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.

A Look at Stormlands, Obsidian’s Canceled Xbox One Exclusive

Stormlands, Project North Carolina, the canceled Xbox One exclusive action-RPG that was supposed to propel Obsidian Entertainment into the big leagues but instead nearly killed the company and indirectly contributed to its return to its isometric CRPG roots, has always…

Wolcen: Lords of Mayhem Update #60

The latest Kickstarter update for the open world hack ‘n’ slash RPG Wolcen: Lords of Mayhem introduces the 0.5.0.2 Update that adds 7 Signature skills, several new types of spells and items, and revamps the way potions work. The update…

Corven: Path of Redemption Music, Landscape Art, and More

Corven: Path of Redemption, an ambitious project inspired by the Ultima series and described by the developers as a story-driven single-player interactive open world Adventure-RPG, has recently relocated to a new domain and received a new update. The update doesn’t…

Chris Avellone Interviews

Everyone’s favorite RPG designer, Chris Avellone, has recently participated in a couple of insightful interviews. The one with RPGamer revolves around the “mercenary developer’s” video game-making adventures since his departure from Obsidian Entertainment, his reasons for that departure, and his thoughts on…

Divinity: Original Sin II Character Introductions

Larian Studios’ YouTube channel has been abuzz with activity lately, releasing daily spotlight videos in preparation for Divinity: Original Sin II’s September 14 release. The latest two of those introduce Lohse and Beast, two of the game’s Origin characters that…

The Making of Alpha Protocol

Eurogamer has recently paid a visit to Obsidian Entertainment and used that opportunity to talk about Alpha Protocol, Obsidian’s spy RPG and a bit of a cult classic by now. The resulting article is filled with interesting tidbits about the…

Prey – Crazy Powers, Wacky Weapons & Ham

In a new promotional video for Prey, some of the developers behind the recently released immersive sim talk about their favorite areas, weapons and skills in the game. As the video’s title might suggest, it doesn’t take itself too seriously,…

Ni-Oh Bloodshed’s End DLC Announced

Bloodshed’s End, the final piece of DLC for Ni-Oh, Team Ninja’s action-RPG that takes place in a dark fantasy version of Sengoku period Japan, will be launching on September 26, 2017 for $9.99. The final chapter of William’s journey, Bloodshed’s…