Torchlight II – September 20, 2012 for PC, Mac to Follow

Earlier today, the announcement was made. The trailer is above, and statement is below:

Torchlight II will launch as a digital download from Runic Games, Steam, Perfect World, GamersGate, GameFly, and GameStop on September 20th, 2012.

Runic Games’ CEO, Max Schaefer comments, “We worked incredibly hard to make sure we could release Torchlight II before Summer’s official end. Development will continue right up until we ship, and we couldn’t be happier to be putting the finishing touches on a great game. We want to get it to the fans as quickly as possible. Honestly, we can’t wait.”

As mentioned before, the Mac OS X version of Torchlight II will follow the PC launch, according to the support site.

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PC Gamer Posts Torchlight 2 Class Videos

Torchlight II, an upcoming action and roleplaying game for Macs and PCs, with elements of steampunk and fantasy, features four classes, the Outlander, the Embermage, the Engineer, and the Berserker. PC Gamer has put together videos on all four of them.

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