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The team is made up of industry veterans including Max and Erich Schaefer, two of the co-founders of Blizzard North, developers of Diablo and Diablo II, Travis Baldree, the project director for Mythos and creator of FATE, and many other talented individuals.

source: Curse Article

http://www.curse.com/articles/torchlight/596692.aspx

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