PC game Torchlight has had a remarkably successful run after its 2009 release, emulating the gameplay style of other classic PC RPGs like Diablo to great effect. After an equally successful Torchlight II, developer Runic Games has decided to turn their attention to mobile platforms, announcing Torchlight Mobile just prior to the start of E3 2015 which will arrive on Android and iOS sometime in 2015.
It’s unknown exactly what form Torchlight Mobile will take, whether it’s the purely single player experience of the first Torchlight, or multiplayer fun of Torchlight II, but it is hinted that Torchlight Mobile will feature “highly robust online gameplay in the unique art style of the series”. Torchlight Mobile is due to be shown off at E3 2015 so we’ll have to wait and see if some gameplay footage drops sometime next week.
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Press Release
Torchlight Coming to Handheld Devices Later This Year!
Bestselling action RPG to feature online play, makes its debut at E3 2015
San Francisco–June 12, 2015–The award-winning action RPG series Torchlight is heading to mobile devices in 2015! Torchlight Mobile is an entirely new game from Perfect World due to release in 2015 for iOS and Android.
Similar to its predecessors,Torchlight Mobile is an action RPG featuring highly robust online gameplay in the unique art style of the series.
Torchlight is an award-winning action RPG franchise originally developed by Seattle-based Runic Games Inc., a veteran team composed of designers and project leads on titles such as Diablo, Diablo II, Mythos, and Fate. Torchlight’s 2009 release was met with a shower of accolades, including numerous review scores of 90% and above. The highly anticipated 2012 sequel, Torchlight II, introduced new classes and multiplayer support for both online and LAN play. It was met with similar acclaim and has sold over 3 million copies.
As a much-beloved classic series, Torchlight’s appearance on mobile platforms will surely be a well-received event by RPG and action fans alike.
For more information, please visit the Torchlight Mobile website:
www.torchlightmobile.comFacebook: www.facebook.com/torchlightmobile
Twitter: www.twitter.com/TorchlightMAbout the Torchlight Series
Torchlight is an action role-playing game released in 2009 by Runic Games, Inc. Set in a mining establishment called Torchlight, players set out into the depths of the mines to discover the full extent of Ember’s influence on the civilizations of ages past. Torchlight II, which debuted in 2012, launched players into a multiplayer adventure that spanned the continent of Vilderan. Torchlight Mobile, set for release in 2015, takes place in another faraway land where Ember is still being harvested by powerful civilizations. Players begin their adventure as one of three new character classes charged with fighting off the corruption that has maligned this land.
