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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.

Tencent Pitched Sony A Horizon Game, Got Rejected, Then Copied The Series, Sony Says In Lawsuit Filing

Sony Interactive Entertainment claims Tencent’s Light of Motiram is a Horizon copycat

EverQuest Emulator Threatens ‘The Very Existence of EverQuest Itself,’ Daybreak Argues In New Court Documents

The EverQuest maker filed new documents this week looking to take The Heroes’ Journey offline

Plushie Maker Suing Over ‘Emotional Support Chicken Nuggets’

It’s a pretty standard copyright and trademark infringement case, despite being about stuffed chicken nuggets.

Star Wars Battlefront 2 Is More Popular Than Ever Thanks To A Dedicated Fan Community

How Star Wars Battlefront 2’s custom server and mod community supported the game’s player surge

Bucking The Industry Trend Of Post-Launch Layoffs, Lies Of P Devs Received $7,500 Bonuses, Switch 2s

"This bonus payout is both a celebration of that achievement and a significant turning point as the Lies of P franchise progresses to its next stage.”

This Game Sure Looks A Lot Like Venba [Update]

Prolific copycat studio makes a copycat game of Venba, stripping it of any life

June 26, 2025

Roblox Accused Of Allowing Sexual Exploitation In Four Separate Lawsuits

All four — and more reportedly incoming, lawyers say — are filed by the same law firm

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