What makes DLC worth it? How does the expectation of DLC change our experience? We discuss all things DLC, including the best DLC out there.
Browsing: Horizon: Zero Dawn
Female video game writers reflect on the best female video game characters that inspire, challenge, and kick ass.
Want a fun way to celebrate, laugh, and/or cry about your favorite games of 2022? Introducing The Punished Backlog’s first ever prop awards.
Summer is always slow for game releases, giving us plenty of time to catch up on the old backlog. Enter the 2022 summer backlog challenge.
Guerilla Games made a bad choice two-thirds of the way through the game that will have a major impact on Horizon 3. Big, salty spoilers.
In this edition of Punished Notes, I cover Treachery in Beatdown City, the new Battletoads, the Tony Hawk remake, and sweaters. Enjoy!
Weekend at Dave’s – Episode 4: David talks the risks of open-world design, a Google Stadia-driven future, and why he’s so darn excited for PAX East 2019.
Weekend at Dave’s – Episode 1: David talks Spider-Man, Horizon: Zero Dawn, Octopath Traveler, and a little open-world game called Red Dead Redemption 2.
You wouldn’t expect to see many AAA blockbusters in a backlog. However, when I took a look at my own growing piles (plural) of backlog titles, I came to a startling realization: I have a ridiculous number of AAA games I haven’t finished.









