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Is Console Gaming Finally Dead?

Back in November of 2025, Valve announced a brand new version of the Steam Machine. While there is still some debate over things like price, I think that this new hardware is especially exciting. I’ve grown to love PC gaming since I…

Final Fantasy Needs to Return to Turn-based Combat

I have loved the Final Fantasy franchise for my entire life, or as close to it as I can remember. I watched my mother play Final Fantasy VII when I was 3, and I still remember the first time I finished it…

January 2026 Album Releases to Watch

There’s been an incredible run of albums released in 2025, but 2026 is looking equally strong. In what hopefully will be a series for the upcoming new year, I’m going to highlight some album releases to watch in January 2026. These first…

PC Building Simulator (PC) Review

Ah, now here’s a game that I could talk about for hours on end. PC Building Simulator, developed and published by The Irregular Corporation, does exactly what it says on the tin: It’s a simulator game in which you’re tasked with building,…

More Games Should be Weird

Hear me out here. The gaming industry is a colorful, wild array of magical, mysterious things. However, I think as the years have gone by, games have become more… safe. The idea of mass market appeal has overtaken creativity and pure fun,…

Best Albums of 2025: 5-1

We’ve hit the point where, as bittersweet as it is, we’re wrapping up our countdown of best albums of 2025. Here’s what to expect: five records that you cannot miss if you’re a fan of quality music. So, let’s get started reviewing…

David’s Retro Rewind: Torchlight

It’s time to turn the clocks way back once again, folks. Our destination is the year 2009 to have a look at, according to some Rush lyrics, the Torchlight which once illuminated the “tobes of Hades.” Or, to phrase that in a…

Ugly Betty “Trust, Lust and Must” – Review

Hot damn, what are they paying nurses with in Telenovelas, blood diamonds? Directed by Jamie Babbit, she’s known for directing a few things even recently, like Only Murders in the Building, My Lady Jane, and Awkwafina is Nora from Queens, but also…

Best Albums of 2025: 10-6

We broke the top 10! Or, at least we’re about to break the top 10 with this entry in our best albums of 2025. Let’s get right to it, and don’t forget to jump in the comments to share your thoughts on…

Phenixx Gaming 2026 Most Wanted

With our wishlists longer than a Leonard Cohen song, despite being dominated by one massive larceny of cars scheme (unless it is delayed again), 2026 is still packed with interesting games, both big and small. We’ve all compiled our own little individual…