News Archive

We're always happy to give our community an insight into the development process by sharing the concept art of new content introduced in our challenge leagues and expansions. Today we're showcasing several pieces of artwork created by our concept artists for the Delve League. Read More.

The Grinding Gear Games team is still growing and we're looking for two new programmers to join our ranks. Specifically we're after a Senior C++ Engine Programmer and C++ Gameplay Programmer. If you or anyone you know might be interested in these positions, please check out the full post for more information. Read More.

We've just released the Golden Angel Portal Effect which replaces the standard effect of the portal created by your character with an elegant golden frame with wings at the top. Naturally, this classy portal effect works well with Seraph microtransactions. Check out the video or get yours here! Read More.

We've just introduced the long-awaited Shaper Scorching Ray Effect which imbues your Scorching Ray skill with Shaper's power. Visually, of course. The new Shaper Scorching Ray Effect perfectly matches any other celestial-themed microtransaction from the in-game shop. Check out the video or get yours here! Read More.

To celebrate the launch of the Delve League, we've just released the new Delve Brimmed Hat! The design of this headdress is inspired by the atmosphere of the Azurite Mine and, of course, we didn't forget to add a tiny candle to help you find your way through its darkest corners. The Delve Brimmed Hat will only be available during the current Delve League and won't appear in the shop again in the future. Don't miss it if you want to show your support to a specific development period of Path of Exile! Check out the video or get yours here! Read More.

Some feedback that came up over the weekend was that players would like Delve upgrades purchased on one character to be available to all other characters they have in that League. After discussion, we believe this is a reasonable change and will be making it this week. Read More.

We deployed Delve around 12 hours ago and spent the day reading feedback, adjusting things and investigating bug reports. We wanted to make a quick post before we head to sleep with the status of a few issues. Read More.

Path of Exile: Delve is set to launch in less than two days! We know that you're eager to get stuck into planning your builds, so we've prepared gem data at level 20 with 20% quality for all the new and reworked gems for this expansion. Read More.

In the Delve expansion, we'll be making numerous changes to Path of Exile's game balance. You'll find out the full details of the expansion tomorrow in the patch notes alongside the Item Filter and Passive Tree Data you'll need to start planning your builds and guides. In the meantime, the team have outlined in this development manifesto the big balance changes to expect. Read More.

The Incursion Challenge League and Incursion Flashback Event end next Tuesday at 10am (NZST)! Next week we're also saying goodbye to the Incursion Brimmed Hat and the Apocalypse Mystery Box. Additionally, we're holding a sale on a huge selection of weapon skins, shield skins and weapon effects over the weekend. To make this sale even more satisfying and as is tradition at the end of a league, we're offering a free Apocalypse Mystery Box when you spend points. Read More.