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.

Secret World Legends Free to Play Explained

Whenever a game goes Free to Play, a question that inevitably arises is the one asking what exactly does Free to Play mean in this particular situation? An official news post fills us in on the details of The Secret…

Phoenix Point Update #15, $656,926 and Counting

The latest Fig update for Phoenix Point informs us that the project’s first stretch goal has been reached. This means we’ll get a chance to field some armored vehicles alongside infantry during the game’s missions. With the $650k goal reached,…

Where does Mass Effect Go From Here?

An editorial on The Zombie Chimp tries to analyze what went wrong with Mass Effect: Andromeda. It also ponders what could the next entry in the Mass Effect series do to regain its status as the sci-fi RPG. Here’s an…

Grimoire: Heralds of the Winged Exemplar Delayed

Grimoire: Heralds of the Winged Exemplar, an RPG that just can’t seem to get released, is delayed once again. This time the reason for the delay is rather prosaic: Steam is taking too long to verify the developer’s financial information.…

Pathfinder: Kingmaker Developer Comments

A Reddit user who goes by Thainen and is claiming to be a member of the Owlcat Games Studio, has been answering Pathfinder: Kingmaker-related questions over the last couple of days. And while many of those are vague and off-topic,…

BattleTech Update #39

The latest Kickstarter update for Harebrained Schemes’ BattleTech contains some unfortunate news for those interested in the upcoming Backer Beta. Due to unforeseen issues with online connectivity, the Backer Beta will initially contain just the singleplayer Skirmish mode. Here’s more…

Tim Lang on the Tragic Tale of Might and Magic IX

The fourth part of Matt Barton’s interview with Tim Lang revolves around all things Might and Magic. We get to learn a bit about the intricacies of voice acting at New World Computing, Tim Lang’s degrees of separation from Kevin…

Darkest Dungeon: The Crimson Court Release Information

The Crimson Court expansion for Darkest Dungeon now has an official release date. This blood-soaked expansion will come to PC on June 19, 2017, with a $9,99, or your regional equivalent price tag. Acording to the developers, this PC release…

Grim Dawn Sells Over One Million Copies

According to a press release, Crate Entertainment’s action-RPG Grim Dawn has sold more than a million copies since release, plus over 200k copies of the Crucible DLC. To celebrate reaching this milestone, the developers offer the game at a 50%…