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.

Neverwinter: Jewel of the North – Professions Updates

The upcoming Jewel of the North module for Cryptic Studios’ MMORPG Neverwinter is aiming to overhaul the game’s crafting professions, among its many other changes and additions. And as such, we can now read this article on the game’s website…

Fallout 76 – July 2021 Updates

With the big Steel Reign content update for Fallout 76 now live, we get this developer blog letting us know that the game’s next update will soon be going live on the Public Test Server, and then highlighting some ongoing…

Sovereign Syndicate Announced – Victorian Steampunk CRPG

Inspired by a long list of impressive RPGs, Sovereign Syndicate is an upcoming steampunk CRPG from Crimson Herring Studios styled after the Shadowrun Returns series and Disco Elysium. Currently listed as “coming soon,” the game promises a Victorian open world…

Neverwinter Nights: The Blades of Netheril Interview

The ending cinematic for the original Neverwinter Nights campaign promises new adventures for our Heroes of Neverwinter, but then the game’s expansions completely forget all about them, except for the occasional passing mention. Enter Luke Scull, who you may know…

New World Closed Beta Incoming

Amazon Game Studios is getting ready to launch their upcoming MMORPG New World into closed beta. Going live on July 20, 2021, the beta will stay up through August 2, 2021, and then will be followed by the game’s August…

D&D Live 2021 – New Book Announcements

Apart from featuring a good number of high-profile Dungeons & Dragons sessions, this year’s D&D Live event also revealed three new D&D books we’ll be able to purchase later this year. First up is The Wild Beyond the Witchlight, a…

Wartales Lore Q&A

Having recently announced Wartales, a gritty open world mercenary RPG, Shiro Games now brings us this lore-focused Q&A that shares a thing or two about the game’s world and setting, the big players and key events. Check it out: Hey…

King’s Bounty II Hands-on Previews

Last month, we had a few opportunities to check out several hands-off previews for 1C Entertainment’s upcoming King’s Bounty II, currently scheduled for an August 24, 2021 release. But now, we can follow those up with some proper impressions thanks…

Mechajammer Interview

Last month’s reveal trailer and demo for Whalenought Studios’ cyberpunk RPG Mechajammer (formerly Copper Dreams), must have caught the attention of the editors over at Turn Based Lovers, as we can now check out one of their 10 Turn Interviews…