Path of Exile Mobile announcement mindful of Blizzard's disastrous Diablo Immortal reveal Eurogamer.net If you click on a link and make a purchase we may receive a small commission. Read our editorial policy. Path of Exile Mobile announcement mindful of Blizzard's disastrous Diablo Immortal reveal Mobile fall guy. News by Wesley Yin-Poole Deputy Editorial Director Updated on 16 Nov 2019 12 comments Grinding Gear Games has announced Path of Exile Mobile. The announcement video, below, is clearly mindful of Blizzard's disastrous announcement of Diablo Immortal - and even has a little fun with it. Grinding Gear's video begins with technical director and co-founder Jonathan Rodgers saying there's a lot of "garbage" in mobile games today, but he points out that it was a similar sentiment about PC free-to-play when the studio launched action role-playing game Path of Exile back in 2013. We then hear from Grinding Gear's Trevor Gamon, who is described as the "mobile fall guy". And then a quote from Chris Wilson, co-founder and managing director: "We wanted to make something that is a real Path of Exile game. We didn't just farm it out to an external studio. It's developed entirely by our team here in New Zealand." Blizzard came under fire when it announced Diablo for mobile devices at BlizzCon 2018 in part because of an expectation from fans that the company would announce Diablo 4 instead (Diablo 4 ended up being announced at BlizzCon 2019). Diablo Immortal is co-developed by Blizzard and Chinese company NetEase, which was another point of controversy surrounding the title (some accused the game of being a "reskin" of another NetEase mobile game called Crusaders of Light). Grinding Gears makes it clear in the video Path of Exile Mobile is developed entirely in-house. And then we have Trevor Gamon described as the "mobile fall guy". When Blizzard announced Diablo Immortal, it sent developers on-stage to face questions from the community. It did not go well. My god, the savagery. The absolute savagery. #diabloimmortal #Diablo #diablo @LaymenGaming pic.twitter.com/Jvt4XzswzS- Skill Up (@SkillUpYT) November 2, 2018 To see this content please enable targeting cookies. Manage cookie settings The difference here, of course, is Grinding Gear announced Path of Exile Mobile in the same breath as it revealed Path of Exile 2 and continued support for Path of Exile 1. And then there's the tone of Grinding Gear's announcement video, which almost comes across as satire. Become a Eurogamer subscriber and get your first month for £1 Get your first month for £1 (normally £3.99) when you buy a Standard Eurogamer subscription. Enjoy ad-free browsing, merch discounts, our monthly letter from the editor, and show your support with a supporter-exclusive comment flair! Support us View supporter archive More News Splatoon 3 Amiibos will be out next month Ink-coming! 3 Fans think Phil Spencer's shelf is teasing the Xbox Game Pass streaming box UPDATE: Xbox confirms old Keystone prototype. 61 Modder dives into Demon's Souls files following PS5 jailbreak, discovers fabled Ring of the Chieftain Who knows what's nexus? 4 Google announces cloud gaming Chromebooks less than a fortnight after Stadia shutdown GeForce Now preinstalled. 11 Latest Articles Digital Foundry Sennheiser's legendary HD 599 open-back headphones are just £70 at Amazon in the Prime Early Access Sale Comfortable with neutral sound and a wide sound stage. Preview Football Manager's new Console edition is the best you'll get without a PC Getting Touch-right. 1 Splatoon 3 Amiibos will be out next month Ink-coming! 3 Fans think Phil Spencer's shelf is teasing the Xbox Game Pass streaming box UPDATE: Xbox confirms old Keystone prototype. 61 Supporters Only Premium only Off Topic: Take a minute to appreciate Cookin' with Coolio's incredible scallops recipe. What a great book. Premium only Off Topic: Reading City of Glass in comic form "Where exactly am I going?" Premium only Off Topic: Il Buco is a transporting film about a really big hole Underlands. Off-Topic Netflix handled Sandman brilliantly It was Dreamy. 9 Buy things with globes on them And other lovely Eurogamer merch in our official store! Explore our store