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There are always many exciting gameplay moments captured by the community on Twitch, and in today's post we'd like to share some of them with you. Check them out on our forum post, which you can find {LINK REMOVED}here!

Last week, our {LINK REMOVED}Audio Team answered some of your questions about what they do! Since there were so many questions, we've split their answers into two parts. Today's post covers Part 2 of the Audio Team Q&A!


6 string or 7 string?
Kane, Audio Lead: Depends if we’re djenting or AC/DCing.
Kamil, Music Director & Composer: Can be even 25 for some ethnic guitars.


Do you mostly work with headphones or speakers? Why?
Kane: Kamil and I have our own mixing rooms, the rest of the sound team are on headphones but some also have speakers setup at their desks for reference/checking. There’s a couple of answers here. Firstly, mixing rooms take up a good deal of space, and space is limited in ou... Read more

Our {LINK REMOVED}Design a T-Shirt Competition has now ended! While we go through all your entries, here's the last batch of cool designs that we wanted to highlight to the community! Check them out!


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This weekend, we're running a sale on the microtransactions from the Sentinel Mystery Box! If you'd like to get your hands on some effects that are responsive to your gameplay, this is the perfect opportunity to enhance your character's look! Take a look at the video below to see what's in the box, or check out the sale by pressing the 'M' key to open the store in-game!

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Following this sale, the microtransactions from the Sentinel Mystery Box will enter into our regular daily deal rotation.

If you are in need of more points for the sale, don't forget to check out the Kalandra and Core Supporter Packs!

Thank you for your support!

As the end of 2022 approaches, we wanted to take a moment to let you know what to expect in the coming months and over the end-of-year holiday period.

3.20 Expansion Timeline

We've been looking at our upcoming schedule for the next year and have decided to move our 3.20 expansion launch date back from late November to early December.

This date works a lot better for alignment with the holiday period. Previous December launches have shown that launches roughly two weeks before Christmas allows players the most free time to play the league during the holiday season. In addition, this date is well clear of any holiday time that our developers are taking.

We have a busy schedule of releases leading up to Path of Exile 2, so we'll be using this extra time to get a headstart on 3.21.

End-of-League Events

Because the 3.20 expansion delay extends the Kalandra League by a few weeks, we're planning to host a series of short eve... Read more

We hope you're ready as this episode of Build of the Week dials it up to 11! Akshay's Ward Loop Scion stacks tons of Ward and takes advantage of Olroth's Resolve to infinitely cascade spells onto the battlefield! Check out the showcase below!


For more information about Akshay's build, you can find their forum post {LINK REMOVED}here.

If you're keen to get featured in next week's video, make sure you post your build in our Classes/Builds sub-forum, which you can find on our {LINK REMOVED}... Read more

Last week, we asked if the community had any questions for our Audio Team! Since there were so many great questions, we've split their answers into two parts. Today's questions are all answered by Kane, our Audio Lead. Check out part one in today's news post!


How big is the sound team?
We have 5 sound designers and 2 composers.


Any stories of memorable unused SFX that you have hanging around because the original content it was going toward got shelved?
This happens occasionally. Something might change quite late in the process, perhaps a skill is redesigned for a monster or a monster is moved to a different place. In any case, we always keep things, as you just never know where it can be used.


Do you keep a 'back catalog' for in house sounds / music that hasn't been used? What's that like?
When we have a bit of downtime between leagues or projects (which hasn’t happened for quite some time!) then we like to dig ... Read more

Our community is filled with amazing talent, so today we'd like to show that off! Check out the awesome art in today's news post!

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Today we're highlighting more great ideas from the community from our {LINK REMOVED}Design a T-Shirt Competition! Check out the highlights below!

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This week's build will blow you away! Omnompanda's Twister Inquisitor makes use of the Saqawal armour pieces to create an infinite storm of twisters to eviscerate its foes! Check out the showcase below!


For more information about omnompanda's build, you can find their forum post {LINK REMOVED}here.

If you're keen to get featured in next week's video, make sure you post your build in our Classes/Builds sub-forum, which you can find on our {LINK REMOVED}... Read more

Grinding Gear Games has been growing and we've expanded into more of our office building. We're finally settled into our new space and wanted to share some photos with you. The new office space is on the top floor of the building and is home to our Audio team, UI team, and all of our Live Operations (System Administrators, Web Developers, Producers, QA and Community Team).

We are still occupying the same office space a floor down and a floor below that, so we're slowly taking over the majority of the building we're in. If you're interested in taking a peek into a part of our studio, check out the photos below! (Note that these photos were taken first thing in the morning before many people had arrived for the day)

The right side of the floor is occupied by the QA team - Good morning!

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A while back, we shared a series of videos showcasing hypothetical fights between various Wraeclast figures. We wanted to take a trip down memory lane and check out some of our favourite fights in today's news post!

Check out our favourite battles in the videos below, or check out the full playlist on YouTube here!

Daresso vs. Kaom
Alva vs. Einhar vs. Jun vs. Zana Free For All
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Want to know more about what goes into the music and sound effects of Path of Exile or how they're made? Our sound designers are keen to answer your questions, so we'll collect them from today's news post and present the answers sometime in the next few weeks!

The intention of this Q&A is to give you an insight of the inner workings of the Audio Team, so if you have any specific questions like "How did you make the Gratuitous Violence blood pops sound so satisfying?", then now's your chance! We may not be able to go through every question with them, but we'll try to get as many of your questions answered as possible!

We look forward to your questions!

Our {LINK REMOVED}Design a T-Shirt Competition started a couple of weeks ago and today we're highlighting some awesome ideas from the community. Check them out below!

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This weekend, we're hosting a sale on a huge selection of Weapon and Shield Effects and Skins! If you're looking to fill in missing cosmetic set pieces or just want a new look, be sure to check out the specials in-game by pressing the 'M' key to open the shop and navigating to the Specials tab. The sale ends at 5pm on October 3rd PDT.

Not sure what to get? Check out the Overlord Weapon and Misery Weapon Effect in the screenshot below, which are part of the sale! We've paired them with the Despair Armour Set and the Despair Cloak.



If you're short on points, check out our supporter packs, which you can find by pressing 'M' to open the store in-game.

Thanks for your support!

This week's build is by Frost666, and makes use of the returning Relic of the Pact wand to freeze fearsome bosses in their steps! Check out the showcase below!


For more information about Frost666's build, you can find their video here and their forum post {LINK REMOVED}... Read more

We went through our {LINK REMOVED}Hideout Showcase forum again to highlight some of your amazing hideout designs with the rest of the community! If you're looking for a new Hideout or need some inspiration for your next one, check them out in the showcase below!


Here's a list of the hideouts featured in the video (.hideout files are available for download in corresponding forum threads):

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Community streamer KittenCatNoodle has done a deep dive into the mystifying lore of Kalandra and her Lake in our latest expansion, Lake of Kalandra! With the thick fog shrouding the lake, reflecting upon its lore may be speculative at best…

Check out KittenCatNoodle's video below!


If you are interested in checking out more of KittenCatNoodle's lore videos, check out her YouTube channel or follow her on {LINK REMOVED}... Read more

Last week, we launched a {LINK REMOVED}competition where we encouraged our players to design a Path of Exile inspired T-Shirt. Since then we have received quite a number of submissions. We picked some of them to share with the wider community today. Check them out below!

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We love seeing your moments in game, so in today's news post we've decided to share some of our clips that we've seen on Twitch! Check them out on our forum post, which you can find {LINK REMOVED}here!