News Archive
The Perandus Challenge Leagues
Feb 29, 2016, 11:36:50 PM
Launching alongside Path of Exile: Ascendancy on March 4, the Perandus Challenge Leagues offer the wealth of the Eternal Empire. Discover caches of Perandus family treasure, slay their guardians, and claim the coins contained within. Trade these coins to Cadiro Perandus himself to receive vital equipment and ancient artefacts. Read More.
First Wave of Trade Improvements
Feb 29, 2016, 8:38:01 PM
A very hot topic in the Path of Exile community is the upcoming improvements to trade. I'm happy to announce that the first wave of these improvements is complete. The first is removing the need to use third party tools to index your items by adding public stash tabs, and the second is adding support for third-party indexing websites to be able to find out if users are online reliably. We expect these to be deployed tomorrow alongside the updates to the third-party websites that we have been working with. Read More.
Perandus League Teaser
Feb 28, 2016, 7:46:02 PM
Tomorrow we'll announce the full details of the upcoming Perandus Challenge Leagues that launch alongside Path of Exile: Ascendancy at the end of this week. In the meantime, we've created a brief teaser video for you to ponder. Read More.
Weekend Stash Tab Bundle Sales!
Feb 27, 2016, 4:44:55 AM
ZiggyD Reveals the Scion Ascendancy Class: The Ascendant
Feb 25, 2016, 4:05:10 PM
Community Streamer ZiggyD has revealed The Ascendant, the Scion's Ascendancy class. Check out his video to find out more about the Ascendant's powerful versatility. ZiggyD will also be streaming gameplay of The Ascendant live! Read More.
Skill Reveal: Sunder
Feb 24, 2016, 7:06:50 PM
Alongside the Ascendancy expansion on March 4th, we're introducing a selection of new skills for Melee characters. Sunder is one of them, a mid-level skill that excels at destroying large groups of monsters. Read More.
Ascendancy Enchantments
Feb 23, 2016, 6:48:36 PM
With the launch of the Ascendancy expansion on March 4th, players who complete the Lord's Labyrinth can choose to add a powerful new enchantment to one of their items. Today, we'll reveal some of the enchantments rewarded for completing the Labyrinth on Merciless difficulty. Read More.
Ascendancy's Unique Items
Feb 22, 2016, 6:01:10 PM
When Ascendancy launches in less than two weeks, we're introducing many new Unique items. Today's news post showcases five of them. Read More.
3D Art in Ascendancy
Feb 21, 2016, 11:00:47 PM
In addition to many new unique items in Ascendancy, we've also updated some existing unique items with 3D Art. Here is a collection of screenshots of some of these items. Read More.
Massively Overpowered reveals the Marauder Ascendancy Class: The Chieftain
Feb 18, 2016, 3:54:48 PM
Skill Reveal - Ancestral Protector
Feb 17, 2016, 5:26:10 PM
Alongside the Ascendancy expansion in March, we're introducing the Ancestral totems. These skills aid melee characters by summoning a Karui ancestor that fights alongside them and grants powerful boons. Today we're revealing the first of these, the Ancestral Protector. Read More.
Online Multiplayer Humble Bundle - Get your Arctic Crown and Cobra Pet!
Feb 16, 2016, 2:12:57 PM
Humble Bundle and Gamepedia recently invited us to participate in a bundle of online multiplayer games. We've created a new microtransaction, the Arctic Crown, and combined it with the popular Cobra Pet. These are available as top-tier rewards in this bundle. Humble Bundle allows you to pay whatever amount you'd like for the bundle, with a portion of each sale going to various charities and the developers of the games. Opting to contribute more unlocks even larger bundles for an even better deal! Read More.
New Jewels for Traps
Feb 15, 2016, 7:58:01 PM
When we first designed jewels for Path of Exile: Awakening, we attempted to augment as many builds as possible. Our efforts improved most types of characters, but a few slipped through the cracks. Undoubtedly the most overlooked build type was Trappers. In Ascendancy, we're going to fix that oversight. Our upcoming expansion introduces a total of four different jewels designed specifically for trap users. We are ready to show three of them to you today. Read More.
Exclusive Ascendancy Screenshots
Feb 14, 2016, 5:11:08 PM
In the last few months we've revealed many aspects of the upcoming Ascendancy expansion. However, there are still a few more things to tease. Read More.
MMOHuts has revealed the latest Templar Ascendancy Class: The Guardian
Feb 11, 2016, 4:00:49 PM
gameinformer reveals the new Witch Ascendancy Class: The Occultist
Feb 11, 2016, 3:21:35 PM
Skill Reveal - Summon Stone Golem
Feb 10, 2016, 8:17:47 PM
The Golem skills have been popular companions for exiles across Wraeclast since their introduction, and another will be available with the release of the Ascendancy expansion. Summon Stone Golem will provide you with an earthen protector that restores your life and draws the attention of your enemies. Read More.
The Arctic Lynx, Wolf and Armour Are Now For Sale!
Feb 9, 2016, 6:05:47 PM
In December last year we introduced new arctic-themed microtransactions via our Winter Mystery Box. After the promised month of exclusivity, we're happy to announce that the Arctic Lynx Pet, Wolf Pet, and Arctic Armour Set (including its individual pieces) are now available in the store! Thank you for your generous support. Read More.
Recent Ascendancy Class Announcements
Feb 8, 2016, 10:47:34 PM
In the last two weeks we've announced five new Ascendancy Classes, the Heirophant, Berserker, Pathfinder, Trickster, and Elementalist In case you've missed any of these releases, we've compiled all the information you need about these Ascendancy Classes in one place! Read More.
Ascendancy Changes to Zana's Maps
Feb 7, 2016, 6:36:24 PM
Ascendancy is not just an opportunity to add big new systems and loads of content; it's also an opportunity to review and modify existing content and systems. Today we're outlining the upcoming changes to Zana and mapping in Ascendancy. Read More.
