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.

Why People Love Monster Hunter

If you do most of your gaming on a PC, and as such haven’t had the chance to play any of the Monster Hunter games yet, you might be interested in this PC Gamer article that tries to explain why…

Leonard Boyarsky Interview, Part 2 – Matt Chat

The second part of Matt Barton’s Matt Chat with Leonard Boyarsky is up. This insightful video interview covers Fallout’s journey from a Mad Max-styled GURPS game to a uniquely retro-futuristic thing of its own, the impact it had on popularizing…

Beamdog Developer Livestream Recap

If you’re curious to know what the team at Beamdog has been up to over the past week, you might want to check out the latest Beamdog livestream where Trent Oster and Phil Daigle tell us about an ongoing 50%…

Stoneshard January Updates

Stoneshard, an upcoming roguelike RPG from Ink Stains Games, received a couple of fresh development updates in January. The first one showcases the game’s weather effects, item identification, day and night cycle, and the Fields biome. And the second one…

Wolcen: Lords of Mayhem Update #70

The latest Kickstarter update for the hack ‘n’ slash RPG Wolcen: Lords of Mayhem features an interview with Hadrien, aka Nyhlus, a Kickstarter backer-turned team member at SolarFall Games. You might want to check it out if you’re curious to…

A List of Influential Immersive Sims

Immersive sims, otherwise known as stealth games or simply RPGs, are the subject of this Gamasutra article where a number of developers from across the gaming industry list 7 influential games of this type that everyone, including other developers, should…

Pillars of Eternity II: Deadfire Release Date Announced

We finally have the release date for Obsidian Entertainment’s highly anticipated cRPG Pillars of Eternity II: Deadfire. The god-chasing, island-hopping sequel to 2015’s Pillars of Eternity is currently slated for an April 3, 2018 release. So, if you’re interested in…