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Monster Hunter Wilds 1st Anniversary Content Overview

Monster Hunter Wilds is about to celebrate its 1st anniversary next week. Capcom found major success with the latest entry in the kill-to-craft global smash franchise, and the upcoming content released around its birthday should offer plays plenty of reasons to return to…

Nickelodeon Splat Pack Brings 90s Nostalgia

The retro gaming market is booming, from cartridges compatible with older consoles to remastered and remade collections playable on the latest-gen hardware. One of the console eras that seem to have an infinite number of games to mine for these sorts of…

Why Are We Panicking About the Switch 2?

Major games media platforms and fans alike seemed convinced that the Nintendo Switch 2 is in trouble. Not even a year into its release, despite breaking sales records, and aside from the fact that it is a souped-up version of the Nintendo…

Dice Throne Digital Brings Tabletop Game to Steam, VR, Mobile

When my friends or family who love video games want to dive into tabletop experiences, Dice Throne is one of my first recommendations. The hit dice-and-card battle game has made waves since its launch in 2017, and has even collaborated with Marvel…

Final Fantasy VII Remake Intergrade (Switch 2) Review

The arrival of a game with the stature, scope, and status of Final Fantasy VII Remake Intergrade on a Nintendo console feels like a pipedream someone would have invented for Reddit upvotes 5 years ago. Thanks to the Switch 2’s power and…

Rightfully, Beary Arms (Xbox Series X) Review

It’s starting to feel like people are willing to admit that games can be funny. Of course, plenty of examples point to the inverse, especially those that attempt to highlight humor as a main draw but fail to stick the landing. However,…

Maid of Salvation Launches for Nintendo Switch

I’m loving the start of the new year so far in terms of time spent playing my Nintendo Switch. There are a lot of great titles releasing in the next few months, and an announcement today from Korean indie games studio ORANGE…

Tomodachi Life: Living the Dream Direct Rundown

There are certain games I love seeing people get excited over, especially the ones that generally mean very little to me. The response from gamers at the announcement of Tomodachi Life: Living the Dream was a perfect example. The game wasn’t something that…

February 2026 Album Releases to Watch

The end of winter is usually an interesting time for new releases, be it in film, music, or video games. There’s an agreed-upon waiting period after the holidays that many artists take advantage of before major releases pick up again in the…

Cozy Caravan (Nintendo Switch) Review

A gaming resolution I set for myself in 2026 was to seek out games that I enjoy playing. Sounds simple, right? Beyond review duties here at Phenixx Gaming, I also make it a personal goal to play the games everyone is talking…