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.

Warhammer 40,000: Rogue Trader Developer Diary #4

Dramatic narration, heaps of concept art, and a few bits of gameplay come together in the latest developer diary for Owlcat Games’ upcoming CRPG Warhammer 40,000: Rogue Trader. And the main goal of it all is to introduce us to…

Diablo IV – Early Access Beta Trailer and Guided Tour

Blizzard Entertainment will be running a limited-time open beta session for their highly-anticipated action-RPG Diablo IV between March 24-26, 2023. But those of you who pre-order the game, will also get a chance to explore the new and improved world…

Elden Ring – Hidetaka Miyazaki on Trusting Your Players

FromSoftware’s challenging open-world action-RPG Elden Ring managed to win in several categories at this year’s D.I.C.E. Awards. Following the ceremony, the studio’s director Hidetaka Miyazaki stuck around to answer some media questions. Which now brings us to this GameDeveloper article…

Balrum Anniversary Patch and Sale

Balcony Softworks’s Balrum is an old-school, turn-based, open world RPG boasting deep tactical combat together with a bevy of sandbox survival features. The game launched on March 1, 2016, and in order to celebrate the seventh anniversary of that date,…

Fallout 76 – Mutation Invasion Update Live

The recently-announced Mutation Invasion update is now live for Bethesda’s online survival RPG Fallout 76. The update’s key goal seems to be the improvement of the game’s Daily Ops system with the help of some new Mutations, locations and enemies.…

Heroes of Might and Magic III – Matt Chat

Video game historians seem to be on a bit of a Heroes of Might and Magic kick lately, what with The Digital Antiquarian bringing us a detailed write-up on the history of the second game in this influential series, and…

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Project Fantasy Unveiled – Upcoming Online Fantasy RPG

IO Interactive, the Danish company famous for its Hitman stealth games, and perhaps less famous but nonetheless notable for its family-friendly action-adventure Mini Ninjas, is looking to branch out into fantasy roleplaying of the online variety. Codenamed Project Fantasy, this…