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Let’s Not Kill Physical Games

Last week, Sony decided to finally drop the bomb on everyone and announced that it will be ending physical disc production for all PlayStation titles, come January 2028. This news also arrives a week after Rockstar announced that GTA VI‘s physical release…

Is the Star Fox Method of Replayability Fit for 2026?

Star Fox is out now on Nintendo Switch 2 and is selling quite well by some metrics out of the gate. As noted by VGC, Star Fox led the UK charts in its opening week, starting more strongly than the last two entries in the…

After Theater Round-Up: May & June 2026

As the first half of the year comes to an end, we have been graced with another wonderful row of movies in theaters. When I began to put this list together, I was worried that it wouldn’t be as good as the…

Keiran’s 2026 Steam Summer Sale Recommendations

It is a new dawn, a new day, and of course, there is a new sale on Steam, so your wallet is full of moths. If not quite yet, let’s see if we can find something else to keep you from screaming…

David’s 2026 Steam Summer Sale Recommendations

If everything has gone according to my plans, I successfully prepared this article before entering cryogenic stasis from mid-May until mid-October in the hopes of surviving this summer. If not, well, at least we’ve got the festivities of the Steam Summer Sale…

Alexx’s Steam Summer Sale 2026 Recommendations

This week, the Steam Summer Sale begins in earnest, offering a ton of great games for low prices. At the time of writing, the Steam Summer Sale isn’t live yet, so the list ahead won’t have discounts listed. Instead, this is just…

Lost Media in Gaming – The Unfortunate Losses

In 1937, 20th Century Fox had a major fire in a vault storing the original reels of many of their films. Something similar happened to MGM in 1965, though there are many others that caused some films to become known as Lost…

At that price, the Steam Machine will be DOA

To quote Slartibartfast: “I’d much rather be happy than right any day.” It was finally revealed yesterday that the Steam Machine will be released soon and for a rather hefty price, by the way. Starting at $1,049 for the 512GB model, and…

Control Resonant: Questions from the SGF Trailer

Out of all of the games coming out this year, Control Resonant is easily my most anticipated game. I am easily driving folks on Phenixx Gaming’s staff crazy with my eager excitement and “nerding out” about Remedy’s upcoming sequel. Summer Game Fest’s…

Toy-to-Life Mobile Game Aerthlings Preview

Aerthlings is a new connected toy-to-life mobile game. The toys, known as Figs, come in mystery boxes and are NFC-enabled. Once you unbox your Fig, you can scan your Fig with a compatible device to bring it to life in the free-to-play…