Path of Exile - The Awakening News Coverage

Grinding Gear Games unveiled their new expansion for Path of Exile called The Awakening this week at a media summit, and made a new post about all the new media coverage.

We're proud to announce Path of Exile: The Awakening. Many different news sites are covering the announcement, and they'll be posting their articles and videos over the next few hours. We'll keep this news post updated with links to them. Check out initial coverage from Gamespot, Gamepedia, PC Gamer, Game Trailers, PC World, Shacknews, MMORPG.com, MassivelyOP, GotGame, IGN and MMOHuts!

Due to the vast changes in The Awakening, we will be running a Closed Beta starting on April 20. You'll be able to register your interest and will hopefully be selected to help test it. Because of the expansion's testing needs, we'll be starting out with a smaller Beta population and will expand it to a large one over approximately six weeks. We're not announcing a final release date for The Awakening yet until the exact duration of the Beta is known. After working on it since 2013, we're really excited to finally let you guys play The Awakening!

Here's a list of all the news coverage so far:

• Gamespot have posted an impressions video
• Gamepedia has an article written by community-member-turned-journalist iamacyborg. They've also posted a first look video!
• PC Gamer have posted an article with their impressions.
• Game Trailers have also posted a preview video.
• Hayden at PC World has posted his impressions in an article.
• MMORPG.com describes The Awakening as a "Game Changer"
• Shacknews have also posted a detailed article.
• MassivelyOP have also posted a detailed article.
• Notable industry writer Paul Semel has posted an interview with Jonathan.
• GotGame have posted a 12 minute video of me demonstrating The Awakening!
• IGN have posted a gameplay video where James interviews Jonathan about the new content and features.
• Darren from MMOHuts has posted a video that includes new gameplay footage and questions with me.

More information.

might get back to it after the patch

It's Grinding Gear Games, not Bear. But Grinding Bear Games is pretty funny. Poor Bear…

Anyway, thanks for the post. I love PoE despite its wacky desync/animations/engine. The next patch is supposedly fixing some of this stuff.

Thanks Brumbek its fixed now. Don't even know why I wrote Bear instead of Gear.

Originally Posted by Couchpotato
Thanks Brumbek its fixed now. Don't even know why I wrote Bear instead of Gear.

Maybe… because of that fellow member who *LOVES* bears in games ?

These changes look amazing. Gems in skill trees with an effective radius on outlying skills? Crazy innovative.

Plus Act 4.

Really looking forward to this…

Originally Posted by Drithius
These changes look amazing. Gems in skill trees with an effective radius on outlying skills? Crazy innovative.

Plus Act 4.

Really looking forward to this…

Path of Exile is a free-to-play game done right!