Path of Exile has a brand-new expansion with Settlers of Kalguur, causing thousands of players to flock back to the game over the weekend to try out the new content, gear up new characters, and experiment with new builds. It's a time for celebration for PoE players, but some opinions on the update are still up in the air courtesy of a new threat: tornadoes.
]]>Last Epoch is mere minutes away from release now, after having spent nearly five years in Steam Early Access. It is the debut title of the small team at Eleventh Hour Games, a developer who decided to take on the venerable genre of action RPGs with its first game. Last Epoch is, in no uncertain terms, coming for Diablo 4, Path of Exile, Grim Dawn, Wolcen: Lords of Mayhem (remember that?) and all the other ARPGs currently in the conversation. The latter two have been out for a while, so player sentiment there have pretty much settled.
]]>It must feel bittersweet to be an ARPG fan right now. On the one hand, we have such colossal releases like Diablo 4 in our hands, while existing games continue to grow and expand, to say nothing of upcoming, highly-anticipated sequels like Path of Exile 2.
]]>Gaming is a pricey hobby, but not every game comes with an up-front cost — and indeed, the best free-to-play games never require you to spend a single penny of your own cash in order to enjoy them to the fullest.
]]>Free-to-play RPG, Path of Exile, has a brand new expansion, Path of Exile: Expedition, available to play right now, and it adds a lot of new content.
]]>But there's a new endgame expansion coming out later this month.
]]>Path of Exile's next big update won't hit in December as previously promised, because of Cyberpunk 2077.
]]>Path of Exile 2 was announced during ExileCon 2019, and it will be available alongside the original game's campaign.
]]>Great games don't have to be expensive. Even if you're short on cash, there's plenty of fun to be had that's easy on your wallet. Here are our picks of the best free games on PS4 and Xbox One, each one offering hours of entertainment without spending a penny.
]]>Path of Exile developer Grinding Gear has set its sights on the game's melee combat for the next big overhaul.
]]>The PS4 version of Path of Exile, which was initially set to launch next month, has had its release date pushed back.
]]>Path of Exile is finally heading to PS4.
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]]>Microsoft has kicked off its annual Xbox Summer Spotlight with over 30 new games coming to Xbox One.
]]>Path of Exile's console debut is happening later this year on Xbox One.
]]>Path of Exile's next expansion, Ascendancy, has a release date set for March.
]]>Path of Exile expansion The Awakening has been given a release date.
]]>Closed beta testing for the next expansion to Path of Exile is expected to launch within the next nine days.
]]>Path of Exile developer Grinding Gear Games has issued a final warning to cheaters.
]]>Path of Exile, the online ARPG from Grinding Gear Games, now has 7 million folks playing it.
]]>Path of Exile is getting a new expansion next month. This is good news.
]]>Path of Exile: Sacrifice of the Vaal, the latest expansion to the game, has a new trailer posted below courtesy of Grinding Gear Games. The expansion is slated for release on March 5. Thanks, Evil Avatar.
]]>Path of Exile will be getting a mini-expansion next month, according to Grinding Gear Games. The actual name of the expansion will be revealed on Thursday, with more details to follow the next week, and even more teases and announcements until it is released March 5. Currently the upcoming content is known as Path of Exile 1.1.0. Hit up the official announcement for more details.
]]>Path of Exile "has exceeded initial expectations," according to Grinding Gear Games, and has over 4 million registered users with over 250,000 daily users and 1.5 million unique players logged in during the end of open beta. Along with the impressive figures, the developer has also posted patch notes for update 1.0.2 which went live over the holiday weekend. Release Supporter Packs for Path of Exile are also now available. Thanks, Blue.
]]>Path of Exile, the life-eating online dungeon crawler from New Zealand indie Grinding Gears, has received its first major post-launch update - and it's a doozy.
]]>Path of Exile has been in open beta since January, racking up some 3 million players along the way. Today the game is officially released, adding new areas, monsters, quests, skills, and a new Scion character class. There's also support for Guilds, capture the flag, dueling, and tournament PvP options.
]]>Path of Exile, the free-to-play, action RPG from Grinding Gear Games, will be released later this month the developer has confirmed to Shacknews.
]]>Path of Exile developer Grinding Gears Games has outlined a new scenario and solo challenges for its third Race Season update.
]]>Indie ARPG Path of Exile will update this week with two new hardcore leagues; some user-friendly new options; unique items; and more.
]]>Grinding Gears Games has announced a second season of race events for Path of Exile. Races are short events which start all players off in a fresh economy, giving everyone a chance to hit the top of the leaderboard and score prizes. Season One lasted for 109 events, some as short as minutes and others as long as a week. The schedule for Season Two has now been posted, so mark your calendars. Path of Exile is an indie, free-to-play dungeon crawler.
]]>Path of Exile will receive expansions for somewhere between five and ten years, Grinding Gears boss Chris Wilson told Joystiq at GDC. The dungeon crawler is still in open beta, but is expected to hit version 1.0 later this year, and will add an extra story act at that time; Wilson said that kind of expansion is "probably a once a year thing". Check out the free-to-play RPG here.
]]>During the Path of Exile closed beta, the game featured these things called "race events" where you start a new character and try to accumulate money and level up quickly and generally be awesome at the game while starting from scratch at the beginning of the event. And now Grinding Gear is bringing them back in the open beta.
]]>Path of Exile's open beta has proved popular enough to "absolutely crush" its servers, but Grinding Gears Games has managed to shore up the action RPG.
]]>Come one, come all, anticipated indie action RPG Path of Exile is now open for business. The free-to-play Diabloesque was developed in occasionally sunny Auckland and backed by over $2.6 million in crowdfunding. It boasts of a "gigantic" skill tree, 110 skill gems, randomly generated levels, a persistent online world, crafting, leaderboards in every mode and global PvP tournaments. Sounds hot, right? Grinding Gears convinced us fairly readily. Head on over to the game's website to get on board, no key required.
]]>Grinding Gear's action-RPG Path of Exile enters open beta next week, taking the impressive-looking Diablo-alike into the real world. Catherine Cai quizzes lead programmer Jonathan Rogers in LA.
]]>Path of Exile will go into open beta this month, Grinding Gear Games has announced. Starting January 23, the beta includes content from Act 3. The online action role-playing game will contain microtransactions upon release, but not be a "pay-to-win" title, according to the developers. Sign up for it here. Thanks, Blue.
]]>Free to play dungeon crawler Path of Exile has pushed back its open beta date a full month.
]]>Path of Exile, the fantasy MMO from New Zealand developer Grinding Gears Games has hit NZD$1.2 million in crowd funding, and as such has released details of a new 'Act III' expansion pack. Check out the details below.
]]>New Zealand developer Grinding Gears Games has announced another open beta weekend for Path of Exile. Head on over to the website to find out more or simply register, which will also put you in the running for a invite into the ongoing closed beta. Can't wait? Buy $10 worth of in-game credit to secure your place. Path of Exile is an indie free-to-play action RPG which has drawn attention for its boats of "ethical" vanity-only microtransactions, as well as interesting, currency-free barter system.
]]>Path of Exile will enter an open beta this weekend, according to developer Grinding Gears. The online RPG has previously been in a closed state, but will now open up as part of the latest class reveal, the Shadow. The open beta takes place between 5pm PDT this Friday to 11:59pm PDT on Sunday.
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