Lincoln Carpenter
Lincoln started writing about games while convincing his college professors to accept his essays about procedural storytelling in Dwarf Fortress, eventually leveraging the brainworms from a youth spent in World of Warcraft to write for sites like Waypoint, Polygon, and Fanbyte. After three years freelancing for PC Gamer, he joined on as a full-time News Writer in 2024, bringing an expertise in Caves of Qud bird diplomacy, getting sons killed in Crusader Kings, and hitting dinosaurs with hammers in Monster Hunter.
Latest articles by Lincoln Carpenter
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.
Shadow of the Erdtree review roundup: 'Recaptures all of the magic of playing Elden Ring for the first time'
By Lincoln Carpenter published
News Critics are heaping a Torrent of praise on Elden Ring's DLC.
To create its cast of Baldur's Gate 3 companions, Larian came up with 'hundreds and hundreds' of character concepts: 'It was a huge, huge list'
By Lincoln Carpenter published
News Character classes were the last details finalized in the Baldur's Gate 3 party's long iteration process.
Maxis canceled The Sims in the '90s, but it was saved by an unlikely hero: Electronic Arts
By Lincoln Carpenter published
News Project "Dollhouse" outlasted industry turmoil, gender norms, and company collapse.
Jackbox players rejoice: A free 'Megapicker' is coming soon that can launch the specific Party Pack game you want to play
By Lincoln Carpenter published
News With The Jackbox Megapicker, it'll be easier than ever to track down Tee K.O.
Minecraft 1.21, the Tricky Trials update, is out now
By Lincoln Carpenter published
News 1.21 brings Trial Chambers, automatic crafters, and new, worse skeletons.
Microsoft backs up Geoff Keighley after he ignited console warrior outrage over the Gears of War: E-Day trailer
By Lincoln Carpenter published
News In a valiant defense of a trillion dollar corporation, Xbox fans declare graphics terminology the latest battlefield of a war raging in their own minds.
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