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.

Joined: December 18, 2016
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ByVal Hull
OnDecember 14, 2021

New World – Scot Lane Interview

Scot Lane, the game director on Amazon Game Studios’ MMORPG New World recently had a chat with PCGamesN, where he talked about the game’s rather tumultuous launch and its ongoing trouble with various exploits. With that out of the way,…

ByVal Hull
OnDecember 14, 2021

Mechajammer Patches

Following its release earlier this month and then a promise of quick fixes, Whalenought Studios’ cyberpunk RPG Mechajammer has been getting a steady stream of patches. As a result, we now have patch v1.02 that deals with some visual and…

ByVal Hull
OnDecember 13, 2021

Weird West Gameplay Trailer

WolfEye Studios’ isometric immersive sim Weird West is currently scheduled for a January 11, 2022 release. And in order to get us all in the mood for some gunslinging adventures, the game’s publishers have put together a gameplay trailer featuring…

ByVal Hull
OnDecember 13, 2021

The Elder Scrolls Online 2021 Retrospective

Matt Firor, the studio director on The Elder Scrolls Online brings us this letter where he briefly goes over some of the challenges Bethesda’s MMORPG was able to overcome in 2021, and then looks towards the future that seems to hold…

ByVal Hull
OnDecember 13, 2021

Cyberpunk 2077 – The Strange, Unfinished Saga

A lot of people expected Cyberpunk 2077 to be the best thing ever. And when that clearly didn’t happen, there was a lot of anger and confusion in the air, making it tricky to figure out what actually went wrong…

ByVal Hull
OnDecember 13, 2021

Divinity: Original Sin – The Board Game Update #28

The board game version of Divinity: Original Sin was originally supposed to be shipping back in 2020. And while some of the delays could be attributed to the whole Covid thing, by now it’s clear that the game won’t be…

ByVal Hull
OnDecember 12, 2021

Might and Magic – The Digital Antiquarian

The early entries in Jon Van Caneghem’s legendary Might and Magic series are the subject of the latest installment of The Digital Antiquarian blog. And while this particular article can feel a bit dismissive at times, it still manages to…

ByVal Hull
OnDecember 12, 2021

Ultima III: Exodus – Unofficial Ultimore Expansion

Ultimore: A World Divided is an unofficial expansion for Ultima III: Exodus that was originally released back in 1985. And while previously you needed an Apple II computer or some emulator to play it, over here you can now download…

ByVal Hull
OnDecember 12, 2021

Hellgate: London – London 2038 Development Update #19

The latest patch for the London 2038 multiplayer Hellgate: London mod is taking a while to get here. And as a result, we get this update that mainly talks about the reasons for the delays, while simultaneously sharing some development…

ByVal Hull
OnDecember 12, 2021

Solasta: Crown of the Magister Sourcebook Preview

Among its many backer rewards, the Kickstarter campaign for Solasta: Crown of the Magister had a physical Solasta Sourcebook. And with that tome ready to be shipped, you can now get a glimpse of it thanks to this article on the…