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.

Chris Avellone Podcast Interview

During the recent GDC, Chris Avellone joined Kotaku’s Splitscreen podcast to talk about his career. The end result is an informal chat touching on a variety of topics from all over the place. The rough release state of Star Wars:…

Chris Avellone Podcast Interview

During the recent GDC, Chris Avellone joined Kotaku’s Splitscreen podcast to talk about his career. The end result is an informal chat touching on a variety of topics from all over the place. The rough release state of Star Wars:…

Styx: Shards of Darkness Interview

Cyanide’s Lead Level Designer, Julien Desourteaux spoke to WCCF Tech about Cyanide’s upcoming stealth game, Styx: Shards of Darkness. In the interview, Desourteaux discussed the lovable goblin protagonist, Styx and his franchise potential, new features in Shards of Darkness in…

Unknown Realm: The Siege Perilous Interview

The developers behind Unknown Realm: The Siege Perilous have mentioned in their recent Kickstarter update that they didn’t have much time for PR and as such had only one interview planned for the near future. That interview is now up…

Tom Clancy’s The Division Free Year 2 Content Plans Revealed

In celebration of Tom Clancy’s The Division first anniversary, Julian Gerighty, Creative Director at Massive Entertainment has revealed their plans for the upcoming year. Apart from an anniversary event, players can expect two free expansions for the game to come…

Middle-earth: Shadow of War Gameplay Trailer

There’s a new alpha gameplay trailer for Middle-earth: Shadow of War, during which the team at Warner Bros. showcases one of the primary features of the updated Nemesis system, Nemesis Fortresses. Here’s a quick intro: Witness firsthand the next generation…

Necromunda: Underhive Wars Interview on Level Design

In a promotional post on PCGamesN, aimed at showcasing the advantages of Unreal Engine 4, Rogue Factor developers talk about their upcoming title, Necromunda: Underhive Wars. Despite this being presented as a sponsored pro-Unreal article, in its essence it’s still…

Making the RPG Genre Work in VR

The latest of Richard Cobbett’s RPG Scrollbars talks about the challenges the RPG genre is facing when operating within the constraints of VR systems. Considering that even InXile is pursuing this avenue with their The Mage’s Tale, it’s good that…