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.

Monster Hunter: World – Iceborne Title Update 5 Live

What looks to be the final free Title Update for Capcom’s co-operative action-RPG Monster Hunter: World is now live across all supported platforms. Sending the game off into the sunset is Fatalis, the Legendary Black Dragon, accompanied by a new…

Diablo IV Quarterly Update – September 2020

The latest quarterly update for Diablo IV primarily revolves around the game’s skill and talent systems. It also talks about the game’s approach to Legendary items, the Sorceress-exclusive Enchantment system, and even endgame progression gets a brief mention. Here’s an…

Torchlight III Release Date Announced

Echtra Games launched Torchlight III into Steam Early Access back in June. And by the looks of it, merely four months later, this light-hearted action-RPG is ready to exit early access and launch on Steam, Xbox One and PlayStation 4,…

Bob Alberti Interview – Matt Chat

Matt Barton is joined by Bob Alberti for the latest episode of his Matt Chat show. As a result, the episode revolves around the history of multiplayer games and computer networks in general, seeing how Alberti had a hand in…

Path of Exile: Heist – Upcoming Updates and Fixes

Heist, Path of Exile’s latest challenge league expansion, seems to have had a bit of a rocky start, and as such, we now get this announcement outlining Grinding Gear Games’ plans for the expansion’s nearest future. In short, you can…

GRAVEN Revealed, Coming to Steam in 2021

Developed by Slipgate Ironworks and published by 3D Realms together with 1C Entertainment, GRAVEN is a puzzle-rich adventure with RPG elements designed as an old-school FPS. Positioned as a spiritual successor to Hexen, GRAVEN will put you in the shoes…

Vaporum: Lockdown Reviews

Earlier this month, Fatbot Games released Vaporum: Lockdown – a prequel to their real-time dungeon crawler Vaporum, a game itself inspired by such titles like Dungeon Master and Legend of Grimrock. And if you’d like to know what to expect…

RuneScape Coming to Steam

Despite its humble origins as a browser game, RuneScape is now apparently the world’s largest and most-updated free MMORPG. And come October 14, 2020, it will be launching on Steam as a free to play title with optional membership options.…