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.

Victor Vran: Overkill Edition Released

Two new pieces of DLC for Haemimont Games’ action-RPG Victor Vran are now available for purchase on GOG. Victor Vran: Fractured Worlds and Victor Vran: Motörhead – Through the Ages are also available as part of the Overkill Edition on…

Richard Cobbett on Video Game Languages

In his latest RPG Scrollbars column on Rock, Paper, Shotgun, Richard Cobbett talks about the so-called Conlangs, or constructed languages, and their use in games. He mentions various techniques used to create these languages, lists a number of examples from…

Phoenix Point Alpha Gameplay Footage

IGN has released the gameplay video promised in the previous Fig update for Phoenix Point. The 8 minute video pits Julian Gollop, the original creator of X-COM, against a giant alien queen and some crab people. The presented Alpha gameplay…

Mount & Blade II: Bannerlord Playable Demo at E3

A press release we’ve received informs us that TaleWorlds Entertainment’s sandbox RPG Mount & Blade II: Bannerlord will have a playable demo available during the upcoming E3 2017 (June 13-15). And while this announcement doesn’t really tell us much, we…

Dragon’s Dogma: Dark Arisen Available on GOG

Dragon’s Dogma: Dark Arisen is an open world action-RPG that lets you fight dragons, griffins, and other fantasy beasts by climbing onto them. It was originally released for PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 back in 2013. It later came to…

Dauntless “Forge Your Legend” E3 2017 Trailer

PC Gamer brings us the new E3 2017 gameplay trailer for Dauntless (update: we’ve since received the trailer), the upcoming Monster Hunter-like action RPG. The trailer provides us with a glimpse of the loot treadmill that will exist in that…

Path of Exile New Microtransaction System Explained

The folks at Grinding Gear Games have unveiled the upcoming changes to their microtransaction system in Path of Exile. In short, the game’s monetization principles remain the same, but managing your purchased microtransactions becomes more convenient. This video explains it…