Keiran McEwen | Phenixx Gaming

Black (PS2) – Review

The year was 2006, the console was the PS2, and the developer was Criterion Games. The perfect storm of developer, console, and year following half a decade of car-crashing success. Better still, the studio was still backed by EA, meaning the studio…

First Winter Mystery Game Free on Epic

For one last time this year: Monday, Call of Elyndra now has a demo out now. Tuesday, everyone’s favorite Skywalker did a lore video for Monster Hunter Wilds, there is a Death on the Nile game from Microids on the way, and…

Lower Decks “Starbase 80?!” – Review

Right, someone needs to get the razors out now, it is getting more than ridiculous. Back once again with the renegade master, Bob Suarez, this is his penultimate episode as director, previously working on Big Mouth and Solar Opposites, as well as…

Alien Market Simulator hits Early Access in 2025

Hi, my name is Keiran… Come on, this is where you’re all supposed to in one disinterested voice say “Hi Keiran.” This isn’t [shop type] Simulator’s Anonymous, is it? I’ve been doing this a lot lately, trauma-dumping my experience with different shop-type-based…

S4U: CITYPUNK 2011 AND LOVE PUNCH Releases in January

Time is a weird thing, one minute your niece is too young for school, you blink, and suddenly 2011 is long gone and she’s like a whole person that’s practically done with school. It makes you feel sick. Let’s go back to…

The 2024 Game Awards actually wasn’t bad

In the several years it has been that I’ve been watching Geoff Keighley’s yearly game advertisements, I don’t think I’ve enjoyed the show just as much as I think I have this year. Not because I wasn’t the one covering it, but…

WB Montréal lays off 99 people

Ok, this might seem like high praise coming from me, but I thought the Game Awards were pretty decent in comparison to other years. Even going so far as to have a section calling out someone who helps those who were affected…

LotR: Return to Moria is free on Epic

Monday, RE:Choice has been announced, anime RPG Fantasian Neo Dimensions is available (surprisingly not for a PS2), and Escape Simulator 2 has been announced. Tuesday, more is available for Prime Gaming in December thanks to the release of Secret Level (poor audio…

Lower Decks “A Farewell to Farms” – Review

Do you have no humanity? There is no need to get a man out of his bed for Sto’vo’kor. Directed by “Dos Cerritos” director Megan Lloyd, there isn’t much to say about her directorial career given she’s only ever done Lower Decks.…

TankHead out now on the Epic Games Store

It may be obvious by my weekly articles, but I don’t care if something is “exclusive” to a digital storefront. What does bother me though is when that game might be cool and I’m only told about it as it releases. Over…