Latest articles by Lincoln Carpenter
Silksong has sold more than 3.2 million copies on Steam in less than 2 weeks, industry analyst firm estimates
News A shaw-inspiring success.
'What a publisher should do is, first of all, make genuine games': Vampire Survivors creator says he started his own publisher because too few 'try and let the developer realize their vision'
News The progenitor of the Survivors-like genre says he "may be a bit idealistic."
Borderlands 4 has a volume slider specifically for muting Claptrap—if you're a coward
News Though I revile Claptrap, I endure him as necessary atonement.
Former Pokémon Company head lawyer says yeah, those latest Nintendo patents are a bit much, aren't they: 'I wish Nintendo and Pokémon good luck when the first other developer just entirely ignores this patent'
News The USPTO may have hurt itself in its confusion.
Our most anticipated kei truck delivery game featuring depressed Animal Crossing-esque gig workers is launching on September 18
News I've never been so excited for something so soul crushing.
'An embarrassing failure of the US patent system': Videogame IP lawyer says Nintendo's latest patents on Pokémon mechanics 'should not have happened, full stop'
News "Bad patents like this cast a massive shadow on the industry."
Former Anthem lead producer says flying in BioWare's doomed live action shooter is proof of the dysfunction in its development: 'It's Anthem's worst feature, because the consequences of flying aren't adequately taken into account'
News Flying's only so fun when it makes everything else a bit of a mess.
Vampire: The Masquerade - Bloodlines 2: Everything we know
Smile, Jack Everything about Bloodlines 2's development, setting, clans, dancing, and more.
WotC president says he'd 'love to have' a new Dungeons & Dragons MMO, but it would have to 'rethink what an MMO is in this day and age'
News Seems easy enough.
If Silksong's corpse runs and double damage hits are too demanding, here's a pair of mods to tone down the difficulty just a notch
News Thanks, Team Cherry, but I can only give these bugs so much of my time.
Is Silksong everything we hoped? 5 PC Gamer writers react to the first hours of Team Cherry's extraordinarily hyped sequel
First notes Were those six years of Silksanity well spent?
The Silksong subreddit spent launch day sharing boss strats for Steam's 'cart phase', banishing each other to the Skongless year of 2019, and—let's see—posting hole
News Silksanity is dead. Long live Silksanity.
Silksong already has the 18th highest all-time peak player count in Steam history as it draws over 500,000 concurrent players in its first 4 hours
News Happy Silktember everyone.
Cronos: The New Dawn reviewers say it's an 'atmospheric and uniquely introspective' survival horror outing—but it's held back by 'run-of-the-mill combat'
While some critics find a rewarding balancing act in Cronos combat, others say it obstructs an otherwise fascinating setting.
Leaked Prey 2 development footage shows scifi bounty hunter gameplay that our cold and uncaring universe continues to deny us
News Oh, what could have been.
Final Fantasy Tactics remaster devs built a replacement for its lost source code from fansite downloads, director says: 'I do want to thank all of the fans for all of their help in keeping that information archived'
News A valuable lesson in version control.
The 33 best Minecraft skins to give your avatar a cool new look
Dress sense Check out the 33 best Minecraft skins based on video games, anime, and even a few memes.
'Silksong lol': CloverPit devs delay the slot machine Balatro-like by 23 days to escape the blast radius of Silksong's launch
News "We poured our hearts into our little game so of course we want to give it the best possible shot."
'I hope all your cars break down': Destiny players bid good riddance to departing Bungie CEO Pete Parsons in a rare moment of unity
News "He will not be missed. I do not wish him well."
Cheese Rolling is the best free Steam game about the age-old English tradition of hurling yourself down a hillside in pursuit of tumbling dairy
News I'm pleased to announce that I'm PC Gamer's best and only Cheese Rolling competitor.
'Let's fix every problem anyone has': Path of Exile 2 director says its massive next patch should pull the game out of its Dawn of the Hunt depression era
News PoE 2's been in its training arc.
Black Myth: Zhong Kui, the follow-up to Black Myth: Wukong, just got a surprise Gamescom reveal
News The second Black Myth entry will star a guardian deity with an extremely impressive tiger.
There's a Sekiro anime coming to Crunchyroll so I can relive my shame of getting brutalized by Guardian Ape
News I'm not holding a grudge or anything.
