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A Small Discussion about Cunning Linguistics

In the ever-changing world we live in, I’ve seen a lot of people nickel-and-dime each other (for lack of a better phrase) about specific terms they use. I’m not specifically discussing the idea of personal pronouns or political correctness here. This isn’t…

Randomness in Video Games Can be a Good Thing

When I turn on a video game, I typically want to experience something for the first time. Doing the same thing over and over again is what I already do during the day at work, so diving into something unexpected and hard-to-predict…

Let’s Keep Talking About Ubisoft

Ubisoft has a lot going on at the moment, huh? We’re coming to the end of a console generation, which means every company in the games industry is scrambling to produce new content worthy of the next generation. With that worldwide plague…

F1 Games Should Have Out Of Season Tracks

Formula 1, as a whole, is a bit boring. I know, that sounds odd coming from the man that reviewed F1 2019 and 2020, giving the latter near-perfect glowing praise. However, between Mercedes winning the last three races in this season alone, and taking…

Women and Queerness in Horror: Tragedy Girls

Warning: This article contains spoilers for Tragedy Girls. When I sat down to write for this series, this week, I found myself needing a break. Not from writing though; as I’m sure you’ve all gathered by now, I am generally incapable of…

World of Warcraft’s Current Allied Races Revisited

If you’re a recurring reader of Phenixx Gaming, there’s a possibility you might remember an editorial I wrote over a year ago about my thoughts on each playable Allied Race in World of Warcraft. Considering how old that article is by this…

Nintendo’s Reluctance to Return to What Works

Paper Mario: The Origami King is selling well and reviewing well too. Most people who play it have better things to say about it than most Paper Mario games released in the past 20 years. Still, it doesn’t quite feel the same. I’m in…

David’s Retro Rewind – Mortal Kombat: Deadly Alliance

I’ve found that it only takes two words to get adrenaline pumping through the hearts of casual fighting game fans and highly-skilled connoisseurs alike: “Mortal Kombat!” Even though I did not yet exist when the original Mortal Kombat smashed its way into…

Satisfactory: One Year On

I think like too many of us, I’ll get the pull from Minecraft to open it up once in a while. However, like many of you, I also stop playing after a few hours because I’ve been playing it for years. I’ve been…

Women and Queerness in Horror: The Perfection

Warning: This article contains spoilers for The Perfection, mentions of sex and violence, mentions of self-harm, and mentions of child sexual abuse and rape. Last week, I talked about the meandering, lesbian-fear-inflected Single White Female. I went into all the ways it…