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.

Guild Wars 2: Path of Fire Reviews

Reviewing an MMO is no easy task, even if it is just an expansion. Still, a number of reviews for the recent Path of Fire expansion for Guild Wars 2 are now available. For the most part, they paint a…

BattleTech Update #46 – Multiplayer Backer Beta is Live

The latest Kickstarter update for Harebrained Schemes’ BattleTech brings great news for their Mechwarrior-level backers and above – the long-awaited multiplayer backer beta is now live. Together with the Skirmish Beta, the Multiplayer Beta will be open through the end…

Square Enix’s CEO on the Future of Deus Ex

Earlier this year, we’ve heard reports that the Deus Ex franchise was put on hold, perhaps even indefinitely. However, in his recent interview with GameIndustry.biz, Yosuke Matsuda, the CEO of Square Enix, said that the series is merely waiting its…

Thea 2: The Shattering Development Update

The official MuHa Games website has a new development update for their latest project – Thea 2: The Shattering. The update compares Thea 2’s art with that of the original Thea game and outlines the recent developments on the technical…

D&D Beyond November Update

During a recent livestream, D&D Beyond’s Adam Bradford brought us up to speed with the recent developments and upcoming updates for the digital Dungeons & Dragons platform, and then held a bit of a Q&A session. Thankfully, a transcript is…

Monster Hunter: World Fresh Gameplay

This article over at Rock, Paper, Shotgun directs our attention to roughly 20 minutes of fresh Monster Hunter: World gameplay, brought to us courtesy of Dengeki Online, a Japanese site. And while the footage itself is in Japanese, RPS’ accompanying…

The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion Retrospective

With Morrowind and Skyrim always getting their fair share attention and/or nostalgia whenever Bethesda’s The Elder Scrolls series is brought up, this Eurogamer article attempts to paint the fourth installment in The Elder Scrolls series, Oblivion, in a positive light.…

World of Warcraft: Battle for Azeroth Building New PvE Features

The folks at Gamasutra have managed to chat with Blizzard Entertainment’s creative director Alexander Afrasiabi and production director Jon (John) Haight about the upcoming new PvE features in World of Warcraft’s Battle for Azeroth expansion. In short, the expansion’s PvE…