News Archive

An Update From Bex

Jul 31, 2019, 7:05:45 PM
As many of you may have seen, our Community Director, Bex, recently made a big announcement. She will be taking some time off starting relatively soon and so we want to let you know what to expect around upcoming expansion announcements. Read More.

The Celestial Cyclone Effect

Jul 30, 2019, 9:25:46 PM
What happens when a popular theme meets a popular skill? The Celestial Cyclone Effect descends from the stars and is now available in the store! Check it out by watching this video or grab yours here! Read More.

Highlights from the Video-making Competition

Jul 30, 2019, 6:51:40 PM
The Path of Exile Video-making Competition ends next Monday at 5pm (NZT)! This means you have less than a week left to submit your video. Today we're showcasing highlights for the last time before announcing the winners! Read More.

The Drakeling Pet

Jul 29, 2019, 10:52:49 PM
We've just released the Drakeling Pet for those of you who prefer large and flying travel companions for their Exiles. This green elegant creature perfectly matches the Viper Armour Set! Watch this video or click here to get yours. Read More.

What We're Working On

Jul 29, 2019, 8:44:20 PM
We're over half way through the Legion league and we're incredibly happy with how much the community have been enjoying it. As you continue to complete your personal league goals, we wanted to give you a heads up about our upcoming timelines. Read More.

The Two-legged Goat Pet

Jul 28, 2019, 11:19:54 PM
We've just released the Two-legged Goat Pet! This adorable and surprisingly agile pet will happily join your Exiles in their travels and will become a friendly neighbour to other dwellers in your hideout. Watch this video or click here to get yours. Read More.

The Grinding Gear Games ExileCon Qualifier Event

Jul 28, 2019, 8:54:57 PM
We're pleased to announce the fourth and final qualifier event for the ExileCon race finale. On August 17th at 2pm (PDT) we'll be hosting an Act 5 Kitava Kill race event where the first to kill Kitava will receive a VIP ExileCon prize package. This means the winner will be flown to New Zealand, invited to the VIP dinner, have their accommodation and convention tickets paid for as well as participate against the other three finalists in the ExileCon race finale. Find out more in this news post! Read More.

Zizaran's ExileCon Qualifier Event This Weekend! The Sin and Innocence Mystery Box Returns!

Jul 26, 2019, 12:00:30 AM
Zizaran's ExileCon qualifier event starts this Saturday (PDT). Registration will be open for everyone, so be sure to join if you'd like to test your skills against other Path of Exile racers in order to win an ExileCon prize package! It's also the Stash Sale weekend, where we discount all the types of Stash Tabs. In addition, there is a new microtransaction in the store, the Sulphite Portal Effect, and we're bringing back the Sin and Innocence Mystery Box for a limited time. Find out more in this news post! Read More.

The Necrotic Shield

Jul 25, 2019, 3:35:38 AM
We've just released the Necrotic Shield. Made of bones, this shield is decorated with a big skull and emanates a green flame-like effect. Watch this video or click here to get yours. Read More.

Highlights from the Video-Making Competition

Jul 25, 2019, 1:42:11 AM
We're continuing to look through the submissions for our ongoing video-making competition and want to share more highlights with you. We're very happy that some of the submitted videos have already become popular among the community! Check out this news post to watch this week's highlights. Read More.

3.7.4 Deployment Downtime Incident Report

Jul 25, 2019, 12:09:59 AM
Today during the deployment of the 3.7.4 patch we encountered some problems that led to an extended amount of downtime for Path of Exile as well as progress loss for any gameplay time played between when we initially deployed 3.7.4 and when we were finally able to deploy the fixed version approximately 2 hours later. I would like to take some time to explain what happened and how we will be preventing it in the future. Read More.

The Celestial Rain of Arrows Effect

Jul 23, 2019, 10:53:22 PM
We've just introduced the Celestial Rain of Arrows Effect to the store. This cosmetic microtransaction replaces the standard version of the Rain of Arrows skill gem with a cosmic purple and yellow one. Check out the video or click here to get yours. Read More.

3.7.4 Patch Notes

Jul 23, 2019, 7:59:50 PM
As we announced earlier, this week we'll deploy the 3.7.4 update that includes the stackable Fossils feature, various improvements and bug fixes. Today we've prepared a preview of its patch notes for you to check out. Read More.

The Crystal Earthquake Effect

Jul 22, 2019, 11:08:15 PM
We've just released the Crystal Earthquake Effect which replaces the standard effect of your Earthquake skill gem with purple crystals. Check out the video or click here to get yours. Read More.

Community Showcase

Jul 22, 2019, 7:35:50 PM
It's not been too long since our last round of the Community Showcase, but we're continuing to receive so many awesome fan art pieces from our players that we can't help but to showcase them to the wider community. Check them out in this news post! Read More.

The Innocent Hideout

Jul 21, 2019, 11:07:38 PM
We're starting the week by introducing the Innocent Hideout to the store. The hideout is based on the Innocence fight arena and contains one large bright room with beautiful stained glass walls. Check it out by watching this video, or click here to get yours. Read More.

Stackable Fossils Coming This Week!

Jul 21, 2019, 8:21:26 PM
Since the launch of the Delve expansion last year, many of you have been asking us to make Fossils stackable. We're excited to announce that we managed to resolve technical issues which prevented earlier implementation of this feature. We plan to introduce it by the end of this week in the 3.7.4 update alongside other improvements. Find out more in this news post. Read More.

Huge Sale on Footprints, Portals and Character Effects - Free Frontier Mystery Box When you Spend Points

Jul 19, 2019, 12:04:35 AM
We've just released the Automaton Storm Brand Effect and also started a huge sale on Footprints, Portals and Character Effect microtransactions. In addition, we're offering one free Frontier Mystery Box when you spend points! Find out more in this news post. Read More.

The Vampiric Portal

Jul 17, 2019, 9:58:37 PM
We've just released the Vampiric Portal which replaces the standard appearance of your portals with a round metallic one. Decorated with a fanged skull, this portal has a red swirling effect and bats flying out of it. Check it out by watching this video or click here to get yours. Read More.

Streamer Interview - Chistor

Jul 17, 2019, 7:27:45 PM
In continuation of our Streamer Interview news series, we reached out to Chistor, a popular streamer from our Russian community, to talk about his streaming career and history of playing Path of Exile. Read More.