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

Titan Quest 2 early access delayed due to 'a lot of noise' from ARPG competitors, but the developers say closed playtest results have been 'incredibly motivating'
By Lincoln Carpenter published
News Best to let things settle a bit, perhaps.

Palworld devs 'disappointed' as they patch out a game mechanic to appease Nintendo, but 'the alternative would have led to an even greater deterioration'
By Lincoln Carpenter published
News Goodbye, Pal gliding.

Confusion reigns as report of an A24 Elden Ring movie emerges, disappears, and emerges again
By Lincoln Carpenter published
News Is there anything here, or are we all tarnishing our reputations?

The latest GTA 6 trailer confirmed its most exciting feature: A bunch of logos for pretend companies
By Lincoln Carpenter published
brand appeal That's the stuff.

The GTA 6 map will include a 'lush' national park in the mountains featuring 'hillbilly mystics and paranoid radicals'
By Lincoln Carpenter published
News Sounds lovely.

Skype dead at 22
By Lincoln Carpenter published
News Microsoft has finally put the venerable voice software to rest.

This dreary low-poly delivery game pairs Animal Crossing villagers with soul-crushing gig work and I can't wait to play it
By Lincoln Carpenter published
News It ain't much, but it's honest work.

Vampire: The Masquerade - Bloodlines 2: Everything we know
By Lincoln Carpenter, Lauren Morton last updated
Smile, Jack Everything about Bloodlines 2's development, setting, clans, dancing, and more.

Lead Diablo artists say the best way to design endless spiky armor sets is to go look at anything that isn't Diablo: 'You can come back with a fresh mind and create new things'
By Lincoln Carpenter published
News You gotta consume art to make it.

New Baldur's Gate 3 hotfix patches a rare case of 'teeny tiny legs' syndrome and ensures Charisma gives polearm users the clout they deserve
By Lincoln Carpenter published
News God, I love patch day.

You can get 74 indie games for a scant $16 in this eSims for Gaza Itch.io bundle
By Lincoln Carpenter published
News Plus over 80 TTRPGs, 26 books, over a dozen comics, and a few soundtracks on the side.

Crusader Kings 3 rides into the Steam best sellers atop a 70% sale and new Mongol-centric DLC
By Lincoln Carpenter published
News It's Temujin time.

We can finally play 2006's flip phone-exclusive Monster Hunter port thanks to the tireless work of game preservationists and fan translators
By Lincoln Carpenter published
News What a beautiful world we'd lost.

I spent $3 to shoot a wall for 30 minutes
By Lincoln Carpenter published
News In Shoot the Wall, there is a wall and a gun. You shoot the wall with the gun.

Credit where it's due: Bethesda is being admirably normal by letting modders carry on with their competing Oblivion remaster
By Lincoln Carpenter published
Oblivion(s) Not everything needs a DMCA.

The new Monster Hunter Wilds cherry blossom festival brings some of its best-looking armor sets yet
By Lincoln Carpenter published
News Get some great looks for sakura season.

Oblivion Remastered live coverage: Launch info, reactions, and latest news
By Lincoln Carpenter last updated
News It's time for a Cyrodiil homecoming.

It only took 3 hours for someone to upload the first Oblivion Remastered gooner mod
By Lincoln Carpenter published
News Thanks, I guess.

How excited are we to replay a shinier version of Oblivion 19 years later?
By Andy Chalk published
TESIV Oblivion is a safe pick for the remaster treatment, sandwiched between the more flavorful Morrowind and more popular Skyrim.

Diablo 4's lead live game designer says difficulty is 'a tricky balance,' but Season 8 should pack more of a punch: 'If there isn't enough challenge, then it just feels like you're getting candy for free'
By Justin Wagner published
News The PTR has been an 'extreme testing ground' to help identify the right amount of hell to give players.

Diablo 4 devs say having to keep coming up with menacing names for activities is 'probably one of the most difficult design challenges' when you've already used up stuff like Helltide and Nightmare Dungeon
By Lincoln Carpenter published
News There are only so many synonyms for "demonic."

The pitch of Diablo 4's next season is 'becoming the boss,' which is a polite way to describe killing a giant skeleton and stealing its death laser powers for yourself
By Lincoln Carpenter published
News Yoink.

Capcom says it has 'already taken and will continue to take action' to ban Monster Hunter Wilds cheaters as it begins a '1-to-2 week review' of the challenge quest leaderboard
By Lincoln Carpenter published
News It's dark times when Monster Hunter starts its own inquisition.
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