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.

How Obsidian Stays in Business in a Triple-A World

Eurogamer continues their coverage of Obsidian Entertainment with an article that touches on the least glamorous side of video game development – having enough money to stay in business and keep making games. Thanks to plentiful quotes from Feargus Urquhart…

Tyranny v1.2.0.0121 Patch Released

A new v1.2.0.0121 patch is now available for Obsidian Entertainment’s Tyranny and its Bastard’s Wound DLC. It focuses on fixing quest-related issues that were introduced with the 1.2.0 update, but also deals with a few other minor issues. Below you’ll…

Forged of Blood Strategic Layer Development Evolution

Forged of Blood is an upcoming turn-based tactical fantasy RPG by Critical Forge where, apart from commanding your troops on the battlefield, you’re also in charge of a strategic campaign to reclaim a lost kingdom. And to show us how…

Icewind Dale: Enhanced Edition iOS v2.4 Patch Released

Just like Baldur’s Gate II: Enhanced Edition before it, Icewind Dale: Enhanced Edition has now received the 2.4 patch for its iOS version. This patch mirrors some of the new BGII:EE features, while leaving others, like the Shaman class, for…

Mount & Blade II: Bannerlord Developer Blog Q&A

Murat Türe, the Lead Programmer of the Mount & Blade II: Bannerlord’s engine team answers a number of question in the latest developer Q&A on Steam. He talks about his duties as an engine programmer and compares Bannerlord’s engine to that…

Expeditions: Viking Version 1.0.6 Live

An official Steam announcement informs us that after a summer break, Logic Artists have released a new 1.0.6 patch for their viking-themed RPG Expeditions: Viking. The update is quite a significant one, since apart from fixing a number of issues,…

Fallout Shelter Surpasses 100 Million Users

Have you ever wondered what it would be like to run a Fallout Vault as an Overseer? If the answer is yes, then you’re not alone, since we now know that over a 100 million people have played Bethesda’s Vault…

Divinity: Original Sin II Released

Larian Studios’ Divinity: Original Sin II, the latest chapter in the Divinity saga, is now officially released on both Steam and GOG after spending a year in Early Access. You can purchase it for $44.99 or your regional equivalent. Play…

Pathfinder: Kingmaker Update #42

The latest Kickstarter update for Owlcat Games’ upcoming cRPG Pathfinder: Kingmaker is a bit on the shorter side – it informs us that Kingmaker will begin alpha testing at the end of September and gives a shout out to Larian…

Fall of Light Demo Available

Fall of Light, a Dark Souls-inspired RPG from RuneHeads and 1C Company, is set to be released in just a couple of weeks, on September 28, 2017. And if you’d like to try the game out before buying it, you…