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WoW’s Double Reputation Buff Has Returned

I hope you folks are ready for an unexpected, yet pleasant surprise. Our recurring readers will likely recall that back in April, I reported upon a new development on Azeroth at the hands of Blizzard Entertainment. More specifically, Blizzard enabled two long-lasting…

WoW: Shadowlands Release Date Announced

The time is nearly upon us, my friends. The Banshee Queen, Sylvanas Windrunner, has ripped open the barrier between the land of the living and the realm of the dead. We must soon enter the Shadowlands to put an end to whatever…

World of Warcraft’s Current Allied Races Revisited

If you’re a recurring reader of Phenixx Gaming, there’s a possibility you might remember an editorial I wrote over a year ago about my thoughts on each playable Allied Race in World of Warcraft. Considering how old that article is by this…

On WoW: Shadowlands and its Planned Inclusions

If you’ve been following my written content on World of Warcraft for any length of time, you might have read my editorial that was published a while back where I detailed my thoughts on the game’s then-upcoming major content update. Within that…

Diablo + Hellfire (PC) Review

In 1997, Blizzard Entertainment released a point-and-click, procedurally generated, isometric roleplaying game. Its development dated back to 1995, when it would originally be pitched as a turn-based game. Over time, turn-based combat became real-time and the developers, Condor Games, would become Blizzard…

BlizzCon 2020 is No Longer Happening

Well, folks, I’d be lying if I were to say I didn’t see this one coming from a mile away. First, E3 was canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic and its surrounding restrictions, then Gamescom suffered the same fate, alongside a host…

WoW: Shadowlands’ Pre-Patch Update is Not Yet Live

It seems that reports from various sources regarding the upcoming updates to the current state of World of Warcraft have proven untrue. You see, back in April, I reported upon a certain rumor which seemed credible at the time. This rumor stated…

WoW Buffs Hint at New Expansion’s Release Date

Almost exactly one month ago, Blizzard Entertainment enabled a month-long buff to all World of Warcraft characters which doubles their experience gain from all sources. That experience buff, called “Winds of Wisdom,” was scheduled to expire yesterday. However, after much outcry from…

Why Blizzard Should Extend Retail WoW’s XP Buff

Just under a month ago, the venerable World of Warcraft fan site known as Wowhead broke the news that Blizzard Entertainment enabled a significant buff to character experience in the current (that is, non-Classic) version of WoW. That change was due to…

WoW: Shadowlands Alpha Starts Quite Soon

World of Warcraft’s game director, Ion Hazzikostas, has announced in a lengthy blog post on the game’s website that the initial alpha-testing version of the game’s upcoming expansion, Shadowlands, will begin rolling out to certain players sometime this week. Before you get…