News Archive

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. Read More.

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! Read More.

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. Read More.

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. Read More.

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! Read More.

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. Read More.

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! Read More.

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. Read More.

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. Read More.

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. Read More.

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! Read More.

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. Read More.

More ExileCon Tickets on Sale!

Apr 17, 2019, 5:00:34 PM
We've just added a batch of new ExileCon tickets (including more VIP ones)! Check out our news post from earlier in the week for other recent news about ExileCon. If you run into any issues, please email us at exilecon@grindinggear.com Read More.

The Lost Souls Apparition Effect

Apr 16, 2019, 6:29:16 PM
We've just released the Lost Souls Apparition Effect which adds a temporary effect of a bloody vaal ghost to your amulet. Check it out by watching this video or click here to get yours. Read More.

Einhar Competition Highlights

Apr 16, 2019, 5:29:57 PM
We've reached the middle of the Einhar-Themed Talent Competition, and this means that you have less than two weeks left to submit your entry! In the meantime, we're continuing to showcase submissions from this competition, created by our talented community. Check them out in this news post! Read More.

The Sunspire Hideout Effect

Apr 15, 2019, 6:53:57 PM
Today we're happy to introduce the Sunspire Hideout Effect which varies from several small lights in the air to a big beam of light. Check it out by watching this video or click here to get yours. Read More.

Big Updates to ExileCon

Apr 15, 2019, 5:38:04 PM
Later this week we'll be adding some more ExileCon tickets of each type, including the VIP ones. We also have some big announcements about new things to expect at the convention, so click through to check out the full post! Read More.