Donkey Kong Bananza is one of the biggest game releases of 2025. Does it work? Does it deserve its score of 91? We share our thoughts.
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In this podcast episode, we discuss the history of video game difficulty, what makes a game “fun,” Clair Obscur, Souls-likes, and more.
On the fence about Nintendo’s latest console? Six of our writers sat down to share our initial Nintendo Switch 2 impressions.
In this podcast episode, we discuss why we replay video games, what changes between playthroughs, old games versus new ones, and much more.
While we here at The Punished Backlog could not be more excited about a new Nintendo console, we also figured it now is the right time to pay tribute to the first Switch and all its best games!
In our latest Fantasy Friday, we recap the latest league developments, including our first waiver wire draft of the season!
Everyone likes making lists of their favorite games, so we at The Punished Backlog figured we’d do the same! Here are our top 50 video games of all time.
After a drama-packed premiere, our writers got together to share our The Last of Us Season 2 impressions so far.
In the latest episode, we go through the best (and worst) video games of 2025 so far, and provide a Fantasy Gaming league update!
Let’s see how The Punished Backlog’s excellent writers feel about that explosive Nintendo Switch 2 reveal!