Lincoln Carpenter

Lincoln Carpenter

News Writer

Lincoln has been writing about games for 12 years—unless you include the essays about procedural storytelling in Dwarf Fortress he convinced his college professors to accept. Leveraging the brainworms from a youth spent in World of Warcraft to write for sites like Waypoint, Polygon, and Fanbyte, Lincoln spent three years freelancing for PC Gamer before joining 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

Jason with customised Mac 10.
Rockstar asks modders to please take its games very seriously

By Lincoln Carpenter Published

News In mod guidelines published earlier this month, Rockstar tells modders to "respect our games."

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Khezu's model render in Monster Hunter Wilds: Ascendance.
Oh good, the pervert's back

By Lincoln Carpenter Published

News And it brought its kids.

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Monster Hunter Wilds: Ascendance director Takuro Hiraoka; a hunter being attacked by a flying monster in Ascendance.
'Players got better than we expected': Monster Hunter Wilds DLC director says Capcom is retuning its difficulty standards for the expansion's endgame

By Lincoln Carpenter Published

News "We're working on that balance."

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Monster Hunter series producer Ryozo Tsujimoto; a hunter posing with a large hammer in Monster Hunter Wilds.
Unbiased Monster Hunter producer predicts one weapon will climb the popularity rankings in Ascendance, has no agenda: 'Hammer should definitely go up a place or two'

By Lincoln Carpenter Published

News My man.

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Jesse and Dylan Faden with hands outstretched, working paranatural magic.
Control Resonant review: A gorgeous sequel, but a middling pivot to melee action

By Lincoln Carpenter Published

Sibling trauma [Redacted] is the better Faden.

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Sibling trauma
A mechanical titan rolls through the Hell of Nightmares in an illustration in Thousand Hells.
Thousand Hells is a 'tactical narrative' feast of infernal storytelling, but its defeats can feel brutal

By Lincoln Carpenter Published

HELL HURTS From the developer of King of Dragon Pass, a gorgeously imagined meat grinder for hapless adventuring parties.

HELL HURTS
Bungie's Bellevue, Washington offices, now being offered for sublease.
After a massive 2021 office expansion, Bungie is now trying to sublease its 211,000 square foot headquarters

By Lincoln Carpenter Published

News Bungie says it "will continue to maintain a physical office presence in Bellevue."

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A general view of a tradefairgoer is seen walking past the Gamescom logo during the opening day of Gamescom at the Cologne Trade Fair Center in Cologne, Germany on August 23, 2023.
'That criticism is justified': Gamescom apologizes for its callous response to developer hardware thefts

By Lincoln Carpenter Published

News Gamescom said it is "committed to jointly reviewing and further improving security," but doesn't mention any compensation for affected exhibitors.

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CJ "ah shit, here we go again" meme image laid over Xbox logo seen during the Tokyo Game Show 2024 at Makuhari Messe on September 26, 2024 in Chiba, Japan
Microsoft announces cap on Xbox Cloud Gaming hours for Game Pass subscribers, admits most aren't using it much anyway

By Lincoln Carpenter Published

News Gotta find revenue wherever you can, I guess.

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Onimusha: Way of the Sword
Onimusha: Way of the Sword launch times and release date

By Lincoln Carpenter Published

LAUNCH TIMES Your countdown to some quality katana time.

LAUNCH TIMES
A smiling man in military fatigues
'Can I cry?': Stalker 2 devs say its 2.0 update's engine overhaul was a nightmare—but worth the effort

By Lincoln Carpenter Published

News That's going to cause some anomalies.

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News
A hunter revs their boost bracer in Monster Hunter Wilds: Ascendance; a pair of hunters wearing the mascot armor set for the Ascendance expansion.
Monster Hunter Wilds: Ascendance's new combat gimmick is putting some Devil May Cry stink on hitting dinosaurs with hammers

By Lincoln Carpenter Published

News Welcome back, Impact Crater.

