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The Word Alive – MONOMANIA Review

I first listened to The Word Alive when “Battle Royale” off of their How to Build an Empire EP was featured on Rock Band 2’s Rock Band Network service. That was ten years ago, when the band had just enlisted Tyler “Telle” Smith…

BAKUMAN: The Anime About Making Manga

The manga industry is a competitive field. Authors and artists of Japan spend their whole time trying to come up with the best form for their version of the comics. This competitive side of the entertainment industry is most beautifully shown in…

Rainbow Six Siege Coming to PS5, Xbox Series X

I think the competitive shooter scene is pretty adamant that Rainbow Six Siege gets a lot of things right. With a passionate player base reminiscent of the Counter-Strike days, the game is a bonafide phenomenon. I have good news for fans of the game! You…

The Witcher Season 1 Episode 2 Review

Last week I finally decided to dive headfirst into Netflix’s The Witcher. After my viewing of the first episode, I was left with a good first impression and was hopeful for the rest of the series. Despite my good first impression, there were…

Marvel’s Spider-Man (PS4) – Review

Warning: The following review may contain slight story surprises to Marvel’s Spider-Man. “Spider-pig, Spider-pig, does whatever a spider-pig does…” Yes, now I’ve ticked off my list both a music reference and movie/pop culture reference in one very crap go, I think it is…

What’s Next in Star Wars Battlefront Series

I think one of my favorite gaming stories to play out in the last few years is the Star Wars Battlefront 2 debacle. At first, the game launched to universally furious distain for its use of microtransactions and a play-to-win mechanism. Then, slowly but…

Valve’s New Steam Project “Experiment 008” is Now Live

I was very recently made aware of the fact that a new Steam-related project developed by Valve is now at least partially available. As an aspiring PC gaming connoisseur and Phenixx Gaming’s unofficial “Steam correspondent,” I consider it part of my civic…

The Magicians Season 5 – Ep 5 Review

Warning: This review contains spoilers for Episode 5 of The Magicians, as well as references to earlier episodes. If you’re not caught up, then read at your own peril. Further warning, that a tweet featured contains strong language. It’s that time again…

Nintendo, Please Stop with the Subscription Services

While Nintendo has brought a lot of new ideas to the field, it is also a company that’s been infamously behind on a lot of modern trends that almost every company has already adopted. Typically, the company is criticized for the state…

Need For Speed Returning to UK Based Criterion

UK Games Studio Criterion lately has been big in helping DICE on games like Battlefront II and Battlefield V. Before their recent work on first-person shooters, they were in charge of the popular Need for Speed franchise. EA is going to be going…