Latest articles by Lincoln Carpenter
New Baldur's Gate 3 hotfix patches a rare case of 'teeny tiny legs' syndrome and ensures Charisma gives polearm users the clout they deserve
News God, I love patch day.
You can get 74 indie games for a scant $16 in this eSims for Gaza Itch.io bundle
News Plus over 80 TTRPGs, 26 books, over a dozen comics, and a few soundtracks on the side.
Crusader Kings 3 rides into the Steam best sellers atop a 70% sale and new Mongol-centric DLC
News It's Temujin time.
We can finally play 2006's flip phone-exclusive Monster Hunter port thanks to the tireless work of game preservationists and fan translators
News What a beautiful world we'd lost.
I spent $3 to shoot a wall for 30 minutes
News In Shoot the Wall, there is a wall and a gun. You shoot the wall with the gun.
Credit where it's due: Bethesda is being admirably normal by letting modders carry on with their competing Oblivion remaster
Oblivion(s) Not everything needs a DMCA.
The new Monster Hunter Wilds cherry blossom festival brings some of its best-looking armor sets yet
News Get some great looks for sakura season.
Oblivion Remastered live coverage: Launch info, reactions, and latest news
News It's time for a Cyrodiil homecoming.
It only took 3 hours for someone to upload the first Oblivion Remastered gooner mod
News Thanks, I guess.
How excited are we to replay a shinier version of Oblivion 19 years later?
TESIV Oblivion is a safe pick for the remaster treatment, sandwiched between the more flavorful Morrowind and more popular Skyrim.
Diablo 4's lead live game designer says difficulty is 'a tricky balance,' but Season 8 should pack more of a punch: 'If there isn't enough challenge, then it just feels like you're getting candy for free'
News The PTR has been an 'extreme testing ground' to help identify the right amount of hell to give players.
Diablo 4 devs say having to keep coming up with menacing names for activities is 'probably one of the most difficult design challenges' when you've already used up stuff like Helltide and Nightmare Dungeon
News There are only so many synonyms for "demonic."
The pitch of Diablo 4's next season is 'becoming the boss,' which is a polite way to describe killing a giant skeleton and stealing its death laser powers for yourself
News Yoink.
Capcom says it has 'already taken and will continue to take action' to ban Monster Hunter Wilds cheaters as it begins a '1-to-2 week review' of the challenge quest leaderboard
News It's dark times when Monster Hunter starts its own inquisition.
Nintendo confirms the Switch 2 price is staying at $450 in the US despite tariff turmoil, with preorders starting April 24
News Accessories will be more pricey "due to changes in market conditions," however.
Eugh: Discord is scanning some users' faces and IDs to 'experiment' with age verification features
News Don't like it.
The latest Elden Ring Nightreign character reveal is an aging viking whose hobbies include swigging ale and punching dragons in the jaw
News We have Godfrey at home.
Baldur's Gate 3 Patch 8 added a busted new spell that gives Fighters better smites than Paladins—and it's only a cantrip
News Now is the age of Booming Blade.
The latest Stalker 2 roadmap includes modding improvements, more A-life updates, and letting mutants eat corpses
News Pseudodog's gotta eat.
'Every single gamemode is completely broken': Star Wars Battlefront 2 has been unplayable for days on PC as hackers prevent players from spawning on any server
News So uncivilized.
Industry report says Steam users play more noncompetitive games than console players—and our interest in PvE keeps growing
News There's more to life than a K/D ratio.
Clone-conscripting base-builder The Alters gets a June 2025 release date
News Hopefully that date doesn't get any further alterations.
At last: Monster Hunter Wilds is willing to kick my ass
dangerous game Title Update 1 gives Wilds the teeth I was waiting for.
