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
A studio helmed by StarCraft 2's multiplayer lead wants to create an RTS 'paradigm shift' with its unannounced game
By Lincoln Carpenter published
news Tencent studio Uncapped Games hopes to revitalize the RTS genre with a game that's not about "playing the piano as fast as possible."
Bold new era of Helldivers 2 lightning combat short-circuits as Arc Throwers start crashing games
By Lincoln Carpenter published
News Arrowhead's identified the problem, but suggests avoiding arc weapons and Tesla towers until it's fixed.
Riot hits the development reset button for its League of Legends MMO: 'The initial vision just wasn’t different enough from what you can play today'
By Lincoln Carpenter published
News The studio will be going radio silent about the project "to focus on the incredible amount of work ahead of them."
Dragon's Dogma 2 review roundup: 'An engine to create dynamic moments during every adventure'
By Lincoln Carpenter published
News Praise for a rich open world, with asterisks for occasional clunkiness.
Marathon reboot gets a surprise game director replacement as Bungie is once more denied a moment's peace
By Lincoln Carpenter published
News Joe Ziegler, former Valorant director, has taken over leadership of the upcoming extraction shooter.
Red Dead Redemption 2 receives unexpected HDR10+ support, reminding us all that there are still cowboys moseying out there somewhere
By Lincoln Carpenter published
News The Wild West was, in many ways, a place of high contrasts.
Roblox reveals new AI-powered 3D modeling tools to 'empower the creation of anything, anywhere, by anyone,' which we're probably not meant to read too closely
By Lincoln Carpenter published
news What kid wouldn't be excited by the prospect of rapid monetizability?
Classic Marathon is coming to Steam well before the unclassic Marathon reboot
By Lincoln Carpenter published
News The freeware Steam release is an open source community revival of Bungie's 1994 Mac shooter.
A giant snake monster ruined my apple-fueled medieval utopia in the Steam Next Fest demo for this settlement sim
By Lincoln Carpenter published
news It's all fun and games until an apocalyptic fog makes a mess of your orchards.
Vampire: The Masquerade - Bloodlines 2: Everything we know
By Lincoln Carpenter, Lauren Morton last updated
Smile, Jack Everything about Bloodlines 2's development, setting, clans, dancing, and more.
Penny's Big Breakaway makes me wish I'd spent more time playing platformers before Penny's Big Breakaway
By Lincoln Carpenter published
Strong platform I think this "going fast" thing is really going to catch on.
Avowed: everything we know about Obsidian's next big RPG
By Lincoln Carpenter last updated
Skyrim-esque Set in the same world as Pillars of Eternity, Avowed is Obsidian's big new first-person RPG.
Indiana Jones and the Great Circle: Everything we know
By Emma Matthews last updated
No Ticket We'll be embarking on an entirely new adventure with Dr. Henry Jones Jr. in 2024
Palworld could be a delight if it wasn't so invested in being awful
By Lincoln Carpenter published
KNOCK-OFF EFFECT Shockingly, animal cruelty doesn't make for a fulfilling experience.
The best Lethal Company mods
By Christopher Livingston published
Toolkit of terror Make the horror more horrifying in the hilarious co-op game.
New PC games from 2023: last year's upcoming releases
By Lauren Morton last updated
Upcoming Games Our release date schedule for PC's biggest 2023 games.
Avatar: Frontiers of Pandora: Everything we know
By Lincoln Carpenter last updated
In the Na'vi All the latest info about Ubisoft's attempt at playing James Cameron.
Squadron 42: Everything we know about Star Citizen’s singleplayer campaign
By Lauren Morton last updated
Star-studded Get up to lightspeed on Squadron 42's cast members and story details.
Avatar: Frontiers of Pandora is really hoping you'll show up already loving Avatar
By Lincoln Carpenter published
Blue Cry The big, blue catboy Far Cry that someone very specific has been waiting for.
Lies of P review: Pinocchio is cool now
By Lincoln Carpenter published
Puppet Show Even with strings attached, Lies of P holds its own.
26 common and extremely specific HUD elements, ranked from worst to best
By Lincoln Carpenter published
Screen stars Screw it, let's rank waypoints, ammo counters, mana bars, and other HUD staples.
This Contra-like is a celebration of spread guns and gnarly flesh
By Lincoln Carpenter published
Fresh meat Plus you can be a little shark guy. For him, I'm guessing the flesh is a bonus.
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