News Archive
Winners of the Hideout Competition
Feb 7, 2019, 8:17:32 PM
At the beginning of this week our Hideout Competition concluded. Over the past few days we've visited hundreds of unique and creative hideouts submitted by the participants and today we're finally ready to announce the winners. Click here to watch a video with the top five winners and be sure to check out this news post to view the rest of them!
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Betrayal Statistics
Feb 6, 2019, 5:55:01 PM
Looking at league statistics is interesting for our designers and a good opportunity for us to see how actual player behaviour might differ to what we expected. Today we're sharing more stats from the Betrayal league, including completion of Safehouses, time spent in the Mastermind's Lair and completed challenges.
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New Hideout Preview
Feb 5, 2019, 2:55:51 PM
In the 3.6.0 expansion we're adding more new hideouts which can be discovered in certain areas or maps. For this news post we've created a preview of the new Haunted Hideout.
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Flame Totem Rework
Feb 4, 2019, 5:16:34 PM
While we're rebalancing many skills in our 3.6.0 expansion, we're also doing a full rework to two existing skills. One of these skills is Flame Totem, which is being repurposed into a divine-themed skill which has new mechanics that interact with Consecrated Ground and new visual effects to match its divine abilities. Read More.
Betrayal Supporter Packs End Soon
Feb 3, 2019, 5:52:49 PM
At the end of the next week we'll announce the 3.6.0 expansion and its challenge league. When the announcement goes live, we'll introduce a new set of league supporter packs. This means that in two weeks we're saying goodbye to Betrayal Supporter Packs. If you're thinking about purchasing one of the Betrayal Packs before they leave the store but you're not sure you'll be able to do so in time, check out today's news post.
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Oriath Microtransactions on Sale This Weekend
Jan 31, 2019, 10:00:44 PM
We're holding a sale for all the cosmetic effects introduced in the Oriath Mystery Box, with over 50 microtransactions available at discounted prices! Click here to view the full selection of discounts.
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Developer Interview - Matt, Narrative Designer
Jan 31, 2019, 6:57:33 PM
We recently hired a new Narrative Designer, Matt, who helped work on our recent lore-heavy expansion, Betrayal! We took a moment to get some insights about Matt's role and his working life.
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3.5.3 Patch Notes
Jan 30, 2019, 5:35:04 PM
While we're hard at work on our upcoming 3.6.0 expansion and its announcement, we're also finishing preparing the next big update for the ongoing Betrayal League. Alongside fixes and improvements for Betrayal, the 3.5.3 patch includes performance improvements and fixes for various crashes and bugs. We're planning to deploy this update by the end of this working week. In the meantime, check out a preview of its patch notes!
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Chris Wilson will Speak at the Game Developers Conference 2019
Jan 29, 2019, 4:58:25 PM
At this year's Game Developers Conference in San Francisco this March, Chris will present a talk entitled "Designing Path of Exile to be Played Forever". While the scheduled date and time for the talk has yet to be locked down, this post describes what the talk covers in case you're attending GDC and want to attend!
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Hideout Competition Highlights
Jan 28, 2019, 7:29:46 PM
We are in the fourth and final week of our Hideout Competition where you can win awesome prizes and showcase your excellent hideout creation skills. The competition ends on February 3rd (PST) so there's only a few days left to get your submissions in. In the meantime, we've rounded up more highlights from the submissions so far into a video for you to watch! Read More.
Path of Exile 3.6.0 will not support Windows XP or Vista
Jan 27, 2019, 4:32:11 PM
As of March's 3.6.0 update, Path of Exile will not work with the Windows XP or Windows Vista operating systems. Today's news post outlines these changes in further detail. Read More.
Stash Tab Sale This Weekend - New Sentinel Portal
Jan 24, 2019, 10:02:42 PM
This weekend we're holding a sale on every type of stash tab! We've also just introduced the new Sentinel Portal, a statuesque effect that's bound to look great alongside your map device. Don't forget, Kammells race event happens this weekend! Be sure to tune in live on Twitch. Read More.
Grinding Gear Games is Hiring!
Jan 24, 2019, 9:13:02 PM
The Grinding Gear Games team is continuing to expand. We're currently looking for a Community Junior, Web Developer, Senior C++ Engine Programmer and more Customer Support members! Read More.
What We're Working On
Jan 23, 2019, 5:54:28 PM
Last week we posted an outline of our development plans for 2019. We also wanted to keep you up-to-date about what we're specifically working on at the moment. Read More.
Hideout Competition Highlights
Jan 22, 2019, 8:07:23 PM
We're only in the third week of our Hideout Competition and we're blown away by how many terrific submissions we've already seen. We've collected a few of the highlights so far and put them into a video but rest assured there's plenty more highlights to come! Click here to check out the video! Read More.
Community Race Event This Weekend!
Jan 21, 2019, 5:50:47 PM
Community member Kammell has arranged a Hardcore Betrayal Duo Race this weekend. While this is not an officially-supported event, we're pleased to encourage the community to run events and engage in the competitive side of Path of Exile! Read More.
Patch 3.5.2 Notes
Jan 20, 2019, 6:51:32 PM
Within the next two days, we're planning to deploy Patch 3.5.2 which contains several small improvements to the game. In the meantime, we wanted to share the full patch notes with you to keep you in the loop regarding what we're working on. Read More.
Huge Sale on Weapon and Shield Microtransactions
Jan 17, 2019, 10:01:02 PM
We've just started a sale on weapon skins, shield skins and weapon effects with a hundred microtransactions available at discounted prices, including the Sin and Innocence weapon skins and weapon effects, Automaton and Wasteland skins and weapon effects and more! Check out the full list of specials here. Have a great weekend everyone!
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The Purple Crystal Armour Set and Cloak
Jan 17, 2019, 6:54:23 PM
We've just introduced the Purple Crystal Armour Set and its matching cloak. Designed in one of our favourite colours, the Purple Crystal Armour Set gives a whole new look to the one of the recently released armour sets. Check it out by watching this video or click here to get yours now.
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Sin and Innocence-themed Shields
Jan 16, 2019, 6:49:19 PM
We've just released three new shield skins, the Sin Shield, the Innocence Shield, and the Sin and Innocence Shield, which make a perfect match for the community-favourite armour sets! Click here to check them out in the store!
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