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Ugly Betty “I See Me, I.C.U.” – Review

Ahh, I wanted him to die… there are some people who’ll be angry if this is the week IT happens. Last time out was the final episode for our favorite director (don’t lie!), and once again, we’re seeing another exit as Rodman…

Alexx’s Steam Summer Sale 2026 Recommendations

This week, the Steam Summer Sale begins in earnest, offering a ton of great games for low prices. At the time of writing, the Steam Summer Sale isn’t live yet, so the list ahead won’t have discounts listed. Instead, this is just…

Grand Theft Auto 6 Price Revealed Ahead of Pre-Orders

Pre-orders for Grand Theft Auto 6 will go live this week, a game sure to be the center of the largest entertainment launch of a consumer product in history. There’s a lot we still don’t know about the game, given that it’s set to release…

UFC 6 (Xbox Series X) Review

UFC 6 aims to enhance the authenticity of the MMA video game series. EA Vancouver has had a run of great entries in this sports sim franchise, and a slew of new game animations, fighting and grappling mechanics, and a focus on…

Lost Media in Gaming – The Unfortunate Losses

In 1937, 20th Century Fox had a major fire in a vault storing the original reels of many of their films. Something similar happened to MGM in 1965, though there are many others that caused some films to become known as Lost…

505 Games to publish Retro-futur FPS, ExeKiller

I won’t lie, the majority of press releases are for things you’ll never want to hear about; then you get odd little emails that instantly result in another addition to your wishlist. That’s exactly what happened with Polish developer Paradark Studio and…

At that price, the Steam Machine will be DOA

To quote Slartibartfast: “I’d much rather be happy than right any day.” It was finally revealed yesterday that the Steam Machine will be released soon and for a rather hefty price, by the way. Starting at $1,049 for the 512GB model, and…

Control Resonant: Questions from the SGF Trailer

Out of all of the games coming out this year, Control Resonant is easily my most anticipated game. I am easily driving folks on Phenixx Gaming’s staff crazy with my eager excitement and “nerding out” about Remedy’s upcoming sequel. Summer Game Fest’s…

Thank You For Your Application turns profit in 24 hours

Well, you know everything is going swimmingly when a dystopian fiction is selling well. Last week, when covering the SNF, I did mention one game that released last week, but also has a demo which is still available at the time of…

Prelude Dark Pain (PC) Preview

Last week was Steam Next Fest, and with it came a host of new demos to try out. I thought I would start off with a title that instantly captured my interest through its comic book art style: Prelude Dark Pain. Set in a…