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The next Warhammer game, Chaosbane, is a Diablo-esque action RPG for PC and consoles – Destructoid
This is what I'm talking about
Warhammer games seem to just truck along and have become inevitable. Whether they're too ambitious for their own good and fall flat, are too niche, or actually find an audience seems to be the complete luck of the dice, as they need to truly cross that hobbyist threshold and move into the mainstream POE currency trade .Warhammer: Chaosbane definitely has a better chance than a lot of projects Games Workshop has facilitated over the years.
The newly announced Chaosbane is set for release on PC and consoles (no date or console specifics were given), and will be the first action RPG (aRPG) set in the Warhammer fantasyuniverse: Inquisitor also exists, but that's in the 40kfar future version). In case you're wondering, think Diabloor Path of Exileand you're on the money.
It's being developed by Eko Software, creators of How to Survive 1 2, and as you may expect it deals with the conflict between various races and the evil Chaos faction in the Old World. Players can choose between a human, high elf, wood elf, or dwarf during their adventures.
If this is done right and the endgame is sound, I'm in!
The ever-present Tencent acquires majority of Path of Exile developer – Destructoid
‘Nothing is changing,' developer says
Grinding Gear Games has been trucking along with the incredible free-to-playPath of Exilesince 2013, refraining from implementing pay-to-win schemes all the while. It's a paragon in a sea of over-monetized projects, and the fact that it's a good Diablostyle dungeon crawler makes the situation even sweeter.
Some folks are worried, however, that conglomerate Tencent has acquired a majority stake in Grinding Gear Games, PoE‘s developer. Addressing the issue on their blog, Grinding Gear notes that they will remain an independent company, and the high level of autonomy allowed by the companies Tencent owns a stake in are why they chose to do business with them.
According to the post, Grinding Gear will remain a New Zealand company, and all of its developers remain on-board. They are assured by other CEOs that Tencent won't interfere with the game, but give no assurances in particular other than stating that they have full control POE trade currency
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The first step? Ship a Chinese version of Path of Exile, which Grinding Gear Games notes might get exclusive features at Tencent's request, which could make its way into the international edition. While I'm not waving the red flag yet, that's their escape hatch in terms of someday justifying a drastic new feature.
