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.

EverQuest and EverQuest II 2023 Roadmap

Despite launching all the way back in 1999 and 2004 respectively, both EverQuest and EverQuest II are still going strong. And as such, Darkpaw Games now brings us fresh development roadmaps for their long-running MMORPGs. In terms of EverQuest, you…

Monomyth Update – Video Devlog and Beta Update 2

Rat Tower Software brings us a new Kickstarter update for their Ultima Underworld-inspired dungeon crawling RPG Monomyth. The update opens with a video devlog showcasing all the recent additions to the game that bring it ever so closer to a…

Dungeons 4 Closed Beta Sign-ups Open

Originally announced last year, Realmforge Studios and Kalypso Media’s humorous dungeon sim Dungeons 4 is currently scheduled for a 2023 release. Promising an expanded bestiary, larger dungeons, and a fresh expansive campaign, this might just be the game to take…

New World: Forged in Aeternum – Boss Design

Challenging and elaborate boss fights are a staple of MMORPGs at this point. And if you’d like to learn a thing or two about how they’re designed and gradually grow from an initial pitch to a fully realized, and fun,…

Obsidian Entertainment – Moving Beyond RPGs

For pretty much its entire existence, Obsidian Entertainment was known for two things – RPGs and buggy releases. Then, in recent years, the studio started paying more attention to QA and eventually got dethroned by Owlcat Games in the realm of…

Most Anticipated RPGs of 2023

Barring any huge delays, 2023 should be a good year for RPG enthusiasts on account of numerous notable and highly-anticipated roleplaying titles that are scheduled to go live, or at the very least leave early access, throughout it. As such,…

Guild Wars 2 Adopting DirectX 11

According to ArenaNet’s studio update from 2022, last year was a fairly successful one for their PvP-focused MMORPG Guild Wars 2. On top of getting a new expansion and having some of its previously lost content restored, the game, originally…