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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…

Awards Season Check-Up – Industry Begins to Weigh In

It has been some time since our last awards check-up, and as you’d expect a lot has changed. The Golden Globes were held privately with no Livestream, BAFTA has released their long lists, and the first of industry guilds have started to…

My Most Anticipated Films of 2022

It’s exactly what it says on the tin, a semi-comprehensive breakdown on some of my most anticipated films scheduled to come out in 2022. There are naturally some missing, such as half a dozen MCU or DCEU films and early buzz Oscar…

Now is the Time to Play Dear Esther

With Covid-19 continuing to nip at all of our lives like the neighbors’ dog who doesn’t know when to go home, it is often difficult to find a sense of peace and serenity. I have personally had to be rather cautious with…

Top Ten Games That Need Attention in 2022

There are some games that we can’t wait to get our hands on but can sometimes let us down. This could be because they had a buggy launch, were poorly advertised, or had features that made us uncomfortable. Regardless, we always hope…