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.

Vagrus: The Riven Realms – Plans for Next Year

Having left early access behind a couple months back, Lost Pilgrims Studio now brings us this announcement outlining their future plans for their post-apocalyptic fantasy RPG Vagrus: The Riven Realms. These include bugfixes, UI improvements, some extra content, and a…

ELEX II Hands-on Previews

Unless something goes wrong, you’ll be able to revisit the sci-fi world of Magalan when Piranha Bytes’ ELEX II goes live on March 1, 2022. And if at this point you’re still not entirely clear on what to expect from…

Expeditions: Rome Release Date Announced

Provided there aren’t any last-minute delays, Logic Artists and THQ Nordic are looking to release Expeditions: Rome, their latest historical RPG, on January 20, 2022. The game will be priced at $44.99 or your regional equivalent, but you can currently…

A Look Back at the RPGs of 2021

Everyone needs a good laugh sometimes. And if you could use one now, you’re in luck, because PC Gamer has this article that looks back at a number of good RPGs released this year and presents that as somehow a…

SpellForce III: Reforced Edition Live on PC

The free “Reforced” upgrade for SpellForce III, that’s totally not a jab at WarCraft III’s Reforged disaster, is now live on PC, with the console release scheduled for next year. This update overhauls Grimlore Games’ RTS/RPG hybrid with tons of improvements,…

Horizon Forbidden West – Outsmart Your Enemies

Guerrilla Games takes a closer look at the combat system in their upcoming open world action-RPG Horizon Forbidden West via the official PlayStation Blog. So, if you’re interested in the specifics of hunting robot dinosaurs, and in particular the types…

Mechajammer – The Road Ahead and First Patch

Whalenought Studios released their cyberpunk RPG Mechajammer earlier this month. And seeing how the game is currently sitting at “Mixed” Steam reviews, it’s not yet time for laurel resting. As such, we get this announcement outlining some upcoming improvements that…

Expeditions: Rome – The Voices of Rome

Following the recent developer diary on voice-overs, THQ Nordic, the publishers of Logic Artists’ upcoming historical RPG Expeditions: Rome, bring us a video where two of the game’s prominent voice actors talk shop and discuss their experience working on Rome.…