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.

The Challenge of Designing The Elder Scrolls: Blades

The Elder Scrolls: Blades, Bethesda’s mobile take on The Elder Scrolls series is currently live in limited Early Access on iOS and Android devices (here’s a fairly detailed Early Access FAQ). If you’re interested in this particular title and would…

Queen’s Wish: The Conqueror Update #15

With Spiderweb Software’s upcoming RPG Queen’s Wish: The Conqueror heading towards a Q3 2019 release, the latest Kickstarter update reminds us that the game is now open for wishlisting and has a proper trailer. And with that out of the…

Julian Gollop on His Most Important Games

Julian Gollop, the mastermind behind the original X-Com series who is currently busy with Phoenix Point over at Snapshot Games, is anything but a one-trick pony, having worked on a bunch of different games throughout the years. And if you’d…

Path of Exile: Synthesis – Flashback Event Announced

With the Synthesis challenge league for Path of Exile nearing its end, the developers over at Grinding Gear Games have come up with a special Flashback event to spice things up a bit. This event will allow you to re-experience…

World of Warcraft Classic – Itemization Overview

If you’re looking forward to playing some World of Warcraft in its original 2004 iteration, then you may be interested in this developer post on the game’s official forums that talks about the way World of Warcraft Classic will handle…

Operencia: The Stolen Sun Reviews

Operencia: The Stolen Sun, Zen Studios’ Central European folklore-inspired dungeon crawler, launched about a month ago on Xbox One and the Epic Games store. And if you’re in a mood for some tile-based first-person exploration and turn-based battles, you probably…