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CrossCode (PS4) Review

Indie games are a big part of my gaming experience these days. Yes, there are a lot of lackluster games out there, but there are also some really great gems. CrossCode is one of the few Indie “darlings” that I’ve missed out…

Xbox Is Happy Game Pass Isn’t Profitable

For a while now, I’ve been a strong and vocal advocate for the Xbox Game Pass system, the Netflix of games. When I last used it, before issues within Microsoft’s system, it was about 120+ games on the Xbox One. Some of…

Underhero (PC) Review

Underhero by Paper Castle Games is a 2D side-scrolling game with RPG and platforming elements. You play as a nameless, masked minion to the kind of cartoony overlord boss most video games ask you to defeat. Underhero plays with and bucks familiar ideas…

How Long Will the Xbox One Last Into Next-Gen?

Microsoft indicates that the Xbox One will still play for years into the Xbox Series X’s lifespan. How will that work and what can current Xbox One owner expect for the console? To be fair, it’s impossible to imagine that the Xbox…

Skully (PC) Preview

When I first saw the trailer for Skully, I immediately thought it looked adorable, and was thrilled to have a press build of the first two chapters at my fingertips shortly after. My first instinct was absolutely correct: it is adorable. It’s…

The Pros and Cons Of the Xbox One

Everyone else will walk around this issue, I’ll confront it directly. If you demand graphical fidelity for consoles to curve its spine backwards, figure out The Master Theory of the universe, and provide you sexual favors, your expectations are misplaced. Right, now…

EA Officially Reveals Star Wars: Squadrons

Yesterday, EA finally showed off a teaser trailer for the next big Star Wars game, Star Wars: Squadrons. It is being developed by EA Motive, the same studio the bought us the campaign for Star Wars Battlefront II. Star Wars: Squadrons will be mostly focused…

Sexuality and Yearning in Disco Elysium

Warning: This article contains mild spoilers for Disco Elysium. Disco Elysium is a game about wanting to be held tenderly by Kim Kitsuragi. Okay, it’s not really. Disco Elysium is a game about a lot of things. It’s about the ruin and…

Xbox Ditching Codes For “Digital Direct”

Part of our jobs here at Phenixx Gaming is to review games. Games that (mostly) come in the form of codes that are provided by developers and/or publishers for the purposes of doing a review. I think most people know that process…

Minecraft Dungeons (Switch) Review

The continued expansion of the Minecraft franchise is chock-full of charm and is immensely playable. Owing more than a little to predecessors such as Diablo, Minecraft Dungeons crafts an enjoyable and family-friendly experience. The game is thin on the ground in some areas,…