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Path of Exile’s spooky Scourge league offers tricks and treats starting October 22
Path of Exile's new leagues and updates come like clockwork every three months, just like seasons of the year. But it isn't often that...
Here’s how Path of Exile is tweaking the Atlas of Worlds in Scourge and beyond
Path of Exile's Scourge expansion isn't just balancing flasks, defense, and DOTs; it's also planning a preliminary rollout of tweaks ahead of next year's...
Path of Exile explains how Scourge is balancing auras, curses, and elemental DOTs
Path of Exile’s 3.16 Scourge expansion inches closer, and we're expecting the big reveal on October 14th. But in the meantime, Grinding Gear has...
Path of Exile’s Scourge update includes a major balance pass on defense and recovery
Yesterday, we noted that Grinding Gear Games is set on delivering a trio of dev blogs leading into the reveal and release of Path...
Here’s how Path of Exile is fixing and balancing flasks in October’s Scourge expansion
Grinding Gear Games has been teasing Path of Exile's 3.16 Scourge expansion with announcements of announcements; we already know the big reveal is set...
The MOP Up: Ashes of Creation won’t date Alpha 2 testing – at least, not yet
Ashes of Creation has yet another chunky batch of question-absent answers to the community that it posted on the forums. Intrepid said that it...
Path of Exile will detail its Scourge expansion during an October 14 livestream
It's time to feel the Scourge in Path of Exile. Or it will be later this month as the ARPG's next expansion is coming...
Path of Exile asks for community votes on what the game will sell you next
Market research is a tricky thing. It can be hard to figure out what exactly will get people to spend money on a product...
Path of Exile’s patch fixes flask bugs and damage reduction issues later this week
Let's be realistic, patch notes for bug fixing patches just aren't all that exciting. It's no mark against the developers working on Path of Exile,...
Path of Exile addresses game balance, ailments, endgame changes, and more
Path of Exile producer Chris Wilson has been making the rounds on community podcasts, answering such a wide swath of questions that Grinding Gear...
The MOP Up: Genshin Impact puts on a global concert
There's no doubt among fans that Genshin Impact has an amazing soundtrack, so there should be a whole lot of people happy to hear...
Path of Exile players rejoice over new item filter update patch
Path of Exile has had a bit of a controversial summer thanks to the much-needed powercreep-smooshing Expedition expansion and subsequent drop in player numbers....
The MOP Up: Ankama, the studio behind Wakfu and Dofus, turns 20
This past week marked a huge milestone for the parent studio of Wakfu and Dofus, as Ankama turned 20 years old. To celebrate, Ankama...
Path of Exile’s next patch makes a number of changes to Expedition vendors
Either sometime today or later this week, Path of Exile will be getting its next patch, but as of yesterday players are able to...
The MOP Up: Wild Terra 2 invites you to have a good time on, uhhh… Plague Island
With a name like "Plague Island," you know you're in for a great time! This zone will be the first seasonal continent that Wild...
The Game Archaeologist: Defining the eras of MMORPG history
With MMO history stretching back to the early 1980s (and even before), this genre has accumulated a whole lot of history over the years....
Path of Exile tweaks balance and Expedition drop rates ahead of Royale weekend
Path of Exile's hardest core fanbase has been roiling for a few weeks now, unhappy with the proposition of, launch of, and state of...
Path of Exile addresses Expedition’s launch, adjustments, and low player numbers
Normally a new release brings a bit of a spike of returning or new players to an MMO, but in the case of Path...
Path of Exile details release timing and download sizes for the Expedition update
It won't be long now before the Expedition League and its myriad changes - which were thoroughly defended by GGG's Chris Wilson - are...
GGG’s Chris Wilson says Path of Exile reached a ‘breaking point with power creep’ that Expedition will help fix
Yesterday, we noted how Path of Exile players were responding with dismay to the proposed Expedition expansion and league changes, under the belief that...