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.

Anarchy Online Now on Steam

Anarchy Online, Funcom’s 16-year-old sci-fi MMORPG has come to Steam. The game offers a free to play model with optional membership and in-game purchases. As I have no personal familiarity with the title, I can’t comment on the fairness of…

Neverwinter: The Cloaked Ascendancy Launched

The Cloaked Ascendancy expansion for Cryptic Studios’ Neverwinter is now live on PC. This particular add-on centers around reclaiming Neverwinter’s River District, battling crazed mages, and protecting trade caravans, which you’ll catch a glimpse of in the launch trailer: And…

UnderRail: Expedition – New Weapon Types

Thanks to the latest Dev Log, we now know that UnderRail’s Expedition expansion will be receiving three new weapon types: spears, machetes, and shotguns. These weapons will have their own unique animations, feats, and in the case of shotguns –…

Grim Dawn Grim Misadventures #112

The latest, 112th, “Grim Misadventures” feature announces a new aspect of the upcoming Grim Dawn expansion: the Illusionist NPC. Known to players of Blizzard Entertainment’s games as transmogrification, the Illusionist will be able to change the way your armor and…

David “Dr. Cat” Shapiro Video Interview, Part Six

The final installment to Matt Barton’s chat with David “Dr. Cat” Shapiro revolves around the social aspects of online games, namely Dr. Cat’s Furcadia, which holds a Guinness World Record for longest-running social MMORPG. Creative editing tools play a big…

Horizon Zero Dawn Reviews

The reviews for Horizon Zero Dawn, a PS4 exclusive set to release on February 28, 2017, are coming in already. At the time this article goes up, the game’s Metacritic score is sitting at 89, and the reviews are mostly…

Cave of Sorrows Kickstarter Campaign

An intriguing project, Cave of Sorrows, has appeared on Kickstarter. This old school RPG promises gameplay in the vein of of Baldur’s Gate and Temple of Elemental Evil. The best thing about it? It’s nearly done and asks for mere…