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Midnight Pact Mystery Box Concept Art

The Midnight Pact Mystery Box features dark designs that bring a hint of mystery to your characters. In today's news post, we've gathered some concept art to give you a glimpse behind the scenes of the development of these cosmetic effects.

























You can check out the full Midnight Pact Mystery Box sets or buy yours here.

Badger Team vs Team Private League: Dark Ages

Community streamer, ThisIsBadger, has once again organised an exciting co-operative, team-based event which takes place this coming weekend! Participants will be randomly split into three teams: the Druids, the Knights or the Mercenaries! They'll compete for points which are awarded for cumulative team level, Boss bounties, Delve depth, Heist collections and more!

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League Starts: Friday August 27 at 1pm PDT
League Ends: Tuesday August 31 at 1pm PDT

This event is open to everyone although there is a cap of 600 players per team (1800 spots in total). If you'd like to get involved or want more information, check out the Dark Ages website here.

Good luck to all those participating!

Path of Exile: The Sounds of Expedition

Path of Exile: Expedition introduced new skills and bosses, as well as reimagining the Act 1 Brutus fight. In today’s news, our talented sound design team wanted to share some of the thoughts and processes that helped bring the expansion to life. You can read the full write-up and check out example videos here.

Path of Exile Hideout Competition

If you like to make your hideouts stand out, be sure to participate in our new Hideout Competition! We have an exciting mix of prizes available for the winners including t-shirts, art books and microtransactions!

[h2]Prizes[/h2]
Top Three Winners
  • Custom forum avatar of a portion of your hideout
  • Hideout Competition Winner Forum Badge
  • Signed Path of Exile Art Book
  • Your choice of two Path of Exile T-shirts - (Chaos Orb, Shaper or Untainted Paradise)*
  • Chaos Orb Keychain
  • Brutus Art Print
  • Your choice of an Armour Set (any Armour Set from the store)
  • Your choice of a Weapon Effect (a Weapon Effect from the list here)
  • Your choice of Helmet Effect (a Helmet Effect from the list here)
4-5th Place
  • Signed Path of Exile Art Book
  • Your choice of one Path of Exile T-shirt - (Chaos Orb, Shaper or Untainted Paradise)*
  • Your choice of an Armour Set (any Armour Set from the store)
  • Your choice of a Weapon Effect (a Weapon Effect from the list here)
  • Your choice of Helmet Effect (a Helmet Effect from the list here)
6-10th Place
  • Your choice of one Path of Exile T-shirts - (Chaos Orb, Shaper or Untainted Paradise)*
  • Your choice of a Weapon Effect (a Weapon Effect from the list here)
  • Your choice of Helmet Effect (a Helmet Effect from the list here)
11-20th Place
  • Your choice of a Weapon Effect (a Weapon Effect from the list here)
  • Your choice of Helmet Effect (a Helmet Effect from the list here)
*Please note that T-shirt style is subject to size availability and may be substituted for a T-shirt in another style. In this scenario, we will work with you to meet your preferences.

[h2]How to Enter[/h2]
Pick a clear theme and create a hideout that visually communicates it. Then, submit your entry as a reply in this thread.

[h2]Guidelines[/h2]
  • Your hideout must be created after the release of the Expedition expansion.
  • Hideouts that have previously been featured in the Hideout Showcase news series or submitted to the Hideout Showcase forum are not eligible for entry.
  • Your hideout must be your own work.
  • Your hideout must be safe to showcase (nothing lewd or offensive).
  • Submit your hideout from the account that the hideout is on. Please leave the hideout intact until the judging is complete, so that we can check it.
  • Multiple submissions are welcome and encouraged!

[h2]Competition Times[/h2]
The competition starts at the time of this post and will end on Sunday the 12th of September at 10pm PDT. Submissions made after this time will not be counted.

We'll announce the winners sometime in the days following this date. Winners will be chosen based on creativity and how well they've represented their chosen theme. To keep it fair, we will be selecting a mixture of hideouts with hideout decoration microtransactions and those without. To help you prepare, we're also running a week-long sale on Hideout Decorations!

Best of luck to everyone participating! We can't wait to see what you come up with!

Jonathan Talks About the Path of Exile Game Engine

Last month, GGG co-founder Jonathan Rogers talked about the Path of Exile game engine at a local gamedev meetup hosted by The University of Auckland Game Developer Guild! If you missed it or are keen for more insight into the engine's development, check out the video below!

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