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.

Black Geyser: Couriers of Darkness Funded, $63,305 and Counting

If you’re interested in Infinity Engine-styled CRPGs, and you probably are, you’ll be pleased to know that GrapeOcean Technologies’ crowdfunded project Black Geyser: Couriers of Darkness has reached its initial Kickstarter goal of €50,000 with 17 more days to go…

Pillars of Eternity II: Deadfire “Accolades” Trailer

Now that Pillars of Eternity II: Deadfire has been out for a few days and the general critical consensus seems to be fairly positive, the developers at Obsidian Entertainment have put together an “accolades” trailer that showcases some of the…

Underworld Ascendant and the Future of Immersive Sims

Citing games like Dishonored 2, Prey, and Deus Ex: Mankind Divided that all underperformed to some extent due to their blockbuster expectations, the editors at PCGamesN look to Underworld Ascendant as the next torch-bearer for the immersive sim genre. With…

Path of Exile: Incursion Announced

Grinding Gear Games has announced the Incursion expansion for their hit action-RPG Path of Exile. Releasing June 1, 2018, the expansion will be accompanied by a content update and a new challenge league, and have the players venture into the…

Creating Worlds: The Future of BioWare

After giving us a studio update last month, BioWare’s general manager Casey Hudson is back with a new blog post where, this time around, he talks about BioWare’s affinity for creating worlds and stories, and what those things mean for…

Neverwinter: Ravenloft Announced

After trying out something new with the exotic Tomb of Annihilation storyline, the developers at Cryptic Studios, along with their publishers at Perfect World Entertainment, are going back to the classics with their recent announcement of the Rafenloft module for…

Pillars of Eternity II: Deadfire Beginner’s Guides

If you’ve been following the development of Pillars of Eternity II: Deadfire, then you probably know all about that game’s world and characters, as well as the ins and outs of the traditional real time with pause CRPG gameplay. If,…