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.

EVE Online – Quadrant 4 “Phoenix” Live

Following the conclusion of the huge, galaxy-reshaping Triglavian invasion event, EVE Online’s final Quadrant content update for the year shows a bit more restraint and merely kicks off a few seasonal events, introduces some new activities, and overhauls the game’s…

Path of Exile: Heist Lore Facts

Path of Exile’s current Heist expansion introduced an entire thieves’ guild bristling with unique interactions, personal quests, and connections to the game’s earlier content. And apart from the actual act of burglarizing endless randomized dungeons, the whole thing is surprisingly…

XCOM 2 Collection Coming to iOS

Thanks to the efforts of the Feral Interactive team, XCOM 2: War of the Chosen, as well as the game’s 4 DLC packs, will be launching for some select iPhones and iPads on November 5, 2020. Priced at $24.99 or…

EverQuest: Claws of Veeshan Expansion Announced

Claws of Veeshan, EverQuest’s 27th expansion, will be going up for pre-orders and simultaneously launching into beta on October 21, 2020. Picking up where Torment of Velious – the game’s previous expansion – left off, Claws of Veeshan will pit…

Baldur’s Gate III Community Update #9 – Launch

Following a successful early access launch that managed to break Steam’s servers, Larian Studios brings us a new Community Update for Baldur’s Gate III. This time around, we get some launch day anecdotes, a bunch of early access stats, and…

Age of Wonders: Planetfall – Star Kings Expansion Announced

Launching November 10, 2020, Star Kings is the third expansion for Paradox Interactive and Triumph Studios’ Age of Wonders: Planetfall. Priced at $19.99, but also included in the Season Pass, this expansion will introduce a new mech-focused playable faction with…

Neverwinter: Avernus – The Redeemed Citadel, Part 3 Live

The Redeemed Citadel, Neverwinter’s ongoing episodic campaign, has reached a new milestone on PC, which means fresh challenges, new server-wide progress goals, and a leaderboard reset. On top of that, the game’s latest patch introduces new Teleportation Hubs and some…

Torchlight III Released, Reviews

Following several months of early access, Echtra Games’ light-hearted hack ‘n’ slash action-RPG Torchlight III is now live on Steam, PlayStation 4 and Xbox One, with a Nintendo Switch release planned for October 22nd. Priced at $39.99 or your regional…

The Elder Scrolls: Blades Update 1.9 Preview

Bethesda’s mobile action-RPG The Elder Scrolls: Blades will soon be getting a new content update. According to this preview article, the update’s main new features include a brand-new quest map, expanded Event Quests, and limited-time Arena seasons. Here’s a quick…

Cryptic Studios Interview

Cryptic Studios, the team behind Champions Online, Neverwinter, Star Trek Online, and the upcoming Magic: Legends, has been working on MMORPGs for over two decades by this point. And if you wouldn’t mind knowing more about this company and the…