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The online character creation menu in Ace Combat 8: Wings of Theve.
Sick: Ace Combat 8 has online airbase lobbies where you can bum around as your own bespoke pilotsona

By Lincoln Carpenter Published

News Unfortunately, it also has battle passes. War is hell.

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Key art for Dwarf Fortress showing a trio of dwarves exploring a cave system; Dwarf Fortress co-creator Tarn Adams.
Dwarf Fortress creator says we can learn something from simply walling up dwarf nobles to maintain an equal society—but notes you have to abolish the dwarf cops, too: 'Another lesson to be had there'

By Lincoln Carpenter Published

News Much to consider.

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Dorothee Bär, Federal Minister of Technology during the gamescom 2026 at Koelnmesse on August 26, 2026 in Cologne, Germany.
CD Projekt Red opens its 'Arasaka hardware archives' to help an indie dev whose gear was stolen during 1 of at least 4 Gamescom thefts

By Lincoln Carpenter Published

News In a statement, Gamescom organizers said attendees "are advised to insure equipment against theft."

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A large ghost in Haunted Chocolatier; Eric "ConcernedApe" Barone.
Haunted Chocolatier's development has been 'very productive' in recent months, Eric Barone says: 'Working on Haunted Chocolatier is what I’m most eager and driven to do'

By Lincoln Carpenter Published

News The Stardew developer says he's now "certain" he'll enjoy Haunted Chocolatier once it's finished.

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A nautolan sitting in Mos Eisley in Star Wars Galaxies.
I want MMOs to waste our time again

By Lincoln Carpenter Published

RESTORATION I've accomplished very little on a Star Wars Galaxies private server, and I wouldn't want it any other way.

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RESTORATION
Lucia from Grand Theft Auto 6 laying on a pink bed while scrolling on her phone
What do you think of the GTA 6 reveal?

By Andrea Shearon Published

Request for comment Was the Netflix preview everything you’ve ever wanted, or a dud?

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Request for comment
Two criminals waiting in a glossy club in Grand Theft Auto 6.
Cyberleek may have just cashed out on their GTA 6 leak, earning over $200,000 in the most predictable crypto rugpull ever performed

By Lincoln Carpenter Published

News Nobody could have foreseen this.

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Key art for the Dwarf Fortress Myth and Magic update, showing a dwarven wizard casting a spell beneath the looming, ominous figure of Armok.
Holy crap, it's happening: Dwarf Fortress gets its first Myth and Magic update later this year, bringing each player's world its own procedural magic system

By Lincoln Carpenter Published

"Everything that makes fantasy what it is—with every piece tied into how that particular universe works, down to its bones."

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Tim Curry as Premier Anatoly Cherdenko in Command and Conquer: Red Alert 3.
Tim Curry, Red Alert 3 star and camp icon of stage and screen, dies aged 80

By Lincoln Carpenter Published

News Curry's incomparable acting career saw him starring as Soviet premiers, primordial clown horrors, and captains of Muppet crews.

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An overclocked Mega Man with a series of heatsinks exposed in Mega Man: Dual Override
God help us, they overclocked Mega Man

By Lincoln Carpenter Published

That's going to void a warranty for sure.

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A player character defends an NPC in Tarae: The Unbound.
Tarae: The Unbound is an 'Eastern dark fantasy' action RPG, and I for one am here for K-Diablo

By Lincoln Carpenter Published

News Featuring one of my favorite ARPG class archetypes: Guy With Gun.

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A dragon in Nodusfall.
The next game from Hoyoverse sure looks like someone put Elden Ring's clothes on Monster Hunter

By Lincoln Carpenter Published

News Who among us doesn't love to sever the Dreadnodus?

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GTA 6 protagonist Jason holding a smartphone.
GTA 6 leaker goes full cornball in newest videos, insists 'using crypto is the only way'

By Lincoln Carpenter Published

News Man, give it a rest.

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