Nicole Carpenter - Mothership

I cannot stop thinking about Marathon

It has the juice.

Gita Jackson Mar 12, 2026

Opinion

Resident Evil: Requiem has left its aging heroines behind

Female characters over age 40 have been relegated to the sidelines

Harper Jay MacIntyre Mar 12, 2026

Review

In Esoteric Ebb, men talk to men about manhood, and that's a good thing

It does not shy away from the things many of us are always thinking about when we interact with others, like, “Who are you voting for?” and “What does being a man mean to you?”

Zoë Hannah Mar 11, 2026

Nicole Carpenter is a reporter covering the business and culture of games.

3 articles

A sexy fireman Sim lying down on a bearskin rug in front of a fireplace

Syndication

The mod that makes The Sims 4 sexy

Wicked Whims is nearly a decade old, and it's created a community around the way it opens up The Sims 4 for self expression — and kink.

Nicole Carpenter Feb 19, 2026

An over-the-shoulder shot of Mara using a computer on a messy desk in Perfect Tides: Station to Station.

Feature

Perfect Tides: Station to Station is you, me, and Meredith Gran at 18

How can a narrative point-and-click make my heart beat so fast?

Nicole Carpenter Feb 3, 2026

A pink gunpla kneels with one hand behind its head and the other hand holding a crossbow.

Feature

Gunpla is for the girls

Real Gundams wear pink... and sparkles, and hearts, and tutus, and rhinestones

Nicole Carpenter Jan 26, 2026