Google Stadia Is All But Buried
I could lie to you and say I am sad and that I would hate to say it, but it wouldn’t be true at all. So, I told you so! Google’s graveyard of failed ideas that they didn’t give enough focus behind…
Category: Editorial
On Blizzard’s Ban of WoW Boosting Communities
If you’re even a casual World of Warcraft player, I would bet you’ve seen firsthand the topic of this article. If you’ve ventured to any in-game location that features a multi-realm “trade chat” channel, such as a city or your character’s Garrison,…
A Discussion on Gaming with Chronic Pain
One of the goals I’ve set for 2022, as far as Phenixx Gaming goes, is to cover more in-depth content regarding Accessibility and gaming alongside various physical and mental health obstacles. The way I see it, the more information we can provide…
Awards Season Check-Up – Oscar Voting Officially Begins
On January 27th, nominations for Academy Award voters were officially sent out. The nomination process lasts until February 1st, with nominations announced on February 8th. It signals the end of an incredibly important week for awards voting, with every major guild except…
What Went Wrong With The Hitman 3 Steam Launch
I’ve been a big fan of the Hitman series since I played Hitman 2: Silent Assassin on a PlayStation 2 demo disc. While there have been some aspects of the World of Assassination trilogy of games that I haven’t been the biggest…
The Matrix Resurrections Nailed The Main Goal of Its Characters
Warning: This article contains spoilers for The Matrix Resurrections and the Matrix franchise. Over the past week or so, I watched the entire Matrix franchise in preparation for watching The Matrix Resurrections. I wanted to see what this new adventure in The…
Deep Rock Galactic and the Plus of PS Plus
Free games are almost always appreciated, but not always reliable. If you’re a PS Plus subscriber, there’ve probably been months where you’ve waited till the last minute to snag the month’s free games. If you’re like me, there are even months when…
2021 Film Special Citation List
While I enjoy compiling and discussing the best in cinema as much as the next person, there are some intangible parts of a film year that I always enjoy talking about first. It’s one thing to have to compare entirely different pieces…
Love or Hate It, Just Appreciate The Matrix Resurrections
The following contains spoilers for The Matrix Resurrections. There’s nothing worse than a middling movie. What we the people need (deserve?), is a visceral reaction, on either end of the spectrum. So when reviews started coming through for The Matrix Resurrections, it…
What Astro’s Playroom Tells Us About PS5’s Potential
Now admittedly, it is a running joke in the Phenixx Gaming virtual office that there has only been a handful of PS5’s made since no one can get their hands on them. Interestingly enough, my father is a bit of a madman…