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.

EverQuest Gets Two New Randomized Progression Servers

Pushing the idea of the popular these days Legacy, Classic and Progression MMORPG servers to the next level, Darkpaw Games now invites us to join their two new EverQuest servers that offer a special ruleset on top of the usual…

Star Trek Online: House United Update Now Live

Concluding Star Trek Online’s “Year of Klingon” is House United, a new content update now available for PC and coming to Xbox One and PlayStation 4 on August 3, 2021. This update features two new story episodes, a Task Force…

Drox Operative 2 Enters Beta

Following a total of 48 early access updates, Soldak Entertainment’s starship action-RPG Drox Operative 2 has now entered beta, with a full release currently scheduled for Q3 2021. And with the game’s launch now fast approaching, here’s what it’s all…

Biomutant Released, Reviews

Experiment 101 and THQ Nordic’s open-world, post-apocalyptic Kung-Fu fable RPG Biomutant that was originally announced way back in 2017, is now live for PC, Xbox One, and PlayStation 4, priced at $59.99 or your regional equivalent. Notable for its vibrant…

Phoenix Point: Festering Skies DLC Available

The Festering Skies DLC is now available for Snapshot Games’ XCOM-like Phoenix Point. Priced at $9.99 or your regional equivalent, the DLC expands the game with aerial combat, a new mission type, new enemies, and an extra bit of story.…

Torchlight III Spring Update Now Live

The Spring Update, featuring the spectral Cursed Captain class, a menagerie of new pets, some fresh content, and a series of quality of life improvements, is now live for Echtra Games and Perfect World Entertainment’s action-RPG Torchlight III. You can…

Jeff Vogel on Developing Game Ideas

This brief introduction aside, Jeff Vogel’s first proper blog post revolves around ideas and the not so simple art of turning them into actual products. Also, there’s quite a few paragraphs dedicated to world-building. Here’s an excerpt to give you…