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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…

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…

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…

1666: Amsterdam Prologue (PC) Preview

Join me as we settle in for the preview of a sacrament. Patrice Désilets has been working on the idea of 1666: Amsterdam for over 16 years now, and now we have finally gotten our hands on a very small taste, an…

Yoshi and the Mysterious Book (Switch 2) Review

I have always been a fan of Yoshi. Even though Nintendo tends to treat Yoshi games as “Kid-friendly” platformers rather than traditional Mario games, they have a cozy vibe I adore. Yoshi and the Mysterious Book carries that forward, with a cute…

Mina the Hollower Interview – Modifiers and More

Earlier this week, we posted my review of Mina the Hollower. While I enjoyed my time with Mina overall, I had a few questions in mind that caught my attention. Luckily for me, one of the folks from Yacht Club Games who…

Mina the Hollower (PC) Review

After six years in development, what started as a side project has now finally manifested on our PCs and home consoles. Mina the Hollower has been touted as “2026’s Silksong,” and for many of us, I think that’s an accurate description in…

SGF 2026 – Gayming Pride Parade Rundown

One of the interesting parts of Summer Game Fest every year for me is that it always intersects with Pride Month. Sometimes that makes it difficult to do coverage for Pride Month, as the Phenixx Gaming Team is usually exhausted after SGF…

SGF 2026 Southeast Asian Games Showcase Rundown

Continuing our Summer Game Fest coverage, I’m back with another showcase. This time, I’m covering the Southeast Asian Games Showcase, which was an hour of games specifically from (as the name implies) developers in Southeast Asia. There’s a lot to get to…

Summer Game Fest 2026 Main Showcase Rundown

Well, we’re here folks! It’s time for the 2026 Summer Game Fest Showcase. The team here at Phenixx Gaming has had a lot of ideas and predictions about what we might see, but here is the real rundown of the main showcase.…