Want to know more about this year’s Best Picture nominees? Check out what Zack Gulinello has to say about them (and how he ranks them)!
Zack Gulinello
Zack Gulinello
Zack has been hooked on games ever since his older brother taught him where to find the secret warp whistles in Mario Bros. 3. He has never felt more joy than when Yoshi congratulated him on getting 120 stars in Mario 64 or more sadness than when he played Kingdom Hearts 3 after waiting 14 years for it. Zack mails a letter to Nintendo every day asking them to bring back Chibi Robo and will gladly tell you all about why it’s one of the greatest games of all time. He was hoping that writing for the site would help him get through his backlog, but it actually just made it worse now that he’s hearing about so many more great hidden gems. Oops…
In The Punished Podcast Episode 14, we crown our Fantasy Gaming 2024 winner and host our 2025 draft—with a new dynasty format!
Shall we take a look at how I fared against last year’s resolutions? I’m genuinely asking… should we? I’m not so sure it went well.
In this episode of our video game podcast, Amanda asks the writers to pitch her on one of their favorite games of 2024.
From delightful poker-based roguelites to dazzling point-and-click adventure games, here’s Zack’s most fun games of 2024!
In The Punished Podcast episode 11, we talk visual art style in games. Learn how art impacts the way we play, and if visuals are plateauing.
For 10 years, the Game Awards has named the Game of the Year. But how do they hold up? Here are all Game Awards GOTY winners ranked.
In our The Plucky Squire review, learn whether this genre-bending, dimension-shifting adventure is worthy of your time and money.
As the 25th anniversary of the PS2 approaches, help us celebrate by checking out our list of the 19 best PlayStation 2 games ever.
In our Sam & Max: The Devil’s Playhouse Remastered review, learn whether this 2010 Telltale point-and-click adventure still holds up.