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.

Prey Free Trial Available

A free trial for Arkane Studios’ immersive sim Prey is now available on Steam (it’s the inconspicuous Download Demo button on the right side of the store page). The trial will let you experience the opening hour of the game,…

Conan Exiles: The Frozen North Expansion Released

The Frozen North, a free expansion for Funcom’s Early Access survival RPG Conan Exiles is now out on PC, coinciding with the game’s launch on Xbox One. The expansion introduces a new snowy biome, increasing the size of Conan Exiles…

Larian’s RPG Player Survey Results

Not so long ago, the folks at Larian Studios have polled nearly 15.5k RPG players to find out which aspects of RPGs they liked most, and now they’ve published the results in a colorful 19-page PDF file filled with graphs…

Undertale Available on PS4 and PSVita

Undertale (not to be confused with Underrail), a Kickstarted game by Toby Fox a great deal of people seem to enjoy, has made its way onto the PlayStation 4 and PSVita, after being released on PC back in 2015. Originally…

Ancient Frontier Release Date Announced

Ancient Frontier, a turn-based sci-fi strategy with RPG elements, described by the developers, Fair Weather Studios, as a cross between X-COM and Battlestar Galactica, is coming to Steam on September 21, 2017. According to the press release we’ve received, the…

Exzore: The Rising Kickstarter Campaign Launched

Exzore: The Rising, an open world action-RPG we’ve covered briefly in the past, has now appeared on Kickstarter with a modest initial goal of £50,000. Apart from an unpronounceable name, the game will have a dynamic world, modular crafting, a…