Keisuke Isobe

Honoring the Best Publisher, Developer, and Game of 2017 The time has come. After weeks of deliberation, voting, and award coverage, we have arrived at the fourth and final wave of our Best of 2017…

Breaking Down the Evo 2018 Lineup The Evo 2018 Championship Series lineup was announced last Tuesday (February 6th) on a livestream hosted by Red Bull Esports. The eight game lineup—down one game compared to last…

The Best of Each Platform in 2017 January has come and gone, and though it’s a new month, our Best of 2017 coverage continues! Having already shared our Industry Awards and Storytelling and Presentation Awards,…

Let’s Play Some Doki Doki! Doki Doki Literature Club recently won The Punished Backlog’s award for Best Indie of 2017. In celebration of the game’s win, three Punished Backlog writers recently played through DDLC’s roller-coaster ride…

Our Industry-Specific Winners (And Loser) of 2017 We kick off our Best of 2017 feature with our Industry Awards. On New Year’s Eve, The Punished Backlog revealed its nominees for the best games of 2017. While…

Battle Chasers: Nightwar is a good, classic JRPG with a great battle system and a memorable style set in the world of Joe Madureira’s titular comic.

The Music That Moves Us In a new segment, the Punished Backlog writers are out to determine some of video games’ all-time bests. With our tens of thousands of combined hours logged, spanning games from…

Keisuke’s Take on the Upcoming Nintendo Direct David posted his own set of five predictions for tonight’s Nintendo Direct (watch it at 6PM EST on Twitch or Youtube). Contrasting with David’s more down-to-earth predictions, I’m…

We’re back! A little later than usual, but we’re here! It’s been a packed week for us. Game of Thrones Season 7 has concluded, and now we’re all sad. Be on the look out in…

Welcome to another glorious week! With the summer winding down, what better time to dust off the cobwebs of that backlog of yours. Here’s what we’re up to as fall approaches: David Last week was…