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The Falconeer (XBO) – Review

The Falconeer is about riding a giant bird into battle and firing guns from its back. Why, for weeks before release, did I always think of something else when hearing that title? With every trailer that I’d seen before its release, it…

Quiet Forward Steps for Red Candle Games

Over the past handful of days, Taiwanese developer Red Candle Games has wed together two quietly announced but significant avenues for growth, following a period of seeming silence between February of this year and the present. Readers will likely recognize the developer’s…

Cadaver (2020) Review

Warning: This review contains pictures that aren’t suitable for all audiences. Well, heck: I’ve fallen down the proverbial rabbit hole of international horror again. This is an exercise that can take a little more warming up than usual. Oftentimes the traditions of…

Sam & Max Save The World Remastered (Switch) Review

33 years ago, Steve Purcell debuted his Sam & Max comic book franchise. This franchise has spawned all sorts of media since then, including the first episodic release by Telltale Games. Now the first entry in the Sam & Max Telltale series…

King of Seas First Impressions

Naval combat in video games has always intrigued me. Ever since experiencing a virtual-reality Pirates of the Caribbean ride at Disney World as a kid, I’ve had a soft spot for the world of the seven seas. Ship combat has been explored in…

Yooka Laylee Added To Prime – December 2020

It’s bittersweet this, the penultimate Prime Gaming article before we here at Phenixx Gaming will be taking a short and well-deserved break. Though, for those important announcements of games and such, we do plan to cover those (along with Epic) over on Twitter during…

Big Finish: Doctor Who – Perfect Between Series

This week I’ve spoken enough about Doctor Who I either don’t trust in liking or simply don’t like in the first place; I want to talk about what has (sort of) kept my faith in the entity. Doctor Who is too big to…

“Deep Breaths” (Film) Review

Warning: This article contains a discussion of anxiety, panic attacks, and ableist language. Over the past several months, I’ve developed a real fondness for short films. Maybe it’s that they take a particular kind of skill to be successful with runtimes from…

Cyberpunk 2077 Release Times Announced

Finally, I can breathe a sigh of relief and know for sure that Cyberpunk 2077 will be playable in one week’s time. This assurance comes from the game’s developer, CD Projekt Red, unveiling the release time for the game across the world on December…

Cave Story+ Free On Epic

On Monday I still wanted to headbutt the floor following the release of the new Doctor Who trailer for the no-so festive special, while Alexx spoke of a demo for a 3D platformer from the developer behind Slime-san; I capped it off with crime and men with bricks…