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.

Joined: December 18, 2016
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ByVal Hull
OnJune 10, 2018

Anthem Cinematic Trailer, Game Details and Footage

This year’s E3 brings plenty of Anthem-related reveals and announcements, so if you’re interested in BioWare’s upcoming co-operative action-RPG about flying around in a high-tech exo-suit and shooting all kinds of oversized flora and fauna, you might want to stick…

ByVal Hull
OnJune 9, 2018

Beamdog Developer Livestream – Studio News and Stream of Many Eyes Recap

Mark Meer, the voice of Commander Shepard and plenty of other video game characters, joins Trent Oster for this week’s Beamdog developer livestream where the two of them share the latest studio news and stories from the recent Stream of…

ByVal Hull
OnJune 9, 2018

System Shock Remastered Edition Update #44

This month’s development update for Nightdive Studios’ remaster of the original System Shock brings a progress report with plenty of sample screenshots and animations, deals with some backer survey stuff, and directs us towards the beta for the recently updated…

ByVal Hull
OnJune 9, 2018

Star Trek Online: Victory is Life Expansion Live on PC

Victory is Life, the newest expansion for Perfect World Entertainment’s sci-fi MMO Star Trek Online is now live on PC. This expansion celebrates the 25th anniversary of Star Trek: Deep Space Nine by introducing a new DS9-inspired storyline to the…

ByVal Hull
OnJune 9, 2018

Grimshade Nintendo Switch Version Announced, Game Details Revealed

Talerock’s story-driven RPG Grimshade that’s currently sitting at $46,886 pledged on Kickstarter will be getting a Nintendo Switch release sometime in 2019, we learn from a press release that also shares some details about the game’s character development system. Have…

ByVal Hull
OnJune 8, 2018

Pillars of Eternity II: Deadfire Update #49 – Patch v1.1, Beard and Hair Pack Free DLC Available

The latest Fig update for Pillars of Eternity II: Deadfire directs our attention towards the newly released Patch v1.1 for the pirate-themed CRPG that adds a good deal of quality of life improvements like the auto-attack only party AI setting,…

ByVal Hull
OnJune 8, 2018

The Banner Saga 2 Available on Nintendo Switch

With the third and final installment of Stoic Studio’s The Banner Saga narrative RPG series right around the corner, the series’ second part is now available on Nintendo’s portable Switch console for $19.99, with a 25% discount on top of…

ByVal Hull
OnJune 8, 2018

Mount & Blade II: Bannerlord Developer Blog Q&A

TaleWorlds Entertainment’s latest in-house developer Q&A introduces us to Olcay Mancilikçilar, a technical animator on Mount & Blade II: Bannerlord whose main job is to make sure Bannerlord’s animations feel smooth and responsive in relation to the game’s complex combat…

ByVal Hull
OnJune 8, 2018

Titan Quest Nintendo Switch Release Date Announced

Titan Quest got a PlayStation 4 and Xbox One release earlier this year, and now we learn that THQ Nordic’s mythological action-RPG will be coming to the Nintendo Switch on July 31, 2018. This announcement comes with a press release…

ByVal Hull
OnJune 7, 2018

Stoneshard Updates, $56,415 and Counting

With 9 more days to go, Ink Stains Games’ Kickstarter campaign for their roguelike RPG Stoneshard is currently working towards some of its stretch goals, with $56,415 already pledged. Over the last few days, the developers have been posting plenty…