Torchlight, an indie Action RPG in the same vein as Diablo, was released late last month to much fan fair from both the gaming community and the general gaming press. However, with little to no real marketing budget I don’t think anybody really expected it to sell all too well. But, what do you know? It seems to be doin’ just fine taking the number 6 spot on Steam and the number 5 spot on Direct2Drive.

Also worth noting is that, on Direct2Drive anyways, the Best of Indie Bundle Vol. 2 seemed to sell adequately. Yes, I put that in the past tense purposely because the bundle was removed on the 16th following the end of the amazing 75% off sale. A real shame considering the bundle was actually quite good. Here’s hoping the introduce a Best of Indie Bundle Vol. 3 soon.

Stats after the break.

Oh happy days! It’s always nice to see an indie game beak out from it’s digitally distributed shackles and adorn the much more comfortable shackles of a box and shelf. Seriously though, it would appear our little indie action RPG is set to launch itself onto store shelves in early January where it will be competing with… Diablo 2. I can’t believe stores are still selling that game!

For those that don’t yet know, Torchlight is a brilliant game in the same vein as Diablo so fans of the series need not look elsewhere to get their fix in before the third iteration of Diablo launches a gajillion years from now. You can even read our own review of it!

Anyways, the retail release comes courtesy of  Encore Software and the retail price will be no larger than the digitally distributed price of 19.99. So it really all just depends on if you want a box or not. Personally, I can’t remember the last time I actually bought a boxed PC game, but everybody has a preference I suppose.

Look for it on January 5th.

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Torchlight players will be pleased to hear that Runic has released the ‘TorchED’ editor for the hit action RPG. With the editor, modders will have the ability to create new levels, quests, monsters, items, adjust AI even create custom skills. Additionally, if you have experience using 3D Studio Max, or are willing to get some, you can make your own animations and modify textures. That’s one accessible editor!

Runic has also released a useful Top 10 Helpful Tips for TorchED list and points those eager to play finished mods to Original Runic Games Fansite and Torchlight Insider. Of course, if there are any mods that grab big attention for their design you can safely bet they’ll be highlighted on DIYgamer.

The file is out now for owners of the game, weighing in at 384MB and available on FileShack.

Relic Games has released an updated demo for their hit indie dungeon crawler Torchlight, now available for download. The demo offers two hours of play, so the dev saw it fit to give it the same update the full game received.

The patch brings the trial version up to v1.12, adding a seizable list of fixes, tweaks and improvements to the trail version of the game. The download weighs in at 418 MB and is available via GamersHell.

Remember, now’s your last chance to get into our contest to win a copy of Torchlight, Machinarium or Trine, all you have to do is join our communities, but hurry we’re drawing winners tomorrow!

Have a copy of Torchlight but feel like some form of preliminary guidance is missing? Relic has your back, offering an official game manual for the action RPG, now available for download.

The file weighs in at 2MB and can be picked up on Big Download. The title released last week to much acclaim including our on Geoff Gibson’s take on it.

Don’t forget, the game is one of the three big name indie titles we’re giving away for DIYgamer.com’s Mega Contest. All you have to do is join one (or all) of our communities to enter for a chance to win.

Just a quick reminder to all our awesome readers out there. We are currently giving away two (2) copies of each; Trine, Torchlight, and Machinarium. All you gotta do to be entered to win one of these delicious indie games is follow us on twitter, join our community, and join our FaceBook fanpage! It’s as simple as that! For each one that you join you’ll get an extra chance to win a copy.

All three can be reached from our handy toolbar at the bottom to make this process as easy as possible for you. So what are you waiting for? Check out all the nitty-gritty details at our official contest page:

DIYgamer Mega Contest!

Thanks and good luck!

With this week comes a new RPG. One that is maybe not as hyped or anticipated as Dragon Age or Final Fantasy XIII but one that, with all it’s heart and character, will undoubtedly win you over. I am, of course, speaking of Runic Games’ Torchlight.

Torchlight is an action RPG in the same vein as Diablo and Titan Quest. This means you’ll be running around dungeons, killing swaths of boogies and goblins, and hording as much loot as you (and your pet) can carry. Oh and believe me when I say this: Torchlight has plenty of loot… “phat, phat lewt”.

This one is hot off the virtual presses! Runic Games, via their Torchlight website, have announced that their Diablo-esque action RPG is going for sale, on Steam, on October 27th. This is GREAT news for anybody who has really been hankering for an action RPG like Diablo but has come up empty for the last year or so.

Runic Games is comprised of the same people who were in the process of developing Mythos, another Diablo-esque action RPG turned MMO. I was in the Mythos beta for over a year and was having a great time… until Flagship Studios collapsed leaving the game in a purgatory state. Needless to say Torchlight is a step-brother, so to say, of Mythos and will offer similar styled gameplay.

Runic is also said to be working on an MMO based off of Torthlight as soon as the game is released so, naturally, we are looking forward to trying it out as soon as possible.

Relic’s dungeon crawler Torchlight hits October 27 exclusively for PC, but the developer would love if the game landed on the Xbox Live Arcade eventually.

CEO Max Schaefer told 1Up that the team “talks about it a lot. We fantasizes about getting the [XBLA] version,” Schaefer said. ”We look at it and we say, ‘This would really do great.”

Currently, Runic has another engagement as they work on a Torchlight MMO, and while the opportunity to port their title over to XBLA would be a dream come true, Schaefer notes that “We have just one little team.”

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