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Nintendo Direct: Indie World Showcase August 2020

Another Nintendo Direct showcase has arrived folks! This time we dive back into Nintendo’s Indie World to explore multiple indie releases coming to the Switch in the near future. As you know, Phenixx Gaming thrives on indie content so we’re excited to…

Destroy All Humans! (PS4) Review

One of the standout gaming experiences of my childhood was playing Destroy All Humans! on the PS2 back in 2005. I’ve been gaming since I was 3 years old, in one form or another, and the Destroy All Humans! franchise easily ranks…

Epic Games Propaganda: Dangerous & Irresponsible

Warning: Content linked in this article contain references to sensitive topics. Viewer discretion is advised. Nineteen Eighty-four, let me give you an example of something towards that theming. Recently a politician I don’t fully agree with, never have and never will, made…

Periphery’s Early Music Disappears from Streaming Platforms

The plus side to streaming services is having access to millions of songs to play whenever you want to. The downside is, those songs can immediately disappear when you don’t even realize it. That is currently the case with the first three…

A New, Particularly Orwellian Game is Coming Soon

In the age of the more-advanced information superhighway that is the modern Internet, I’m well aware that content and advertisements are being served to me based on my specific interests. That remains the case even if I don’t consciously express those interests…

Mortal Kombat 11: Aftermath (PC) Review

Warning: This article contains spoilers for Mortal Kombat 11’s original story mode. This article will not, however, contain spoilers for the story mode present within The Aftermath DLC itself. I’m sure it’s no secret by now that I’ll take any chance I…

Do 2021 Sports Games Make Sense?

Another year, another sports game. Except, most of the time, nothing big changes except the team rosters and maybe another game mode or two. This has been the case for the majority of the 2010s and it looks to be that way…

The Sims 4 Listens to Players, Finally, Sort Of

Two months following a Change.org petition requesting a color wheel for skin tones in The Sims 4 reached 87,604 signatures, Executive Producer Lyndsay Pearson posted a roughly two-minute-long video to her Twitter account. The recorded statement — and transcript subsequently posted to…

The Inner World Added To Prime Gaming – August 2020

My face was a blank page last week, it was every one of those gifs you find of Drew Scanlon blinking or Bernard Black doing his taxes. I was both irate and ready to knock a hole through someone’s head like I was Kazuma Kiryu.…

The Orville Season 2 – Ep 7 Review

Warning: This review contains spoilers for the episode of The Orville titled “Deflectors” This week, we’re coming off a very high note for The Orville. Last week’s episode, “A Happy Refrain,” is quite possibly one of my favorite episodes, if not my…