Today, we set the stage for our two-part celebration of the 25th anniversary of EarthBound. Part one? Playing through the game for the very first time!

Not everyone in the gaming community has the same shared experiences of playing certain childhood games. Here we look at some “girlier” games that we loved.

The Book of Melee is the perfect primer for those interested in the story of the competitive scene, from triumphs to turmoils, over the course of 18 years.

Tucked away within PAX East’s Indie Megabooth, One Step from Eden caught my eye, and for a simple reason: It looked like Mega Man: Battle Network.

Back again from a long hiatus, I hope to fire off a barrage of takes for all you bozos out there dumb enough to read anything I write about video games (thanks for the clicks and likes, I love you all!). For this edition — the first since November (yikes) — I’ll be dishing out mini-notes and thoughts on Nier: Automata, gatekeeping, and adding a game to my all-time favorite list, plus a bit on working from home (super interesting, I know).

PAX East has come and gone. In the days following the trade show, The Punished Backlog’s Kei Isobe sat down with fellow writer David Silbert to discuss the good, bad, and ugly of this year’s show.