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.

The Waylanders – Immersive Update Live

Gato Studio’s party-based CRPG The Waylanders has received a new early access update that enhances the game’s origin stories with a series of brief intro videos. It also adds the ubiquitous these days photo mode and fixes a number of…

Cyberpunk 2077 – CD Projekt’s Commitment to Quality

Cyberpunk 2077 launched in a less than ideal state and didn’t meet the team’s “quality standards.” And as a result, we now get this apology video featuring CD Projekt’s co-founder Marcin Iwiński where he essentially takes the blame for the…

PC Gamer’s Best MMOs of 2021

If you’re looking to play something massively multiplayer in these times when there’s not a lot of going out happening as is, you should direct your attention to this PC Gamer article that lists a number of live and upcoming…

Vagrus: The Riven Realms Update – Dynamic Pricing

To kick things off in the new year, Lost Pilgrims Studio brings us a fresh development update for their turn-based post-apocalyptic RPG Vagrus: The Riven Realms. The update revolves around the idea of dynamic pricing, a new feature that should…

Path of Exile: Echoes of the Atlas Game Balance

With Echoes of the Atlas set to go live on January 15, 2021, we can now check out this development manifesto that outlines Grinding Gear Games’ approach to balance in the upcoming Path of Exile expansion. And once you familiarize…

Lords of the Fallen 2 Logo Revealed

Following a couple of false starts, CI Games’ upcoming Dark Souls-inspired action-RPG Lords of the Fallen 2, found itself a new developer in Hexworks back in late 2020. And now, it seems like the game’s development has progressed to the…

System Shock 2: Enhanced Edition VR Support Teased

Last time we heard about Nightdive Studios’ System Shock 2: Enhanced Edition, the game was said to be coming soon. That was back in August 2019. However, after a fair bit of silence, we now have this Twitter message that…

Grim Dawn Grim Misadventure #175 – A Look Back at 2020

Crate Entertainment’s action-RPG Grim Dawn is one of the earliest examples of successful crowdfunding, predating even the big Kickstarter gold rush of 2012 by a couple of years. And according to this Grim Misadventure development update, the game’s journey may…