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.

Wasteland 3 Fig Update #21

With The Mage’s Tale released, InXile Entertainment is now free to move some people around and focus on developing The Bard’s Tale IV and Wasteland 3, according to the latest Fig update. Here are a few paragraphs on the specifics…

The New World Update #16

The latest development update for Iron Tower Studio’s upcoming sci-fi RPG The New World gets a touch technical and talks about the transition from their previous Torque 3D engine, used in The Age of Decadence and Dungeon Rats, to Unreal…

Mount & Blade II: Bannerlord E3 2017 Recap

11 TaleWorlds Entertainment employees have attended the recent E3 and now that they’re back, the Mount & Blade II: Bannerlord developer blog boasts a comprehensive new post that goes over their experiences at the expo. A few snippets: The demo…

The Elder Scrolls: Legends – Heroes of Skyrim Released

Heroes of Skyrim, the first expansion for Bethesda’s CCG The Elder Scrolls: Legends is now available. It adds over 150 new Skyrim-themed cards and some new game mechanics. You can play it on PC through Steam or Bethesda’s proprietary launcher.…

World of Warcraft: Legion Patch 7.3 Detailed

A developer post on the Blizzard Entertainment forums announces that the 7.3 patch for World of Warcraft is now up and running on the Public Test Realm, and provides an overview of what that patch is all about. In this…

Pathfinder: Kingmaker Update #19, $570,708 and Counting

Inon Zur, a prolific video game composer, brings us the latest Pathfinder: Kingmaker Kickstarter update. He describes his creative process, shows off some of the instruments he used when working on the Kingmaker soundtrack, and in general conveys his enthusiasm…

Brian Fargo on IGN Unfiltered, Part 3

The latest part of Brian Fargo’s IGN Unfiltered interview is a bit on the shorter side but it’s packed with interesting stuff regardless. We get to hear about the early post-Interplay days, the importance of Kickstarter for InXile Entertainment, and…

Path of Exile: The Fall of Oriath New Music Design

The latest Path of Exile development update is all about the music in the upcoming The Fall of Oriath expansion. Grinding Gear Games’ composer Kamil Orman-Janowski explains his approach to creating new music for the expansion and offers a preview…

XCOM 2: War of the Chosen The Reaper Inside Look

The latest Inside Look video on the official XCOM YouTube channel offers a preview of The Reapers, a stealth-focused human faction in the upcoming War of the Chosen expansion for XCOM 2. Among The Reapers’ arsenal are the ability to…