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.

Joined: December 18, 2016
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ByVal Hull
OnJanuary 25, 2017

Diablo III Q&A Follow-Up

In December 2016, Blizzard Entertainment held a Diablo III-themed Q&A session on Facebook. Afterwards, they got a number of follow-up questions, most prominent of which have now received answers. These questions touch on the Paragon system, creating additional end-game activities,…

ByVal Hull
OnJanuary 25, 2017

Beamdog’s The Familiar on Giving Old Concept Art New Life

In 2016, the folks at Beamdog had a neat idea – to publish a CRPG/Baldur’s Gate-themed digital magazine. They called it The Familiar and ran it for a grand total of two issues. Now, there’s an announcement on the developer…

ByVal Hull
OnJanuary 24, 2017

Richard Cobbett’s RPG Scrollbars: FPS Quest For Glory, RPG Inventories

Richard Cobbett’s Rock, Paper, Shotgun column boasts a couple of new entries. First one, titled A Heretical Quest For Glory, describes the moderately successful attempts of porting the adventure/RPG hybrid Quest For Glory IV into Hexen’s first person shooter engine.…

ByVal Hull
OnJanuary 24, 2017

Deus Ex: Mankind Divided – A Criminal Past DLC Announced

The release date for Deus Ex: Mankind Divided’s second story DLC has been announced. This piece of content named A Criminal Past is set to hit the stores on February 23, 2017. It is aiming to bridge the chronological gap…

ByVal Hull
OnJanuary 24, 2017

Torment: Tides of Numenera Previews

A number of journalists have recently played a Demo version of Torment: Tides of Numenera that allowed them to explore The Bloom, an expansive area somewhere in the middle of the game not included in the current Early Access build.…

ByVal Hull
OnJanuary 23, 2017

Dark Souls III: The Ringed City DLC Announced

The second piece of DLC for FromSoftware’s action RPG Dark Souls III, titled The Ringed City, has been announced. It is set to release across the platforms (PS4, Xbox One, PC) on March 28, 2017 and will be available for…

ByVal Hull
OnJanuary 23, 2017

Expeditions: Viking Previews

We’ve rounded up a number of previews for Logic Artists’ upcoming strategic exploration/tactical combat RPG, Expeditions: Viking. This viking-themed sequel to Expeditions: Conquistador is aiming at a first quarter of 2017 release, so now’s as good time as any to…

ByVal Hull
OnJanuary 22, 2017

Standing Stone Games Interview

Dungeons & Dragons Online, as well as The Lord of the Rings Online are two staples of online gaming that are going strong for about a decade, all the while other, flashier projects started, peaked, and faded into obscurity. So,…

ByVal Hull
OnJanuary 22, 2017

Standing Stone Games Podcast Interview on DDOCast

DDOCast, a podcast dedicated to Dungeons & Dragons Online, had an hour-long talk with the developers from newly-formed Standing Stone Games. Just as their The Lord of the Rings Online minded counterparts at LOTRO Reporter, DDOCast uses this opportunity to…

ByVal Hull
OnJanuary 21, 2017

Battle Brothers Developer Blog #95

With the predicted final release window of early 2017 already upon us, Overhype Studios continues pumping out development updates for their upcoming turn based tactical RPG, Battle Brothers. In a so much to do, so little time situation, the current…