PoE2 and Marvel Rivals Ignite Weekend Gaming

Path of Exile 2 and Marvel Rivals ignited the gaming world with incredibly successful launch weekends. Discover the details of these remarkable achievements!

A Half-Million Strong Player Base

A Weekend of Record-Breaking Launches

The weekend saw the triumphant debuts of two highly anticipated games: Marvel Rivals and Path of Exile 2. Both titles attracted an impressive 500,000 players on their respective launch days. The free-to-play arena shooter, Marvel Rivals, launched on December 6th, followed by the Early Access release of the action RPG, Path of Exile 2, on December 7th.

Path of Exile 2's Early Access launch on Steam alone peaked at a staggering 578,569 concurrent players – a phenomenal achievement for a paid Early Access title. Twitch viewership for the game surpassed 1 million on launch day. The game's immense popularity even temporarily overwhelmed SteamDB, the database tracking Steam statistics, leading to a humorous acknowledgment from the SteamDB team.

Pre-orders for Path of Exile 2 exceeded 1 million before launch, a number that rapidly climbed in the hours leading up to the game's release. The unexpected influx of players purchasing Early Access resulted in a last-minute database upgrade by the development team to handle the massive traffic. Despite this expansion, some players experienced disconnections and login issues, highlighting the game's extraordinary anticipation.

Read Game8's review of Path of Exile 2's Early Access build!