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 7, 2018

Josh Sawyer on Building Pillars of Eternity II: Deadfire and Updating Tradition

A couple weeks ago, Obsidian Entertainment’s Josh Sawyer participated in a Gamasutra livestream where he talked about Pillars of Eternity II: Deadfire and his particular brand of game design. Bits and pieces of that livestream have now been transcribed into…

ByVal Hull
OnJune 7, 2018

Hero-U: Rogue to Redemption Gets a Steam Page, July Release Window

Hero-U: Rogue to Redemption, Transolar Games’ spiritual successor to the Quest for Glory series of Adventure/RPG hybrids, is going through a backer beta at the moment, prior to its full release. This full release, according to the game’s new Steam…

ByVal Hull
OnJune 7, 2018

Chrono Trigger PC Patch #3 Available

The Steam version of Chrono Trigger has received a new update with another one already on the way, which is quite commendable for a port of a 23 year old game. This latest patch improves the game’s UI, combat feedback…

ByVal Hull
OnJune 6, 2018

Harebrained Schemes Acquired by Paradox Interactive

After publishing Harebrained Schemes’ BattleTech, Paradox Interactive decided to go one step further and acquire the team behind the tactical RPG and the Shadowrun Returns series altogether. According to the open press release announcing this purchase, HBS will retain its…

ByVal Hull
OnJune 6, 2018

New, Unannounced Diablo Project in the Works

The minions of Hell are growing stronger, or at the very least they’re getting ready to do so, as Blizzard Entertainment’s job openings page now lists a number of positions for a “new, unannounced Diablo project.” That “new” part makes…

ByVal Hull
OnJune 6, 2018

The History of Bethesda Game Studios Video Documentary

Whether or not you’re a fan of Bethesda Game Studios and their style of open-world RPG, it’s hard to argue the studio’s impact on the video game industry, and especially its RPG-themed corner, what with them having the rights to…

ByVal Hull
OnJune 6, 2018

Warhammer 40,000: Inquisitor – Martyr Released

Hack ‘n’ slash action-RPGs rarely go for a sci-fi aesthetic, but that’s exactly what the team at NeocoreGames had in mind for Warhammer 40,000: Inquisitor – Martyr, a game that, after a lengthy period of Early Access, is now fully…

ByVal Hull
OnJune 5, 2018

Kingdom Come: Deliverance Patch v1.5 Available, More to Come

A new major update for Warhorse Studios’ historical RPG Kingdom Come: Deliverance is now available. It adds a couple of new features, like the ability to purchase indulgences and a “Lost and Found” system for quest items, and fixes over…

ByVal Hull
OnJune 5, 2018

BattleTech Interview on Animation Speed and Pacing

When Harebrained Schemes released BattleTech, a certain number of users and reviewers were unified in their dissatisfaction with the game feeling too slow, drawn out, and sluggish. And so now, we have this Rock, Paper, Shotgun interview with BattleTech’s game…

ByVal Hull
OnJune 5, 2018

The Elder Scrolls Online: Summerset Console Release Day

The Summerset expansion for Bethesda’s MMO The Elder Scrolls Online was released for PC and Mac on May 21st, which the developers treated as Early Access of sorts, designating June 5, 2018, the day when the expansion was set to…