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.

Battle Brothers: Blazing Deserts Review

Earlier this month, Overhype Studios released the Blazing Deserts DLC for their strategy RPG Battle Brothers. On top of expanding the game’s southern regions with plenty of new content, it introduced numerous new features, enemies, gear, company origins, and ways…

World of Warcraft: Shadowlands “Afterlives” Series Announced

With the upcoming Shadowlands expansion for World of Warcraft already looming on the horizon, we’ll soon get a chance to experience the best part of every WoW expansion – promotional cinematics. According to this announcement, this time around, Blizzard intends…

New World – Preview Event Announced

If you pre-ordered Amazon Game Studios’ conquistador-themed MMORPG New World, signed up for the game’s beta, or participated in an alpha test in the past, you will soon be able to sample New World in its current state thanks to…

Pathfinder: Kingmaker RPG Codex Review

Now that Owlcat Games updated Pathfinder: Kingmaker with the ultimate Definitive Edition, and even an official turn-based mode, there’s no reason why you shouldn’t play this massive CRPG that best captures the spirit of the old Infinity Engine titles. But,…

Fallout 76 – August Activities in Appalachia

The team behind Fallout 76 is busy trying out some upcoming features for their multiplayer survival RPG on the Public Test Server, and they wouldn’t mind it if more players participated in the new Daily Ops as a party. As…

Pathfinder: Kingmaker Update – Turn-based Combat Overview

Earlier this month, Owlcat Games released Pathfinder: Kingmaker for Xbox One and PlayStation 4. Among many other changes and fixes, this console-focused Definitive Edition expanded the game with an official turn-based mode. Transforming a real time with pause RPG into…

Tainted Grail – Reign of the Rat Event Live

The latest early access update for Awaken Realms Digital’s Arthurian RPG Tainted Grail lists a number of usual fixes and improvements, but also introduces us to the special limited-time events. These events will shake things up and offer some unique…

Baldur’s Gate III Interview on Evolving the Series

While a lot can be said about Larian’s decision to move away from the familiar Infinity Engine-style gameplay for the third installment of the Baldur’s Gate series, this IGN interview with the studio’s senior writer Adam Smith isn’t about that.…