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.

Prey: Mooncrash GDC 2019 Talk Recap

Last summer, Arkane Studios released the roguelite Mooncrash DLC for their immersive sim Prey. It was an unusual pairing to say the least, but going by the DLC’s reception, this little experiment ended up being quite successful. So now, during…

Vampire: The Masquerade – Bloodlines 2 Previews

Following the announcement of Paradox Interactive and Hardsuit Labs’ sequel to Troika Games’ legendary Vampire: The Masquerade – Bloodlines, a number of media outlets got a chance to check out a hands-off demo of the game currently slated for a…

ATOM RPG Quality of Life Update 1.08 Live

The latest content update for the post-apocalyptic Fallout-inspired ATOM RPG is here. The update focuses on making the game feel more “comfortable,” which in more plain terms means better UI, easier inventory management, additional random encounters, and more dynamic battles.…

Mount & Blade II: Bannerlord Developer Blog – Party Speed

This week’s developer blog post for TaleWorlds Entertainment’s sandbox RPG Mount & Blade II: Bannerlord talks about the game’s party speed calculations and lists some differences between Warband and Bannerlord in that particular area. In short, you can expect to…

Pathfinder: Kingmaker Patch v1.3 Open Beta Live

Yesterday, Owlcat Games released Arcane Unleashed, a new free DLC for Pathfinder: Kingmaker. And if the DLC’s assortment of new magic-related options is not enough to lure you back into the Stolen Lands, you can now also participate in an…

Beamdog Studio Update – Interviews and Announcements

The latest Beamdog studio update is now live on the Beamblog. It reminds us to wishlist the studio’s new project, Axis & Allies Online, on Steam, lets us know the developers will be attending this year’s PAX East, directs us…

The Outer Worlds to Launch as an Epic Games Store Exclusive

The Outer Worlds, Obsidian Entertainment’s upcoming sci-fi RPG co-directed by Tim Cain and Leonard Boyarsky will launch as a 1-year exclusive on the Epic Games Store and Microsoft Store, according to Epic Games’ State of Unreal keynote delivered at this…