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.

Solasta: Crown of the Magister v1.0.18 Hotfix Live

Following its recent release, Solasta: Crown of the Magister has now received its first post-launch hotfix addressing a good deal of miscellaneous bugs. The full patch notes also list a number of known issues that should hopefully be fixed soon.…

StarCrawlers Chimera Updates, $10,272 and Counting

With three weeks still to go, Juggernaut Games’ Kickstarter campaign for StarCrawlers Chimera is already less than $5,000 away from its initial goal. That being the case, you might want to check out the first campaign update for a quick…

The Iron Oath Update #59 – Combat Improvements

This month’s Kickstarter update for Curious Panda’s gritty turn-based RPG The Iron Oath showcases a number of recent combat improvements, including better route planning, line of sight changes, environmental interactions, and more. Here’s a quick video featuring all of the…

Path of Exile – Game Mechanics Q&A, Part 2

Grinding Gear Games brings us a new batch of questions and their respective answers revolving around Path of Exile’s complex mechanics and their interactions. You can find the first part of this Q&A over here, and then check out a…

Gamedec Developer Diary – QA Q&A

The latest developer diary for Anshar Studios’ cyberpunk detective RPG Gamedec brings us a brief Q&A session with a few of the game’s QA representatives that, understandably, revolves around the inherent difficulties of testing a complex game like Gamedec. Check…

New World In-Game Store Introduction and Windsward Area Overview

Having recently addressed some of their prospective players’ concerns regarding New World’s in-game store, Amazon Game Studios now brings us this introductory article actually outlining what to expect from this additional revenue stream. But before we get there, here’s a…