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Torchlight begins retail excursion on Jan. 5, 2010
Encore Software and developer Runic Games have announced plans to enchant its relationship by entering an exclusive publishing agreement that will send the addictive download-only PC title Torchlight to retail stores on January 5, 2010 for a MSRP of $19.99. Combining skills like so many elemental gems, Runic's design posse includes members from the original team that developed titles like Diablo and Diablo II (anyone ever heard of those?).Torchlight -- which recently released free editing tools to its users -- is currently available for PC via its website. A Mac version is planned for sometime in 2010. Sometime, meaning "not soon enough."
Torchlight to explore retail shelves in January
Torchlight, the action-RPG from Runic Games, is available right now via the game's official site or Steam. However, early next year, the game will also be available at brick-and-mortar shops, Joystiq sister site Big Download confirms. The news comes from Runic Games' head of PR, who says that a boxed version will hack and slash its way to retail shelves sometime in early January. Currently, Torchlight is only compatible with Windows, but the team is hard at work getting it ready for Macs and is also preparing the game's first patch and mod tools. If you fancy yourself a fan of the Diablo series and have Steam, then give the demo a chance -- Torchlight was created in part by Diablo and Diablo II co-designers Max and Erich Schaefer, after all. %Gallery-72098%
