Lincoln Carpenter
Lincoln spent his formative years in World of Warcraft, and hopes to someday recover from the experience. Having earned a Creative Writing degree by convincing professors to accept his papers about Dwarf Fortress, he leverages that expertise in his most important work: judging a videogame’s lore purely by its proper nouns. Lincoln's previously written for sites like Waypoint, Polygon, and Fanbyte, and spent three years freelancing for PC Gamer before joining on as News Writer in 2024. He's a sicko for games that act as storytelling toolkits, whether we’re shaping those stories for ourselves or sharing them with others, and will take any opportunity to gush about Monster Hunter.
Latest articles by Lincoln Carpenter
Devolver announces Forestrike, a kung fu roguelike where you can plan your moves in advance
By Lincoln Carpenter published
News Precognitive punching lets you master your brawls before they begin.
Apex Legends suffers close to 30,000 negative Steam reviews in one week as the battle pass bombing campaign continues
By Lincoln Carpenter published
News How many times do we have to teach you this lesson, old man?
The VFX company behind that Dead Island reveal trailer we all obsessed over in 2011 is shutting down
By Lincoln Carpenter published
News Axis Studios produced cinematics for Bungie, Blizzard, Riot, and more.
The 31 best Minecraft skins to give your avatar a cool new look
By Lauren Morton last updated
Dress sense Check out the 31 best Minecraft skins based on video games, anime, and even a few memes.
Iizuka says Shadow the Hedgehog wasn't inspired by Vegeta, but fans have receipts that say otherwise
By Lincoln Carpenter published
News I don't care if the scouter says otherwise, I know a Vegeta when I see one.
After a year of competitive dino survival, Capcom ends new updates for Exoprimal
By Lincoln Carpenter published
News Though it sounds impossible, the mix of mech suits and dino fights didn't find a large enough audience to justify continued development.
Attention former RuneScape preteens: You owe it to yourselves to hear this official metal cover of the RuneScape theme
By Lincoln Carpenter published
News RuneScape: Battleaxes and Ballads is a licensed metal cover album and the ideal soundtrack for cooking thousands of lobsters.
After seeing this handheld pixel filter prism on Twitter, I'm haunted by an insatiable urge to pixelate everything in my home
By Lincoln Carpenter published
News If you're sick of pixel art, you might want to look away now.
Elden Ring: Shadow of the Erdtree players are sleepwalking through bossfights with the DLC's silly, pointy shields
By Lincoln Carpenter published
News Simply always be blocking.
To combat torrent traffic, a South Korean ISP deployed a bold strategy: Infecting 600,000 of its own customers with malware
By Lincoln Carpenter published
News Maybe don't.
Thanks to the Responsive NPCs mod, crowds in Cyberpunk 2077 can now react if you sprint nude through Night City's streets
By Lincoln Carpenter published
News At last, the recognition I deserve.
Elden Ring: Shadow of the Erdtree claws its way back to a 'Mostly Positive' rating on Steam: 'Don't listen to the negativity. Big sword still go brrr'
By Lincoln Carpenter published
News At this point, it's only a little tarnished.
Paramount rounds out a grim month for media preservation by nuking 25 years of Comedy Central video
By Lincoln Carpenter published
News Why keep today what you may or may not sell again tomorrow?
Despite all the difficulty grousing, Elden Ring: Shadow of the Erdtree has sold 5 million copies in less than a week
By Lincoln Carpenter published
News Evidence strongly suggests hitting things with swords remains cool.
DRDR, Frank's in the news: Capcom announces Dead Rising Deluxe Remaster
By Lincoln Carpenter published
News Oh, to shamble once more through the malls of yesteryear.
Warhammer 40,000: Darktide's latest update adds new weapons and a mission to reactivate an icy AdMech foundry
By Lincoln Carpenter published
News There's never been a better time to pick that old boltgun back up.
Following AI art complaints, Pokémon Company boots contest finalists who allegedly already robbed themselves of the joy of drawing a little guy
By Lincoln Carpenter published
News How could any machine hope to capture the wonder in an Eevee's heart?
Warframe pregnancy: A PC Gamer special report
By Lincoln Carpenter published
Expectant I asked Warframe's creative director if Warframes can get pregnant so you don't have to.
The latest Space Marine 2 gameplay overview promises 'seemingly endless waves' of Tyranids, chill hangouts on the Battle Barge
By Lincoln Carpenter published
News It is the Emperor's will that I spend quality time with the boys.
Pirate game not seen since 2010 will finally release this year
By Lincoln Carpenter published
News Last seen in 2010, Captain Blood has a new lease on a pirate's life.
Sony accidentally leaked an unannounced Helldivers 2 stratagem by getting its rocket launchers confused
By Lincoln Carpenter published
News The Super Earth censors are going to have a field day with this one.
Intellectual property law has come for the word 'Meeple'
By Lincoln Carpenter published
News Not even the little wooden board game guys are safe.
Here's everything from the June 2024 Nintendo Direct that's coming to PC
By Lincoln Carpenter published
News A crop of incoming JRPG remakes, fresh from Mario's house.
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