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.

Hellgate: London – London 2038 Development Update #7

The London 2038 team brings us a new developer diary for their multiplayer Hellgate: London mod. This particular one goes over the mod’s development process, the items currently on the to-do list, and the recently-introduced legendary gear. Here’s a pretty…

Stoneshard Update – Crime System

In a couple of months, Ink Stains Games’ turn-based RPG Stoneshard will be getting its major City of Gold Early Access update. One of its big new features – the Crime System – is highlighted in this Steam announcement. Here’s…

The Iron Oath Update #58 – Overworld

Apart from its many dungeons, Curious Panda’s upcoming turn-based RPG The Iron Oath will feature an expansive overworld map consisting of 5 distinct regions and a total of 18 cities. The latest Kickstarter update for the game showcases that map…

Phoenix Point: Festering Skies DLC Preview

According to Snapshot Games’ roadmap for Phoenix Point, their X-Com-inspired title should be getting its first piece of story DLC on May 25, 2021. And with that in mind, this preview article on the game’s website introduces us to the…

Pyre Retrospective Interview

With Bastion and Transistor already covered, Pyre is the next Supergiant Games’ project to get a detailed Game Informer retrospective. If you’re interested in the story behind this very much experimental action-RPG that combines what’s essentially a sports game with…

Gamedec April 2021 Update

Anshar Studios brings us another monthly progress report for their upcoming cyberpunk detective RPG Gamedec. With the game scheduled for launch in about four months, the developers are currently finalizing its animations, UI and sound design. And beyond that, we’re…

Knights of the Chalice 2 Update Version 1.13 Available

This month’s update for Heroic Fantasy Games’ turn-based RPG Knights of the Chalice II expands the game with some fresh encounters and dialogue options. It also introduces new difficulty settings and fixes a good deal of bugs. Here’s what’s new…