From Mythos To Torchlight, Runic Games Tell You What happend

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What happens when developers lose control of a nearly-finished game soon before its planned release? After forming a new studio, Runic Games, many of the developers behind Mythos transitioned to Torchlight. What follows is an examination of the decisions, steps, and key design elements that have shaped the look of Torchlight -- a title produced on an aggressive schedule and modest budget that still strives to for the production values of a big retail game.

Jason Beck will tell you the story about Torchlight, Mythos and Diablo. Mythos is light of their way to succeeding and going for the dreams. But it snubs out. What happend?

Jason Beck has been pushing pixels around at a few small to mid-sized developers since 1998. His titles include Mythos, FATE, and a dozen or so casual games; his latest project is Torchlight. Beginning as a character animator with stops along the way as a designer, artist, and lead roles, his wide range of experiences and practical approach helps with getting great results out of small teams and short deadlines. Jason is now the studio Art Director at Runic Games in Seattle. Torchlight will be immediately followed up with the unnamed Torchlight MMO.

Comparisons to the upcoming Diablo III are inevitable -- so let's get this out of the way.

We've also already heard comments that Torchlight is trying to "take on" D3 as direct competition -- or even that Torchlight is a "cartoony version of D3".

Will Torchlight just be itself and not a clone of anyone else? Jason Beck will be with you.

Runic Games, a online-game development studio began as a one-man "team" of current Runic president and lead programmer, Travis Baldree, working with the Flagship Studios team to create a small hack-and-slash game as a network test for Hellgate: London, now is developing their Diablo-style MMO torchlight. PAX is coming up and Runic Games will be at Booth 872 in the Expo Hall; feel free to come on by and check out Torchlight! Afterwards, stop by the Runic Forums and share your experiences.