News Archive

With the release of the Incursion league just around the corner, we're going to go over the last of the skill changes we've been making, including changes to previously announced skills that have changed during development! Read More.

This is the final weekend for the Bestiary League and Flashback Event! They'll both end on Tuesday at 10am (NZT). This is also the final week to get your Sin and Innocence Mystery Boxes! To celebrate, we're offering one free mystery box when you spend points in the store! Read More.

You've probably noticed that every service you've ever signed up for has recently updated their Privacy Policy and other legal documents relating to privacy and data protection. This is because the new European privacy regulations called GDPR come into effect today. In layman's terms, the GDPR requires companies to store as little data as possible, have a good legal basis for all data they store, store the data securely, and not share it with anyone unless it's strictly required. We have also updated our legal documents to make it clearer what personal data we store and why. You'll be prompted to read and agree to the new documents when you access the website or log in to Path of Exile. Read More.

Yesterday, we teased an item with two corrupted implicits. You may be wondering how it's possible to achieve this result on your item! The answer lies in the Temple of Atzoatl, among the many secrets it contains. Today's news post sheds light on one such mystery. Read More.

Tencent has Invested in Grinding Gear Games Our Chinese publisher, Tencent, has acquired a majority stake in Grinding Gear Games. We will remain an independent company and there won't be any big changes to how we operate. We want to reassure the community that this will not affect the development and operations of Path of Exile, so we have prepared answers to some questions you may have about this investment. Read More.

We've recently been considering the idea of running a Path of Exile convention in New Zealand late next year, as a great opportunity to meet our fans and to announce 4.0.0. As these events take a long time to plan, we wanted to find out how many of our players would be interested in flying to New Zealand to attend a convention like this. Read More.

In Content Update 3.3.0 we're adding 3D art to many unique items so that their appearance on your character matches the look of their 2D icon. They're just another way to look fabulous while you slay your way through Wraeclast. Today's news post shares a preview of a selection of new 3D art. Read More.

At the end of last week we announced our upcoming Incursion League and more details of Content Update 3.3.0. Since the announcement we've noticed a few common questions coming up so we wanted to take a moment to answer a few of these. Read More.

The team is currently putting the finishing touches on tomorrow's announcement of Content Update 3.3.0 and its challenge league. We can't wait to see your reactions! This also means that today is your last chance to grab the Bestiary Supporter Packs before they leave the store forever and are replaced by our new supporter packs! Read More.

In a few weeks, the Bestiary League will conclude and your characters and items will migrate to their parent leagues. That begs the question: what will happen to Bestiary as a mechanic once the league is over? The team has written a Development Manifesto that outlines our plans. Read More.