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.

Kingdom Come: Deliverance Release Date Announced

The big announcement for Warhorse Studios’ realistic RPG, Kingdom Come: Deliverance, promised in a recent teaser, has turned out to be the game’s official release date. The current plan, according to the game’s Kickstarter page, is to get the game…

Brian Fargo on IGN Unfiltered

Brian Fargo has recently participated in the IGN’s monthly Unfiltered interview show. The first part of that interview, where Brian Fargo talks about how he got into the video game industry, his favorite games as a kid, and more, is…

Cyberpunk 2077 Early Design Documents Stolen

According to CD Projekt RED’s official Twitter account, several of their internal files were stolen by unidentified individuals. Some of those files were early design documents for Cyberpunk 2077. A demand for ransom has been made and swiftly rejected. I…

Pathfinder: Kingmaker Kickstarter Update, New Interview

The Kickstarter campaign for Owlcat Games’ RPG Pathfinder: Kingmaker is off to a great start. In the first 24 hours, the project secured 36% of its initial goal. Currently, the project is sitting at $265,292, more than halfway there. Enthusiastic…

Path of Exile The Fall of Oriath Beta Launched

The Beta test for Grinding Gear Games’ upcoming The Fall of Oriath expansion for Path of Exile is now live, according to an official forum announcement. The Beta contains seven out of the ten acts that will be present in…

Vampyr E3 2017 Trailer

The E3 2017 trailer for Focus Home Interactive and Dontnod Entertainment’s upcoming action RPG Vampyr is now available, offering three-and-a-half minutes of highly stylized, blood-sucking footage. Exactly what you expected, in other words:

GOG Summer Sale 2017

GOG’s annual Summer Sale is live and will last through to June 20, 2017. During this time, 1500+ GOG games can be purchased at discounted prices. As is tradition, this sale is accompanied by a community event. This particular one,…

The Story Behind Mass Effect Andromeda’s Development

After Mass Effect Andromeda’s lukewarm reception, Kotaku’s Jason Schreier decided to find out what exactly went wrong during the game’s development cycle. He spoke to a number of BioWare employees, who remain anonymous, and produced a lengthy editorial that sheds…

Magic: The Gathering RPG in Development

During my brief period of infatuation with Magic: The Gathering, I’ve always thought that all the art, the characters, and the worldbuilding there could be used for something more than just little bits of flavor text. According to a press…

Phoenix Point Update #18, $755,286 and Counting

The Phoenix Point Fig campaign is in its final hours. The total amount of money gathered with roughly 6 hours left to go is $755,286, which means that with a bit of a push and some late backers, the second,…