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.

Diablo IV Announcement Cinematic Insights

Diablo IV was officially unveiled last year with the “By Three They Come” trailer. And if there’s one thing Blizzard Entertainment has managed to maintain over the years, it’s the outstanding quality of their cinematics. With that in mind, you…

Stoneshard Update – Current Plans

Now that Ink Stains Games is done tinkering with the Way Forward content update for their challenging turn-based RPG Stoneshard, we get this Steam announcement that outlines the team’s plans for the foreseeable future. First, we’ll get a new content…

Master of Magic – The Digital Antiquarian

The Digital Antiquarian is back with another retrospective review. This time around, we’re treated to an in-depth look at Master of Magic, Steve Barcia’s follow-up to Master of Orion that expanded the 4X genre with unit experience, customizable heroes, and…

Fallout 76: Steel Dawn – Recruitment Trailer

The upcoming Steel Dawn content update for Fallout 76 is going to introduce everyone’s favorite Brotherhood of Steel to Bethesda’s multiplayer survival RPG. This classic Fallout faction will kick off a new storyline extending into 2021 and be accompanied by…

Rogue and Temple of Apshai Trilogy Available on Steam

If you’re looking for some hassle-free old-school roleplaying, thanks to the efforts of Pixel Games UK, you can now purchase a couple of ancient Epyx titles on Steam. First is Rogue, the rogue in roguelike, a game that started its…

Gamedec – Genre Musings

Anshar Studios’ upcoming detective RPG Gamedec is often described as a cyberpunk title, however, that’s not entirely accurate. And in order to try and figure out what Gamedec actually is, Marcin Sergiusz Przybyłek, the author of the Gamedec saga the…

The Outer Worlds – Available on Steam and GOG

We’ve known for a bit that Obsidian Entertainment’s humorous sci-fi RPG The Outer Worlds was set to come to Steam on October 23, 2020. And now that the game is indeed live on Valve’s platform, you can also purchase it…

Rune II: Decapitation Edition Coming to Steam

Following a fairly standard period of Epic exclusivity, Studio 369’s Viking-themed action-RPG Rune II will be coming to Steam on November 13, 2020 as an extended Decapitation Edition. This new edition will offer plenty of new content, expanded and overhauled…

Solasta: Crown of the Magister Early Access Previews

With Solasta: Crown of the Magister live in Early Access, you might be curious about this D&D-based CRPG created by some of the people behind the Endless (Space, Legend, Dungeon) series. If that’s the case, you should check out the…