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Keiran’s 2025 Steam Winter Sale Recommendations

The sun saw fit to rise again, so I guess we’re all engaging in Steam’s festive capitalism. Don’t worry that line will make sense with the first pick, comrade. However, as David noted about two hours before me, the Steam Winter Sale…

David’s 2025 Steam Winter Sale Recommendations

It’s the most wonderful time of the year if you’re looking to financially ruin yourself by purchasing copious amounts of discounted games on Steam. I always am, so of course I’ve continued my tradition of writing up a list of game recommendations…

Season’s Greetings from Phenixx Gaming 2025

It is that time again, everyone! Phenixx Gaming’s editorial team (and writers) are going on a break for three weeks. This year has been a crazy ride, full of great games, interesting news, a few delays, and lots of chaos in the…

Ugly Betty “Fey’s Sleigh Ride” – Review

Invasion, insurgency, Iraq, Iran, all these words I totally associate with the holly, jolly time of Christmas. Written by season 2-4 of Gilmore Girls producer and writer, as well as Ugly Betty producer, Shelia Lawrence, this is the first of her 11…

David’s Backlog Busting: Lichtspeer (PC) Preview

I have a confession to make. I have a category set up in my Steam library that I use as a catch-all for games that, upon scrolling past them in my backlog, make me think anything along the lines of, “What the…

David’s Backlog Busting: CloverPit (PC) Preview

Warning: The subject of this article contains depictions of mature themes, such as gambling addiction, that are unsuitable for younger audiences. Reader discretion is advised. I recently purchased CloverPit because it was described to me as “Balatro, but with slot machines instead…

With Wreckreation’s situation, Can the Industry Keep This up?

This games industry is as fragile as a man’s ego or as stable as a digestive biscuit teetering on the edge of a coffee cup. I don’t know that there is a better example of this than the struggles that we see…

Tales of Xillia Remastered (PC) Review

Editor’s Note: Some of the issues and bugs noted throughout the article have been addressed in a post-launch update between writing and the point of publication. The Tales franchise is one of my favorite RPG series of all time. Each one has…

Octopath Traveler 0 (Nintendo Switch 2) Review

The Octopath Traveler games, along with the Bravely Default games, have a unique vibe that separates them from the Final Fantasy series. Octopath Traveler, as a series, has always offered the freedom of developing characters and parties that shift the gameplay into…

Mobile Games of the Moment: December 2025

We’re back at it one last time for 2025! I’ve played more games on my phone this year than ever before. Every month, there seems to be more ports of old favorites, new titles to push the medium, or just plain fun…