Augustine Villanueva

Looking Back on the Past Six Months in Gaming How’s everyone’s 2018 going so far? Terribly, I would guess, but at least we had plenty of video games to get us through it all! Another…

The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly of E3 2018 We’re back after an eventful E3. After all the rumors, leaks, and speculation, this year’s show ended up being a little… underwhelming. Companies and publishers…

What to Expect From Gaming’s Biggest Event of the Year It’s that time of the year again, people. E3. The grass is green, birds are chirping, and people around the globe are glued to their…

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…

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,…

Ending on a High Note You’ve spent the entire game learning new mechanics, upgrading your skills, fighting boss after boss after boss.  It’s finally time to face the head honcho, the final boss, your game’s…

Nidhogg 2 is out, and it boasts an intricate combat system and some killer visuals. But does Nidhogg 2 make for a compelling competitive fighting game?

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…

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…