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.

Lionheart: Legacy of the Crusader Compatibility Update Available

Lionheart: Legacy of the Crusader, Reflexive Entertainment and Black Isle Studios’ RPG famous for its strong opening and alternate history setting, was originally released back in 2003. And if you’d like to revisit this title, you’ll probably be surprised to…

The Elder Scrolls Online: Deadlands Zone Preview

In about a week, the Deadlands DLC for The Elder Scrolls Online will be arriving to PC, inviting us to explore Mehrunes Dagon’s realm and discover its environments, mysteries, and dangers. And if you’d like to know more about those…

Pantheon: Rise of the Fallen October 2021 Newsletter

This month’s newsletter for Visionary Realms’ upcoming MMORPG Pantheon: Rise of the Fallen brings us a Producer’s Letter with a detailed alpha roadmap update, a general progress report, a technical interview with a couple of developers, and a community spotlight…

Starfield – The Settled Systems

Emil Pagliarulo, the design director for Bethesda’s upcoming sci-fi RPG Starfield, brings us this here developer diary where he shares some fresh details about the game’s futuristic setting and a quick overview of its major factions. Check it out: Get some…

Warhammer 40,000: Chaos Gate – Daemonhunters Developer Diary

Having announced their tactical RPG Warhammer 40,000: Chaos Gate – Daemonhunters earlier this year, Complex Games now brings us the first developer diary for the game. Featuring some pre-alpha footage, this diary introduces some core gameplay mechanics and mentions a…

Code of the Savage Update #37 – Improved Depth

Prior to shifting his focus onto the story elements of his Ultima-inspired RPG Code of the Savage, Geoff Jones brings us a gameplay update that adds bread baking, makes the world more interactable, updates a bunch of sprites, and more.…

Gamedec – Halloween Event Announcement

The upcoming v1.2 patch for Anshar Studios’ cyberpunk detective RPG Gamedec will apparently kick off a Halloween event, which isn’t exactly your everyday occurrence in a story-driven single-player RPG. Following that, the game will be expanded with some Kickstarter backer…

Tainted Grail: Conquest Patch v1.2 Live

While we still don’t know when the story-focused Fall of Avalon campaign for Awaken Realms Digital’s deck-building RPG Tainted Grail will be going live, the game’s roguelike Conquest branch can now boast a new major update. This v1.2 patch introduces…

Darkest Dungeon II – Road of Ruin Early Access Trailer

Red Hook Studios’ roguelite gothic horror RPG Darkest Dungeon II is scheduled to launch into early access on the Epic Games Store on October 26, 2021. And ahead of that date, we’re treated to a stylish early access trailer highlighting…

New World Game and Store Update Available

Apart from fixing a number of bugs, the latest update for Amazon Game Studios’ MMORPG New World introduces a trial version of the server transfer feature. For now, you should be able to transfer your character once, with the idea…