Which Best Picture nominees should you watch? Zack ranked every film nominated this year based on craft, story, and entertainment value.
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Why are Kiryu and Ichiban so endearing? Perhaps it’s because they revolutionize the “tough guy” persona.
In anticipation of big 2024 remakes like Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door, here’s our staff’s list of most wanted video game remakes.
From God of War to Baldur’s Gate, David and Sam discuss what they’re playing as part of the 2024 Gaming Backlog Challenge.
Looking for a D&D alternative (or something new)? Here are 13 beautiful, mechanically innovative, and exciting TTRPGs to watch in 2024.
Let’s discuss the Bastion and Transistor endings through the lenses of trauma, depression, hope, agency, and change.
In The Punished Podcast Episode 5, we share our most anticipated games of 2024, restart our Fantasy Gaming league, and talk some Zelda!
Sam’s two 2024 New Year’s gaming resolutions revolve less around challenges to overcome and more around reprioritizing his time and money.
How do developers make characters feel real? What’s it like to work with voice actors? How does an award-winning indie studio keep going? These are some of the questions we explore in our conversation.
There will be no boring, self improvement resolutions here, that’s for sure. Positive vibes only! Here’s 6 goals I have for this year, including trying short games, buying dream hardware, and quitting games.









