Spirit Swap Demo Preview
One of my most anticipated Indie games for 2023 is Spirit Swap: Lo-Fi Beats to Match-3 To. Yes, the title is a mouthful, but Spirit Swap is a feast for the senses. It has a chill vibe and inclusive cast that makes…
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Access-Ability Summer Showcase 2023 Rundown
Here at Phenixx Gaming, part of our mission statement has always been about covering accessibility. Making games more accessible to a wider audience of players is greatly important to us, and that doesn’t change even when big events are going on. Last…
Starfield Direct News Rundown
With Summer Game Fest in full swing, there are a lot of highly anticipated games on everyone’s minds. Starfield is among those anticipated games, though we haven’t seen too much information on it yet. I was underwhelmed during the last Starfield presentation…
Summer Game Fest 2023 Live News Rundown
Here we are again y’all. We’re at the equivalent of Christmas in June or “Faux-E3” as Keiran calls it. Another year has passed, and we’re back to Summer Game Fest. In the absence of E3, showcases have already taken place including Guerilla…
Tears of the Kingdom (Switch) Review
I wasn’t a huge fan of Breath of the Wild. I liked it well enough, but there were a variety of small things sprinkled throughout the game that annoyed me. I know I’m probably in the minority there, but when Tears of…
Pikmin 4 to Have Character Creation
I am a massive Pikmin fan. I’ve played and enjoyed every game that has been released for the franchise (aside from the mobile one) since it began. As such, I’m excited to see the new frontiers and fun that Pikmin 4 brings…
Rift Rangers (PC) Review
Recently I’ve been really interested in the Bullet Heaven (also known as Horde Survival) genre. While I am not the most familiar with Power Rangers or the Sentai genre, I couldn’t help but be intrigued by Rift Rangers. While it isn’t my…
Will FFVII: Rebirth Feature at the Summer Game Fest?
It has been quiet on the Final Fantasy VII: Rebirth front for some time now. Last year, Square Enix mentioned that Rebirth would release this winter, but after not hearing anything for a while a lot of people (myself included) were skeptical.…
Celebrate Pride Month with the Queer Games Bundle 2023
For the past few years, Itch.io has been putting together charity bundles to benefit charity causes. They’ve raised money for reproductive health causes, causes related to the war in Ukraine, and for racial justice and equality. In addition, this is the third…
News Tower Gets New Trailer
Alright y’all, it’s about to get meta in here. I absolutely see the irony and hilarity in being a news outlet covering a trailer for a game about building a press empire, but that’s kind of the fun of this job, isn’t…