Val Hull

Val Hull

Resident role-playing RPG game expert. Knows where trolls and paladins come from. You must fight for your right to gather your party before venturing forth.

Diablo IV – Open Beta Retrospective and Changes

Last month, quite a few people had a chance to experience the open beta for Diablo IV, collectively totaling roughly 62 million hours played. And with a number like this, it’s no surprise that Blizzard received plenty of player feedback…

Wartales Reviews

Shiro Games’ mercenary RPG Wartales left early access earlier this week, inviting us to explore a gritty fantasy world as a band of mercenaries looking to survive while accumulating riches and glory. And if you’d like to know whether the…

Age of Wonders 4 Developer Diary #13 – Diplomacy

Diplomacy is the main subject of the latest developer diary for Triumph Studios’ upcoming Age of Wonders 4. There, we can learn about the game’s approach to trade, the various treaties and diplomatic states we’ll have at our disposal, the…

MythForce Development Update – Power Progression

The latest development update for Beamdog’s roguelite adventure MythForce outlines the new power progression system the game will be getting as part of its upcoming metagame overhaul. There, instead of going down a fairly linear path of ten upgrades, we’ll…

Diablo IV Sorcerer Trailer and Interviews

Having introduced us to Diablo IV’s Rogue class a couple days ago, Blizzard Entertainment now brings us a gameplay trailer for the upcoming action-RPG’s take on the Sorcerer that seems to be the classic elementalist here. Check it out: Then,…

Master of Magic Remake – New Roadmap Revealed

If you’d like to know what MuHa Games and their publishers over at Slitherine have in store for their remake of Master of Magic, then you should check out this recent Steam announcement that brings us the project’s newly updated…

Monomyth Update – Video Devlog 3.0: Beta Update 3

Rat Tower Software’s latest Kickstarter update for their dungeon-crawling RPG Monomyth showcases the game’s latest beta build that features plenty of new assets and a more refined approach to development. Afterwards, we’re treated to a quick look ahead where, following…

Wartales Released

Following just over a year of early access, Shiro Games’ mercenary RPG Wartales is now live on Steam, with the GOG version listed as coming soon. Priced at $26.24 or your regional equivalent, which includes the hefty 25% launch discount,…