Nicole Carpenter

Nicole Carpenter is a reporter who’s been covering the video game industry and its culture for more than 10 years. She lives in New England with a horde of Pokémon Squishmallows.
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GameStop’s Expanding Trading Card Business Could Make A Tough Situation For Workers Worse
“Unlike hardware, it has high margin potential,” GameStop CEO Ryan Cohen said to shareholders
Hong Kong’s Removal Of Taiwan-Made Video Game Actually Spread The Game Further, Developer Says
The game is no longer available on the U.S. Google Play Store, either
Fantasy Life I: The Girl Who Steals Time Immediately Told Me To Get A Job
2012 cult classic gets a sequel in 2025
You Can Always Count On Sneakers
The one thing you can count on Summer Game Fest for
Ubisoft Sexual Harassment Trial: ‘I’ve Seen Some Sordid Files, But On This Scale, Never’
Former Ubisoft execs on trial as the company prepares for Summer Game Fest appearances
How Twitch Emote Artists Are Tackling The Rise Of AI Art
Artists are relying on communities that value art
This Video Game Is Also a Hockey Training Tool
Dangleverse, which I've been using to practice hockey off the rink, is in beta right now
I’m Actually Getting Car Sick on The Internet Road Trip
My slow ride to Canada
Sour Patch Kids, Ranked
An objectively correct ranking of Sour Patch Kids and various Sour Patch Kids-flavored things
The Infinity Nikki Community Isn’t Boycotting, They’re Girlcotting
The game threw away its gacha goodwill in one update