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.

Banner Saga Release Anniversary, New Stoic Project Teased

Following a crowdfunding campaign and a multiplayer spin-off, Stoic Studio launched the first proper entry in their Banner Saga series of narrative RPGs on January 14, 2014. And in order to celebrate the sixth anniversary since the game’s release, the…

New World – PvP Evolution Overview

Amazon Game Studios’ upcoming MMORPG New World looked quite promising around the time of 2019’s Game Awards. Back then, the game could be described as a conquistador-themed sandbox MMORPG with a PvP system reminiscent of something like Ultima Online, which…

Stygian: Reign of the Old Ones Review and New Patch

The folks over at RPG Watch recently took Cultic Games’ Lovecraftian RPG Stygian: Reign of the Old Ones out for a spin, which resulted in a fairly detailed and quite positive review. If you’d like to know what to expect…

SKALD: Against the Black Priory Project Update

If you’re interested in an old-school Commodore 64-inspired RPG that actually exists, you should check out the latest project update for Scape-IT’s SKALD: Against the Black Priory that talks about the game’s recently updated alpha demo and then follows that…

Battle Brothers: Blazing Deserts DLC Announced

Blazing Deserts is the title of the next DLC coming to Overhype Studios’ strategy RPG Battle Brothers sometime around Q2 2020. The official announcement describes the DLC as the biggest one yet and promises a new Arabian-inspired locale, fresh lore…

Neverwinter: Infernal Descent Developer Blogs

Cryptic Studios and Perfect World Entertainment will be launching the Infernal Descent module for their fast-paced MMORPG Neverwinter on January 21, 2020. And if you’d like to learn more about this module, you should check out some of the recent…