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{{Short description|New Zealand video game developer company}}
{{Infobox company
| name = Grinding Gear Games
| logo = Grinding Gear Games logo 2012.png
| logo_size = 200px
| type = Subsidiary 
| foundation = 2006
| founder = {{ubl|[[Chris_Wilson (developer)|Chris Wilson]]|Jonathan Rogers|Erik Olofsson}}
| key_people = {{aligned table|Chris Wilson|(Managing&nbsp;Director)|Jonathan&nbsp;Rogers|(Technical&nbsp;Director)|Erik&nbsp;Olofsson|(Art Director)}}
| location = [[Auckland]], New Zealand
| industry = [[Video game industry|Video games]]
| products = ''[[Path of Exile]]''
| owner = {{aligned table|[[Tencent]]|(86.67%)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://app.companiesoffice.govt.nz/companies/app/ui/pages/companies/1887410/shareholdings|title=Shareholdings|website=app.companiesoffice.govt.nz}}</ref>|Chris Wilson|(8.78%)|Jonathan Rogers|(2.28%)|Erik Olofsson|(2.2%)}}
| homepage = {{url|http://www.grindinggear.com}}
}}
'''Grinding Gear Games''' (<small>abb.</small> '''GGG''') is a New Zealand [[video game developer]] company founded in 2006 and based in [[Auckland]]. A former independent developer, the studio was acquired by Chinese tech company [[Tencent]] in May 2018, after the Chinese company had published the studio's sole title, ''[[Path of Exile]]'', in China (excluding Hong Kong and Macau).<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.nzherald.co.nz/business/news/article.cfm?c_id=3&objectid=12055682|title= Internet giant Tencent Holdings acquires majority sKiwi gaming firm Grinding Gear Games |date=21 May 2018|access-date=21 May 2018|work=[[The New Zealand Herald]]}}</ref> The open-beta build of ''Path of Exile'' was released worldwide in January 2013<ref>{{cite news|url=http://au.ign.com/articles/2013/01/24/path-of-exile-enters-open-beta|title=Path of Exile Enters Open Beta|date=24 January 2013|access-date=21 May 2018|work=IGN.com}}</ref> and the 1.0 version of the game was released in October 2013.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.engadget.com/2013/10/04/path-of-exile-1-0-steam-and-sweet-sweet-revenge/|title=Path of Exile 1.0, Steam, and sweet, sweet revenge|date=4 October 2013|access-date=21 May 2018|website=engadget.com}}</ref>

==History==
Grinding Gear Games was founded in 2006 in Auckland, New Zealand. The company states that its founding members come from various countries and backgrounds.<ref>{{cite web |title=Grinding Gear Games |publisher=Grinding Gear Games |date=2012-05-05 |url=http://www.grindinggear.com/?page=index|access-date=2012-05-05}}</ref>{{primary source inline|date=May 2018}}

GGG developed ''[[Path of Exile]]'', which was released on 23 October 2013. During the [[open beta]], from 23 January 2013 to release, more than 46,000 people participated.<ref name="gp1">{{cite web |title=Kiwi RPG Path of Exile secures US$200,000 in crowdfunding|publisher=[[Gameplanet (New Zealand)|Gameplanet]] |date=2012-04-11 |url=http://www.gameplanet.co.nz/pc/games/165482.Path-of-Exile/news/138830.20120411.Kiwi-RPG-Path-of-Exile-secures-US-200-000-in-crowdfunding|access-date=2012-05-15}}</ref> GGG [[crowd funding|crowd funded]] ''Path of Exile'' through allowing users to pre-purchase in-game microtransactions ahead of the games launch date. In only 6 days, GGG was able to raise over $245,000.<ref>{{cite web|title=NZ game Path of Exile crowd-funds $245,000 in six days|publisher=[[PCWorld (magazine)|PCWorld]]|date=2012-04-11|url=http://pcworld.co.nz/pcworld/pcw.nsf/news/nz-game-path-of-exile-crowd-funds-245000-in-six-days|access-date=2012-05-05|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120505001148/http://pcworld.co.nz/pcworld/pcw.nsf/news/nz-game-path-of-exile-crowd-funds-245000-in-six-days|archive-date=2012-05-05}}</ref> The company is now{{When|date=October 2020}} focusing on releasing for more platforms, more regions, and on creating cosmetic items available for purchase through microtransactions.

In 2018, [[Tencent]] became a majority holder in GGG, acquiring 86.67% of the company's shares. The three co-founders hold the remaining 13.26%. Two of the co-founders also sit on the board of directors, alongside 3 appointed by Tencent in April of 2018.<ref>https://app.companiesoffice.govt.nz/companies/app/ui/pages/companies/1887410/directors</ref>

== Games developed ==
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! Year
! Title
! Platform(s)
|-
| 2013
| ''[[Path of Exile]]''
| [[Microsoft Windows]], [[PlayStation 4]], [[Xbox One]], [[macOS]]
|-
| {{TBA}}
| ''[[Path of Exile 2]]''
| {{TBA}}
|}

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
* [http://www.grindinggear.com Official website]

{{Tencent}}

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