“Torchlight Frontiers will be a living, breathing universe that will still feel uniquely Torchlight, while we add our own creative spin to the game. “Evolving the Torchlight universe into a shared world has always been a goal for the franchise, and I’m excited that we’re finally able to make it a reality,” said Max Schaefer, CEO of Echtra Games. We’re proud to have Echtra Games as a part of the company.” “Max has put together an all-star team of developers, and we continue to be amazed by the sheer level of talent and wealth of experience that they bring to Torchlight Frontiers. “Perfect World Entertainment has had a strong working relationship with Max Schaefer, dating back to the original Torchlight game, and we believe in his vision to evolve the Torchlight series,” said Yoon Im, senior vice president of publishing at Perfect World Entertainment. Torchlight Frontiers will be available on PC, Xbox One and PlayStation®4.Ĭheck out the official announcement trailer for Torchlight Frontiers here: Led by former Runic Games and Blizzard North co-founder, Max Schaefer, the team developing Torchlight Frontiers is comprised of veteran developers who were responsible for the games that defined the ARPG genre, including the original Diablo and Torchlight franchises. Set in the same beloved Torchlight universe from Torchlight I and II, this shared-world action-RPG brings back many of the franchise’s signature features and mechanics that captured the hearts of ARPG fans around the world. Today, Perfect World Entertainment, Inc., a leading publisher of live service games, announced its newest development studio, Echtra Games, Inc., is working on the next iteration of the award-winning Torchlight series: Torchlight Frontiers. PERFECT WORLD ENTERTAINMENT ANNOUNCES TORCHLIGHT FRONTIERS Keep an eye out for more news on ECHTRA Games new game in the months ahead. In a recent chat, Max Schaefer dropped a few hints that it could be an MMO and that more details on the project will be revealed this year. It’s quite a team that’s been put together.
The development team currently comprises of around 30 employees with names Diablo fans might recognise such as Tyler Thompson (Diablo 2), Matt Uelmen (Composer), Guy Somberg (Battle.Net), and more. They do state that they will be adding content and features to the game long after launch which does hint at some kind of MMO or online focused game. Whether that means they will revisit the Torchlight world remains to be seen. When Runic closed down their parting message to fans was, “For those that love the Torchlight series, there will be some news coming”. Reading between the lines it is possible that ECHTRA is on a new MMO possibly based on Torchlight. What we do know from the information available is that the new game will be based on “a big world based on a beloved gaming franchise”. Following the closure of Runic Games, some of the main players moved on to form ECHTRA games and they are starting to talk a little about their new game.ĮCHTRA was founded by Max Schaefer (Diablo 2), David Glenn (Diablo 2), and Justin Miller (Torchlight) in 2016, and since the company formed, they have been keeping very quiet about their first game.
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