[This unedited press release is made available courtesy of Gamasutra and its partnership with notable game PR-related resource GamesPress.]
Auckland, New Zealand--January 10, 2013-- Grinding
Gear Games announced today that the highly anticipated action
role-playing game (RPG) Path of Exile will enter Open Beta on
January 23. The game is currently in Closed Beta but has already
raised over USD$1.8 million in crowd-funded support, with those
supporters gaining early access to the beta. Act 3 of the Path of
Exile story will also be unveiled, in which players will explore
abandoned docks, markets, temples and sewers in the ruined city of
Sarn to further uncover the dark truth of their exile.
"We're excited to have reached the point where we can finally
throw open the doors and invite everyone in," said Chris Wilson,
producer for Grinding Gear Games. "We have one of the best and most
supportive communities on the Internet, and their input has been
invaluable in making Path of Exile what it is. We hope they'll be
delighted with all the new content."
Current players have until the Open Beta to purchase the special
in-game kiwi bird pet. The permanent pet is the national symbol of
New Zealand and is exclusively available to Closed Beta players.
Additionally, there will be no further character wipes once Open
Beta launches.
Path of Exile was recently named "Players' Choice Best Upcoming
Game" by Indie DB. Over 78,000 readers voted in the awards.
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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