Nicole Carpenter - Mothership

4 great games you can finish in one sitting

And most of them are free to play!

Zoë Hannah Feb 18, 2026

Come watch some Mothership launch video bloopers

Goofin' off with the Mothership crew

Maddy Myers Feb 17, 2026

Opinion

A love letter to the rhythm game communities that helped me find myself

It was in the arcade around DDR machines that I first met people like me — kids picked on for being "weirdos," for being neurodivergent, for being queer.

Amanda Lynn Feb 17, 2026

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

2 articles

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