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.

Joined: December 18, 2016
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ByVal Hull
OnJuly 5, 2020

Diablo III – Trials of Tempests Season Live

Trials of Tempests, the latest Diablo III Season, is now live. As usual, it offers some fresh challenges and rewards, as well as a unique seasonal mechanic that shakes things up. This time around, you’ll be battling the forces of…

ByVal Hull
OnJuly 5, 2020

The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt – How CD Projekt Red Designs Meaningful Choices

As part of their “Icons Month,” the folks over at IGN chatted with CD Projekt Red’s story director Marcin Blacha about his studio’s approach to designing games filled with meaningful player choices. The resulting video touches on the dangers of…

ByVal Hull
OnJuly 5, 2020

The Lord of the Rings Online Update 27 and Producer Interview

Apart from fixing a good number of quest-related issues and rebalancing some things, the latest content update for The Lord of the Rings Online kicks off the annual Midsummer Festival and invites the game’s players to participate in the Great…

ByVal Hull
OnJuly 4, 2020

Horizon Zero Dawn: Complete Edition – PC Release Date and Features Revealed

For a while now, we’ve known that Guerrilla Games’ tribal-futuristic action-RPG Horizon Zero Dawn was coming to PC. Now, we also know that it will be releasing on Steam and the Epic Games store on August 7, 2020. The game’s…

ByVal Hull
OnJuly 4, 2020

King’s Bounty II Developer Diary #3 – Battle System

The latest developer diary video for 1C Entertainment’s upcoming turn-based RPG King’s Bounty II sheds some light on the game’s overhauled combat system. The video touches on a number of combat-related topics, including the game’s approach to unit upgrades, its…

ByVal Hull
OnJuly 4, 2020

Colony Ship: A Post-Earth Role-playing Game Update – The Armory

The Armory is the second location you’ll be exploring in Iron Tower Studio’s upcoming Colony Ship RPG. And with the area pretty much done at this point, the latest development update shares a quick description along with a bunch of…

ByVal Hull
OnJuly 4, 2020

Battle Brothers: Blazing Deserts DLC Release Date Announced

Blazing Deserts, the “largest and most ambitious” DLC for Overhype Studios’ strategy RPG Battle Brothers, will be going live in about a month, on August 13, 2020. This DLC will let you explore new lands, hire a bunch of non-combat…

ByVal Hull
OnJuly 3, 2020

The Dungeon of Naheulbeuk: The Amulet of Chaos Release Date Revealed

Artefacts Studio and Dear Villagers’ humorous, yet challenging tactical RPG The Dungeon of Naheulbeuk: The Amulet of Chaos now has a proper release date. Barring any last-minute delays, the game will be going live on August 27, 2020. And while…

ByVal Hull
OnJuly 3, 2020

Pathfinder: Wrath of the Righteous Update #58 – Playable Race Poll Results

As a result of a recent backer poll, Owlcat Games’ upcoming CRPG Pathfinder: Wrath of the Righteous will feature Kitsune as a playable race. These sentient fox-people took a commanding lead in the backer poll, finishing the race with 52%…

ByVal Hull
OnJuly 3, 2020

Magic: Legends – Tazeem Environments and Monetization Details

Cryptic Studios and Perfect World Entertainment’s upcoming free to play MMORPG Magic: Legends will feature numerous recognizable Magic: The Gathering locations. One of them is Tazeem, a lush jungle continent on the plane of Zendikar. The game’s latest developer blog…