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.

Stoneshard – Early Access Update and Preview

A few days back, the Ink Stains Games team launched their turn-based RPG Stoneshard into early access. That initial release was apparently criticized for a somewhat inadequate save system, and as a result, the developers have put together a patch…

The Elder Scrolls Online – Icereach Dungeon Overview

The Harrowstorm DLC will be kicking off The Elder Scrolls Online’s year-long Dark Heart of Skyrim season with a couple of fresh dungeons on February 24, 2020. One of those dungeons is Icereach – an island where a dangerous coven…

Path of Exile – Developer Q&A

During last year’s ExileCon event, a number of Grinding Gear Games designers participated in an hour-long Q&A session focused primarily on the many interconnected mechanics of their free to play action-RPG Path of Exile. And now, you can watch that…

ATOM RPG Patch v1.112 Live

AtomTeam has put together a new patch for their post-apocalyptic ATOM RPG. The patch fixes a few minor issues but also updates the game’s engine to a new version, which should make it run significantly smoother. This unfortunately resulted in…

Vagrus: The Riven Realms – Delivered Milestones

Lost Pilgrims Studio’s turn-based post-apocalyptic fantasy RPG Vagrus: The Riven Realms is being funded through a Fig campaign based around a series of incremental milestones. And seeing how it can be tricky to keep track of all these milestones, we…

Rune II Spring 2020 Roadmap

Following some asset-related disagreements, it seems like the ongoing development of Rune II, formerly known as Rune: Ragnarok, is back on track. This official post on the game’s forums shares a roadmap for the next few months, during which the…

Gamedec Developer Diary – Introducing Harvest Time

Anshar Studios’ upcoming cyberpunk detective RPG Gamedec will have you exploring a variety of virtual worlds and solving their assorted mysteries. Harvest Time is one of those worlds. It’s styled after a Wild West farming game, and if you’re interested…