the theories they gave thrown around you wouldn't put it past them.

zeal0us3681d ago (Edited 3681d ago )

This has nothing to do with Sony or Xb1, so why even bring them into this?

Hicken3681d ago

Because every time a dev leaves a Sony team, is a sign that Sony is doomed. Will this quell some of that nonsense, if those fanboys see that it's not unique to Sony, and doesn't spell disaster?

zeal0us3681d ago

Okay.... but Runic Games is not a Sony(or even Microsoft) developer. They are own by Perfect World.

Flutterby3681d ago

I see hickey gets it at least he got most of the points I was trying to make.

Hicken3681d ago

The point is that some are using Sony devs leaving to proclaim that Sony is in trouble, when in fact it's just a part of life in the industry.

Developers leave studios. It happens. But every time it's happened- and Sony has more, so it's nit surprising they lose more- it's been a sign of the end. Will those same people see this and perhaps adjust their thinking?

I doubt it. I imagine they'll ignore this story altogether, and continue right being trolls and fanboys.

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Bigpappy3681d ago

Wow. And you started out so good. Then bam! "Xbox fanboys". You do realize you are doing a huge disservice to the news in this article right. You are being very disrespectful to this article. You prefer to fight over PS4 losing developers. I thought you guys would have moved on by now.

3-4-53681d ago

Torchlight is awesome. Torchlight 2 is better, but I played 1 on 360 and 2 on PC, and this game style plays better with a controller.

Otherwise it's too much click click.

Love the art style though.

Flutterby3681d ago

Get over it big pappy and zealous , it was a jab at how stupid the fanboys have become, I don't know your history zealous but I know for one thing bigpappy is a troll himself so I can understand him getting salty about me bringing up the stupidity of trolls, if you aren't a troll I would guess you would agree with me and my point if you didn't misinterpret my first post.

Bigpappy3681d ago (Edited 3681d ago )

Oh, I am the troll for you pulling a fame war from some dark smell hole.

Dude, there is nothing in the article that had anything to do with Xbox or PS. You might want to evaluate yourself any your love of your game console, before attacking others and calling them names.

There is a lot wrong with you from reading your comments. But calling names isn't going to fix any of it.

These guys are great developers. I played through the first on PC and then again on 360. I am not the type to replay games or rematch movies (can not commit the time). This game was just fun to play and I enjoyed it more with the controller. I was hoping for them to bring the sequel to 360, but it did not happen. I might have to go ahead and get the PC version at some point.

zeal0us3681d ago (Edited 3681d ago )

I don't know anything about Bigpappy's history but if scroll up or down how many comments actually tried to link this to Sony? How many Xbox One owners or Microsoft fans on this very topic took the time to take a quick jab at Sony?
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I doubt Runic Games will release TL2 on the 360(or even the XB1). Perfect World(Runic Game's Owners) now seem to be focusing on MMO(with cash-shops) and mobile gaming. Currently TL2 is $20 but I've seen TL2 get low as $5 on Steam. So unless you mind shelling out $20 then I would wait for the game go on sale.

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Agent_hitman3681d ago

This is sad, these people are great in making best games like Torchlight 1 and 2. It was the best diablo-like games that I've played this past decade..

zeal0us3681d ago

Torchlight 1 & 2 were indeed some great games. Have you tried Path of Exile? I hear that's nice diablo-like game as well.

zeal0us3681d ago

Will affect the future of Torchlight? I recall back in 2012 the dev team stated they had no plans for a Torchlight mmo and would like to move away from RPG in the futures.

Given Perfect World track record with love for cash shops, I guess they were not going to let that happen.

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RTX Remix Makes Torchlight, Mount & Blade and Other Classic PC Games Look Lovely

Following the official release of the RTX Remix runtime, modders have renewed their efforts to remaster classic PC games like Torchlight.

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New Games with Gold for July 2022 - Xbox Wire

It’s time to announce the July Games with Gold lineup! On the Xbox One and Xbox Series X|S, capture photos of the wondrous Beasts of Maravilla Island, and survive being stranded on a desolate moon base in Relicta. And for our classic lineup via Backward Compatibility, build and ride rollercoasters in Thrillville: Off the Rails, […]

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darthv72666d ago

Yawn.... I will say torchlight is fun, but i have that on my steamdeck. Relicta is also on PS+ Extra and looks like it would make a cool VR game. No PSVR support though.

VenomUK666d ago

@Darthv72 How did you shift this story about the Xbox Games with Gold lineup into a negative about PSVR not supporting one of the games?! 🤣

crazyCoconuts666d ago

It's pretty impressive actually.

darthv72666d ago (Edited 666d ago )

Hmm... that is funny. I see it more as a negative against XB. Like other games on both, some offer a VR mode for PS and this looked like it should be one of them. Then again it doesnt even offer VR for PC so... ehh.

RedDevils665d ago

That how professional troll at their best work.

ChasterMies666d ago

Why continues reporting this? Who is left that is still interested in Games with Gold?

crazyCoconuts666d ago

I guess if I paid $5/month for this crap I'd still want to know what I got...

Eidolon666d ago

Yeah, be interesting to know. I hardly care because of Game Pass now, still don't mind seeing what we get, but I've come to terms that it's mostly going to be nothing I'll play if have GP.

itsmebryan666d ago

They should get rid of games w gold. With Gamepass I have too many better games to even think about GWG.

crazyCoconuts666d ago

So they've managed to decrease the value you get each month without decreasing revenue by making the games crappier. If they still charged $5/month without giving you ANY games at all, it would open them up to criticism and direct comparisons to PS+ without any way to subjectively spin the message

Crows90665d ago (Edited 665d ago )

It's also part of gamepass ultimate. It's good to see since it directly competes with ps extra

northpaws666d ago

This is beyond bad... kinda shitty move to force all their subscribers to get gamepass.

VersusDMC666d ago

Technically forcing people to move to Gamepass Ultimate. Regular gamepass doesn't include Gold.

Silly gameAr666d ago

I guess that's that value that everyone keeps talking about.

KillBill665d ago

Technically you aren't forced to buy anything. And Xbox Live gold can be bought separately. https://www.xbox.com/en-US/...

KillBill665d ago

What are you talking about you can still buy Xbox Live Gold on its own if you want to. You guys need to stop having conversations about Xbox if you know nothing about it. https://www.xbox.com/en-US/...

Silly gameAr665d ago (Edited 665d ago )

I guess the comments flew right over your head, huh? If GP was such a good value, gold would come with game pass, without having to get the more expensive opinion.

KillBill665d ago

@silly - what? Point is that gold can be had WITHOUT game pass. simple as that. Nothing forcing you to buy game pass.

gamer9665d ago

@ Silly, not sure what you're trying to say, you want game pass ultimate for the price of xbox live gold? That's ridiculous the amount of full price day 1 games you get included in game pass - you don't get that for cheap. Nobody is forced to get game pass, if the value is there you subscribe. if there's a drought in games you unsubscribe like i just did a month ago. Will likely get back on game pass this fall/holiday and into 2023 when the games are flooding in.

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The Best Dungeon Crawlers Not Named Diablo

From Xfire: "The words "dungeon crawler" are defined as a genre of role-playing games wherein "heroes navigate a labyrinth environment, battling various monsters, avoiding traps, solving puzzles, and looting any treasure they may find."

Now, if you, just like every other gamer, thought immediately of any of the Diablo games when you read that, you're probably not alone.

The thing is, the Diablo franchise has been synonymous with dungeon crawlers since 1997. But while the Diablo titles have long been considered the most popular dungeon crawlers, they're far from the only ones that are worth playing."