News Archive

In the week following the release of a new expansion, many members of the development team shift their focus to designing and creating the next one (while others continue to improve the recently-released league). We have now begun this process with 3.9.0, which will be released in early December. This particular cycle is an interesting one because of the presence of ExileCon (November 16-17), so we wanted to explain how it'll work timing-wise. Read More.

The Blight expansion on Xbox One is now ready for download. We're starting a countdown to bring the realm down. We expect downtime to be roughly 1 hour. We're very sorry for all the inconvenience the delay has caused. Thank you so much for your patience! Read More.

It's been three days since the launch of Path of Exile: Blight, and the team has gone through much of the feedback and many of the bugs reported so far. We've prepared an update about some of the issues that we are working on fixing as soon as possible. Read More.

To celebrate the launch of our newest expansion, we've just released the exclusive Blight Brimmed Hat. There is also a new bundle of Celestial Skill Effects available for our exiled Necromancers (and all the fans of Celestial-themed cosmetic effects). Find out more in this news post, or get yours in the store. Read More.

Come one, come all! Witness the mysteries and majesty of the Carnival Mystery Box! This creepy circus-inspired Mystery Box contains 38 new cosmetic effects that will leave you gasping for breath. Each Mystery Box costs 30 points and guarantees one microtransaction with value equal to or greater than that of the box. Many of these Mystery Box cosmetics can be combined to create versions of the same designs with an alternate colour, for even deeper character customisation. Check out the full trailer to see what's available! Read More.

As the very last teaser before the launch of Path of Exile: Blight, we've decided to share information about every enchantment you'll be able to get by anointing jewellery, Blight Uniques and Blighted Maps. Read More.

We've just released the full patch notes for Path of Exile: Blight! As usual, to help you prepare your builds and update your item filters for the launch, we've also gathered all the Passive Tree and Item Filter information you may need in this news post! Read More.

If you're eager to prepare for the launch of Path of Exile: Blight, you'll be glad to know it's now possible to create Private Leagues for the upcoming launch. Click here to set up your Private League now! Please be mindful that you won't be able to participate in these events until they officially launch on September 6th. Read More.

In the Blight League you'll have the option to complete 40 new challenges and earn exclusive microtransaction rewards. At 12, 24 and 36 challenges you will earn the Blight Helmet, Blight Portal Effect and Blight Wings respectively. Check out a video of the rewards here. Read More.

The Blight expansion will come alongside major changes to the Mine system, as well as three new Mines, a new reservation skill for trappers and miners, three new supports and reworks to existing mine supports and unique items. Find out more in this news post. Read More.