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.

DC Universe Online Anniversary Event

In celebration of its 6th anniversary, DC Universe Online holds a limited-time event available through to January 31, 2017. This event takes both Super Heroes and Super-Villains on a cooperative journey through time to fight off a Qwardian invasion from…

Crypt of the Serpent King Released on Steam

Sneaking under the radar, Crypt of the Serpent king has been released on Steam. It is described as a medieval first-person hack’n’slash dungeon crawler with roguelike elements. You can purchase the game for $2.99 or your regional equivalent. Currently, Steam…

Iron Tower Studio Colony Ship Game Design Update #11

The new update for Iron Tower Studio’s Colony Ship RPG showcases the game’s character and inventory screens and explains the systems behind them. The screens look stylish and detailed but quite intuitive for anyone who played The Age of Decadence…

Battle Brothers Developer Blog #93

Battle Brothers, a turn based tactical RPG currently on Steam Early Access, has received a new update that introduces Steam Achievements and Trading Cards. Aside from this being good news for those interested in these particular aspects of gaming, according…

Path of Exile Upcoming Content

In a low-key forum post, Grinding Gear Games outlined their plans regarding Path of Exile’s future content. The game’s 3.0.0 expansion is only one challenge league away and is said to add a brand new Act Five to the game.…

Knights of the Chalice 2 Development Update

The folks at RPG Codex have stumbled upon a new development update for the upcoming Knights of the Chalice 2. The contents of this and other updates are restricted to existing buyers of Heroic Fantasy Games products, but the Codex…

Unknown Realm: The Siege Perilous Updates #9-11

The Kickstarter campaign for Unknown Realm: The Siege Perilous keeps getting regular updates now that it has less than ten days to go. Update #9 is the big one, announcing that Chris Huelsbeck, a venerated Commodore 64 composer, is on…

Hellgate: London “London 2038” Gameplay Livestream

The developers behind London 2038, the ambitious multiplayer mod for Hellgate: London, have streamed themselves playing their work-in-progress on Twitch. While the stream’s quality is somewhat below that of professional streamers, both in terms of recording and the somewhat jarring…

Icewind Dale: ToEE Total Conversion Mod in Open Beta

In case you ever wanted to know what would happen if Infinity Engine games were truly turn-based, and possibly looked a whole lot like Troika Games’ The Temple of Elemental Evil, you’re in luck. You can now play through the…