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Darkest Dungeon II (PC) Early Access Preview

Excuse me for stating the obvious: Red Hook Studios’ Darkest Dungeon is not exactly a game known for its upbeat tone and pleasant story. On the contrary, it is notorious for its grueling core gameplay loop and its bleak plot that masterfully…

Phenixx Gaming’s Game of the Year Staff Picks 2021

If you folks have been with us the past few years, you know that Phenixx Gaming does things a little differently when it comes to our Game of the Year article. We are a site built on diverse voices and opinions, so…

Doctor Who “Into The Dalek” – Review

Here we go, adventure number 2 of Statler and Waldorf. At least it is the episode where I can talk about an actress I quite like and the fact that Zawe Ashton is very clearly not Lerona Crichlow, previously in the fantastic…

Breaking Down Video Game Subscription Services

While the excitement of subscription-based services with tv shows and movies has generally subsided due to the fatigue and oppressiveness of all the options available, it’s only hit its stride in the video game industry. There are certainly a lot of options…

Epic Chef (Switch) Review

There are some games on the market that look objectively bad, but still wind up being oddly compelling and enjoyable. It is a strange phenomenon that doesn’t happen to me often, but sometimes when I take a gamble, I run into these…

Keiran’s 2021 Year in Review

2020: Electric Boogaloo has been an odd one from the start. Of course, coming only minutes after the first one finished, the sequel was always going to feel like a rush of things, and it might have lacked some games we’d have…

Dead Space Series (PC) Review

Several series of games over the years have gone by the wayside, left as a relic to a different era of gaming. While Jak & Daxter and Crash Bandicoot saw their developers reach different heights in new ventures, EA Redwood Shores, which developed into Visceral…

Asterix & Obelix: Slap them All! (Switch) Review

Brawlers are a unique genre. There’s not much else that can feel as equally welcoming and unforgiving as them. It’s a type of game that benefits from pushing the envelope, taking a simple concept, and stretching just how far it can go.…

Evil Genius 2 (Xbox One) – Review

The year was 2004, and while Pierce Brosnan was trying to rip the clothes off of Halle Berry two years before, the years of Thunderball‘s eye-patched villain Emilio Largo was gone. Instead, those cartoonish villains were reduced to a cinder by the likes…

Mario Party Superstars (Switch) Review

Although 2020 wasn’t the best year to play Mario Party thanks to the rise of a global pandemic and such, 2021 is thankfully a better and safer year for many people to play it next to their friends and family. Released just…