Latest articles by Lincoln Carpenter
Xbox layoffs hit accessibility leadership, calling into question Microsoft's continued commitment to accessibility initiatives
News Accessibility efforts have been some of Microsoft's biggest wins—but that didn't stop it from cutting accessibility leads.
Legendary former Tekken boss says people don't 'properly evaluate' Hidetaka Miyazaki's 'remarkable' FromSoft career
News Harada says the Souls series "was the result of everything Miyazaki and his team had built up through their previous titles."
Compulsion Games is returning to independent management amid sweeping Xbox reorganization: 'Our immediate priority is to support our team'
News Evading its previously-reported closure, Compulsion will retain its IP rights as it transitions to independent ownership.
I'm learning to love autobattlers and it's because this Steam demo let me build a gnarly squad of combat freaks out of weird meat and goblin blood
News The goblins started it. I think.
Reinstated Subnautica 2 studio CEO immediately peaces out after Krafton agrees to pay the developer bonuses it went to court to avoid
News The publisher's ChatGPT advisor could not be reached for comment.
Steam is getting a jockey simulator next month that reimagines umamusume as normal horses
News It's an unconventional idea, but I'm willing to withhold judgement.
Open source game engine Godot will no longer accept AI-authored code contributions: 'We can't trust heavy users of AI to understand their code enough to fix it'
News At risk of drowning in AI slop code, Godot is firming up its contribution requirements.
Xbox marketing takes embarrassing turn with new Call of Duty ads loudly disclaiming 'NOT ON XBOX GAME PASS THIS YEAR'
News My 'NOT ON XBOX GAME PASS THIS YEAR' ad has people wondering a lot of things about my business strategy already clarified by my ad.
New Vegas director Josh Sawyer says games can and should pull on artistic inspirations from 'anywhere and everywhere': 'Greek plays, they knocked it out of the park thousands of years ago—why not look at them?'
News If you want the player to feel something, look to media that already cracked the code.
Meccha Chameleon review: A wonderful, rough-edged playground of creativity and psychic violence
IMPASTO-R It's wrapped in clumsy software, but it's a must-play multiplayer concept.
I dare you to refuse these unprecedented Prime Day deals on miniature shrubbery
PRIME DAY Don't look away. I know what you are.
Amidst mounting fears of Xbox closures, Todd Howard says Arkane is 'doing a really, really good job' on Blade
News Bethesda's boss confirmed Marvel's Blade is still in the works.
Valve says it isn't subsidizing the Steam Machine's $1050 price because of its 'religious' refusal to 'build a more closed system'
News The company says subsidizing hardware costs is ultimately worse for the consumer.
Instead of wishlisting its game, the developer of my favorite Next Fest demo wants you to play anyone else's: 'There are some genuinely great creators in this fest who deserve the attention'
News It's an unconventional marketing strategy, but I'll allow it.
Rockstar faces legal setback as UK tribunal allows its fired workers to bring every one of their union busting allegations to trial
News The trial date for Rockstar's firings dispute is now set for September.
Attention former 2000s youths: A second Beyblade-inspired roguelike has hit Steam Next Fest
News It's a big year for battle tops.
Sega says it made a 'life-sized figure containing Sonic's DNA,' and I have a few questions
News According to Sega, Sonic's DNA "essence" has been captured with "cutting-edge biotechnology."
It would take you 90 straight days to play each of Steam Next Fest's demos for just 30 minutes
News Hooray! Also, help!
Xbox is reportedly closing South of Midnight studio Compulsion Games after bragging about its award-winning developers earlier this year
News The shutdown comes just a few days after a report claiming that major layoffs at Xbox were on the way.
There's suddenly a terrifying number of games releasing this fall
News I'm going to need to fit a few extra weeks into September somehow.
Everything announced at Xbox Games Showcase 2026
RECAP Here's your recap of Microsoft's reveals.
Wielders of the Essence is revolutionizing the bullet heaven genre by letting you play as swamp-dwelling amphibians instead of vamp-hunting Italians
News No frog fights alone.
Monster Hunter Wilds: Ascendance caps off Capcom's redemption arc with a 'massive' expansion in 2027
News So many promising new lizard faces to hit with hammers.
