{"id":5387,"date":"2010-03-24T16:26:58","date_gmt":"2010-03-24T06:26:58","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/power-up.space\/?p=5387"},"modified":"2010-03-24T16:26:58","modified_gmt":"2010-03-24T06:26:58","slug":"mindscape-announces-retail-launch-of-popular-action-rpg-game-torchlight%c2%ae","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.impulsegamer.com\/wordpress\/?p=5387","title":{"rendered":"MINDSCAPE ANNOUNCES RETAIL LAUNCH OF POPULAR ACTION-RPG GAME, TORCHLIGHT\u00ae"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Sydney<\/strong><strong>, Australia<\/strong><strong>, 24 March 2010<\/strong> \u2013 Mindscape Asia Pacific Pty Ltd, has today announced that it has been appointed the official Australian retail distributor for the highly acclaimed RPG title Torchlight.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The single-player game will hit retail shelves in April 2010 and will include new features unavailable in the online version. The exclusive to retail features will include the ferret as a bonus pet and an optional full DVD editor allowing players to create their own content. Other key features include randomisation, simple interface and retirement system.<\/p>\n<p><strong><em>Torchlight<\/em><\/strong> is the widely anticipated role-playing game from the designers and leads of Diablo\u00ae, Diablo\u00ae II, Fate\u00e4 and Mythos.\u00a0 The game emphasises a simple and intuitive interface, fast and furious action, and a colourful and compelling game world for fans of RPG.<\/p>\n<p>In <strong><em>Torchlight<\/em><\/strong>, players need to save the town of Torchlight, battling through rock and fire, lost cities and across ancient tombs on a perilous journey to cleanse the mines.\u00a0 As one of three Character Classes, players will explore randomly generated dungeon levels, battle a huge variety of monsters and pursue endless variations of fame and fortune.<\/p>\n<p><strong><em>Torchlight<\/em><\/strong> has received a number of awards including Best Debut Game\u2019 Award at the 2010 Game Developers Choice Awards, Game Industry News \u2018RPG Game of the Year\u2019 and the Game Developer&#8217;s Conference Choice Award for Best Debut.<\/p>\n<p><strong><em>Torchlight<\/em><\/strong> will be available through all major retailers and computer software outlets from in April 2010 and will be retailing for $29.95 inc. GST.\u00a0 For further information please visit <a href=\"wlmailhtml:{912E957C-4F18-4B24-83B9-FA97839F0302}mid:\/\/00000074\/!x-usc:http:\/\/www.mindscape.com.au\/\">www.mindscape.com.au<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>ABOUT MINDSCAPE <\/strong>(<a href=\"wlmailhtml:{912E957C-4F18-4B24-83B9-FA97839F0302}mid:\/\/00000074\/!x-usc:http:\/\/www.mindscape.com.au\/\">www.mindscape.com.au<\/a>)<strong><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Mindscape develops, publishes and distributes games, productivity and reference software on the PC, Mac, DS, Wii, PSP, PS3, Xbox and online platforms.\u00a0\u00a0 The company\u2019s rich\u00a0 portfolio of award-winning products include Broderbund, Encyclopaedia Britannica, Endemol, Hoyle Games, IMSI, Konami, Legacy Interactive, Myhorseclub, Nancy Drew, Nuance, The Learning Company, Punch, Playfirst, PopCap, Thomas &amp; Friends and Roxio.\u00a0 Mindscape is a publicly listed company on the Paris Stock Market \u2013 Alternext since December 2007.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Sydney, Australia, 24 March 2010 \u2013 Mindscape Asia Pacific Pty Ltd, has today announced that it has been appointed the official Australian retail distributor for the highly acclaimed RPG title Torchlight.\u00a0 The single-player game will hit retail shelves in April 2010 and will include new features unavailable in the online version. 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