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
Alan Wake 2: Everything we know
By Lincoln Carpenter last updated
Reawakened All the Alan Wake 2 details about Remedy’s next chapter for the long-absent author.
Everything we know about Crimson Desert
By Stacey Henley last updated
Blood Red The new open world action game isn't a direct sequel to Black Desert Online, but expect some similarities.
Skate: everything we know about the series revival so far
By Stacey Henley last updated
ollie whoop Everything we know about Skate 4, including the confirmed PC release, who's making it, and when to expect it.
The Steam sale superstars you should never buy for full price
By Lincoln Carpenter published
💸 If they're not on sale now, they will be soon.
XDefiant: Everything we know about Ubisoft's free-to-play FPS
By Morgan Park last updated
XD All the info we have on XDefiant, newly freed from the Clancyverse.
God help me, Pinocchio might become the coolest protagonist of 2023
By Lincoln Carpenter published
👺 After a few hours hands-on with Lies of P, I'm bought in on Pinocchio Souls.
Indie soulslike Bleak Faith: Forsaken is a cautionary tale written in jank
By Lincoln Carpenter published
Ouch Proof, in Soulslike form, that game development is hard.
Everything we know about Forspoken, Square Enix's next big action-RPG
By Wes Fenlon last updated
ForSquare Here's what we learned about the open world Forspoken, coming in 2023.
2022 game releases: everything that launched on PC last year
By Lauren Morton last updated
What's new? The calendar of new games coming to PC in 2022, broken down month-by-month.
Dwarf Fortress review
By Lincoln Carpenter published
Digging Deep Dwarf Fortress tunnels onto Steam in all its unfathomable glory.
The Dark Souls 2 defenders are still logged on
By Lincoln Carpenter published
Majula Dreamin' Bearers continue to seek seek lest
11 games with impressively tiny install sizes in 2022
By Lincoln Carpenter published
Smol A strategy guide for your next game of disk space Tetris.
The big games from the last decade we forgot ever existed
By Lincoln Carpenter published
Memory hole Remembering some not-so-old faces.
The existential horror of playing Mount & Blade 2 on easy mode
By Lincoln Carpenter published
God fearing The fine line between heroics and horror.
Shadow Warrior 3 review
By Lincoln Carpenter published
Lo-Wering the Bar Boomer shooter Shadow Warrior 3 revives a hero we never needed.
RIP moon: an elegy for the big rock videogames love to blow up
By Lincoln Carpenter published
🌛 Even if the moon is haunted, that's no excuse for treating it as poorly as we have.
Forspoken makes spellcasting look magical for once
By Lincoln Carpenter published
Go speed caster Witches are learning parkour and the future is bright.
The Anacrusis is a co-op FPS that understands you want to hang out with your friends
By Lincoln Carpenter published
World of Goo Imagine if Left 4 Dead's AI director was designed to vibe.
Hurtle through the hellmouth in this occult retro FPS
By Lincoln Carpenter published
ELDRITCH BLAST The magic of Into the Pit is a hands-on affair.
In survival RTS Age of Darkness, thousands of enemies aren't the only threat
By Lincoln Carpenter published
Hands-On Please observe and respect the deadly fog.
Jenga and WarioWare collide in this free game
By Lincoln Carpenter published
News Jingoku was developed in less than 72 hours for Ludum Dare 49.
This Crusader Kings 3 mod adds a crucial feature: fishing minigames
By Lincoln Carpenter published
news Cast your royal woes away.
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