THQ has issued a new patch for Titan Quest, updating Iron Lore's action RPG to version 1.15. It fixes more general, quest, editor and multiplayer related bugs.

GENERAL:
- Fixed crash issues involving teleporting
- Fixed pathing crashes involved with entering and leaving underground areas
- Fixed crashes involving the Alt-Tab function
- Fixed crash issue which could occur when standing at the same coordinates as an item and attempting to pick it up
- Fixed a bug where items would occasionally fall through the world when they are dropped or unsuccessfully picked up
- Fixed a bug where storing manual character back-ups in the SaveData folder would cause those characters to not be visible on the character select screen
- Improved character auto back-up system
- Implemented texture reduction matrix which allows the low graphics settings to use more compressed textures and improves performance on low end systems
- Implemented the ability to turn shadows on and off. Shadows are currently on by default.
-To turn shadows off, go to the My GamesTitan QuestSettings directory and open the options.txt file after changing any option in game. Find the setting called "Shadows" and change its value to false. If the setting does not exist, add the line "shadows=false" to the end of the options.txt file.
- Fixed the 'Fatal Error' message appearing when trying to boot up Titan Quest(tm) with Virtual Memory turned off
- Implemented a minidump file into the crash logging system

A new patch has been released for Titan Quest, updating version 1.08 to version 1.11. There is also a patch that updates the retail edition v1.01. The new patch offers fixes related to video, multiplayer, editor and general game issues.

General:
- Fixed NPC dialogue fading when bumped by pets
- Fixed crash when loading a custom map in-game that contains a sheep herder
- Fixed a word wrap error in monster and NPC name dialogs that appears in some languages
- Changed mouse input to swap left and right buttons when the option is selected in Windows
- Implemented Time Smoothing to reduce hitches and decrease blur when the player character is moving
- Implemented logging system to track crashes in Titan Quest(tm). Upon a crash, Titan Quest(tm) will create a log file named "Exceptions.txt" in the My Games\Titan Quest directory.

The Titan Quest Vault boards have a new developer post mentioning that a new patch for Titan Quest should be released next week. It will fix issues related to singleplayer, multiplayer, video, and the editor. The patch will also include a logging system that will allow Iron Lore to better track down crashing problems that people have been experiencing.

Age of Titans: Brian Sullivan's Latest Adventures is an article format interview on Gamasutra, asking the Iron Lore founder about the newly released Titan Quest. Topics include the Diablo influences, the marketplace, competition, and game distribution.

There is a State of the Game post on the TitanQuest.net forums, offering an update on what's happening with Titan Quest. A new patch is being worked that should fix more crashing issues, as well as update the game's editor. The post also mentions that Iron Lore will soon release some beginner tutorial videos for the editor.

Over at GameBanshee you can find a Q&A with Mike Verrette, asking the Titan Quest associate producer about this newly released action RPG. Be sure to grab the patch if you hadn't already.

As expected, a patch for the recently released Titan Quest is now available. The 5mb patch updates the game to v1.08 and addresses the following issues

- Fixed crash caused by teleporting in multiplayer after players used Rally skill
- Fixed NPC dialogue windows closing when NPC moves to avoid other characters
- Fixed bug with different relic bonuses for different players in multiplayer
- Fixed relic completion sounds propagating to all clients in multiplayer
- Fixed multiplayer lobby UI error with sort arrow
- Fixed a multiplayer lobby crash
- Fixed internet connection problem with custom maps
- Fixed a memory leak
- Improves multiplayer connection reliability
- Improves multiplayer performance
- Improves item auto-placement in inventory
- Added character back-up functionality
- Added option to disable compatibility check

According to this post on the Titan Quest Vault forums, the Titan Quest patch which was due out today has been delayed. It will now be released on Friday. The post includes official patch notes. Thanks Voodoo Extreme.

The Titan Quest website has a forum post by one of the game's developers, announcing that the first patch for the game will be released this Wednesday. It will improve item auto-placement, multiplayer stability and performance, and fix an NPC dialogue window bug among other things. Thanks Voodoo Extreme.

Shipping this week is Titan Quest, Iron Lore's action RPG which has a lot of people excited though also concerned it is little more than a Diablo clone. David reviewed the game for us and says sure, the game is very similar to Diablo 2 in a lot of ways. But that is hardly a bad thing

Just in case some of you Shackers are afraid of commitment, there are a couple of ways that you can actually retract skill points, which is quite a handy feature. The first of which is with the Undo button. When you level up and spend a point on a skill, the Undo button lights up. Let's say you accidentally clicked a spell you have no further use for, or perhaps didn't even want in the first place. Click Undo, and you get your skill point back. Here's the catch: once you close the Skill window, Undo can no longer be used. Plan and spend wisely! But not too wisely, it would seem. Scattered throughout the game are Mystics, who, for a price, can give you your spent skill points back. The more you retrieve, the more you'll have to spend, but it's nice to know you can work on other more advanced skills if you find those early game skills are no longer serving their intended purpose.

The Sound Blaster site has this Titan Quest Q&A. Composer and sound designer Scott Morton of Iron Lore is asked about the game's music and sound effects. Titan Quest ships next week. Thanks Blues News.

The latest Titan Quest movie can now be found on FileShack. This video focuses on the Chinese creatures you'll encounter in the game.

IGN has some new Titan Quest impressions, checking out the game's multiplayer support. Titan Quest ships next week.

Over at RPG Vault you can find a new Titan Quest Q&A. Iron Lore president Brian Sullivan and lead content designer Tom Potter are asked about the game's level of anticipation among gamers, the game editor, key features and elements and expansion pack plans. Includes four new screenshots.

Titan Quest video diary number six and seven are now available, offering more interview and gameplay footage from the soon to be released action RPG. Thanks 3D Gamers.

IGN and GameZone both have new Titan Quest previews, going hands-on with the now gold action RPG.

THQ sent out a press release, announcing that Titan Quest is now gold. The Iron Lore Entertainment action RPG will be in stores June 26.

"Working with strong studios like Iron Lore Entertainment is key to THQ's strategy of bringing new, innovative properties to core gamers," said Kelly Flock, executive vice president of worldwide publishing, THQ. "The Titan Quest team has done a great job of creating a visually stunning game with the potential to reinvigorate the action RPG genre. We can't wait to hear the consumer response." In Titan Quest, gamers will quest through fabled locations such as the Parthenon, the Great Pyramids, the Hanging Gardens of Babylon and the Great Wall of China, to save humanity from terrifying monsters, mythical beasts and the evil Titans who have escaped their eternal prisons. The game features a deep single player and co-operative multiplayer game experience with an epic story written by award-winning screenwriter Randall Wallace (Braveheart, The Man in the Iron Mask).

A new Titan Quest preview has surfaced at GameSpot. The article focuses on the masteries in the game, which determine character abilities.

Also on GameSpot today is the seventh Titan Quest development diary. In this installment producer Jeff Goodsill talks about the goals the team had for the game.

You can now find a Titan Quest demo on FileShack, allowing you to try out Iron Lore's new action RPG. The 495mb demo includes two quests and a level cap of 6. Thanks 3D Gamers.