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Ugly Betty “Fake Plastic Snow” – Review

7 episodes of Christmas, that’s just something I know. Directed by producer James Hayman, this is the third of eight Ugly Betty episodes. While writing team Veronica West (Becker) and Sarah Kacserka, the two are probably best known for being the showrunners…

I Hate This Place (PC) Review

My subject today is a game whose title echoes a sentiment I’ve found myself repeating quite often for various reasons I won’t get into. It’s a stealth-focused, survival horror crafting game entitled I Hate This Place, developed by Rock Square Thunder and…

Cairn (PC) – Review

Rock climbing and mountaineering are some of those great adventure things I love the idea of, but I’d end up killing myself doing it. In recent years, several games have finally started exploring that vein of adventure. There are a variety of…

Cozy Caravan (Nintendo Switch) Review

A gaming resolution I set for myself in 2026 was to seek out games that I enjoy playing. Sounds simple, right? Beyond review duties here at Phenixx Gaming, I also make it a personal goal to play the games everyone is talking…

Cult of the Lamb: Woolhaven (PC) Review

It has been some time since I played Cult of the Lamb. I took a break after I finished off the original series on my Nintendo Switch, and while I played it a little bit on PC afterward, I stopped playing to…

The Spirit Lift (PC) Review

Before I knew anything about The Spirit Lift beyond its title, I was planning to open this review with a pun about an elevator that’s only usable by ghosts. As it turns out, that’s (almost) exactly what The Spirit Lift is about.…

Ugly Betty “Lose the Boss” – Review

“Today, she’s the boss.” Directed by Ken Whittingham, he’s best known for directing 30 Rock, Parks and Recreation, Entourage, The Office, and Scrubs. It turns out two out of five is bad. This being Whittingham’s one and only episode of Ugly Betty.…

Big Hops (Nintendo Switch) Review

Developer Luckshot Games caught my attention with the release of 2018’s Sausage Sports Club. The physics-centric game did something that many others that attempt to hone in on this mechanic do not. Rather than allow the physics-based engine to run rampant, there was…

Blightstone (PC) Early Access Review

Under my reviewing microscope today is Blightstone, a tactical, turn-based strategy Rogue-like from developer Unfinished Pixel and publisher Kepler Ghost. The plot of Blightstone is set in motion when a powerful demon overlord called Korghul unearths the titular Blightstone, a relic steeped…

Trails Beyond the Horizon (PC) Review

I’ve been a fan of the Trails franchise for a long time. Nihon Falcom’s RPG series sets itself apart from many others, weaving a tale across many games via a living and breathing continent. You experience the history of an array of…