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.

Cyberpunk 2077 Photography Contest Announced

If you fancy yourself a photography enthusiast and feel like you’re well-equipped to capture the spirit of cyberpunk in your photos, you can now participate in the official Cyberpunk 2077 photography contest. The gist of it is simple: you take…

Baldur’s Gate – Remembering What Made It Special

If you head on over to GameRant, you’ll find a retrospective article that looks back at the original Baldur’s Gate Trilogy (Baldur’s Gate, Baldur’s Gate II: Shadows of Amn, and Baldur’s Gate II: Throne of Bhaal) and puts a spotlight…

Stoneshard Update #56 – Weapon Skills

Ink Stains Games, the team behind the upcoming roguelike RPG Stoneshard, has been running a closed beta for their game for a few weeks now, and so their latest Kickstarter update shares their current plans for said beta. And on…

Mount & Blade II: Bannerlord Developer Blog – Morale

The latest developer blog for TaleWorlds Entertainment’s upcoming sandbox RPG Mount & Blade II: Bannerlord is dedicated to the game’s party morale feature and its effects both on the campaign map and on the battlefield. So, without further ado, here’s…

Monster Hunter: World – Iceborne First Title Update Available

Back in September, Capcom released the Iceborne expansion for their co-operative action-RPG Monster Hunter: World, and now they follow it up with a free title update. The update introduces some new challenging monsters, the thunderous Rajang beastie, a new area…

Trent Oster Interview, Part 4 – Matt Chat

Beamdog’s CEO and BioWare’s co-founder Trent Oster continues to discuss the difficulties of enhancing Baldur’s Gate, shares some behind the scenes stories from the development of Neverwinter Nights and Baldur’s Gate: Siege of Dragonspear, and mentions his thoughts on Larian…