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Auckland, New Zealand--January 23, 2013--Grinding
Gear Games announced today that the Open Beta for the free action
role-playing game (RPG) Path of Exile is now live. Players may now
experience Act 3 of the Path of Exile story, where they can explore
abandoned docks, markets, temples and sewers in the ruined city of
Sarn to uncover the dark truth of their exile. The company also
stressed there will be no further character wipes after the Open
Beta launch.
The highly anticipated game has already raised over USD$2.36
million in crowd-funded support, with those supporters gaining
early access in the earlier closed beta, as well as some exclusive
items.
"We've had amazing support from our community throughout
development," said Chris Wilson, producer for Grinding Gear Games.
"Their belief in our vision is making is possible to deliver a
great game."
Path of Exile was recently named "Players' Choice Best Upcoming
Game" by Indie DB. Over 78,000 readers voted in the awards.
Massively says of the game, "[Path of Exile] is a great package.
It's a F2P action RPG that holds up well to its competitors, and in
many cases, pushes beyond my expectations."
Path of Exile is a PC online action role-playing game set in a
dark fantasy world. Featuring ethical microtransactions, the game
is free-to-play, but not pay-to-win. Playing as one of six
character classes, players find themselves banished for their past
misdeeds to the dark fantasy world of Wraeclast. There, they will
encounter hundreds of species of opponents laden with loot and
mysterious artifacts as they explore the abandoned continent.
Key features of Path of Exile:
- A dark and deep action RPG
- Build unlimited unique characters on a gigantic skill tree
- Combine over 110 skill gems to create unique combat
strategies
- Explore a dark and gritty world rendered from a fixed 3D
perspective
- Download and play for free, but never 'pay-to-win'
- Explore randomly generated levels for extreme
replayability
- Craft weapons, magic items and even end-game maps to become
more powerful
- Cooperate or compete with thousands of other exiles in a
persistent online world
- Ascend online ladders in every game mode
- Battle in PVP tournaments for worldwide recognition
- View gameplay footage at www.youtube.com/grindinggear, or
HD trailers are available from
www.pathofexile.com/video
About Grinding Gear Games
Grinding Gear Games was founded in November 2006 in Auckland,
New Zealand. Its founding members come from various countries and
have a selection of diverse backgrounds ranging from artificial
intelligence and software security to industrial design to
professional tournament game play. We are currently developing Path
of Exile, a competitive online action RPG. As veterans of various
online role playing games, we understand what is required to make
an addictive action RPG with visceral combat and a complex item
economy.
www.grindinggear.com ;
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