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Welcome to Phenixx Gaming! Come on in!

Hello! Welcome to Phenixx Gaming. Because today is our official opening, I want to mention a few things and explain how we do things here. To start with, I should mention that the current state of the site (and its layout) is…

Satisfactory Alpha Weekend Thoughts

A while ago I would have streamed Factorio and eventually Satisfactory; I am glad I haven’t done so, as I don’t play these games in the most optimal way to appease Internet comment sections. If there are grandmasters of Tetris, those that…

ToeJam & Earl Back in the Groove (Switch) Review

The ToeJam & Earl franchise has been around since 1991 and has attained a cult following over the years. Since 2002’s release of ToeJam & Earl III: Mission to Earth, however, the series has largely been dormant due to the game’s lackluster…

New Pokémon Starter Getting a Funko Figure

Pikachu was released by Funko in a regular 4″ and 6″ mega pop, followed by Bulbasaur in 4″. Now, another original starter joins the growing list of Pokémon figures. In its listing for the new figure, Funko announced that while its tail…

Humble Bundle is Offering Grid 2 For Free

A long, long time ago, two generations before now, racing games were still part of the bread and butter of video games. The PlayStation 2 was awash with Need for Speed, Gran Turismo, Midnight Club, FlatOut, Crash Tag Team Racing, TOCA (which…

How Nintendo Flubbed Its Mar10 Day Sales

Every year on March 10th, Nintendo creatively plays with the date to rework the day into Mar10 Day. This year, the company promised sales on 5 of its biggest Mario titles on Switch. That went very wrong quickly. Super Mario Party, Super…

Treasure Stack Review

The Puzzle genre of gaming has recently seen an influx of new crossover ideas. Tetris 99 brought battle royale into the puzzle gaming space, and other games are trying to blend other genres with puzzle mechanics. Treasure Stack is a brand new…

Is the Traditional E3 Conference Dead?

E3 used to be the hottest week in gaming and in a lot of ways, it still is. The problem is that more and more developers are opting out of conference presentations. EA announced recently that they’d stop giving traditional conference presentations,…

Pro Evolution Soccer 2019 (Xbox) Review

There is a strange number of my articles that start with a “Back in my day…,” story. This review will not deviate from this pattern either, as back in my day the only sports I cared for was when I played sports…

Hollow Knight Collector’s Edition is Live

Hollow Knight, a beloved Metroidvania title has opened preorders for a Collector’s Edition, and it’s loaded. Hollow Knight is now available in a physical edition for Nintendo Switch, PlayStation® 4, and PC as a DRM-free disc with a Steam key, including a…