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.

Vikings: Wolves of Midgard Reviews

Here’s a batch of reviews for Games Farm’s Norse-inspired action-RPG, Vikings: Wolves of Midgard. From the looks of it, the general impressions haven’t changed much since the early reviews – the game is mostly good but with its fair share…

Grim Dawn Grim Misadventures #115

The latest in the Grim Misadventures series of development updates for Crate Entertainment’s action-RPG, Grim Dawn, offers a recap of the pat few updates that unveiled the new classes in the upcoming expansion, the Inquisitor and the Necromancer. In addition…

Dishonored 2 Free Trial

In a move reminiscent of the good old times, Bethesda Softworks now offers a free trial for their stealth action game, Dishonored 2. The trial is going to be available across the platforms on April 6th and will allow you…

Dauntless Looting and Crafting Explained

A new post on the official Dauntless developer blog talks about how the game’s crafting system fits in with the lore, describes the general process of hunting for components, and tries to sell you on temporary boosts, because what F2P…

Path of Exile Developer Q&A Part 3

The third part of the Path of Exile developer Q&A is now available. It’s shorter than the previous ones but there’s still some interesting stuff. For example: Can we expect UI quality-of-life improvements? Even relatively small and obvious changes take…

Dex Update 5.4.0.0, Free Demo

Dex, a side-scrolling cyberpunk action-RPG is receiving a free Demo version. In order to promote it, the game’s developer, Dreadlocks Ltd, has put out a new story trailer: And, along with the Demo, a new update for the game is…

Matt Chat 372 Featuring Maj. David Wesely

The 372nd episode of Matt Barton’s Matt Chat series continues the interview with Maj. David Wesely. This part provides us with a look behind the scenes on Coleco Adam system that didn’t quite live up to the expectations, Super Zaxxon…

Chris Avellone Planescape: Torment Q&A

Following the announcement of Planescape: Torment Enhanced Edition, Beamdog’s official blog boasts a Q&A-style interview with none other than Chris Avellone himself regarding his involvement in the project and some other Planescape-related topics. Be warned that some of the questions…

Forged of Blood Kickstarter Progress

The Kickstarter campaign for Forged of Blood doesn’t appear to be doing too well. After roughly a month, with another one to go, the campaign has so far managed to gather only $17,866 of the required $150,000. What’s important to…