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Path of Exile Developers Detail Upcoming ExileCon In November

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Grinding Gear Games has detailed some more information about the upcoming Path of Exile convention, ExileCon, coming up in November. The New Zealand-based team gave some additional details on what attendees can expect in Auckland next month.

Via a press release, Grinding Gear Games has laid out some of the panels and events players can expect to attend while in Auckland, including:

  • Specific deep dives into the Path of Exile December 2019 Expansion, and next year's 4.0.0 
  • Procedural World Generation in Path of Exile
  • Evolving Path of Exile's Renderer
  • Creating Visual Effects in Path of Exile
  • The Path of Exile 2019 Race Finals featuring four players competing for a $10,000 grand prize.
Additionally, popular Path streamers will be in attendance, such as Zizaran, ZiggyD, Octavian0, and more. Also, Blizzard North and Diablo creators Dave Brevik, Max Shaefer and Erich Shaefer will be at the event and at a session open to all attendees.
 
ExileCon is taking place in Auckland, New Zealand on Saturday, November 16 and Sunday, November 17, 2019 at the beautiful Aotea Centre and will feature huge announcements and hands-on previews for large expansions to Path of Exile including the 3.9.0 expansion (December 2019) and the highly-anticipated 4.0.0 mega-expansion (late 2020 launch estimate). The event culminates with the 2019 Path of Exile race finals and the spectacular ExileCon Closing Party.
 
You can read more about ExileCon and grab tickets if you're keen on their official site.


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Joseph Bradford

Joseph has been writing or podcasting about games in some form since about 2012. Having written for multiple major outlets such as IGN, Playboy, and more, Joseph started writing for MMORPG in 2015. When he's not writing or talking about games, you can typically find him hanging out with his 15-year old or playing Magic: The Gathering with his family. Also, don't get him started on why Balrogs *don't* have wings. You can find him on Twitter @LotrLore