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.

Stygian: Reign of the Old Ones Upcoming Update Preview

Cultic Games’ Lovecraftian RPG Stygian: Reign of the Old Ones was released in a less than ideal state, plagued with numerous bugs, questionable design decisions and a lack of transparency. However, the game’s developers seem determined to address these issues,…

SKALD: Against the Black Priory – Freymark and the Outer Isles

With Scape-IT’s old-school RPG SKALD: Against the Black Priory looking to get some additional funding through Indiegogo, we’re treated to this massive developer blog post that talks about the history, politics, economy, people and factions of the game’s Freymark region…

OnceLost Games “Reverse Q&A” Video

OnceLost Games, a team of passionate veteran developers, is currently working on a yet to be announced open-world RPG that aims to combine complex role-playing mechanics with high production values and numerous quality of life features. And in order to…

The Story of Blizzard’s Diablo Junior

Earlier this year, we got a chance to learn that between working on Diablo and Diablo II, some Blizzard North employees had plans to put together a so-called Diablo Junior game for Nintendo’s portable Game Boy console. Not a whole…

Anthem – BioWare Plans a Complete Overhaul (Rumor)

BioWare released Anthem, their co-operative third person shooter with RPG elements, back in February, and at this point it’s safe to say that the game didn’t exactly meet the studio’s expectations. However, according to this Kotaku article, instead of scrapping…

Solasta: Crown of the Magister – Eastern Realm Lore

Tactical Adventures’ upcoming CRPG Solasta: Crown of the Magister is set in an original fantasy world that puts its own spin on the tried and true elf and dwarf formula. And if you’d like to learn a few things about…

Paranoia: Happiness is Mandatory Release Delayed Again

Black Shamrock and Bigben Interactive’s upcoming humorous RPG Paranoia: Happiness is Mandatory might be in need of some troubleshooting. The game was initially scheduled to go live in October, but was then delayed to November 14, 2019. And now we…