Tag: Runic Games

[Video] Torchlight Frontiers Shows Off Railmaster Class


All around the world join in, it’s called Torchlight: Frontiers.

The latest Torchlight class on show might be the strangest thing we’ve seen here at MMO Fallout. The Railmaster is a hammer wielding class that adventures with a train companion. The blog post goes into more detail about how the Railmaster came to be, and what it is now. Long story short, you’ll be laying down rails and equipping your little engine with specialty cars to provide an extra whoopin. This is one game that doesn’t look like it’s going to end up a trainwreck.

Perfect World Entertainment Offers Statement on Motiga Layoffs


MMO Fallout has received an official statement from Perfect World Entertainment following reported layoffs at Gigantic developer Motiga, confirming that a team will remain on board and continue development of future content. In addition, the closure of the Seattle office at Runic Games is unrelated to the layoffs at Motiga. The statement in its entirety is below.

“Following the news that Motiga has reduced the staff of its studio, Perfect World Entertainment can confirm that as the publisher of Gigantic, the game will continue to be available on our platforms. A core team of developers remains at Motiga, who will work with us to support the game and its players, including moving full steam ahead with the upcoming November update and future content. We cannot thank everyone enough for their contributions in making Gigantic the outstanding experience it is today.

Perfect World Entertainment recently closed the Seattle office of Runic Games as part of the company’s continued strategy to focus on online games as a service. We’re grateful to the team for all of their hard work bringing incredible experiences like Torchlight, Torchlight II and Hob to life. Runic Games will remain a part of Perfect World Entertainment’s portfolio of studios, and its games will continue to be available to players, as we stay committed to supporting and growing Runic Games’ beloved franchises.

The staff reduction at Motiga and the closure of Runic Games Seattle were unrelated. Perfect World Entertainment stands committed to delivering the best massively multiplayer online gameplay experiences to our players.”

(Source: Perfect World Entertainment provided to MMO Fallout)

Runic Has No Plans For A Torchlight MMO


We’ve talked before about the possibility of a Torchlight MMO, and while Runic has hinted at the possibility of an MMO before, nothing has been set in stone. Unfortunately, it looks like the odds of an MMO based in the dungeon-crawling universe are slim. In an Ask Me Anything on Reddit, Travis Baldree (President) commented that there are no plans currently for a Torchlight MMO, at least for the moment.

“I’ll be frank, we have no plans to jump into that right now. The landscape is a little different than a few years ago, and creating the amount of content we did for Torchlight 2 was a supreme effort with a team this size. Taking on an MMO immediately afterward is not our current desire.”

So it seems that the Torchlight MMO may just be wishful thinking at this point. Still, I can’t blame the folks at Runic for wanting to do something different after working on the Torchlight series for so long.

(Source: Reddit)