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.

Dauntless – Upcoming Combat Changes Detailed

If you’d like to learn how the Phoenix Labs team plans to gradually evolve the combat system of their co-operative action-RPG Dauntless over the course of its ongoing open beta, then you should check out this article on the game’s…

Disco Elysium Video Preview

Earlier this month, ZA/UM Studio brought us an extensive press roundup for their upcoming detective RPG Disco Elysium. We got plenty of previews and interviews there, but if you’d like to see some fresh gameplay footage from this intriguing project…

Pantheon: Rise of the Fallen October 2018 Newsletter

This month’s newsletter for Visionary Realms’ Pantheon: Rise of the Fallen brings us an overview of the upcoming MMORPG’s crop harvesting system, shares a good deal of shapeshifter lore, and talks a bit about the team’s development process. Here’s an…

Jagged Alliance: Rage! Preview

Barring any last-minute delays, Jagged Alliance: Rage! should be releasing on December 6, 2018. And if you’re interested in reading a thing or two about the game’s systems and mechanics in their current early iteration, you may want to check…

Pathfinder: Kingmaker GOG Q&A, Hotfix 1.0.8 Available

A couple days back, Chris Avellone joined Owlcat Games’ developer livestream to talk about their recently released cRPG Pathfinder: Kingmaker. Unfortunately, due to some technical issues, I don’t think it’s possible to watch a VOD that includes Chris’ portion of…

Thronebreaker: The Witcher Tales Gameplay Walkthrough Video

CD Projekt’s standalone Gwent-based single-player RPG Thronebreaker: The Witcher Tales is currently slated for an October 23, 2018 release, and if you’d like to see the game in action before that, you can now watch this developer-narrated gameplay walkthrough video…

Underworld Ascendant Backer Beta Available

Otherside Entertainment’s immersive sim Underworld Ascendant should be going live in about a month, on November 15, 2018, but if you’ve backed the game’s crowdfunding campaign, you should now have access to a playable backer beta with a taste of…

Battle Brothers Developer Blog #108 – Consumables

The upcoming Beasts & Exploration DLC for Battle Brothers will not only expand the game with new monsters to fight and areas to discover, but it will also make the strategy RPG bigger and better in a variety of more…