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.

Sword of the Stars: The Pit 2 Update – Farewell Arbuda IV

Following a couple weeks of early access, Kerberos Productions has put together this here development update for their 3D roguelike Sword of the Stars: The Pit 2. The update briefly mentions the game’s story and its connections to the earlier…

Dying Light 2: Stay Human – Lawan Character Overview

Having hired Hollywood’s Rosario Dawson to portray Lawan, one of the major characters in their upcoming zombie-survival RPG Dying Light 2: Stay Human, Techland now brings us a video update where they introduce us to the character, her motivations, and…

Dungeons & Dragons Online Update 51: A New Destiny Released

A New Destiny, the latest content update for Standing Stone Games’ long-running MMORPG Dungeons & Dragons Online, overhauls the game’s Epic Destiny system and removes its previous free-to-play restrictions. This seemingly simple overhaul resulted in three pages worth of patch…

Vampire: The Masquerade – Swansong Developer Diary

Big Bad Wolf Studio’s upcoming narrative RPG Vampire: The Masquerade – Swansong will have you playing three distinct characters, which presented an interesting challenge for the game’s composer Olivier Deriviere. And if you wouldn’t mind knowing how he went about…

SpellForce III: Reforced Edition Console Release Postponed

Announced earlier this year, SpellForce III: Reforced Edition will be bringing Grimlore Games’ RTS/RPG hybrid SpellForce III to both current and next gen consoles, while also acting as a free “enhanced” edition for the game’s PC version. However, according to…

Expeditions: Rome Developer Diary – Playstyle Variety

The latest developer diary for Logic Artists’ upcoming historical RPG Expeditions: Rome is all about player choice and the game’s support for it. As such, we’re treated to a few scenarios highlighting the wealth of options we’ll have while playing…

Guild Wars 2: End of Dragons – Strike Missions Preview

Among other things, the upcoming End of Dragons expansion for Guild Wars 2 will be introducing a series of new “Strike Missions” that serve as the game’s primary endgame PvE content. And if you wouldn’t mind knowing how those are going…

StarCrawlers Chimera Early Access Release Date Announced

StarCrawlers Chimera, Juggernaut Games’ single-character sci-fi dungeon crawler, will be launching into early access on both Steam and GOG on November 16, 2021. The initial EA build will feature three procedurally-generated floors and the majority of the game’s basic mechanics.…