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A former independent developer, the studio was acquired by Chinese tech company Tencent in May 2018, after the Chinese company had published the studio's sole title, Path of Exile.

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Path of Exile: Harvest changes to two-handed weapons, Brands, Warcries explained

Grinding Gear Games have posted a lengthy explanation of the game balance in Path of Exile: Harvest, including the rework of two-handed weapons and slow attacks, Warcries, Brands and more.

JUNE 16

Path of Exile: Harvest DLC is coming to PC first

Path of Exile's next big expansion titled Harvest will be available for PC in mid-June. The console version of the DLC will follow the week after. Harvest will be free to download.

JUNE 5

Path of Exile will have four new expansions in 2020

Grinding Gear Games have quite a year ahead of them, and according to their 2020 roadmap - they don't plan on letting up anytime soon. Namely, Path of Exile is getting four expansions, unhindered by parallel development of Path of Exile 2.

JANUARY 15

Path of Exile philosophy is keeping MTX and main game separate

Historically, microtransactions are a relatively young monetisation method but their rapid expansion is a good indicator of their effectiveness. They're also quite a polarising issue in gaming communities, but Path of Exile dev has found a golden formula.

DECEMBER 24

Announcing Path of Exile 2 at ExileCon was overwhelming, dev says

Grinding Gear Games have every reason to be proud of their achievements in 2019, and the company's founder Chris Wilson says that getting to announce Path of Exile 2 to the loving crowd at ExileCon was a perfect way to mark it.

DECEMBER 24

Path of Exile dev would love to do cross-progression and Switch port

Grinding Gear Games have quite a busy period behind them and as they're readying to deliver Path of Exile's biggest expansion Conquerors of the Atlas tomorrow, they held a Reddit AMA where they discussed cross-progression, potential Switch port, Vulkan, Linux and more.

DECEMBER 12

Path of Exile 2 announced alongside mobile version

Grinding Gear Games announced Path of Exile mobile version without provoking fans or leaving them empty-handed because they also announced Path of Exile 2 with an upgraded engine and most importantly - different skill system.

NOVEMBER 16

Path of Exile Blight PC & console release

Path of Exile Blight is available on PC as of 6 September 2019 while the console players will need to wait until Monday, 9 September 2019. The expansion will bring new free content as well as many balance changes to popular archetypes.

SEPTEMBER 6

Path of Exile Legion brings combat overhaul

Grinding Gear Games have detailed the next major Path of Exile update named Legion, which is scheduled to drop in June 2019. Legion will introduce melee combat overhaul along with new items, gems, Legion challenge league and more.

Semir OmerovicMAY 22

PoE dev feels like they're forced to crunch

Path of Exile's lead producer Chris Wilson has posted a lengthy update on the state of development, where he discussed the company's already cramped schedule, and how some player comments make the team feel as if they have to crunch.

MAY 3

Path of Exile update to improve clunky combat

Grinding Gear Games, the developers of action RPG Path of Exile have confirmed that a rebalance to the game's clunky melee combat is coming sometime in June 2019. The update should improve combat animations, accuracy, melee splash and more.

Semir OmerovicAPRIL 15

ExileCon - Path of Exile convention announced

Grinding Gear Games have announced they would hold their own convention for the fans of Path of Exile, predictably called ExileCon. This will be the first convention for Path of Exile fans and will run across 16 and 17 November 2019.

MARCH 15

Path of Exile PS4 release date confirmed

Path of Exile is finally coming to PlayStation 4 on 28 March 2019 it's been officially announced by the developers Grinding Gear Games. The port is coming after multiple delays and it will include the latest expansion - Synthesis.

Semir OmerovicMARCH 13

Synthesis expansion coming to Path of Exile

Synthesis is the next major expansion for Path of Exile and it's coming to PC on 08 March 2019. The new expansion will introduce unique progression, a new challenge league as well as new memory dungeons that offer some valuable rewards.

Semir OmerovicFEBRUARY 20

Path of Exile PS4 version delayed again

Grinding Gear Games have confirmed that Path of Exile PlayStation 4 version will be delayed to mid-March 2019 as they posted a tweet reminding the fans that their previous announcement included estimates and not exact launch dates.

FEBRUARY 11

PoE dev doesn't mind Diablo comparisons

We recently talked to Grinding Gear Games' co-founder Chris Wilson and asked him whether he minds the comparisons between Path of Exile and Diablo and the answer is no way. Quite the contrary, in fact - he finds them to be flattering.

DECEMBER 27

Path of Exile will look into cross-play

Grinding Gear Games have got quite the schedule ahead of them, what with the PlayStation 4 launch of Path of Exile slated for early 2019, so we've caught up with the studio's co-founder Chris Wilson and grilled him on what the future holds.

DECEMBER 26

Path of Exile: Betrayal hits 188,970 players

Grinding Gear Games have revealed that the launch of Path of Exile: Betrayal saw 188,970 people hop in to play the game, 123,565 of whom came from Steam, which is a 28 per cent improvement compared to the game's previous launch record.

DECEMBER 10

Path of Exile for PS4 delayed to 2019

Although you'd have to be mad to be jolly about the news of Grinding Gear Games delaying their PlayStation 4 iteration of Path of Exile to 2019, it speaks volumes of the sheer difference in class between Blizzard and Grinding Gear.

NOVEMBER 29

Path of Exile Betrayal release date revealed

Grinding Gear Games have announced a release date for a new game-changing Path of Exile expansion Betrayal. New content is coming on 15 December for PC and Xbox One, with the PlayStation 4 version still in the works, set for late 2018.

Semir OmerovicNOVEMBER 14

Path of Exile is coming to PlayStation 4

While Blizzard is pushing Diablo toward mobile platforms, Grinding Gear Games are garnering more fans daily with news they actually like. The latest will probably be well received too as they announced Path of Exile is coming to PS4.

NOVEMBER 5

Private Path of Exile leagues announced

Grinding Gear Games have announced that the private leagues are aimed at two types of Path of Exile players - those who want to compare with their friends with no outside league influence and those who want a challenge, or torture.