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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.

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

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

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’ [Updated]

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