Tencent is bringing Path of Exile to China

The world’s biggest game company is teaming up with the studio behind the game with the world’s biggest skill tree.

Tencent has agreed to distribute and localize Grinding Gear Games’ Path of Exile in China. The gaming giant, which owns a majority stake in League of Legends maker Riot Games and a minority stake in Epic Games, will begin alpha tests for this online action-role-playing game in May. This could bring a flood of new people to already popular free-to-play release, which has 16 million active players worldwide, an impressive feat in the $99.3 billion global game market.