Despite Runic Games’ closure, the Torch is still Lit

Though developer Runic Games shut down in November, the Torchlight action role-playing series blazes on. The series is continuing with a third game, Torchlight Frontiers, which is set in a persistent world and launches on PC, Xbox One, and PlayStation 4 on a to-be-announced date. Publisher Perfect World Entertainment’s newest studio, Echtra Games, will develop the title under the stewardship of Runic cofounder Max Schaefer.

Torchlight and Torchlight II debuted in 2009 and 2012 respectively, and they have often been compared to Blizzard’s action RPG series Diablo. This isn’t coincidence, as Runic’s cofounders previously helped start Condor (later Blizzard North after it was acquired) and developed Diablo and Diablo II. Schaefer left Runic in 2014 to start Echtra Games, and now he’s teaming up with Perfect World once again on Torchlight Frontiers.