News Archive
Developer Q&A - Part II
May 8, 2019, 9:04:02 PM
Two weeks ago we asked the community for questions for our developers to answer. We answered many of the big questions in a post last week, and have the final set of answers today.
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Synthesis Supporter Packs End Soon
May 7, 2019, 8:13:57 PM
In two weeks, on the 21st of May (PDT) we'll announce our next expansion and its challenge league. Alongside the announcement we'll release a new set of Supporter Packs, which means that the current Synthesis ones will leave the store forever. Check out this news post if you're considering getting one of the Synthesis packs before they become unavailable for purchase.
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Einhar-Themed Talent Competition Runners-Up
May 6, 2019, 4:59:48 PM
Last week we announced the winners of our Einhar-Themed Talent Competition. Today we're happy to award more competitors with Runners-Up prizes. Check out this post to view more submissions from this competition!
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Streamer Interview - Octavian0
May 5, 2019, 8:59:12 PM
In continuation of our new series where we interview streamers from the Path of Exile, we took a moment to get to know Octavian better! Check out his full interview.
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Super Stash Sale
May 3, 2019, 12:00:38 AM
We're holding a sale on every type of stash tab! Everything has been discounted, from the recently released Unique Collection Tab, to Currency Tab and Guild Stash Tabs! Click here to check out the discounts. Have a great weekend!
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Developer Q&A - Part I
May 2, 2019, 8:10:22 PM
Last week we asked the community for questions for our developers to answer. We have answered many of the large questions in this post, and will follow up next week with another set of answers. If your question wasn't answered in this post, it may be in the following one. Many questions have been rewritten for reasons that are apparent if you see the original ones.
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Winners of Einhar-Themed Talent Competition
May 1, 2019, 9:46:24 PM
This week we concluded our very first Einhar-Themed Talent Competition! The competition was fierce, just like Einhar, and we were very pleased to see so many mighty submissions you made in his honour. Today we're excited to announce the winners!
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An Update from Chris
May 1, 2019, 5:19:25 PM
It doesn't take much reading of the official forums or subreddit to realise that a group of Path of Exile players are angry about a number of topics and feel that we haven't given solid answers about how we're going to address these issues. We will explain as many of these topics as we can in the Q&A that is currently scheduled for later this week. However, one thing that the Q&A doesn't address is how we got here. Chris wanted to personally post an explanation of what has been going on behind the scenes at Grinding Gear Games that led to this state.
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3.6.4 Patch Notes
Apr 30, 2019, 7:35:05 PM
Alongside the development of our next expansion, the team is continuing to work on updates for the current Synthesis League. The upcoming 3.6.4 patch contains improvements of graphical performance of several player skills, monster skills and areas as well as various bug fixes. We're planning to deploy this update by the middle of next week. For this news post we've prepared a preview of its patch notes.
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BEAT Path of Exile Racing Invitational May 5th
Apr 29, 2019, 8:00:12 PM
We're excited to announce that the team at BEAT esports have worked with us to produce a Path of Exile invitational where many top Path of Exile racers will compete in a pair of races, culminating in killing Act 10 Kitava. There's over $2,000 in prizes available and the winner will be flown to New Zealand to compete in the racing grand finale at ExileCon! Read More.
Synthesis Flashback Event
Apr 28, 2019, 7:47:15 PM
We're happy to announce that we will be running a Synthesis Flashback Event in the lead-up to our 3.7.0 expansion! This event will include eleven past league mods and the Synthesis League content so that you can continue to complete your challenges in a fresh and competitive economy. There are mystery boxes, Demigod's Immortalities and awesome microtransactions up for grabs!
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Fairgraves Microtransactions on Sale This Weekend - Kammell's Community Race
Apr 26, 2019, 12:00:28 AM
We're holding a sale for all microtransactions introduced in the popular Fairgraves Mystery Box, with over 50 cosmetic effects available at discounted prices! Click here to view the full selection of discounts. Additionally, community member Kammell has arranged another community event this weekend! Find out more in this news post.
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Einhar Competition Highlights
Apr 24, 2019, 5:30:06 PM
It's the final week of our Einhar-Themed Talent Competition. The competition ends Monday, April 29th at 5pm (NZDT), so you have only a few days left to submit your work in order to have a chance of winning one of our awesome prizes! Today we're showcasing more submissions from participants. Winners will be announced at the end of next week!
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The Doomcrow Hideout Effect
Apr 23, 2019, 9:49:46 PM
We've just added the Doomcrow Hideout Effect to the store! This effect has three different variations, made in a similar style: from a haze with floating feathers to a swirling red and black fog. Check it out by watching this video or click here to get yours.
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Get the Purple Divine Sign, Purple Skull and Lavender Weapon Effect Free With Prime!
Apr 23, 2019, 5:06:08 PM
Path of Exile has teamed up with Twitch Prime to bring you the Purple Divine Sign, Purple Skull and Lavender Weapon Effect for free when you subscribe to Twitch Prime! Until the 23rd of May you'll be able to redeem these free cosmetic effects by starting a free one-month trial with Twitch Prime and linking your Path of Exile account to Twitch. Read More.
The Void Ancestral Warchief Effect
Apr 22, 2019, 8:56:32 PM
As a follow up to the recently released Elder microtransactions, we've just introduced one more, the Void Ancestral Warchief Effect which replaces the standard effect of this Skill Gem with a giant moving tentacle. Check it out by watching this video or click here to get yours.
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Developer Questions and Answers
Apr 22, 2019, 5:02:01 PM
We have run several Developer Q&A posts in the past and they have been very successful. We've decided to hold another! We'll answer your questions about Path of Exile, game development and life at the GGG office. Please post questions in this forum thread. We'll post the answers in the news next week! Read More.
Boss vs. Boss Showcase: Einhar, Alva, Jun and Zana
Apr 21, 2019, 5:47:59 PM
It's been a while since we released the last episode of our 'Boss vs. Boss' video series. We're excited to bring it back by arranging a fight between Einhar, Alva, Jun and Zana! Check out the video here.
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Huge Sale on Weapon and Shield Microtransactions
Apr 19, 2019, 12:00:19 AM
We've just started a sale on weapon skins, shield skins and weapon effects with more than a hundred microtransactions available at discounted prices, including the Oriath weapon skins and weapon effects, the Sin and Innocence shields, weapon skins, weapon effects and more! Check out the full list of specials here. Have a great weekend everyone!
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The Viper Bow and the Viper Armour Set
Apr 17, 2019, 8:40:07 PM
We've just introduced the Viper Armour Set and a corresponding bow skin. The Viper Armour Set is made of metal and glows with a soft green light. The Viper Bow is also made of metal and decorated with green membranes which make it look like a dragon wing. Find out more in this news post or click here to check out both of them in the store.
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