News Archive

Today during the deployment of the 3.7.4 patch we encountered some problems that led to an extended amount of downtime for Path of Exile as well as progress loss for any gameplay time played between when we initially deployed 3.7.4 and when we were finally able to deploy the fixed version approximately 2 hours later. I would like to take some time to explain what happened and how we will be preventing it in the future. Read More.

As we announced earlier, this week we'll deploy the 3.7.4 update that includes the stackable Fossils feature, various improvements and bug fixes. Today we've prepared a preview of its patch notes for you to check out. Read More.

It's not been too long since our last round of the Community Showcase, but we're continuing to receive so many awesome fan art pieces from our players that we can't help but to showcase them to the wider community. Check them out in this news post! Read More.

Since the launch of the Delve expansion last year, many of you have been asking us to make Fossils stackable. We're excited to announce that we managed to resolve technical issues which prevented earlier implementation of this feature. We plan to introduce it by the end of this week in the 3.7.4 update alongside other improvements. Find out more in this news post. Read More.

We've just released the Vampiric Portal which replaces the standard appearance of your portals with a round metallic one. Decorated with a fanged skull, this portal has a red swirling effect and bats flying out of it. Check it out by watching this video or click here to get yours. Read More.

We've just introduced the Purple Crystal Apparition Effect to the store. Applied to your amulet, this microtransaction summons a purple crystal ghost above the head of your character from time to time. Check out the video or click here to get yours. Read More.

Our community has always been creative in decorating their hideouts and with the massive revamp of the hideout system in the Betrayal expansion, the amount of amazing and unique hideouts has grown significantly. For this news post we've gathered several interesting hideouts recently submitted by our players. Check out this video to see their creations! If you're inspired to decorate your own hideout, you'll be happy to hear that we've started a huge sale on hideout decorations which will run for a week! Click here to view the selection! Read More.

We've just introduced a new hideout to the store. Designed in the theme of sacrifice, the Corrupted Hideout contains three relatively large rooms which represent arenas of Queen Atziri and her minions. Check it out by watching this video, or click here to get yours. Read More.

We've just added the Smoking Hood which replaces your headgear with a grey cloth hood that emanates smoke. This microtransaction works great with many armour sets, so be sure to check it out if you're looking for an alternative helmet skin. Click here to watch its video or get yours in the store now. Read More.

The Grinding Gear Games team are looking to hire Spanish and German Translators. This role can be fulfilled from home but living in New Zealand or Australian time-zones is an advantage. It's a part time position but during busy months can scale up to full time. Read More.