Most hardcore Diablo fans have accepted that the titanic success of World of Warcraft means there will likely never be a Diablo 3, but we have tried to sate our addiction with Diablo-clones. Titan Quest was one of these and was in fact fairly well received, earning positive reviews from multiple websites. Iron Lore Entertainment has posted an official statement on their homepage, which is excerpted below:
It is with great regret that we must announce that as of close of business Tuesday, February 19, 2008 Iron Lore Entertainment has ceased active game development. Several unrelated events occurred which resulted in Iron Lore being unable to secure funding for its next project.
We would like to extend our thanks to everyone who has helped us in the last seven years – our team who moved mountains to create such great games, our publisher THQ who has been a great partner through three product development cycles, and most of all our customers and fans. We owe all of the success we’ve had to you, and our greatest satisfaction has come from creating games that have given enjoyment to the community.
Oh well. Now Diablo addicts will have to turn to Mythos for their hack and slashing needs, which is not so bad since its pretty much the spiritual sequel to Diablo anyway as far as the feel of play goes. Farewell Iron Lore, we hardly knew ye.
[Via Eurogamer]
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5:57 PM on 02.28.2008
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Never say never Colette :D
WHY? This game was so great. People may seem I am out of line but Diablo was barely better than Titan Quest only on the grounds of its online play.
I was definitely looking forward to a Titan Quest 2 but now what? I got to go play some shitty Diablo 2 clone now that can't hold a candle to Titan Quest? This is just awful awful news...
i still have hope for a Diablo 3
Also, for those hankering for a new Diablo fix, everyone is saying that Too Human isn't so much a Devil May Cry game as it is a Diablo game for consoles.
Granted, it's not 100% polished, but it does something /different/ with the formula for a change. There's a demo; give it a try. It could surprise and delight. I was.
On the topic of Titan Quest, it was an alright hack-n-slash. It was just too middle of the road. It was nice while it lasted, but I don't have any sudden urges to reinstall it and give it another go a year later like Diablo 2 or Sacred.
Also, i never heard of Sacred 2 until about 8 hours ago and it's funny to see people mention it right away....as if i was destined to discover it eventually. Maybe that's looking to deeply. Anyway, it looks sweet.
It had good enough gameplay to keep me occupied while I played it but if they're going to do an epic battle of the Gods they could at least do some research on the myths and legends that spawned the heroes that they mention in the game.
@Matchstickman - That's a poor reason, honestly. I guess you like God of War plenty (like most of the world) since I don't see you up in their threads cursing the developers for taking liberties with the Gods in that game :P
Hahahahaha, you'd be surprised.