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.

Battle Brothers Developer Blog #104 – The Schrat

This week’s developer blog for Battle Brothers unveils a new enemy coming to the strategy RPG in the upcoming Beasts & Exploration DLC. This new enemy, the Schrat, resembles a sentient tree that can protect itself with a natural shield,…

Mount & Blade II: Bannerlord Developer Blog Q&A

This week’s developer blog for TaleWorlds Entertainment’s Mount & Blade II: Bannerlord brings us another in-house Q&A, this time around featuring Burak Dermanlı, one of the engine programmers on the game. If optimization and performance are both things you care…

Fallout – Remembering Ian

Ian, a companion from Interplay’s original Fallout and a die-hard submachine gun enthusiast with little regard for anyone’s safety, is the main subject of this unusual PCGamesN article that frames Ian’s penchant for friendly fire as an amusing quirk and…

Encased Kickstarter Campaign Live

Encased, Dark Crystal Games’ Fallout-inspired post-apocalyptic RPG that was announced a while back, had a few developer updates, and already has its own Steam page with an Early Access release window set for Q1 2019, has made its way to…

Queen’s Wish: The Conqueror Update #8

This month’s Kickstarter update for Spiderweb Software’s upcoming old-school RPG Queen’s Wish: The Conqueror brings us a detailed progress report, mentions the backer rewards, and tells us what Jeff Vogel has on his docket for the next month. Have a…

Pathfinder: Kingmaker Update #59 – Companion Romances

RPG romances are a fairly divisive feature, but whether you like them or not, they’re not going anyway anytime soon. And so, the latest Kickstarter update for Pathfinder: Kingmaker offers an overview of the game’s romanceable companions and its relationship…

Warhammer: Chaosbane Gameplay Reveal

Warhammer: Chaosbane, a Diablo-inspired action-RPG set in the Warhammer Fantasy Battles universe, was announced a few months ago, and now we get a chance to check out some early gameplay and listen to a bit of developer commentary as we…