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PowerWash Simulator 2 Announced

The staff here at Phenixx Gaming love a good Dad simulator. I’ve even joked that I’m a “childless father” because of how many Dad sims I play. One of my favorites is PowerWash Simulator, and it seems like fans are getting even…

Mortal Shell is free on Epic

Last Friday, we could finally talk about Prime Gaming for March. Monday, Warhammer 40K: Darktide has a new update. Tuesday, Kojima did a Kojima thing by announcing a game’s release date at a festival typically about films and music, and Cities: Skylines…

Eureka “Dr. Nobel” – Review

And so it begins: “FARGO!!!” Directed by Jeff Woolnough, Woolnough is best known for two things: Three episodes of Battlestar Galactica and that annoying and horrible early episode of Stargate SG-1, “Emancipation.” It was not an episode that aged well. It is…

Monster Hunter Wilds (Xbox Series X) Review

One of the wonderful memories I have of the Wii U, a sentence you don’t read often, was deciding to pick up a game in a franchise I’d never played before but heard much about. Hours and hours later, Monster Hunter 3…

Ground of Aces has a new demo

I could write about the new teaser for the new ZA/UM game, which we have so little detail on. Sadly, it could be called a politician’s policy for how direct and well-explained it is. Or I could talk about one of those…

Wanderstop (PC) Review

In most cases, life doesn’t really turn out the way we think it will. We set a goal or an image in our heads of what our life will look like in 5 or 10 years, and when that time comes, it…

Rise of the Ronin (PC) – Review

Before the fall of the Tokugawa Shogunate, the Boshin war, and the end of Japan’s Edo Period, Rise of the Ronin highlights a fractured Japan. A country mostly of isolation (ignoring the Japanese Empire and the Meiji Reform), the Bakumatsu period sparked…

Uncle Chop’s Rocket Shop gets New Update

Uncle Chop’s Rocket Shop has seen a fair bit of success since its release. The comparisons to games like Papers, Please as well as the varied gameplay options have made it a very enjoyable experience. Now, new content will give current players…

A Musical Story (PC) Review

Warning: The subject of this review contains references and depictions of violence, use and abuse of recreational drugs, and other mature themes. Reader discretion is advised. Some games have titles that perfectly describe what you’re in for when you play them. A…

Cities: Skylines Celebrates 10 Year Anniversary

The days of SimCity hold a nostalgic place in many gamers’ minds. For newer fans of the entertainment medium, and particularly of games where you get to manage systems and strategy within a fictional world, Cities: Skylines is a new-age successor to the…