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Path of Exile 2

1.0 and free-to-play on 11 December

Grinding Gear Games' sequel to its free-to-play action RPG. Set years after the original in the dark world of Wraeclast, with co-op for up to six players. Early access launched in December 2024 and made the West Auckland studio New Zealand's biggest game developer by a mile. The full 1.0 release goes free-to-play on PC, PS5 and Xbox on 11 December 2026.

Developer Grinding Gear Games (Auckland, NZ)

Release Early access 6 Dec 2024; 1.0 on 11 Dec 2026

Platforms PC, PS5, Xbox Series X|S

Genre Action RPG

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NZ Game Developers Just Made $1 Billion. Path of Exile Is Carrying a Big Chunk of It

New Zealand's game developers earned NZ$1.01 billion in the year to March, almost all of it from overseas. We crunched the numbers to see how much com...