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One to Watch: Ori and the Will of the Wisps

2015’s Ori and the Blind Forest felt sort of funny when compared to Metroidvania style games like Hollow Knight. The game’s tone is far lighter, and much more imaginative than dark, gritty titles usually featured in the genre. Games like Limbo make great use of darkness…

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Mike’s Album of the Decade

Off the heels of My Devil in Your Eyes, The Color Morale had established that they were one of the premier midwest post-hardcore bands in the scene. Drawing inspiration from early metalcore giants like Misery Signals and Poison the Well, the band found…

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David’s Steam Winter Sale 2019 Recommendations

The holiday season is upon us once again, dear readers. It seems to me as though Thanksgiving may as well have been just yesterday, yet here we find ourselves either preparing for or recovering from even more holiday festivities. Speaking of holiday…

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Mike’s TV Show of the Decade – Better Call Saul

Breaking Bad was the hottest thing on television at the start of this decade. Following the rise and fall of Walter White was compelling, as his unpredictable nature had viewers on the edge of their seat for sixty minutes every Sunday. The…

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One to Watch: Grand Theft Auto VI

Okay, not to burst your bubble, but there’s not any news or confirmation of Grand Theft Auto VI. That being said, we’ll likely see it this next console generation. There are too many great moments in Grand Theft Auto V to not want another…

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Mike’s Meme of the Decade: “Bee Movie, But”

It is nigh impossible to scroll through a social media feed at any given point and not see a meme of some sort. The definition of meme is somewhat vague, as it could mean any viral piece of media deriving from a…

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Must Play: The Room Series

Welcome to the first entry in a spinoff of our “Must See” series we’re calling “Must Play.” Reviews would fit a single game, but some things require a broader discussion. Let’s use today’s topic as an example, a series of puzzle games…

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On WoW’s Current State and Patch 8.3

It occurred to me a few days ago that I haven’t quite had the time to collect and transcribe my thoughts on the current happenings within and the potential future state of World of Warcraft in a fairly long while. Sure, I’ve…

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Season’s Greetings from Phenixx Gaming

Hello to the readers and friends of Phenixx Gaming! This is a bit of a departure from what we normally do here at Phenixx Gaming. We don’t usually write directly to you unless we’re asking for your thoughts on articles we’ve written.…

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Not For Broadcast Prologue First Impressions

I’ve noticed that it’s something of an exceedingly rare occurrence for me to learn of a game and immediately thereafter find myself compelled to play said game, because not doing so would be an affront to my personal constitution. It’s even more…

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