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.

BattleTech Update #42

According to the latest Kickstarter update, the ongoing BattleTech Skirmish Beta is getting a new update later this week. This update tweaks some gameplay mechanics, improves the AI, and adds the option to rebind keyboard shortcuts. The multiplayer Beta is…

The Secret World TV-Series Announced

An announcement from Funcom tells us that The Secret World is heading to the small screen with the help from Johnny Depp’s production company Infinitum Nihil. Little is known about the project as of yet, only that the show’s pilot…

Kingdom Come: Deliverance Interview

The folks over at Xbox Tavern have talked to Warhorse Studios’ community manager Rick Lagnese about Warhorse’s upcoming historical RPG Kingdom Come: Deliverance. The interview offers some insights into the current plans for post-launch support of the game, its difficulty…

Underworld Ascendant Pre-Alpha Gameplay Footage

As promised in the development update from a few days ago, the Adventurer and above-tier backers of Otherside Entertainment’s dungeon crawler Underworld Ascendant are now able to try out a Pre-Alpha build that lets them play through The Challenge of…

Immortal Planet Reviews

Immortal Planet, a recently released isometric action-RPG, described by the developer as “a love letter to Dark Souls,” has been out for a little while. A number of outlets have had the chance to write their reviews by now, some…

Battle Brothers Podcast Featuring Josh Sawyer

It’s no secret that Obsidian’s Josh Sawyer has a certain degree of appreciation for Overhype Studios’ strategy/RPG Battle Brothers. Still, I was quite surprised to see him appear on an episode of the strategy-focused Three Moves Ahead podcast to talk…

How Conan the Barbarian Comes to Life in Three New Games

We’ve been covering Funcom’s Conan Exiles and its ongoing Early Access journey here on GameBanshee for a while now. But this Polygon article has directed our attention towards a couple of other games that offer plenty of roleplaying opportunities for the…

Vampire: The Masquerade Storytellers Vault Launched

World of Darkness, and in particular its Vampire: The Masquerade parts, are well known across the world and I’ve seen the vampire lore it established “borrowed” quite liberally over the years. Perhaps this is the reason that White Wolf Entertainment…