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.

Hellgate: London – London 2038 Development Update #30

The London 2038 team is back in action after a bit of a break, and they bring us this here development update for their multiplayer Hellgate: London mod. The update addresses a recent tester departure, mentions community contributions, and highlights…

System Shock Remastered Edition Video Interview

Nightdive Studios’ CEO Stephen Kick and director of business development Larry Kuperman recently had a chat with Shacknews, discussing their upcoming remake of the original System Shock. If you’d like to see the game in action and learn more about…

Warhammer 40,000: Rogue Trader Interview

Earlier this month, Owlcat Games announced their next big project – Warhammer 40,000: Rogue Trader. And now, we get this here Rock Paper Shotgun interview with the game’s creative director Alexander Gusev where he talks about its somewhat unique take…

Flintlock: The Siege of Dawn Extended Trailer

Having recently released this gameplay trailer for their upcoming open-world action-RPG Flintlock: The Siege of Dawn, A44 Games now follows it up with an extended version featuring some commentary from the game’s creative director Derek Bradley. Check it out: And…

New Blood Interactive Reveals a New Fallout-inspired RPG

During this year’s decentralized E3, New Blood Interactive, an independent developer and publisher specializing in retro games, showcased a bunch of their projects. Among them is a yet to be announced RPG inspired by the classic Fallouts. What sets it…

Pantheon: Rise of the Fallen June 2022 Newsletter

While Visionary Realms’ party-focused MMORPG Pantheon: Rise of the Fallen is still not quite ready to launch into alpha, we get this here newsletter featuring a producer’s letter, a general progress report, an in-house interview with the project’s creative director…

Pentiment – Official Developer Overview

Following the recent announcement of Pentiment, Obsidian’s new narrative adventure, we can now watch a developer overview video where the studio’s senior design director Josh Sawyer and art director Hannah Kennedy talk about the game’s premise, the origins of its…

S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2: Heart of Chornobyl Official Trailer

During this year’s Xbox & Bethesda Showcase, we got a chance to check out a trailer positioned as the opening cinematic for GSC Game World’s S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2: Heart of Chornobyl. On top of presenting us with a few atmospheric scenes, the…

SpellForce: Conquest of Eo Announced

Those of you who liked the idea behind the SpellForce series but not its RTS parts might want to check out the recently-announced SpellForce: Conquest of Eo. This Age of Wonders-styled title appears to combine roleplaying with tactical turn-based battles…