Latest articles by Lincoln Carpenter
UK police chief resigns over AI intel embarrassment, blames 'political and media frenzy' rather than his force's failure to fact-check Copilot
News UK government officials said they had "lost confidence" in the outgoing chief constable as a result of the scandal.
It's my duty as a child of the early 2000s to let you know a Beyblade-inspired roguelike was released on Steam last month
News We've wasted weeks where we could have been letting it rip.
Hopes for an eventual Anthem private server resurrection ignited as former executive producer says code for running the game locally 'is there to be salvaged and recovered'
News So you're telling me there's a chance? An extremely slim chance?
Umamusume developer Cygames bullied into apology by outraged horse girl enthusiasts after announcing AI subsidiary: 'We sincerely apologize for the concern we've caused'
News Nobody liked that.
Hytale surges to the most-watched game on Twitch, attracting over 420,000 viewers with its long-awaited launch
News Blocks never get old.
The next Helldivers 2 warbond brings suppressed weapons and stealth tech to turn your helldives into sneaking missions
Democracy secured via OSP.
Anthem is finally, officially dead
News It died as it lived: As a game with pretty fun flying.
Indie dev is delisting his AI game from Steam because his new girlfriend convinced him it's evil: 'The game existing in its current form is a disgrace to all game makers and players'
News There are heroes all around us.
Steam Workshop just got version control, hopefully making it less of a headache when game updates break all our mods
News Patch day just got a bit less unpleasant. Theoretically.
Dwarf Fortress kicks off another year of bonkers patch notes with the saddest 6-word story ever told: 'Mothers no longer seek ghostly babies'
News For sale: baby shoes, haunting ignored.
Ubisoft closes its recently-unionized Halifax studio, says it's not because of the unionizing
News Ubisoft said it made the "difficult decision" in an effort to "streamline operations, improve efficiency, and reduce costs."
'The game isn't about shooting other players': Embark CEO says Arc Raiders is unlikely to get a PvP leaderboard because the devs 'don't necessarily want to foster that kind of gameplay'
News You can't have a murder leaderboard without a murder competition.
After 200 hours of intensive worm punching, Rubicon Karate master melees Armored Core 6's Ice Worm to death without taking damage
News Practice makes perfect.
Rockstar still hasn't offered a convincing reason for firing over 30 GTA 6 developers
News Rockstar's alleged union busting has provoked protests and drawn skepticism from legislators.
'I'm a medieval otaku, after all': Legendary Final Fantasy composer Nobuo Uematsu says FF9's soundtrack is some of his best work—even if it's more popular overseas
News It's not a phase!
League of Legends players worldwide couldn't login for hours because Riot forgot to renew the client's SSL certificate—just like it did 10 years ago
News Happy new year!
In 2025, Monster Hunter fell prey to profit
carved up There's no predator more vicious than infinite growth.
Disney's embarrassing AI-generated Star Wars video of scrambled-up animals was the opening salvo in a year full of AI humiliation
Tragic Kingdom 2025 was the year of creative bankruptcy.
3 months before launch, Marathon art director Joseph Cross departs from Bungie: 'I'm incredibly proud of the visual world we built'
News Cross said leaving the studio was his decision.
This birdwatching take on Pokémon Snap says my awful Junco photography is worth $6000 and I'm not about to argue
News Good luck getting a refund. I already bought a cool hat.
World's most powerful 92-year-old wins Tekken 8 tournament for the elderly
News Move over, Evo.
Analyst firm says the games market is expected to reach a record-breaking $197 billion by the end of 2025, 'driven primarily by stronger-than-expected performance on PC and mobile'
News Number go up.
Ace Combat 8 will feature custom cloud tech, but not just for prettier skies: 'I personally am not particularly interested in improved visuals without improved functionality'
News AC8's new Cloudly engine skies will help pilots parse the dogfight happening around them.
