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.

Richard Cobbett on Unique RPG Settings

Richard Cobbett laments the lack of originality in RPG settings in his latest RPG Scrollbars column on Rock, Paper, Shotgun. In an ‘exception proves the rule’ sort of way, he lists a number of games that do have unique and…

Tim Lang Video Interview, Part Two

Matt Barton is back with another episode of his Matt Chat show, featuring Tim Lang. This one focuses on Lang’s involvement with the Might and Magic series. A lot of great stuff and personal anecdotes in there. Check it out:

Expeditions: Viking Upcoming Fixes

A developer post on the Expeditions: Viking Steam page outlines the current plans for the upcoming patch 1.0.3. The team is busy trying to fix quest logic and game crashes, and when they’re not doing that, they’re squashing minor bugs…

Knights of the Chalice 2 Development Update

Development updates for Knights of the Chalice II, an upcoming RPG based on the Dungeons & Dragons Open Game License, are locked behind a paywall on the developer’s forums. However, thanks to RPG Codex we have a convenient way to…

Secret World Legends Developer Livestream

After its initial announcement, the re-release of The Secret World has managed to slip under our radar. However, recently the developers at Funcom held a livestream session playing and talking about the game for about an hour. We get to…

Prey Reviews

Due to Bethesda Softworks’ policy when it comes to early review copies, most major outlets still have their Prey reviews listed as in-progress. As such, we have an eclectic bunch of reviews from all over the internet. From the looks…

Darkest Dungeon: The Crimson Court Steam Page is Live

The latest developer post on the Darkest Dungeon website announces that the Steam page for Darkest Dungeon’s first expansion, The Crimson Court, is now live. The release date is still set to ‘when it’s ready’ but at least things are…

Expeditions: Viking Patch 1.0.2 Released

Following up on their promise in a recent newsletter, Logic Artists have released a new patch for their historic RPG, Expeditions: Viking. It fixes a whole heap of issues and tries to improve stability as much as possible. Here’s the…

Phoenix Point Update #8, $564,748 and Counting

The latest Fig update for Phoenix Point showcases an example of vehicle design, talks a bit about doomsday viruses, and answers a couple of common questions. Have a look: Vehicle Design Borislav and Svetoslav had created our first vehicle design.…