Is Square Enix’s Comeback Imminent? After years of development, Dragon Quest XI released in Japan last month. While this headline would be worthy news in and of itself, the Japanese release of the game was accompanied by confirmation that DQXI…

“Surprise!” Well, this is a turn of events. Crackdown 3 has officially been delayed until spring of next year, per Polygon. This is shocking news to me. If you’ve read previous articles on The Punished Backlog before, you’ve noticed that we’ve…

Undertale Makes its PlayStation 4 Debut Undertale came out this week for the PlayStation 4 and Vita — the Vita, can you believe it? Originally released on PC in September 2015, Undertale garnered a cult following for its sharp writing, outstanding soundtrack and…

Who Even Needs a SNES Classic? Last week saw the announcement of UFO 50, a new game from Spelunky-creator Derek Yu and studio Mossmouth. Yu is teaming up with the creators of Downwell, Time Barons, Skorpulac, and Madhouse to create a compilation of fifty retro-styled games…

After a long wait, and many Persona 4 spinoffs, how does Persona 5 play? Does the 100+ hour JRPG deserve a spot in your backlog? Click to read our thoughts.

Who’s the Best of Until Dawn’s Cast? Until Dawn is, for all intents and purposes, the video game equivalent of a teenage horror movie, like Scream, or I Know What You Did Last Summer. (In all honesty, this game probably…