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
OnNovember 4, 2017

World of Warcraft: Battle for Azeroth and “Classic” Announced

Where does World of Warcraft go next, now that the Burning Legion has been defeated in the Legion expansion? Apparently, it goes back to its roots, to the times when Orcs fought Humans in an all-out war. Without a clear…

ByVal Hull
OnNovember 3, 2017

Star Wars: The Old Republic – Celebrating the Legacy of Knights of the Old Republic

As BioWare’s hit RPG Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic gets ported over to Xbox One through the wonders of backwards compatibility, the latest iteration of the series, Star Wars: The Old Republic gets a special event that celebrates…

ByVal Hull
OnNovember 3, 2017

Vaporum Patch #2 Released

Steampunk dungeon crawling goes international, as the second patch for Fatbot Games’ Vaporum adds support for 9 new languages and makes it possible for you to localize the game yourself, if your preferred language is not already on the list.…

ByVal Hull
OnNovember 3, 2017

Mount & Blade II: Bannerlord Developer Blog – Weapon Physics

The latest post on the developer blog for TaleWorlds Entertainment’s Mount & Blade II: Bannerlord talks about the weapon physics in their upcoming medieval RPG. And while “easy to understand” isn’t exactly what I’d call a system that takes into…

ByVal Hull
OnNovember 2, 2017

Pillars of Eternity: Definitive Edition Announced

Obsidian Entertainment and Paradox Interactive are about to give you a good reason to replay Pillars of Eternity while you wait for Pillars of Eternity II: Deadfire, by releasing a Definitive Edition of their expansive cRPG set in the world…

ByVal Hull
OnNovember 2, 2017

Expeditions: Viking Version 1.0.7 Live

Patch v1.0.7 is now live for Logic Artists’ party-based RPG Expeditions: Viking, and with it, the game is more or less content-complete. No major updates are planned from this point on, with maybe a few engine-related or bug-fixing patches coming…

ByVal Hull
OnNovember 2, 2017

Monster Hunter: World – Streamlined and Expanded

The folks over at Eurogamer love the Monster Hunter series and think that it deserves a much wider reach than it already has. And in their opinion, the upcoming Monster Hunter: World may just be the game to elevate this…

ByVal Hull
OnNovember 2, 2017

Ni-Oh Steam Trailer

The Complete Edition of Koei Tecmo Games and Team Ninja’s action-RPG Ni-Oh is coming to Steam on November 7, 2017. And to get people excited about that, they’ve released a new trailer with some gameplay, some accolades for the PlayStation…

ByVal Hull
OnNovember 1, 2017

Chronicle of the Plain of Shale, a Planescape Story by Chris Avellone

The latest edition of Dragon+, the digital version of the esteemed D&D Dragon magazine, has a treat for all you Planescape fans out there – Chronicle of the Plain of Shale, a short story by Chris Avellone. According to a…

ByVal Hull
OnNovember 1, 2017

The Elder Scrolls: Legends – Return to Clockwork City Announced

You’ve already had the chance to explore the Clockwork City of Sotha Sil in the recently released DLC for The Elder Scrolls Online, and on November 30, 2017, you’ll be able to revisit this mechanical wonderland in Bethesda’s CCG The…