Keiran McEwen | Phenixx Gaming

Voidwrought is free on Epic

I believe there is more pressing and urgent news about the Challenger space shuttle this week than there has been in gaming. Monday, there was nothing, and on Tuesday, we found out a new indie game turned a profit in 24 hours.…

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…

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…

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…

Robobeat and Citizen Sleeper are free on Epic

Monday, the only news piece that went out this week was my coverage of Secret Mode’s “Football Fiesta” sale, with lots of football-based games on sale and highlighted. I also used my time while watching every game of the World Cup to…

Ugly Betty “A Nice Day for a Posh Wedding” – Review

“It was on and off faster than Lindsay’s alcohol detection bracelet;” foreshadowing is a narrative device in which the storyteller… and so on. Directed by James Hayman, sadly this is the last of his run as director, even if he continues on…

June Steam Next Fest 2026 Roundup – Part 3

I was 50/50 on doing a third part, but here we are. You know how this works now. I find a bunch of games that have demos, I give you a list of 10 to check out, and then we pretend like…

June Steam Next Fest 2026 Roundup – Part 2

Unlike previous times, when I said that I’d come back during one of these Steam Next Fest articles, I’ve actually done it. So let’s not mess about; I gave a good few suggestions yesterday for demos to try during this SNF. Let’s…

June Steam Next Fest 2026 Roundup – Part 1

Oh dear god, they’ve done it again. As you might have noticed, the week after a shedload of showcases ruined everyone’s life, the same week as Monaco (thanks for that, by the way). It is now a week where a shedload of…