Lincoln Carpenter
Lincoln has been writing about games for 11 years—unless you include the essays about procedural storytelling in Dwarf Fortress he convinced his college professors to accept. Leveraging the brainworms from a youth spent in World of Warcraft to write for sites like Waypoint, Polygon, and Fanbyte, Lincoln spent three years freelancing for PC Gamer before joining on as a full-time News Writer in 2024, bringing an expertise in Caves of Qud bird diplomacy, getting sons killed in Crusader Kings, and hitting dinosaurs with hammers in Monster Hunter.
Latest articles by Lincoln Carpenter

I wish Monster Hunter Wilds wasn't so afraid of letting me play Monster Hunter
By Lincoln Carpenter published
LOW RANKLED A story on rails gives Monster Hunter the wrong kind of guidance.

Best Switch Axe build in Monster Hunter Wilds
By Lincoln Carpenter last updated
Axe-iomatic Carve through the Forbidden Lands with two ways to cut.

Best Bow build in Monster Hunter Wilds
By Lincoln Carpenter last updated
Full quiver Turn those monsters into pincushions.

The first Monster Hunter Wilds event quests let you wear an adorable forest creature as a helmet, which means my headgear is locked in for the next few months
By Lincoln Carpenter published
News Peak fashion achieved.

Best Hammer builds in Monster Hunter Wilds
By Lincoln Carpenter last updated
Bonk 101 Clobber your way across Low Rank and High Rank with these recommendations.

Monster Hunter Wilds feels easy at launch—but after a decade of fighting post-release elder dragons and Master Rank monsters, I'm not worried about the light warmup
By Lincoln Carpenter published
Flat circle Ask me again in two years.

I've been playing Monster Hunter for 10 years and even I'm terrified of this Wilds speedrunner deleting a Tempered Gravios in 37 seconds
By Lincoln Carpenter published
News Surely this is for the ecology's benefit.

There's already a Monster Hunter Wilds mod to change your appearance without a DLC voucher
By Lincoln Carpenter published
News How safe it is to use is another matter.

You can save rare hunts for later in Monster Hunter Wilds, so you can come back for that Rey Dau gem when it's convenient
By Lincoln Carpenter published
News A monster saved is a monster… slain. Eventually.

All monsters in Monster Hunter Wilds
By Lincoln Carpenter last updated
Hunter's Guide A hunting handbook for every new and returning monster.

PSA: If Monster Hunter Wilds is crashing, try turning off frame generation
By Lincoln Carpenter published
News The extra frames are nice. The exploding software, less so.

Monster Hunter Wilds multiplayer guide: How to hunt with your buddies
By Lincoln Carpenter last updated
party time Every hunter's greatest test is finding their friends.

How to get a Speartuna Fin in Monster Hunter Wilds
By Lincoln Carpenter published
Ef-fish-ient To make a fish sword, you'll need a swordfish.

Monster Hunter Wilds review: Best in class monster combat, even with all the crashes
By Lincoln Carpenter published
Guild certified Hitting dinosaurs with hammers never felt so good.

Avowed: everything we know about Obsidian's next big RPG
By Lincoln Carpenter last updated
Skyrim-esque Set in the same world as Pillars of Eternity, Avowed is Obsidian's big new first-person RPG.

With Adventure mode squared away, Dwarf Fortress is entering a 'new era of development' as its devs shift focus toward future features
By Lincoln Carpenter published
News Today, fruit. Tomorrow, sorcery.

To make its fantasy extraction game, this studio of ex-Blizzard devs had to teach itself the art of third-person combat design: 'There's a science to how those are built'
By Lincoln Carpenter published
News In Legacy: Steel & Sorcery, "combat is king."

Discord finally adds an Ignore feature so you can gently silence someone's rancid vibes
By Lincoln Carpenter published
News At last: a better way to shun.

Monster Hunter wilds beta: How to defeat Doshaguma
By Lincoln Carpenter published
party crashing Send these pack monsters packing.

Unique items in Path of Exile 2 need to take more inspiration from Grim Dawn's diarrhea pants
By Lincoln Carpenter published
Itemized complaints Husk of Dreams indeed.

Civilization 7 early access unlock time and release date
By Lincoln Carpenter published
Launch times Here's when you can enter the new age of making history.

Monster Hunter Wilds beta release time and rewards
By Kara Phillips last updated
Get hunting Here's what you need to know about the second Monster Hunter Wilds open beta test.

War Thunder players take a break from leaking classified information to review bomb their beloved game for adding an auction house
By Rich Stanton published
News "Give it a year and they'll have exclusive vehicles in it."
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