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.

A Look at Video Game Crowdfunding

An editorial on Eurogamer takes a look at the ins and outs of crowdfunding now that it’s left the honeymoon phase. The article recalls how it all began, describes the current state of crowdfunding, and wonders where it can all…

Phoenix Point Update #11, $601,413, and Counting

As the Fig campaign for Julian Gollop’s Phoenix Point climbs to that first $650,000 stretch goal, we get a glimpse of the Floating Base that hides behind the elusive $850,000 goal. Additionally, the campaign’s FAQ has been updated: How will…

Iron Tower Studio Colony Ship RPG Design Update #14

The latest design update for Iron Tower Studio’s Colony Ship RPG describes a bunch of useful tools we’ll be using during our playthroughs. Energy shields, grenades, combat stimulants. All that with some nice new pieces of concept art. Here’s an…

Wolcen: Lords of Mayhem Update 0.4.1

Team behind the open world hack ‘n’ slash RPG, Wolcen: Lords of Mayhem is busy with revamping the game’s quest system at the moment. This didn’t stop them from releasing an update for the game that adds some functionality and…

The Surge Previews

Deck13’s action-RPG The Surge is getting released on May 16, 2017. With less than a week before its release, we have a couple of previews/early look videos to help you make an informed decision. Check them out: PCGamesN is totally…

Dark Souls III Patch 1.14 Released

The series may be over and content complete, but Dark Souls III is still getting some love from the developers. The latest patch, live today on May 12, 2017, fixes a number of issues and tweaks the game’s balance. Here’s…

Prey Steam Update v1.2

A new patch for Arkane Studios’ Prey is now available on Steam. Among other things, it fixes the issue that caused save files to become corrupted. Here’s the complete changelog: The Steam update v1.2 includes: Fix to prevent Save games…