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.

Expeditions: Viking Interview with Jonas Waever

GamingBolt has a new interview up with Jonas Waever, the creative director at Logic Artists, the team behind the recently released Expeditions: Viking. The interview covers a broad range of topics, including bringing something new to the table in the…

Battle Brothers Lore & Art Book Released

The owners of the Supporter Edition of Battle Brothers will be happy to know that the Digital Lore & Art Book has been finalized and released, according to the official developer blog. The book’s contents are pretty self-explanatory, but here’s…

Starpoint Gemini Warlords Released

Starpoint Gemini Warlords, a space simulator with 4X and RPG elements is now available on both Steam and GOG. The retail price is set at $34.99, or your regional equivalent, of course. Here’s a gameplay trailer to set the stage:…

Gwent: The Witcher Card Game Now in Public Beta

Public beta testing of CD Projekt RED’s Gwent: The Witcher Card Game is now live across all platforms. To celebrate this, the team has released a couple of different trailers, including an impressive cinematic one: And one explaining the basics…

Phoenix Point Update #14, $643,259 and Counting

The Fig campaign for Julian Gollop’s Phoenix Point is about to reach the $650k stretch goal with over 14 days left to go. This means drivable vehicles are almost a certainty. I expect the next update to talk about that.…

Why System Shock Matters

An editorial on Glixel tries to answer why System Shock, a game from 1994 that didn’t even sell too well still matters to this day. A number of quotes from Warren Spector, Chris Avellone, and Paul Neurath provide an insider’s…

StarCrawlers Released

StarCrawlers, a sci-fi CRPG of the dungeon crawling variety, has officially left Early Access. The game is available on Steam and GOG. The retail price is set at $19.99, or your regional equivalent, however a promotional 25% discount is currently…

System Shock Remastered Edition Update #32

The latest Kickstarter update for Nightdive Studios’ System Shock revolves around the original game’s sound design. Jonathan Peros, the Remastered Edition’s Audio Director, talks shop, explaining the ways in which System Shock’s soudntrack was far ahead of its time. You…

Is Being Evil in RPGs Fun?

Richard Cobbett, in his RPG Scrollbars column on Rock, Paper, Shotgun, ponders whether it is fun to be evil in RPGs. His ultimate conclusion is that no, it isn’t. Not when being evil is the only thing you can be.…