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.

Sands of Salzaar Early Access Reviews

Now that Han-Squirrel Studio’s sandbox action-RPG Sands of Salzaar has been translated into English, we can check out a couple of early access reviews that praise the game’s surprising depth and fresh ideas while noting that it can be a…

Mechajammer Update #30 – Rolling Your Character

Following a brief update on the backer beta, this Kickstarter update for Whalenought Studios’ cyberpunk RPG Mechajammer (formerly Copper Dreams) dives straight into the game’s complex character creation system. The system will have you rolling and distributing dice and choosing…

Solasta: Crown of the Magister Dice System Preview

Prior to launching Solasta: Crown of the Magister into early access, the game’s developers bring us this video update showcasing Solasta’s new, highly customizable dice system. With it, you’ll be able to see, or not see, all sorts of dice…

World of Warcraft: Shadowlands Delayed to Later This Year

World of Warcraft’s upcoming Shadowlands expansion was supposed to go live on October 27, 2020. However, according to this announcement, due to some beta feedback and the less than ideal work from home arrangements, that date had to be pushed…

Gamedec Developer Diary – Character Design

If you’d like to know how the artists over at Anshar Studios design characters for their upcoming cyberpunk detective RPG Gamedec, you should check out this recent developer diary. All in all, it’s a fairly involved process that has to…

Cyberpunk 2077 – Seize the Day Commercial

With Cyberpunk 2077 set to go live on November 19, 2020, CD Projekt has put together a live-action commercial starring Keanu Reeves who will be portraying the ghost of Cyberpunk’s iconic rocker Johnny Silverhand in the game. Have a look:…

SpellForce III: Fallen God Release Date Trailer

Earlier this year, Grimlore Games announced Fallen God, a standalone troll-focused expansion for their RTS/RPG hybrid SpellForce III. And now, we have this trailer letting us know that the expansion will be going live on November 3, 2020. Check it…

Nox Archaist Update – Tester’s Log

This month’s development update for 6502 Workshop’s old-school RPG Nox Archaist is short and to the point. It shares some recent beta stats and lets us know that if everything goes according to plan, the game should be launching sometime…