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.

RPG Player Survey by Larian Studios

The Folks at Larian Studios have put together a survey aimed at figuring out what do people who play RPGs value the most in their preferred RPG subgenres. The survey doesn’t take long and offers an opportunity to win a…

XCOM 2: War of the Chosen The Templar Inside Look

The Templars in XCOM 2: War of the Chosen are a resistance faction that can join your cause. Just like the similarly named Protoss units in Star Craft, XCOM 2’s Templars are the masters of psionic warfare. They fight with…

Star Trek Online Season 13.5 Available on PC

Season 13.5, the latest update for Cryptic Studios’ Star Trek Online, is now available on PC. This midseason update introduces a new featured episode, an expansion of the existing Admiralty system, and a new Endeavor System. Here’s Steve Ricossa, STO’s…

Why Path of Exile is a Good Action-RPG

In a feature article, Rock, Paper, Shotgun’s Adam Smith praises Path of Exile as the finest action-RPG currently on the market. And while I think he could have gone a bit deeper into the game’s mechanics, his heart is in…

No Truce With the Furies Update – Bird’s Nest Roy

The latest post on the No Truce With the Furies developer blog describes the iterative process of creating a character for the game, using one Bird’s Nest Roy, a middle aged drug addict and a pawnshop owner, as an example.…

Richard Garriott Interview

GamesBeat offers an extensive interview with Richard Garriott, the creator of the Ultima series who’s been working in the games industry for nearly four decades now. A good portion of the interview is devoted to the business side of things…

Pantheon: Rise of the Fallen Bring Friends Teaser

Gearing up for the upcoming San Diego Comic-Con, the folks at Visionary Realms have released a new teaser for their upcoming MMO – Pantheon: Rise of the Fallen. It emphasizes, in a rather cheesy manner, that RPGs are most memorable…

Albion Online Staggered Launch In Progress

Albion Online, a classless MMO with a player-driven economy, has left the Beta and is currently undergoing a staggered launch. What this means is that depending on the game pack you purchase, you’ll be able to start playing as early…

Richard Cobbett on Second Chance Servers

With Secret World Legends launched and receiving regular updates, Richard Cobbett has decided to talk about all the times MMOs have gotten a second chance, both officially and with the help of private servers or emulators. We get to reminisce…