The ExileCon Path of Exile 2 Qualifier #2 is happening now! Who will join Jiluo in the finale at ExileCon this November? Watch the action live at https://www.twitch.tv/pathofexile ! Co-streaming is welcome. Twitch Drops are now available for 24 hours, until 2 PM PDT on August 14. Watch the official broadcast or any channel streaming Path of Exile 2 for 30 minutes during the race, or catch up with your favourite content creator afterwards, to receive the Lightbringer Hood. For more details about the event, check out the announcement here . Good luck to all participants!

In just two weeks, Path of Exile 2 will be heading to gamescom in Cologne, Germany. If you’re attending, make sure to pop by our booth to play the special demo available exclusively at the event. gamescom ONL kicks off on August 25th at 11am PST. Tune into the Twitch livestream here to make sure you don’t miss our reveal! If you’re attending in person, you can find our booth at Hall 6.1 | B031. We still have a number of demo slots available on the weekend so if you’re a content creator or a member of media looking to cover the event, feel free to reach out to us at media@grindinggear.com . We can’t wait to share what we’ve been working on with you all!

It’s been a while since we last hosted a fan art competition, and with the recent updates to Path of Exile 1 and Path of Exile 2, we’re sure our community artists have plenty of inspiration to draw from. We’re excited to announce a Path of Exile Fan Art Competition inspired by the Return of the Ancients and Curse of the Allflame expansions! The prize pool includes official merchandise and in-game microtransactions. Prizes Top Three Winners Forum avatar based on the winning submission Your choice of Path of Exile poster signed by developers Your choice of two Path of Exile or Path of Exile 2 T-shirts 2 x random Path of Exile Pin Chaos Orb Socks Chaos Orb Deskpad Exalted Orb Cap Your choice of an Armour Set (an Armour Set from the list) Your choice of a Portal Effect (a Portal Effect from the list) Your choice of Footprints Effect (a Footprints Effect from the list) 4-5th Place Your choice of one Path of Exile or Path of Exile 2 T-shirt Chaos Orb Socks 2 x random Path of Exile Pin Chaos Orb Deskpad Your choice of an Armour Set (an Armour Set from the list) Your choice of a Portal Effect (a Portal Effect from the list) Your choice of Footprints Effect (a Footprints Effect from the list) 6-10th Place Your choice of one Path of Exile or Path of Exile 2 T-shirt Chaos Orb Socks A random Path of Exile Pin Your choice of a Portal Effect (a Portal Effect from the list) Your choice of Footprints Effect (a Footprints Effect from the list) 11-20th Place Your choice of a Portal Effect (a Portal Effect from the list) Runners-Up 1 x Curse of the Allflame Mystery Box Conditions The competition starts at the time of this post and will end on Wednesday the 2nd of September at 10PM PDT. Submissions made after this time will not be counted. We'll post the winners sometime in the following days. Any work that is submitted must be your own and must be created after the launch of this competition. AI generated art will not be accepted. We reserve the right to disqualify your entry if we believe that it is AI generated. Multiple submissions are welcome. We may increase the prize pool if we receive an overwhelming number of high-quality submissions. How to Enter Create still art that is inspired by anything introduced in the Return of the Ancients (Path of Exile 2) or Curse of the Allflame (Path of Exile 1). This excludes video submissions but does include any painting, drawing or model creation. Multiple submissions are welcome and encouraged. Your submission needs to be your own work and needs to have been created after the launch of the competition. Please do not submit artwork that was created before the start of the competition. Best of luck! We can’t wait to see your creations! Submit your art here

It's finally happening! The ExileCon Path of Exile 2 Qualifiers kick off next week, culminating in a live final where the top racers from all four qualifier events will compete for the championship title in New Zealand. The competition will take place on the following dates, with ZiggyD and Raiz serving as your hosts throughout the event: Path of Exile 2 Qualifier Event Times and Dates Qualifier One - August 6 2PM PDT Qualifier Two - August 13 2PM PDT Qualifier Three - August 20 2PM PDT Qualifier Four - August 27 2PM PDT If you're participating in the event, please make sure that your Path of Exile account is linked to your Twitch account. You can do this by logging into your account on the website, then clicking here . To join a qualifier event, click the "Join" button for the race on the Character Select screen. You'll then be prompted to create a character. Once you've entered the game, your character will remain stationary until the race officially begins. In each Path of Exile 2 qualifier event, players will race to become the first to defeat Tavakai in Act Four within a Solo Self-Found Runes of Aldur event featuring a fixed layout. While this is not a Hardcore event, dying carries a significant penalty: after each death, you won't be able to move your character for two and a half minutes before continuing the race. The qualifier events are open to both PC and console players. However, the live finale at ExileCon will be played on PC. Competitors will be able to bring their .build files along with their preferred gaming peripherals with them to ExileCon for use during the finale. You can find the full ruleset here . Prizes The first player to kill Tavakai in each event will receive the following: Flights to Auckland, New Zealand for the weekend of ExileCon Accommodation in Auckland for the weekend of ExileCon Entrance into the ExileCon Path of Exile 2 Race Finale An Ultra VIP ExileCon ticket A Demigod's Virtue Unique Helmet Be sure to join us at http://twitch.tv/pathofexile to check out all the action! Good luck, Exiles!