Path of Exile 2's first event league goes 'oops, all bosses' and reworks its worst mode so sane people can finally enjoy it Forbidden Rites is a rerun of the action RPG's best league yet with some twists. PC Gamer · Aug 28
Path of Exile 2 Is Finally Leaving Early Access — Is 1.0 the Comeback Players Have Been Waiting For? Path of Exile 2 leaves Early Access and goes free-to-play on December 11, bringing its first sword class alongside two years of balance fixes. We look at whether 1.0 can turn a rocky Early Access into a real long-term ARPG. Player One · Aug 28
Diablo's biggest rival has convinced me to give it a second chance when it leaves early access later this year on Xbox, thanks to its amazing new class GGG has shown off new gameplay footage of Path of Exile 2's upcoming Duelist class and Sword weapon type, and they look so unbelievably cool that it's enticed me to finally play the game when it leaves early access on December 11, 2026, for Xbox and PC. Windows Central · Aug 28
Path of Exile 2 is finally getting swords in December, and also the rest of the game Grinding Gear Games squeezes one more class in before the action RPG leaves early access and goes free-to-play. PC Gamer · Aug 25
After a year and a half of rigorous testing, Path of Exile 2 devs finally convinced Nvidia to fix a driver bug by sending it an entire PC We're finally free. PC Gamer · Jul 31
Path of Exile devs want it to be easier for new players, but still won't let you skip its 20-hour campaign every league—at least not yet: 'It feels very wrong to me' Game director Mark Roberts said skipping it would be a "very, very bad way to go." PC Gamer · Jul 20
After 13 years, Path of Exile's devs are finally ready to ditch one of its most iconic and frustrating mechanics Grinding Gear Games wants to find ways to get new players into the old action RPG. PC Gamer · Jul 16
A series of surprise updates has polished Path of Exile 2 into a juggernaut that's about to shake up the action RPG genre later this year Grinding Gear Games is putting in the work to prepare for the game's 1.0 release. PC Gamer · Jun 27
Nobody needs to grind for 100 hours to see how Path of Exile 2 has redefined the action RPG loot hunt Grinding Gear Games has filled the world with delicious mysteries to keep you going after the campaign. PC Gamer · Jun 19
Path of Exile 2 player willingly deletes level 100 character to become world first martyr, buffing everyone in the game: 'That was the coolest thing I've seen in a videogame in a very long time' Thanks for your sacrifice. PC Gamer · Jun 9
Path of Exile 2 devs narrowly prevented an in-game economic disaster by nerfing a broken money-making strategy before it got out of hand Grinding Gear Games saw what temple farming did to the last league and acted fast on this one GamesRadar · Jun 4
Path of Exile 2 raises the bar for all other action RPGs, and it's not even finished yet The newest update redefines what an endgame can be and cements PoE 2 as one of the most ambitious action RPGs I've ever played. PC Gamer · Jun 4
Path of Exile 2 studio says "almost all the progression blockers" from the ARPG's latest update have been fixed as endgame and other planned features are detailed Grinding Gear Games says endgame, balance, and campaign updates are on the way to Path of Exile 2 GamesRadar · Jun 2
Path of Exile 2 Return of the Ancients dooms devs to the hotfix mines as the action RPG's "buggiest" update yet sees the biggest Steam player peak since launch Return of the Ancients is seeing a popular, but shaky, launch for the Diablo 4 rival GamesRadar · Jun 1
PC Gamer · May 11 Path of Exile 2's 1.0 release won't need to accommodate other game releases, director says—except GTA 6: 'That's a Goliath I don't want to take on quite frankly' Even without a PC release, GTA 6 has Grinding Gear Games carefully planning ahead.
GamesRadar · May 11 10 Best real-time combat RPGs if you don't like waiting your turn Discover the best real-time combat RPGs to play today, from Mass Effect 3 to Path of Exile 2
Pro Game Guides · May 7 Path of Exile 2 Return of the Ancients 0.5 Patch – The Big Endgame Update Incoming The highly teased and speculated upon Path of Exile 2 0.5 content update reveal is finally upon us! GGG come swinging out the (fortress) gates with
PC Gamer · May 7 Path of Exile 2's massive Return of the Ancients expansion will be its last major update before it leaves early access later this year: 'I want to get this game finished, I really, really do' Game director Jonathan Rogers says the endgame rework needed to happen for the game to feel complete enough to release.
PC Gamer · May 7 Path of Exile 2's 'biggest expansion ever' reworks its entire post-campaign grind for new and returning players alike Several new quests will walk you through its endless endgame experience.
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PC Gamer · Mar 12 Path of Exile's new Mirage league might be the best chance you'll ever get at obtaining the rarest item in the game This map's so nice I'll run it twice
PC Gamer · Feb 26 Path of Exile's next expansion overhauls a beloved endgame system that hasn't seen major changes for 10 years Path of Exile 2's ideas are already starting to seep back into the original game.
GamesRadar · Jan 5 Path of Exile co-creator and Grinding Gear Games co-founder urges online RPG devs to control in-game spending and exploits, owns up to his "mistake" favoring PoE streamers Chris Wilson reckons integrity is king
PC Gamer · Dec 29, 2025 Path of Exile 2's new druid class is the most fun you can have being a bear in a videogame right now I can bearly contain myself.
PC Gamer · Dec 8, 2025 Path of Exile 2 director is on a 'quest to make the perfect action RPG' and isn't afraid to borrow from Path of Exile 1 to pull it off The two games will overlap when it feels right.