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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.

Epic Games Suing Two Fortnite Island Makers Over Inflated ‘Bot’ Engagement

Epic Games says Idris Nahdi and Ayob Nasser made tens of thousands of dollars worth of ‘unwarranted payouts’

Lawyers Look To Consolidate Dozens Of Roblox Child Exploitation Lawsuits

Roblox is ‘falsely represented as safe for children,’ lawyers say

September 26, 2025

New Coalition Seeks To Help Palestinian Game Developers ‘Speak Loudly’ Through Games

Palestinian Voices in Games aims to ‘push against the dehumanisation of Palestinians’

September 25, 2025

Why Major Events Like Charlie Kirk’s Death End Up On Roblox

'It’s impossible to know who’s doing it for the lulls and the clicks and who’s doing it because they’re radicalizing'

September 22, 2025

OK, But Who Is Inverting Their Horizontal Controls?

The answer may go back to devotees of older, Japanese-made video games

September 11, 2025

10 Months In The Making, Play For Peace Bundle Launches To Raise Money for Palestinian Aid

‘It was important that our charity's proceeds directly went to Palestinian relief efforts’

September 4, 2025