Category: Path of Exile News

Path of Exile has expanded with Atlas of Worlds that features new end-game content, new zones, bosses, items and a brand new Challenge League and more.

Path of Exile is getting a brand new expansion. Called Atlas of Worlds, it launches on September 2nd, and significantly improves the endgame map creation system players have been spending so much time with since the game launched a few years back. We spoke with Grinding Gear’s Chris Wilson about the myriad ways in which Atlas of Worlds improves the endgame for Path of Exile, and how the new Essence Challenge League brings challenges for new players too.

The Path of Exile team has recently started a thread about game mechanics where players can ask questions of the gameplay programmers. From time to time, a round up of all those questions is posted that answers a boatload of them. In the latest posting on the PoE site, tons are answered on topics as wide-ranging as whether or not there is a technical limit to DPS, if Arctic Armor Reduce can reflect fire damage, strongbox queries, whether or not there’s a taunt cooldown period and many more.

Grinding Gears is ready to unleash the Prophecy update for Path of Exile. By 1:00 pm Pacific / 4:00 pm Eastern, players will be able to log in and check out the Standard and Hardcore versions of the Prophecy Challenge League along with the new skills, items and challenges it brings to the game.

Path of Exile remains one of the top action RPGs on the market. The reason the game remains so successful is the dedication of the Grinding Gears team and their solid schedule of updates. On June 3rd, the latest update will go live and we got the chance to chat with Chris Wilson about the passion his team has for the game and the upcoming patch which should have players ready to fulfill their own destinies.

Grinding Gear Games has announced its partnership agreement with Tencent to bring Path of Exile to China. Under the auspices of the deal, PoE will be available in simplified Chinese with locally based servers that will not be connected to any current international servers. Current Chinese players can opt to continue to play on global servers or begin play on Chinese servers once they are live.

Are you ready for tomorrow’s launch of Path of Exile: Ascendancy? Both Ascendancy and the Perandus Challenge League will officially kick off on Friday, March 4th, each bringing a host of new features and adventures into the game. Most notably, Ascendancy brings new class skills to players that feature a different style of combat. Players will need to defeat Emperor Izaro in order to access these new skills.

Grinding Gears has published a first in a series of articles to introduce Path of Exile players to Ancestral Totems which will be arriving with the Ascendancy expansion in March. Ancestral Totems are designed to assist melee players by summoning a companion that fights alongside the player and that grants a buff. The first to be shown is the Ancestral Protector, which you can see by watching a video below.

With Path of Exile ready to expand on March 4th, Grinding Gears is ready to unleash new information about new Ascendancy class skills. We are pleased to present the reveal the Trickster, the final of the three Shadow specs coming in Ascendancy. We have an exclusive trailer, screens and a mini interview with GG’s Chris Wilson.

March is shaping up to be a great month for gamers, no less so than for today’s announcement that Path of Exile: Ascendancy will be launching on March 4, 2016 at 12:00 pm Pacific / 3:00 pm Eastern. Ascendancy features the Lord’s Labyrinth with daily quests that are designed to test player skills to the maximum.