Ledgerbound (PC) Review
If I were one of an archetypal party of RPG heroes locked in the throes of battle with a dastardly final boss, just about the last thing I would want to have to worry about is whether or not the adventurers’ insurance…
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THQ Nordic Showcase Recap
I always make it a point to cover THQ Nordic showcases as I feel they have always produced quality titles that easily get overshadowed by other games. This past week was the 2026 showcase for the studio, which contained a variety of…
Moomin: Midsummer Madness gets Release Window
August is here, and summer is slowly (too slow for me to be honest) drifting toward Autumn. Over the weekend, fans all over the world celebrated Moomin’s Day, which celebrates Tove Jansson’s (the creator of the Moomintrolls) birthday. With this, the developers…
Taylor’s Most Anticipated Xbox Releases for Fall 2026
We had a good look ahead on the Switch and Switch 2 consoles recently as we gear up for fall gaming. Now, we’re seeing green as we turn to the Xbox ecosystem. While many are wondering how Xbox digs itself out of…
GTA VI has Become its Own Parody
Let me plainly state the premise out of the gate here: Grand Theft Auto VI and its marketing are exactly what GTA III, San Andreas, Vice City, IV, and (of course) V would make a parody out of. The series of Grand…
Clean Start gets November Release Date
Here at Phenixx Gaming, we love cozy cleaning games. It is even better when those games have heartfelt stories. Now, Amplified Games and Serious Sim Games have given a release date for their new cozy cleaning game, Clean Start. Clean Start will…
Pax Autocratica (PC) Early Access Preview
In my recent coverage of a press release about Pax Autocratica, I mentioned that Pax Autocratica presents itself as a “satirical colony sim FPS Roguelite.” I suggested that I think that’s a lot of genres to try and squeeze into a single…
Backyard Baseball 2026 (PC) Review
Many games defined my childhood: Star Wars Battlefront II (`05), Super Monkey Ball Deluxe, SSX Tricky, Fuzion Frenzy, & Backyard Baseball! To say that Playground Productions has reactivated parts of my childhood memory is an understatement. The recent re-releases of the classic…
Beacon Pines is free on Epic
Monday, CloverPit gets PlayStation and Switch ports, and Allogloom got an October release date too. Tuesday, Mexican Ninja is something White folks have to be careful saying out loud and now has a release date, as does that less symanticlly satiated sounding…
Ugly Betty “Twenty-Four Candles” – Review
It has finally happened: the writer’s strike has ended, and Dr Horrible is months away, setting in stone a clear breakpoint in writing for this era. The first director of this shiny, full HD and somewhat “overly lit” era of Ugly Betty is…