We heard a couple months ago that the hit 2012 action-RPG Torchlight II would be making its way to modern consoles at some point, and last week we finally got a date. Gather your friends and play as the Embermage, Engineer, Berserker, or Outlander on September 3, 2019.

Ah, 2012, when the world was bright and the future was limitless.  What better way is there to exemplify this year's purity than to remember the release of Torchlight 2, a phenomenal action-looter-RPG?  Truly, those were blessed days.

If you've wrapped up the spring hits and wondering what you'll do in the next couple months before the next Madden title sounds the horn of Fall releases, then the folks over at GOG.com would like to entice you with a big Summer Sale. I mean, big. 1300 titles big. And hey, we've even gone through and put together a little co-op collection for all you co-op lovers out there.

EA's analog to Xbox One Access offers up a fistful of PC games in exchange for a monthly subscription fee. Most of the titles are the company's heavy hitters, but recently a little co-op RPG called Torchlight 2 made it on the list. When Battlefield and Dead Space doesn't cut it, it's time to go indie.

If you're not entirely married to Steam as your one and only gaming resource, Arc has a good deal for you. From now through November 30th (Sunday), you can grab the original Torchlight for free and Torchlight 2 for a measly $5. Only Torchlight 2 has co-op, but both games are looting euphorias.

This week, Tally and Marc played the excellent ARPG Torchlight II together on PC. While they enjoyed the experience, despite connection issues and random drop-ins, how did their characters find it? For this installment of This Week in Co-Op, we explore the experience from the vantage point of two marauders: Excelsia and DjinniMan.

Runic Games recently announced on its Twitter feed that the addictive Diablo 3-esque "click everything until it's gone" Torchlight 2 has sold over two million copies since its release last September. Victory dance commence!

I swear, whoever is in charge of setting up sales at Steam keeps an eye on our chatter here, because the past several PC co-op nights we've announced were accompanied by a Steam sale for the same game. Perhaps it's just coincidence, since Steam is always having sales, but I like to think we have some influence on the industry.

Runic Games sent out a tweet last night letting the world know that Torchlight 2 has done quite well since it launched in September on the PC.  The 6 player co-op, action/RPG has sold over 1 million copies to date.  Not bad for a game our community chose as their Indie Co-Op GOTY.  

Let the great debate begin! It's that time of year. The end of 2012 brings about another round table discussion by the Co-Optimus staff on what our Cooperative Game of the Year should be. You, our beloved readers, have already made your voices heard in our community polls for Co-Op GOTY and Indie Co-Op GOTY.

Sometimes, we as people need to see vampires and werewolves being taken out with a good old fashion pistol or a kickass magic spell. We wish this was the crappy Hugh Jackman movie we’re talking about here, but fortunately for us, it’s a co-op video game instead! Indie developer Neocore Games’ upcoming title: The Incredible Adventures of Van Helsing, allows the player to explore the tale of a young supernatural hunter, Van Helsing, in his rise to legend.

Torchlight 2 has been anticipated for quite some time, especially after many had sour feelings with Diablo 3.  We've compiled a handy FAQ as a compendium to our database entries to help understand the game's cooperative multiplayer.  This is everything you need to know about Torchlight 2's cooperative experience spelled out in plain English.