Latest articles by Lincoln Carpenter
I've always wanted to fire the infinite cannons of a giant anime battleship, and this solo dev's giving me a chance on Steam later this year
News Who among us hasn't yearned for a super dimension fortress of their very own?
Former BioWare producer Mark Darrah says it's valuable to have 'an idiot at the table' during game development—but only if they can remember who the experts are
News And they told me designated idiot wasn't a viable career path.
While I go stir-crazy waiting for another FromSoft game, I'm counting on these 4 indie Armored Core-likes to satisfy my mecha cravings when they hit Steam
News Put me back in the robot.
Dwarf Fortress is coming to Magic: The Gathering and I'm beginning to suspect Wizards of the Coast is targeting me, specifically
News ASCII art, meet card art.
Palworld imitator Pickmon changes a single title letter 'to better align with our brand identity' and definitely not for any other reason, guys, honest
Publisher NetworkGo says its title tweak is "a better vessel for the fantasy adventure we are building for you."
Roblox unveils new Roblox Plus monthly subscription that pays creators who get players to sign up for the new Roblox Plus monthly subscription
News Capturing half of the games industry's consumer sales growth apparently wasn't enough.
Amazon's Luna cloud gaming service is ending support for game purchases and subscriptions from third-party stores, and users will lose streaming access to purchased third-party games in June
News Luna users' previously purchased EA, Ubisoft, and GOG games will still be accessible on their associated platforms.
Survival shooter Road to Vostok 'secured the entire production budget for this game for years and years to come' within 24 hours of its Steam early access launch
News You could buy a lot of cans of pea soup with that kind of money.
One of Steam's most successful Pokémon-likes is doing a Palworld
News Temtem: Pioneers probably won't have any assault rifles, however.
HipHopGamer says GTA 6's user-generated content 'will produce millionaires'
News HHG also teased "a small exclusive" about a GTA 6 side mission.
Crimson Desert female character creator mod lets you cook up your own gender-swapped Kliff, and there's a male version in the works
News Be the Kliff you want to see in the world.
As frustration with Marathon cheaters intensifies, Bungie says improvements to its 'zero-tolerance policy around cheating' are underway: 'This is an area that we will continue to invest in'
News It's also investigating how to better manage player toxicity and stream sniping.
Devious Crimson Desert players are sending NPCs tumbling to their deaths by weaponizing their insatiable apple cravings
News It's a sandbox, they said. Let people have their own fun, they said.
Your joys will always be someone else's junk
SUIT YOURSELF People don't like a game I've been playing, and that's okay.
Our favorite open world FPS indie gem is getting New Game+, Spider-Man swinging, and wallrunning later this month
News Another excuse to play more Echo Point Nova? How could I refuse?
Mega Crit co-founder says he wasn't bothered by the Steam backlash to Slay the Spire 2's beta balance patch: 'It's difficult for players to feel like they're heard'
News Casey Yano says that, ultimately, reviewers are just using the tools they're given.
Marathon game director says Bungie's rebalancing 'god-like' knife damage, buffing Vandal and Recon shells, and knocking bubble shields down a peg
News Maybe Recon's tracker drone will start terrorizing someone else for once.
US Patent Office revokes Nintendo's controversial Pokémon battling patent in nonfinal decision
News Nintendo has plenty of space to respond, however.
WoW's latest raid cinematic could be the start of a massive story retcon for its worst expansion
News Death is not the end.
Bungie nerfs Marathon's slide cancel movement tech, says no movement freaks allowed: 'Unbounded movement, while expressive and clip-worthy, is ultimately unhealthy for the pace of play'
News Please just kill me like a normal person.
Arc Raiders' latest update brings its best improvement yet: Making late spawns less awful
News If you head out with your own loadout, you'll be less likely to find yourself in a half-finished match.
Star Wars Zero Company's lead mission designer is eagerly waiting to watch all your all-astromech challenge runs: 'Granted, it might not be a very easy thing to do'
News D-Squad rides again.
Star Wars Zero Company devs said 'there were some fights' about its story-centric squadmates suffering permadeath, but accepting that 'Star Wars is about loss' made the game stronger
News Hopefully nobody's processing that loss while the Tuskens are around. We know how that goes.
