News Archive

Skills reveal - Frost Bomb and Orb of Storms

Jan 27, 2016, 7:39:35 PM
Alongside the Ascendancy expansion in March, we're introducing some new skills to Path of Exile with the goal of adding more skillful strategies to existing builds. Frost Bomb and Orb of Storms fill this role for Cold and Lightning skill users. Today, we're going to show you these skills and how they work to enhance other skills! Read More.

January Development Update

Jan 26, 2016, 8:35:45 PM

Celebrate Australia Day with a Koala Pet!

Jan 25, 2016, 6:15:52 AM
G'day exiles! It's Australia day! Once again we're keen to celebrate and support a good cause and sell the grey Koala Pet (video here) for today only! We'll be contributing 10% of the proceeds towards the Australian Koala Foundation to help preserve the species. Get your exclusive Koala Pet and make a difference! Cheers mate. Read More.

Community Showcase

Jan 24, 2016, 5:54:00 PM
This week's community round-up includes community-made videos, more fan art from the recent Talisman-themed Fan Art Competition, and a Path of Exile Tattoo! Read More.

Winterheart Race Season Details!

Jan 21, 2016, 9:24:22 PM
The Winterheart Race Season is set to begin a week from now on January 29 (NZT). This season will run for four weeks and includes 155 events in total. Its signature race is a Fixed Seed event called Winterheart. For more information about the schedule, please check out the full season details. Read More.

Talisman Fan Art Competition Winners!

Jan 20, 2016, 8:36:29 PM
The Talisman-themed Fan Art Competition has come to an end and the winners have been selected! We've also released patch 2.1.2 which contains many bug fixes and the new Skill Effect Microtransactions. Check out the full patch notes here. Read More.

Upcoming Divination Cards

Jan 19, 2016, 6:37:54 PM
Our next batch of Divination Cards are ready to go and will be included in tomorrow's patch along with the New Skill Effect Microtransactions and many bug fixes. This series of cards include ones that redeem for Hyaon's Fury, Lioneye Items, a corrupted Vaults of Atziri Unique map and more! Read More.

New Skill Effect Microtransactions!

Jan 18, 2016, 4:25:34 PM
Later this week we're releasing alternate skill effects for some of the skills that were introduced in 2.1.0. While they're not in the store yet, we couldn't wait to introduce Demonic Blade Vortex, Golden Bladefall, Arcane Contagion, Arcane Wither and Arcane Essence Drain. Read More.

Community Showcase

Jan 17, 2016, 8:52:36 PM
This week's community round-up features some fan art, some early highlights of the Talisman leagues, a hideout and some fan fiction! Read More.

Weekend Stash Tab Bundle Sales!

Jan 16, 2016, 3:04:58 AM

Talisman and Challenge Stats

Jan 14, 2016, 7:42:22 PM
We're frequently asked for information on how Talismans are used. We've generated some stats for players of level 15 and above in the current challenge leagues. This news post also includes a breakdown of challenge completion stats at this five-week mark. Read More.

Patch 2.1.1d Information

Jan 13, 2016, 7:05:37 PM
We've just deployed patch 2.1.1d that includes many bug fixes and adds new Talismans to the challenge leagues. For more information, check out the full patch notes. In the meantime, we have two teaser images of new stuff that's coming just around the corner. Read More.

More of Your Questions Answered!

Jan 12, 2016, 6:11:28 PM
A couple of weeks ago we asked for questions from the community for us to answer. We posted our answers last week. As there were so many questions, we decided to answer some more of them today. Topics that were covered in the last set of answers generally haven't been included in these ones. Read More.

Talisman Challenge League Stats

Jan 11, 2016, 5:36:21 PM
We're a month into the Talisman Challenge Leagues and they're proving to be our most popular challenge leagues ever! Today's news covers some recent statistics from the leagues as well as reminders about the Talisman-Themed Fan Art Competition! and The Hunt for Rigwald to win Stash Tab Bundles and Alienware Prizing. Read More.

Skill Reveal - Earthquake

Jan 10, 2016, 7:29:22 PM
The Ascendancy expansion will introduce some new skills to Path of Exile that create new ways for you to build your character. Earthquake is one such skill, a Melee slam attack with an interesting twist. Read More.

Answers to your Questions!

Jan 7, 2016, 8:41:04 PM
Last week we asked for questions from the community for us to answer. Today, we've compiled the list of answers. Due to the number of questions (over 80 pages!), we weren't able to answer everything, but we've selected as many as we've had time to answer this week. Read More.

The Remaining Ascendancy Supporter Pack Prints!

Jan 6, 2016, 11:15:34 PM
We recently showcased half of the art prints in the Ascendancy Supporter Packs. Today we're showing off the remaining prints from this set. If you're interested in receiving the art packs, you can do so by purchasing the Sovereign Supporter Pack. If you'd like your prints signed by members of the development team you can receive these by purchasing or upgrading to the Ascendant Supporter Pack. The Ascendant Supporter Pack comes with two sets of art packs, one signed and one un-signed. Thank you so much for your support! Read More.

Talisman-Themed Fan Art Competition!

Jan 5, 2016, 11:03:59 PM
In the past, we've run many fan art competitions that have yielded amazing results from the community! We're starting a Talisman-themed competition today that will run for two weeks. Eight winners will receive one armour set of their choice from the prize list and the top three winners will receive the opportunity to use a portion of their fan art as a custom forum avatar! Read More.