Path of Exile News

Path of Exile Necropolis has "a s***load" of upgrades from Affliction

The Path of Exile Necropolis league has a tough act to follow. The genre-leading ARPG's current league, Affliction, brought players near-untold wealth in ways we haven't really seen before from the traditionally more demanding Diablo rival. Following that, and in the wake of the huge success of the Last Epoch 1.0 launch, the PoE 3.24 update has to find a way to stand out. After checking out the new features, PCGamesN spoke to Mark 'Neon' Roberts and Jonathan Rogers of Grinding Gear Games about the upcoming league, and it looks like there's plenty to look forward to as we await Path of Exile 2.

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Path of Exile 2 is sticking to its 'ethical free-to-play' model instead of chasing Diablo 4's success

Having played the first few hours, I'm still a little shocked that brooding gothic action RPG Path Of Exile 2 (due out later this year) is set to be free. Or at least, every bit as free as its predecessor. During a preview event in Los Angeles, I got to ask the game's director, Jonathan Rogers, if the game would be following at all in the footsteps of Diablo 4, which despite catching some flak for its aggressive live service monetization and MMO aspects, has still been Blizzard's biggest financial hit yet...
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Path of Exile 2's developers ended up reworking the entire game's combat around a new control scheme because of a single class

Development of Path of Exile 2 has been an adventure for Grinding Gear Games, with several major reworks and redesigns happening since the ambitious free-to-play ARPG sequel's debut at Exilecon in 2019. Its latest big pivot is a literal game-changer. What started out as a gimmick for a single class has become what feels like the primary way to play for every class—an action-oriented control system, controlled like a top-down shooter on WASD and mouse. Or a gamepad, if that's your jam...
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Path of Exile 2 is a bold, blood-soaked sequel unchained from the first game's old school design

Path of Exile 2 now proudly stands on its own two gore-stained legs...
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GGG Live Announcements

We're excited to bring you the announcements from GGG Live! In this news post we've put together links to everything that is being announced during the livestream. We'll be updating this news post for your reference as the livestream progresses.