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.

How Arkane Studios Designed Prey – Noclip Documentary

The Noclip team, going by their earlier projects, seems to have a pretty good working relationship with Arkane Studios. And as such, it’s no surprise that their latest documentary is dedicated to the story behind Arkane’s sci-fi immersive sim Prey.…

King Arthur: Knight’s Tale September Status Update

NeocoreGames is currently working on a new early access update for their tactical RPG King Arthur: Knight’s Tale, and as a result, we get this Kickstarter update that lets us know what to expect when it comes to both the…

Fallout 76: Fallout 76 Update Overview

With the big Fallout Worlds update now live for Bethesda’s multiplayer survival-RPG Fallout 76, we get this here development update that brings us a video overview of Fallout Worlds’ new features, hints at the team’s future plans, and highlights some…

Wartales – The Future of Wartales

In what looks to be their last developer blog for a while, at least until we get closer to the early access launch of their mercenary RPG Wartales, Shiro Games shares a general progress report, hints at some stuff we’ll…

EVE Online – Gateway Quadrant Update Now Live

Gateway, EVE Online’s latest Quadrant update, is here, featuring an overhauled new-player experience, some skill system adjustments aimed at making the whole thing easier to grasp, and a bunch of miscellaneous changes. And in a few days, on September 23,…

ELEX II Story Trailer

If you wouldn’t mind knowing more about the story of Piranha Bytes’ upcoming open-world RPG ELEX II, you should check out this trailer that premiered during THQ Nordic’s 10th Anniversary Showcase: From the team that brought you the legendary Gothic…

Expeditions: Rome Showcase Trailer

During THQ Nordic’s recent 10th Anniversary Showcase, we got a chance to check out a trailer of sorts for Logic Artists’ upcoming historical RPG Expeditions: Rome. Featuring the game’s creative director Jonas Waever and lead producer Sonat Ozturk, this extended…

Jagged Alliance 3 Announced

At this point, creating a worthy successor to Jagged Alliance 2 has become akin to some martial arts movie where the student keeps failing and the master keeps telling him to try again. And so, having whet our appetites for…