Alongside the development of our next expansion, the team has recently been working on a small patch with a number of fixes to the ongoing Delirium League. We're planning to deploy the 3.10.2b update by the end of this working day or early next week. https://www.pathofexile.com/forum/view-thread/2867312 http://pbs.twimg.com/media/EZIlJ0GUYAAPV5q.jpg

We have just deployed the 3.10.2 Patch, which includes a Beta version of our Vulkan renderer! Today's news post explains how to access it and what to expect. https://www.pathofexile.com/forum/view-thread/2866813 http://pbs.twimg.com/media/EZEiLphUEAAo4Tu.jpg

We're currently in the 11th week of Delirium league and thought that now would be a great time to take a look at some statistics! https://www.pathofexile.com/forum/view-thread/2866433 http://pbs.twimg.com/media/EY_TCB7UEAAahgY.jpg

The press tour has begun which means that for the next week we'll be showing our upcoming expansion content to scores of journalists. This also means that our announcement is just around the corner! This news post covers what to expect this week. https://www.pathofexile.com/forum/view-thread/2865973 http://pbs.twimg.com/media/EY5RYa_VcAAfCm0.jpg

Launched in December 2019, Conquerors of the Atlas introduced a new endgame storyline for Path of Exile. Nick, one of our narrative designers, describes the process of creating lore for the Conquerors in today's news post. Check it out! https://www.pathofexile.com/forum/view-thread/2865640 http://pbs.twimg.com/media/EY07ZDsUcAA1CCX.jpg

We're finishing preparation for the 3.11 press tour which starts next week! Community members Brittleknee and Rex are teaming up to host a series of events over the next two weekends. It's also stash sale weekend! Find out more here: https://www.pathofexile.com/forum/view-thread/2864529 http://pbs.twimg.com/ext_tw_video_thumb/1263680526998626306/pu/img/9xHUU3rV0HXGCXmo.jpg

One of the most-enjoyed aspects of the Synthesis league was the lore the league explored. At the time, we didn't get a chance to talk much about it, so we're doing so now! https://www.pathofexile.com/forum/view-thread/2863967 http://pbs.twimg.com/media/EYgL52rUcAEgo1J.jpg

In a few weeks we'll be announcing our next expansion and its challenge league. With the announcement we usually release a new set of league supporter packs, which means the current Delirium Supporter Packs will be removed from the store forever. https://www.pathofexile.com/forum/view-thread/2863446 http://pbs.twimg.com/ext_tw_video_thumb/1262899668498948098/pu/img/a5wq8EDQoJreMdhV.jpg

Many of you are waiting for an update about when to expect our next expansion announcement. Today's news will let you know the timeline that we're currently working to but also explain the tricky nature of predicting when the expansion will launch. https://www.pathofexile.com/forum/view-thread/2862925 http://pbs.twimg.com/media/EYVLKUnU0AAHn1y.jpg

Continuing with our developer interviews, we took a moment to talk with Skyler, one of our gameplay programmers who joined the team last year. https://www.pathofexile.com/forum/view-thread/2862459 http://pbs.twimg.com/media/EYQiZZpVcAAYVDc.jpg

We're continuing to share screenshots of Path of Exile bosses from Act One. Have a look at them in this news post. We're also running a sale on a huge selection of weapon skins, weapon effects and shields! https://www.pathofexile.com/forum/view-thread/2860862 http://pbs.twimg.com/media/EYB9Q-QUEAI-JOq.jpg

In today's news post, we're taking a look at all microtransactions from Path of Exile's beginning to see which microtransactions in each category have sold the most and discussing the various factors that contribute to this. https://www.pathofexile.com/forum/view-thread/2860204 http://pbs.twimg.com/media/EX8Fn05UMAEJIxu.jpg

Nick, one of our narrative designers, has written an article to give you a behind the scenes look at the "Day Zero" rule they keep in mind when introducing a new story into the current lore. Check it out! https://www.pathofexile.com/forum/view-thread/2859605 http://pbs.twimg.com/media/EX3K6_rUcAIIfDH.jpg

We're always happy to show off the talents of our players to the wider community. For today's news post we gathered several pieces of recently submitted Path of Exile fan art. https://www.pathofexile.com/forum/view-thread/2859037 http://pbs.twimg.com/media/EXxvX1-U4AANgYJ.jpg

The community has spoken! Congratulations to Muzzzle6 whose screenshot has won the community's popular vote from our recent screenshot competition. http://pbs.twimg.com/media/EXsslZAUwAARRWc.jpg

As you know, sometimes we hire people straight from the community. James, a subreddit moderator and long-time community member you may be familiar with, recently joined our team. We asked him to share some insight about his background and time with us. https://www.pathofexile.com/forum/view-thread/2858423 http://pbs.twimg.com/media/EXshxs1UEAU4ylG.jpg

Let the dead guard your Exile with the new Stygian Molten Shell! This microtransaction replaces the standard effect of this skill gem with black and blue skulls. We're also holding a sale for all cosmetic effects introduced in the Polaris Mystery Box! https://www.pathofexile.com/forum/view-thread/2856571 http://pbs.twimg.com/ext_tw_video_thumb/1258606342845030405/pu/img/ll97Gc_2lQUi84KG.jpg

Earlier this week we concluded our Screenshot Competition. Having looked through hundreds of submissions, we managed to select winners and are ready to announce them! We're also offering a special prize to the most popular submission amongst our players! https://www.pathofexile.com/forum/view-thread/2856429 http://pbs.twimg.com/media/EXc1IA3UcAAziTs.jpg

Destroy your enemies with a burst of space-powered projectiles! The new Celestial Barrage Effect replaces the standard effect of this skill gem with a starry one. https://www.pathofexile.com/shop/category/new-items http://pbs.twimg.com/ext_tw_video_thumb/1258238268513980416/pu/img/Rd8D09uQQjFQ1fEq.jpg

Last week we started a series of news with screenshots of Path of Exile bosses you encounter throughout the game. The first set of screenshots was received well by our community, so we're happy to keep releasing such images from time to time. https://www.pathofexile.com/forum/view-thread/2855756 http://pbs.twimg.com/media/EXXk-KoUYAAzMcu.jpg