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Keen – One Girl Army (Nintendo Switch) Review

Keen – One Girl Army is a neon-bright game with charming visuals and puzzles that are sure to make you take a deep breath, say, “I’ll just try again later” and angrily shove your Switch in your bag. That is to say:…

Nintendo Direct Mini: Partner Showcase July 2020 Recap

It is the start of another week and another Nintendo Direct presentation. This time, we have a short and sweet Nintendo Direct Mini. This one is the first of its kind, a Partner Showcase, which will be showing off games that were…

Halo 3 (PC) Campaign Review

As 2020 continues, another piece of Halo: The Master Chief Collection trickles onto the PC platform. With Reach, 1, and 2 already pleasing tons of gamers, 3 looks to capture the nostalgia of 2007 Xbox Live custom games that thousands have held dear in their memories. Personally, I spent…

Gaming Isn’t A Waste, It Is Escapism

Twitter is just a place for incendiary comments, shouting headlines at each other, and a complete lack of nuanced “debate.” Speaking as Phenixx Gaming’s social media manager for Twitter, it is a horrible place full of bile and hatred by people who…

Gamer Girl: Where “Empathy Games” Don’t Work

Warning: This article contains mentions of stalking, abuse, and sexual harassment. On July 16th, FMV Future and Wales Interactive released a trailer for their upcoming full-motion video game, Gamer Girl. This announcement was quickly met with considerable backlash regarding the worrying and…

Dungeon Rushers Added To Twitch Prime For July

Remember when all you’d hear is “Black Lives Matter,” all over the news and nothing but that? I wonder why that stopped? Anyway, this week we’ve got games that will be ending their loot or changing to new loot. Words With Friends…

The Orville Season 2 – Ep 3 Review

Warning: The following review contains spoilers for Episode 3 of The Orville’s second season. Read on at your own risk. Last week’s episode of The Orville really turned up the heat and showed that Season 2 is a more developed version of…

David’s Thoughts on Civ VI’s New Frontier Pass DLC 1

Folks, I’m sure it’s no secret by this point that I absolutely adore virtually everything about Sid Meier’s Civilization VI. That’s why I was so ecstatic when my good friend and colleague here at Phenixx Gaming, Alexx, was recently kind enough to…

BioShock 2 Remastered (PC) Review

Touted as one of the best franchises on the seventh generation of consoles, BioShock, a spiritual successor to the System Shock series, garnered acclaim from critics and players alike for its impressive setting, haunting premise, and profound stories. In 2017, the games got a remaster,…

Torchlight 2 Available On Epic For Free

I’ll be quick about this, as there is quite a lot to get through. Monday, I spoke about Twitch Prime adding Vane, Mike spoke about bands moving online as if StageIt hasn’t been around for a decade, and I squealed with glee over Watch Dogs Legion during Ubisoft Forward. Tuesday,…