Mike Reitemeier | Page 25 | Phenixx Gaming

Halo Infinite Gets Rocky PC launch

If gamers have learned anything in the past console generation or two, games are rarely shipped to perfection on their release day. Day One/Zero patches and post-release support are now the norm. Even the most high-profile titles with endless amounts of hype…

Dug Days (Disney+) Review

With the advent of Disney Plus, a lot of classic Disney and Pixar properties are seeing revivals or continuations of their stories thanks to a new series taking the platform by storm. Monsters Inc. got a canonical sequel within Monsters At Work, and a…

Call of Duty: Vanguard Campaign (PC) Review

Approaching two decades of existence, Call of Duty has continued to be a dominant force in the gaming industry since the skyrocketing success of Call of Duty: Modern Warfare in 2007. That’s about how long I’ve been into the series, plugging away at prestiging…

El Shaddai: Ascension of the Metatron (PC) Review

Have you ever played a game where you have no idea what’s going on, but you’re so fascinated that you can’t put your controller down? I’m sure there are a few titles that come to mind, like the confusing plots of Metal…

Hot Wheels Unleashed (PC) Review

There’s a lot of things to be nostalgic about in any given childhood. For me, I had a big orange box filled to the brim with Hot Wheels; Dad would let me grab one every time we went to the grocery store…

The Last of Us: Part II vs. Days Gone

I’ve spent the better part of this summer working on my backlog. In doing so, I’ve tackled both Days Gone and The Last of Us: Part II, in that order. I was thrilled to experience the former on my beefy PC in its full…

Golf Club Wasteland (PC) Review

The sport of Golf is a test of patience, a practice in control, and something that may be better experienced in video game form than in real life. Most gamers have at least had a small exposure to the genre, whether it…

Rustler (PS4) Review

For the past three console generations, the open-world genre of video games has been heavily influenced by earlier Grand Theft Auto titles such as Grand Theft Auto III, Vice City, and San Andreas. At the core of that franchise’s roots is a top-down, pedal-to-the-metal…

The Ascent (PC) Review

Twin-stick shooters have been my bread and butter for more than a decade now. I got my start on a mobile game called Gun Bros. and found that with ample weapon/enemy variation, the genre can get a lot of great hours of gaming…

Days Gone (PC) Review

When I started my job at GameStop in 2019, I bought a PS4 on my first day on the job to acclimate to console gaming after delving into the master race for more than half a decade. The first game I played…