Latest articles by Lincoln Carpenter
No, Geoff Keighley—Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 was not made by a team of 'under 30 developers,' and devs say repeating the myth is 'a dangerous path'
News SGF's fascination with small staff sizes discredits the integral work of external contractors and contributors.
Nightreign's distilled shot of Elden Ring juice makes it my ideal level of soulslike investment after 14 years of getting good
GUD ENOUGH The best balm for soulslike fatigue, it turns out, is a roguelike.
To be a master heister in Thick as Thieves, Warren Spector's 'player-powered' multiplayer Thief successor, the devs say you'll have to 'play with your ears'
News If your heist is about to go loud, make sure there's something louder nearby.
Relooted is a high-tech heist game about reclaiming African artifacts from Western collections, which are said to hold '90% of sub-Saharan African cultural heritage'
News Benevolent yoinking.
RE9 is real: Resident Evil Requiem just got a surprise SGF reveal, and it's launching in February
News Tragically, there's no giant vampire lady in sight.
Wildgate, the match-based Sea of Thieves in space from Mike Morhaime's new game company, launches this July
News And there's an open beta on the way, too.
Sonic Racing: Crossworlds just declared war on Mario Kart by becoming the true Smash Bros. of kart racers, bringing drivers from Minecraft, Persona, Yakuza—oh, and Hatsune Miku
News A new challenger approaches.
Square Enix just revealed a 'murder mystery action game' and as far as I can tell it's like Among Us in a spooky mansion full of hot people
News You put enough pretty people in the same space, and this kind of thing is bound to happen.
Nightreign players have figured out a way to guarantee you'll be at max level when fighting a Nightlord, but unfortunately it's super boring
News Success isn't always exciting.
Nioh 3 stars legendary warlord Tokugawa (the inspiration for FX's Shogun), and it's coming to PC in early 2026
News I'm not an expert, but I think the glowing guardian spirits are a product of creative license.
Oh dang, we're getting an all-new Lumines, and this one's got 'over 30 stages of synesthetic sensory wonderlands'
News That's my favorite kind of sensory wonderland!
The Witcher 4 tech demo has me hyped for a big budget open world for the first time in years—but not because of the Unreal graphics
bewitchered Thank god, they're making open worlds with character again.
Penguins confront Lovecraftian cosmic horror in the next game from the developers of Umurangi Generation
News Oh dear.
Former Ubisoft execs face trial in France this week on charges of 'moral and sexual harassment'
News Testimonies and internal Ubisoft audits allege an "institutionalized schoolboy environment" of racism, bullying, and sexual misconduct.
More than 2 million people have played/been brutalized by Elden Ring Nightreign in its first 24 hours
News That's a lot of Nightfarers.
12 Elden Ring Nightreign tips to get a head start hunting Nightlords
Tips 'n' Tricks Here's how to face Limveld's nastiest and come out on top.
Elden Ring Nightreign tier list: Who's the best character to pick?
Best of the best Choose which Nightfarer to take into the perilous land of Limveld.
This Brazilian roguelike is a 'brutal test against history's oppressors' where you can battle the perpetrators of a 19th century atrocity with AoE knife magic
News Hell Clock mixes a little Path of Exile and a pinch of Hades for an unholy take on a dark chapter of Brazil's history.
4 years after being delisted, Lost Planet 2 finally got a Steam update to remove Games for Windows Live—but it also removed online multiplayer and blew up everyone's saves
News Progress?
Elden Ring Nightreign launch times and release date
Launch times Here's when you can get Nightfaring.
'Nightreign is a weird one': Elden Ring Nightreign promises to be a divisive spinoff as reviewers say it's both 'deeply satisfying' and a 'frustrating slog'
News FromSoft's Elden Ring remix is magical when it's not being miserable.
Sorry, nightfarers: Elden Ring Nightreign does not have crossplay
Desync Your console friends will have to Nightreign alone.
Elden Ring Nightreign director says FromSoft will be fine-tuning game balance right up until launch: 'We really try to tweak things until the last minute'
News Finding the right level of brutality is a tricky business.
