News Archive

All Portal Effects On Sale Now!

Apr 7, 2017, 12:01:22 AM
This weekend we're holding a sale on all portal effects! Every portal effect has been discounted by 40% or more! To check out the deals, visit the Specials section of the shop. Read More.

Atlas of Worlds Supporter Packs End Soon!

Apr 5, 2017, 6:55:42 PM
As you know, we are working towards releasing a Beta test for our upcoming expansion, The Fall of Oriath. One of the ways to get a Beta key will be to purchase one of our new set of supporter packs. When these packs are launched, the Atlas of Worlds ones will go off sale, forever! We don't know an exact date yet, but are targeting a Beta release in May. This means that there are potentially only a few more weeks left to buy an Atlas of Worlds pack. Read More.

How We Describe Item Mods

Apr 4, 2017, 9:21:16 PM
One thing our game designers often have to consider when producing new content (such as unique items or skills) is how we communicate their effect. We try to be exact and consistent, using the same phrasing for mods that behave the same. When it comes to PoE builds, ambiguity is the enemy of creativity. Today's news post is a guest article by Nick, one of our game designers. Read More.

Making Trailers for Path of Exile

Apr 3, 2017, 8:00:29 PM
All of our recent video assets have been created by Eben, our in-house video producer. He assembles everything from news tidbit videos to microtransaction videos to full trailers. In today's news post, he has explained how we produce a trailer, from draft to finished product. Read More.

Developer Q&A - Answers Part 3

Apr 2, 2017, 8:54:24 PM
A couple of weeks ago we asked the community for questions for our developers to answer. We have already answered some of these questions, and today's answers extend that to the first 25 pages. Read More.

Minion Balance Changes and Super Stash Sale

Mar 30, 2017, 11:01:08 PM
As part of our balance adjustments in The Fall of Oriath, we're going to be making some significant changes to the undead minion skills. Our balance team has written a manifesto about the first set of minion changes that will be implemented in the Beta. Also, this weekend we're holding a Super Stash Sale where we're discounting every type of stash tab. Check out the deals here. Read More.

Stormcaller Mystery Box Microtransactions Now in Store!

Mar 29, 2017, 9:22:50 PM
The Stormcaller Mystery Box went off sale a month ago, so its microtransactions are now available for purchase in the store! Among these new items are the Stormcaller Armour Set, new hideout decorations, character and weapon effects and more. You can check out all new microtransactions here. Read More.

Creating Sound Effects for Path of Exile

Mar 28, 2017, 9:28:47 PM
For the last six years, our sound engineer Andrew has created all of the sound effects for Path of Exile. He has written a guest post for today's news, giving an inside look at how our sound effects are created. Read More.

Potential User Data Breach

Mar 28, 2017, 4:29:15 PM
Late on Thursday, March 23rd (NZT), we became aware that there was an external intruder illegally connected to our office network and that the attacker had compromised several machines. We immediately severed all internet connectivity and began the process of reformatting all computers and rebuilding a new clean network with increased security measures in place. Read More.

The Fall of Oriath: Monster Preview

Mar 27, 2017, 8:39:03 PM
Players in our upcoming 3.0.0 expansion will not only visit new areas, but they'll also encounter deadly new types of monsters as well. Today we're releasing a teaser video of some of the new foes from The Fall of Oriath. Read More.

Download the Classic Mystery Box Soundtrack for Free!

Mar 26, 2017, 11:54:20 PM
The Classic Mystery Box, which was released to celebrate the Legacy Challenge League, has been a great success. To show our gratitude for your support, we're making the soundtrack of the Classic Mystery Box available as a free download! Read More.

Developer Q&A - Answers Part 2

Mar 23, 2017, 7:26:23 PM
Last week we asked the community for questions for our developers to answer. We received dozens of pages of questions and have already answered some from the first eight pages. Today we're posting the answers to ones from the next eleven pages. Read More.

New Microtransactions - Verdant Wings, Arcane Shield and Tiger Pet

Mar 22, 2017, 5:45:47 PM
We've just released three new microtransactions: Verdant Wings, Arcane Shield and the Tiger Pet! You can check them out in the store. Read More.

The Fall of Oriath: Music and Environments

Mar 21, 2017, 6:41:14 PM
Our team have been working on the new 3.0.0 expansion for several years now. In Acts 5 to 10, players will travel to Oriath and assist the Karui slave revolution, visit the Courts of the Templars who exiled them to Wraeclast and eventually return to renewed areas of the dark continent. Today we want to share a small teaser of some new environments and their music. We hope you'll enjoy playing in them as much as we've enjoyed creating them. Read More.

Developer Photos

Mar 20, 2017, 10:38:25 PM
It's been a while since we've moved into our big office, so it’s time to share some new photos of developers at work. We've asked some team members to put aside their work on the new expansion for a few seconds to show off their workspaces! Read More.

Developer Q&A - Answers Part 1

Mar 19, 2017, 11:26:40 PM
Last week we asked the community for questions for our developers to answer. We received dozens of pages of questions and have spent the week answering many of the ones from the first eight pages. We're going to have to answer more of these questions in a follow-up post or two soon! Read More.

Act 5 Concept Art

Mar 16, 2017, 4:59:17 PM
Today we're revealing three more pieces of concept art of monsters from our upcoming Act 5 release. These new monsters come from the Ossuary and Reliquary areas, which are new side areas in Oriath. Read More.

New Microtransactions - Deicide Armour Set and Wings, Phoenix Wings

Mar 15, 2017, 10:02:32 PM
Today we have deployed the 2.6.0f patch with new 3d art for items and a handful of bug fixes. We've also released the new Deicide Armour set and two wings microtransactions, Deicide and Phoenix wings! They are now available in the store. Read More.

Community Translators Needed

Mar 14, 2017, 6:38:31 PM
Over the last few years, we have expanded Path of Exile to several non-English markets. The game can currently be played in English, Brazilian Portuguese, Russian, Thai, Traditional Chinese (on the Taiwanese Garena server) and Simplified Chinese (on the Chinese Tencent server, which is currently in closed beta). We are currently working on another set of languages, and are looking to find some strong translators among the community to work with us on those regions (in a paid remote capacity). These languages are: German, French and Spanish. We are also looking for an additional Thai translator to join our team. Read More.

Funny Community Videos

Mar 13, 2017, 10:31:52 PM
While the developers are busy working on 3.0.0 and answering questions from yesterday's Developer Q&A, our community team have put together some humorous animated gifv videos that can be used on discussion sites like reddit. We also found some funny RIP videos from our community and wanted to share them with you, so check them out! Read More.