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
OnOctober 2, 2017

Grim Dawn Grim Misadventure #128, Ashes of Malmouth Release Date Announced

The latest development update for Crate Entertainment’s action-RPG Grim Dawn, Grim Misadventure #128, announces the release date for the game’s upcoming Ashes of Malmouth expansion. We should expect it to launch October 11, 2017 on Steam, GOG, and Humble, priced…

ByVal Hull
OnOctober 2, 2017

Vaporum Reviews

In our review of the recently released steampunk dungeon crawler Vaporum, we call it “a perfectly reasonable way to spend 20 hours of your life.” And if you’re interested in a second opinion, so to speak, here are a few…

ByVal Hull
OnOctober 2, 2017

How Fallout 2’s Wild Wasteland Came to Define a Series

The folks at PCGamesN have recently covered the making of the original Fallout, and now we can also read an article of theirs that’s focused on the peculiarities of Fallout 2’s development that have resulted in a wasteland full of…

ByVal Hull
OnOctober 2, 2017

Vampire: the Masquerade – Redemption The Age of Redemption Mod v1.0 Available

Most of you are probably aware of the community efforts to keep Vampire: the Masquerade – Bloodlines as updated and full of content as possible. However, that game’s less glamorous and well-known predecessor, Vampire: the Masquerade – Redemption can also…

ByVal Hull
OnOctober 1, 2017

The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim Creation Club’s Survival Mode Preview

Bethesda’s Creation Club has been live in Fallout 4 for a while now, and its Skyrim counterpart is now available on Steam for beta testing. And if you opt into this beta test, you’ll be able to try one of the…

ByVal Hull
OnOctober 1, 2017

How Did Fallout 1 Ever Get Made?

Coinciding with the 20th anniversary of the series, the folks over at PCGamesN have spoken to the masterminds behind the original Fallout about the making of this legendary RPG. As a result, we’re treated to a story of how a…

ByVal Hull
OnOctober 1, 2017

Asura: Vengeance Expansion Released

Ogre Head Studio’s Asura is back with a vengeance, or more precisely, a free Vengeance expansion that adds a new game mode, a particularly hard difficulty, and plenty of new rooms and items to this action-RPG steeped in Indian mythology.…

ByVal Hull
OnSeptember 30, 2017

Thea 2: The Shattering Update #5, £34,275 and Counting

All conflict in Thea 2: The Shattering is going to be resolved through this nifty card game where your characters square off against their enemies, or even such concepts like climbing a mountain or solving a riddle, in a variety…

ByVal Hull
OnSeptember 30, 2017

Path of Exile Content Update 3.0.2 Detailed

The folks over at Grinding Gear Games are planning to deploy a new update for their action-RPG Path of Exile in the next two weeks, and apart from some new unique items and bug fixes, the update will add preliminary…

ByVal Hull
OnSeptember 30, 2017

Neverwinter: Tomb of Annihilation – Swords of Chult Update Announced

The PC version of Perfect World Entertainment’s and Cryptic Studios’ free-to-play MMO Neverwinter is about to get a new update on October 24, 2017. Entitled Swords of Chult, this update continues the Chultan adventures that began with Tomb of Annihilation,…