Runic Games has announced a sequel to the popular action RPG
Torchlight,
planned for release in Spring 2011. One notable improvement from the first game is
Torchlight II's inclusion of online co-op play, with LAN support and a matchmaking system. "The sequel will feature an updated version of the
Torchlight editor, randomized overworld areas complete with weather effects, random dungeons, a selection of pets, fishing, limitless loot, and a retirement system which will allow users to retire an older character and bestow some benefits of it to a newly created character." An MMO set in the
Torchlight world is
still in development.