News Archive

Yesterday Chris and Jonathan met with over fifty Path of Exile fans at The Press Club in San Francisco. While the contents of this weekend's expansion reveal were kept secret, there was a lot of discussion of issues important to the community. Inside sources have it on good authority that Chris was especially pleased that so many community members were able to see his glorious beard in person. He was also pleased by the wide variety of Path of Exile T-shirts present at the event. We've taken some photos for you to check out! Read More.

While our next major expansion has a focus on Path of Exile's end-game, there will of course also be an influx of new unique items as well. Today we're showing off three items you can expect to find after the update, each one designed by a different supporter! Read More.

Chris and Jonathan are going to be in San Francisco next week to hold a press tour for the upcoming 2.4.0 expansion. If you're interested in meeting with two of the founders of Grinding Gear Games, they'll be hosting a fan meet-up on Sunday August 7th at 4pm (PST). If you're in or around the area, you should come on by! You might even get to see one of these. In other news, we'll be releasing 2.3.3 (with the experimental performance improvements) today! Read More.

For today's news we've rounded up some Prophecy Statistics to share with the community. They include the top ten prophecies players have completed, most popular uniques, top skills, boss kills and more! Read More.

Today we're continuing our series of interviews with developers who fulfil various roles in the company. This week we sat down with Hrishikesh, the newest member of the design team, and discussed his journey from designing the Cloak of Defiance as a member of the community, to designing content as a member of the Grinding Gear Games team. Read More.

Content Update 2.3.3 is a patch that's exclusively devoted to introducing a new performance feature for players to beta test. This feature should improve frame rate significantly where there is a lot action on the screen. Jonathan, our Technical Director, has created a video showing off the improvements that are possible. Read More.

Earlier this year, we hired a second web developer. In the past, we've only had singular web developers working alone. While they've all been great, this has only been enough man-power to cover the essentials of what the website needs. Now that we have a second pair of hands, we've been able to work on more of the non-essential but good-to-have features! Read More.

We've just released two new microtransactions: the Steam-powered Weapon Skin which applies to one handed melee weapons and the Iron Brand Helmet Effect which imbues a piece of headgear with a glowing-hot iron effect. Read More.

The team have just deployed the 2.3.2 Content Update which contains bug fixes, new Divination Cards, 3D Art, chat improvements, a new item: Stacked Deck, and much more! Check out the full patch notes for more information. Read More.

The Medallion Race Season launches this weekend! In preparation for this new season, we've put together a guide for players who are new to racing that further explains some of the Medallion Season Races and offers tips on how to progress quickly and keep your characters geared! Read More.