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
OnJanuary 23, 2018

Richard Cobbett on the Lessons of Fable

All the recent talk of a potential Fable IV being in development by Playground Games has prompted Richard Cobbett to dust off his Rock, Paper, Shotgun account and pen a lengthy retrospective article that looks back at the previous Fable…

ByVal Hull
OnJanuary 23, 2018

Seven: The Days Long Gone Demo and Patch 1.0.7 Available

You can now play through the prologue level of Fool’s Theory & IMGN.PRO’s isometric stealth-action RPG Seven: The Days Long Gone for free, thanks to a free demo available on both Steam and GOG. And if you like what you…

ByVal Hull
OnJanuary 22, 2018

Kingdom Come: Deliverance Video Interviews

Rick Lagnese, Warhorse Studios’ US Community Manager was making the rounds during this year’s PAX South, talking about his studio’s upcoming historical RPG Kingdom Come: Deliverance. The resulting interviews offer a general overview of the game, explain its “dungeons but…

ByVal Hull
OnJanuary 22, 2018

Leonard Boyarsky Interview, Part 1 – Matt Chat

The latest episode of Matt Barton’s Matt Chat video interview series features Leonard Boyarsky, the veteran game designer who came up with Fallout’s iconic Vault Boy and is currently working at Obsidian Entertainment on the mysterious Project Indiana, together with…

ByVal Hull
OnJanuary 21, 2018

Pillars of Eternity II: Deadfire Video Interview

During this year’s PAX South, Obsidian Entertainment’s Katrina Garsten participated in a video interview where she talked about Obsidian’s highly anticipated RPG Pillars of Eternity II: Deadfire. The interview is not particularly in-depth but it does provide a concise overview…

ByVal Hull
OnJanuary 21, 2018

Ash of Gods Update #22

The latest Kickstarter update for AurumDust’s upcoming RPG Ash of Gods serves as a gateway to the game’s website where the real update awaits. This Developer Diary #5 brings us up to speed with Ash of Gods’ development now that…

ByVal Hull
OnJanuary 21, 2018

BloodLust 2: Nemesis Coming to Steam Early Access

BloodLust 2: Nemesis, WRF Studios’ vampire RPG we covered briefly in the past, will be launching into Steam Early Access in the first quarter of 2018. According to the developers, the game is currently content complete and playable, and the…

ByVal Hull
OnJanuary 20, 2018

Neverwinter Nights: Enhanced Edition Head Start Patch Notes, Livestream Recap

Beamdog’s Neverwinter Nights: Enhanced Edition has received a new Head Start patch that mostly focuses on bugfixing, while the developers continue to work on adding new features to the game. Beamdog’s Trent Oster and Phil Daigle go over a few…

ByVal Hull
OnJanuary 20, 2018

Wolcen: Lords of Mayhem Update #69 – 2018 Roadmap

The team at SolarFall Games looks back at the productive year of 2017, where their Early Access action-RPG Wolcen: Lords of Mayhem received a dozen major patches, was expanded with plenty of new features, and even got a trailer or…

ByVal Hull
OnJanuary 20, 2018

Thea 2: The Shattering Update – Resources and Character Models

The latest development update for Thea 2: The Shattering lets us know what the developers at MuHa Games have been working on since coming back from their holiday breaks. In short, the resources now look nice and spawn on the…