We're having a sale on Weapon and Shield Microtransactions this weekend so if you were hoping to add a new cosmetic sword or board for your collection, be sure to check out what's on sale by pressing M to open the store in-game. The Weapon and Shields sale ends at 5pm on May 22nd (PDT).

Until the end of the sale, we're offering one free Crucible Mystery Box when you spend any amount of points in the store. This means you can purchase a discounted cosmetic effect or any other microtransaction from the store and receive one Crucible Mystery Box as a gift from us. The offer is available on both PC and Consoles.

Please note: it's only possible to get one free Crucible Mystery Box from this promotion. Making additional microtransaction purchases will not grant additional mystery boxes. Purchasing a supporter pack will not grant a free Mystery Box but spending points from a supporter pack can grant a free Mystery Box.

Players who have unlocked all microtransactions from the Crucible Mystery Box will receive two Angels and Demons Mystery Boxes instead.

Not sure what to get from the sale? The Pyromaniac Weapon Effect is great for giving any of your weapons a fiery theme and pairs well with the Sunrise Shield! Check them out below, alongside the Vulcan Armour Set!



In case you need points for this sale, we'd recommend checking out the Core or Crucible Supporter Packs!

Thanks for your support!

The Third and second to last ExileCon Qualifier event begins in 30 minutes and you are now able to join the event. Who will join imexile and tytykiller at the ExileCon Finale in July? Tune into the official stream at http://twitch.tv/pathofexile to find out in this nailbiting race, casted by ZiggyD and RaizQT!

If you aren't able to compete in today's event, there is still one last ExileCon Qualifier after this one, same time next week on Thursday at 2PM PDT! For more information about Qualifier events and their prizepool, check out this announcement.

We also want to remind everyone that the use of inappropriate character and stream names during your run will result in disqualification from this event or future race events in the series. You can find out more in our PSA last week here.

We'd also like to mention that while the event is fixed seed, when Einhar spawns by chance in an area, he can slightly affect parts of the layout of the zone but the rest of the area will be the same.

If you missed the last couple of qualifiers, you can check out the VOD of the first qualifier here or the second qualifier here!

Good luck everyone!

We've interviewed a lot of our staff in the past and wanted to round them all up in case you missed them. Check out the list in today's news post, which includes interviews with members from the art team, audio team and even our gameplay programmers! Check them out below!

• Kamil - Lead Composer
  
• Jasper - 3D Artist
  
• Hrishi - Game Designer
  
• Alex - Physics Programmer
  
• Blake - Environmental Artist
  
• Felipe - VFX
  
• Openarl - Gameplay Programmer
  
• Matt - Narrative Designer
  
• Bex - Community Manager
  
• James - Game Designer
  
• Eben - Video Creation
  
• Jeff - Console Producer
  
• Audio Team - The Sound of Path of Exile
  
• Audio Team - The Sound of Path of Exile: Expedition
  
• Audio Team - The Sound of Sentinels
  
• Nick - Community Team
  
• Michael C - Supporting Composer

The extra VIP tickets that we mentioned in our news post last week have been sold out, however several regular tickets are still available! Get your tickets at http://www.pathofexile.com/exilecon!

Please also note that the name on your ticket needs to match your photo ID, so when purchasing a second ticket for your friend or a family member, make sure that the name on that ticket matches their photo ID.

ExileCon 2023 is just over the horizon! We can't wait to see you in New Zealand in July!

Our Crucible Fan Art Competition has two weeks to go so you've still got a bit of time to create and enter your submissions! We've collected a few pieces to highlight in today's post, check them out!




















There's still plenty of time to show off your talent in this competition! If you'd like to submit an entry, you can do so by posting in this thread.

Grinding Gear Games' art team is comprised of many talented artists. We've shown off a lot of their work in our news posts from Concept Art to 3D models, so today we wanted to do something a little different and show off some of the other work they do! Check out their art and portfolios in today's news post!

Note: If you're keen to check out the artist's portfolio, just click their name!

The second ExileCon Qualifier event begins in 30 minutes and you are now able to join the event. The winner of this event will join the winner of last week's qualifier, imexile, in the finale race at ExileCon!! If you aren't able to compete in today's event, there are still two more ExileCon Qualifiers after this one which we'll host every Thursday at 2PM PDT. For more information about Qualifier events and their prizepool, check out this announcement.

We'd also like to mention that while the event is fixed seed, when Einhar spawns by chance in an area, he can slightly affect parts of the layout of the zone but the rest of the area will be the same.

If you're keen to watch another close race packed with Path of Exile action, join our official livestream at http://twitch.tv/pathofexile now! The event will be shoutcasted by ZiggyD and RaizQT, so lots of fun is guaranteed.

If you missed the last one and want to watch imexile take first place by a close 25 seconds after recovering from a slight misstep, you can check out the VOD here!

Good luck everyone!

Our Crucible Fan Art Competition is still going and we've had some amazing entries so far! Check out some of our community's great submissions on the Path of Exile website here!

There's still plenty of time to show off your talent in this competition! If you'd like to submit an entry, you can do so by posting in this thread.

There are still some ExileCon tickets available and we've added another small batch of tickets that can be bought right now at http://www.pathofexile.com/exilecon!

We also have around 50 VIP tickets available. For fairness, these will be offered on a first-come basis to existing ticket holders that are interested in upgrading. If you've purchased a ticket before today and want to upgrade it to a VIP ticket, please email support@grindinggear.com to arrange it. There's a good chance we'll be able to help you out!

If there are any VIP tickets left after existing attendees have had a chance to upgrade their tickets, we'll be adding them to the pool for general sale at 2pm on May 16th (PDT).

VIP ticket holders get the following:

• Priority queueing for Path of Exile 2 and Path of Exile Mobile game demos
  
• Priority queueing for the merchandise shop
  
• VIP seating at the front of auditorium during the keynote presentation
  
• VIP dinner with GGG devs on Friday at Wildfire Churrascaria (primarily a meat restaurant but with vegetarian options). Wine and beer included.

Please also note that the name on your ticket needs to match your photo ID, so when purchasing a second ticket for your friend or a family member, make sure that the name on that ticket matches their photo ID.

Good luck, Exiles! We can't wait to see you in New Zealand in July!

Microtransactions from the Sanctum Mystery Box are now available in the store! We've individually priced each set of items based on its type and rarity.

The Sanctum Stash Bundle is also being released today! This microtransaction applies a skin to your Stash and Guild Stash in your hideout to make them look like the Sanctum Box! Check it out in the video below.



Check out all the other Sanctum microtransactions by watching the video below. You can also view the full range in the store by pressing M to open the store in-game.



Thanks for your support!