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.

Ni-Oh’s Release Date Announced

Nioh, Team Ninja’s action-RPG has gone gold after being in development for over a decade. In an official tweet found by Gameinformer.com, game’s publisher Koei Tecmo has announced that Nioh will be released on February 7, 2017 for PlayStation 4.…

Dishonored 2 Game Update 2 Releases Soon

Those still on the fence about picking up Bethesda’s Dishonored 2, or those who seek some added challenge during their next playthrough, might be interested to know that Game Update 2 is about to hit the shelves. This new update is…

Deus Ex Retrospective

Whenever there is talk about best games of all time, Ion Storm’s Deus Ex is always somewhere high up on that list. Countless articles have been written about Deus Ex, countless playthroughs completed. Each one ever so slightly different from…

Unknown Realm: The Siege Perilous Updates #12-15

With less than three days left in its Kickstarter campaign, Unknown Realm: The Siege Perilous has crossed the $100,000 mark which means the stretch goal providing a mystery bonus game to backers of $19 and above tiers was reached. This…

Battle Brothers Developer Blog #94

The new developer blog update for Battle Brothers, a turn based tactical RPG by Overhype Studios, brings us up to speed with the progress on late game crises. According to the developers they just need to implement events and a…

Mount & Blade II: Bannerlord Development Progress Update

PC Gamer has rounded up excerpts from a number of TaleWorlds’ developer forum posts and interviews pertaining to the current progress of Mount & Blade II: Bannerlord. Unfortunately, aside from generalized statements of work being done there isn’t much else…

Conan Exiles System Requirements, Server Types and Mod Support

Conan Exiles, Funcom’s open-world survival sandbox game, launches into Steam Early Access on January 31, 2017. Preceding that, Funcom has updated the game’s Steam page to include the minimum and recommended system requirements: MINIMUM:OS: Windows 7 64 Bit/ Windows 8…

Star Trek Online Anniversary Event

Star Trek Online has set its course for an anniversary event. To celebrate the seven years of its existence, the free-to-play MMORPG is getting a new update in its Season 12 – Reckoning. According to a press release we’ve been…

The Dwarves Receives Patch for PC and Consoles

The Dwarves, an action-RPG by KING Art Games, has received a new patch for PC and consoles. This update improves the overall performance and fixes a few bugs. Continued work on the game throughout 2017 is also promised. Here are…

Icewind Dale Retrospective

Lilura1, a blog that focuses on isometric RPGs, is in the process of creating a detailed retrospective of the original Icewind Dale. Part I introduces the game and talks about the setting, the ruleset and character systems, as well as…