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.

Ultima Underworld and the Freedom to Make Bad Choices

Head on over to GameIndustry.biz and you’ll find this guest article by Chris Payne, the managing director at Quantum Soup Studios, where he talks about how playing Ultima Underworld back when it came out in 1992 made him into the…

Monster Hunter: World Rotten Vale Gameplay Video

After taking us on a delightful stroll through the picturesque Coral Highlands, the Monster Hunter YouTube channel treats us to another Monster Hunter: World gameplay video in preparation for the action-RPG’s January 26 console release. This particular one showcases the…

Rumor: Cyberpunk 2077 Will Be Playable at E3 2018

Citing two independent sources, GamePressure reports that CD Projekt Red’s highly anticipated RPG Cyberpunk 2077 will be showcased during this years E3 (June 12-14), with a playable demo available for those with a media badge. Now, both of these supposedly…

D&D Beyond – Elves, Tieflings, and Magic

Head on over to the D&D Beyond website and you’ll find several insightful new posts where Mike Mearls and Jeremy Crawford talk about the origins of Elves and Tieflings in the Dungeons & Dragons multiverse, as well as the differences…

Learning to Speak Monster Hunter

The January 26 Monster Hunter: World home console release is almost upon us, and then the PC release is just a few months away, so I think it’s safe to say that a lot of people will be trying Capcom’s…

Middle-earth: Shadow of War January Events

The folks at Monolith Productions are busy putting the final touches on The Blade of Galadriel, the first story DLC for their action-RPG Middle-earth: Shadow of War slated for a February 2018 release. And in the meantime they offer regular…

Monster Hunter: World Coral Highlands Gameplay Video

A new video on the official Monster Hunter YouTube channel features slightly over nine minutes of fresh Monster Hunter: World gameplay footage with some sparse developer commentary explaining what’s going on for those of us who know very little about…

Avernum 3: Ruined World Release Date Announced

Avernum 3: Ruined World, Spiderweb Software’s latest title, should be releasing on January 31, 2018, according to a tweet by the studio’s founder Jeff Vogel. Judging by the game’s Steam description, if you’ve never played a Spiderweb game before, this…