News Archive

Path of Exile: Atlas of Worlds and the Essence Leagues launch this weekend! Along with the Atlas and other end-game updates, this expansion also comes with a myriad of other improvements to Path of Exile. For more information, check out the full patch notes. Read More.

MMORPG.com has recently started a weekly round-up of Path of Exile's news. They highlight all the need-to-know news and current affairs for Path of Exile and the community. They post their article every Monday, so if you're interested in checking it out, head on over to MMORPG.com for more information. Read More.

ZiggyD has created a comprehensive guide to the mechanics of Essence league. This will give you the info you need to fully understand and take advantage of the powerful new essences! Read More.

In addition to the multithreading improvements we have already talked about, we have significantly improved the speed of Path of Exile's particle effect system for 2.4.0. This has led to large frame rate increases when there are a lot of particles on the screen, such as burning ground maps. In this post I'll talk a little bit about what we have achieved. Read More.

The Prophecy Leagues end just after this weekend in preparation for the Atlas of Worlds Expansion and Essence Leagues. This is the last chance to complete your challenges and get your Prophecy Microtransaction rewards! This is also your last chance to get your Darkness Mystery Boxes and its exclusive contents, and if you haven't done so already, take advantage of the free mystery box promotion we have running! Read More.

We've designed the new Atlas of Worlds end-game experience to be easy for Path of Exile players to get into. Most things work exactly the same way as before, with the Atlas providing an extra layer of progression tracking and customisation on top. As next week's launch approaches, some players have been asking for more information about how certain aspects work. Today's news post delves into specific detail and features a beginner's guide to using the Atlas by ZiggyD! Read More.

The Medallion Race Season concluded at the end of last week. We also ran two separate 48 hour Flashback Solo Events, the most recent of which offered some seductive microtransaction rewards for various achievements in the race! Were you a winner? Check out the full post to find out! Read More.

We recently ran a promotion where you'd receive a free Darkness Mystery Box if you spent points on any microtransaction purchase. After releasing the new Atlas of Worlds Supporter Packs last week, we decided to restart this promotion so that you're able to receive another free mystery box if you spend any points from now on. This offer lasts from the time of this post until when the Prophecy challenge leagues end. Read More.

In Path of Exile: Atlas of Worlds, we're introducing 30 new maps. We'll be revealing more about the expansion and these maps leading up to the release on September 2nd. We've created a video to reveal the new Vault Map to the community today. Read More.

Over the weekend, we announced the details of our upcoming Atlas of Worlds expansion, which briefly touched on what to expect when it launches on September 2nd. Many members of our community have had questions about the expansion. Two pieces of journalist coverage in particular happen to answer a lot of these questions. We've highlighted them in today's post, as well information about a new community podcast and a small expansion teaser. Read More.