News Archive
Chat Improvements in 2.3.2
Jul 14, 2016, 6:19:28 PM
Next week we're deploying the 2.3.2 Content Update which contains new 3D art for some items, Divination Cards and some chat improvements! We've created a dramatisation of a player trade to display the new chat time stamps and improvements to the visibility of sent and received messages in conversation. Read More.
Upcoming Divination Cards in Content Update 2.3.2
Jul 13, 2016, 6:36:30 PM
2.3.2 is an upcoming content update that contains bug fixes, Divination Cards, new 3D art for existing items and much more! Today's news post is a preview of some of these new divination cards, including cards that redeem for Nemesis items, Beyond items, Rigwald items and other tantalising rewards. Read More.
Developer Q&A Answers Part 2
Jul 12, 2016, 5:42:40 PM
We recently asked the community for questions for our developers to answer. Last week we answered the first six pages of questions, and today we have another set for you. Read More.
Upcoming 3D Art from Content Update 2.3.2
Jul 11, 2016, 6:19:03 PM
2.3.2 is an upcoming content update that contains bug fixes, Divination Cards, new 3D art for existing items and much more. Today's news post is a preview of some of the items that have received 3D art for this update. Read More.
Medallion Race Season Details
Jul 10, 2016, 10:24:05 PM
The Medallion Race Season is set to begin two weeks from now on the 23rd of July (NZT). This season will run for four weeks and includes 125 events. Its signature race is a Fixed Seed event called Medallion. For more information about the schedule, please check out the full race season details. Read More.
New Microtransactions - Siren Trident, Titan Maul and Radiant Axe
Jul 7, 2016, 9:26:47 PM
We've just released three new weapon skins! The Siren Trident Skin, Radiant Axe Skin, and the Titan Maul Skin.
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Caption the Screenshot Competition Winners!
Jul 6, 2016, 11:16:55 PM
The Caption the Screenshot competition came to a close yesterday and we were extremely pleased with the amount of people who participated! We have spent the day processing the submissions and selecting our favourites and are excited to reveal the winners today. Read More.
Prophecy Challenge Statistics
Jul 5, 2016, 8:31:40 PM
We're almost at the midway point of the Prophecy Leagues and thought it was an appropriate time to post an update of how many challenges have been completed by players in these leagues. Read More.
Developer Q&A Answers
Jul 4, 2016, 10:43:16 PM
Last week we asked the community for questions for our developers to answer. We received dozens pages of questions and have spent the week answering most of the ones from the first six pages. We're going to have to answer more of these questions in a follow-up post soon! Read More.
Celebrate with Red, White and Blue Fireworks!
Jul 3, 2016, 8:20:02 PM
We're running a sale on Red, White and Blue Fireworks to help our community celebrate the 4th of July in style! This sale ends soon (until the end of July 4 US time), so get in quick before time runs out! Read More.
Weekend Stash Tab Bundle Sales!
Jul 2, 2016, 2:24:38 AM
Solaris Mystery Box Microtransactions - Now in Store!
Jun 30, 2016, 6:35:43 PM
It's been a month since the Solaris Mystery Box sale ended and now these microtransactions are going live! This includes the Radiant Armour Set and its individual pieces, the Seraph Alabaster Armour Set and its individual pieces, Radiant Shield Skin, Radiant Sword Skin, Seraph Dagger Skin and Solaris Throne Hideout Decoration. Read More.
Hideout Showcase
Jun 29, 2016, 9:12:59 PM
While the team are currently busy working on performance improvements and upcoming content, we thought we'd indulge in one of the more niche parts of the game: Hideouts. Today's news post is a showcase of recent community hideout submissions. In other news, we just deployed patch 2.3.1b. Read More.
Developer Questions and Answers
Jun 28, 2016, 7:49:32 PM
Yesterday's Game Mechanics post was really successful, so we've decided to hold another General Q&A where we'll answer your questions about Path of Exile, game development and life at the GGG office. Please post questions in this forum thread. We'll post the answers in the news approximately a week from now! Read More.
Game Mechanics - Questions and Answers
Jun 27, 2016, 11:37:47 PM
We recently started a new thread on our forums where players can asked game mechanics questions and Mark, one of our veteran gameplay programmers, periodically answers them as best he can. Today's news post is a round-up of recent questions that were answered in this thread. Read More.
ZiggyD's Community Unique Design
Jun 26, 2016, 8:14:13 PM
Many months ago, Grinding Gear Games and ZiggyD worked together to create a new unique item that was shaped by votes from the community! The first vote decided that the item should be a belt, and the second vote chose the design intent of rewarding an Armour/Evasion hybrid playstyle. It's finally time for the third vote, to decide one of the special properties! Read More.
New Microtransaction Skins!
Jun 23, 2016, 6:27:02 PM
Recently our Thai community (on the Garena servers) designed some new microtransactions as part of a promotion they were running. Today we're releasing these skins to our community too! They are the Kacha Axe Skin, Naga Helmet Skin, Yaksha Shield Skin, and Garuda Dagger Skin.
Read More.
Developer Interview - Jasper - 3D Artist
Jun 22, 2016, 5:55:30 PM
Last week we revealed some new 3D art and introduced a new member of our development team, Jasper. We've interviewed him to get an insight into his experience transitioning from a member of the community to a member of the team. Read More.
Content Update 2.3.1 is now live!
Jun 22, 2016, 12:52:35 AM
The team has just finished deploying the 2.3.1 Content Update, which added 3D Art for some items, Prophecy Improvements, bug fixes and much more! Check out the full patch notes here. Read More.
Development Manifesto: Prophecy Changes
Jun 20, 2016, 11:40:28 PM
We're just over two weeks into the Prophecy Challenge leagues so far. We've received plenty of feedback about Prophecy and have taken as much of it on board as possible for the changes we're making in the 2.3.1 update this week. Chris has written a Development Manifesto that covers a lot of the Prophecy-specific changes coming in this update. Read More.
