Mike Reitemeier | Page 31 | Phenixx Gaming

The Addictiveness of Among Us

The frenzy behind Among Us has taken the gaming world by storm as of late. While the game is ~2 years in age, it feels like everyone is getting behind the readily-accessible, massively-replayable title. Available for both computers and mobile with crossplay,…

Serious Sam 4 (PC) Review

As a connoisseur of the FPS genre, I welcome all variations of the genre, but still enjoy ones that are basic to the core. Whether it’s the looting frenzy that is Borderlands, the rhythm spin of BPM: Bullets Per Minute, or the…

Microsoft Purchases Bethesda and ZeniMax in Gigantic Deal

In what is the second-largest gaming company acquisition of all time, Microsoft is in the process of acquiring Bethesda Softworks and its parent company, ZeniMax Media, for a cool $7.5 Billion US dollars pending approval from the Department of Justice Antitrust division.…

Assassin’s Creed/Far Cry Bundles at Good PS+ Sale Price

At long last, two of Ubisoft’s flagship franchise compilations are being offered at a catchy price tag. Assassin’s Creed had a bit of a reputation for being an annual game, but these games were no slouch and the later efforts, Origins and Odyssey, reinvigorated…

Minoria (PS4) Review

Jumping into a long-running series might feel like a leap, but I took the initiative to try out Minoria with no prior knowledge. A new fan of 2D Metroidvanias thanks to Rogue Legacy, I wanted to expand into a non-roguelike format and this…

Samurai Jack: Battle Through Time (PC) Review

Full disclosure: I completely forgot Samurai Jack: Battle Through Time released until release week when ads started showing up in my social media feeds. It was hard to gauge just what kind of game it would be based on the cinematic footage in these…

The Boys Season 2 Has a Unique Release Schedule

Traditionally, television shows have released in one of two schedules. Either they release an episode per week, or all of them at once. The former builds suspense and makes the viewer wait a week for the answers to their questions, and the…

Aggretsuko Season 3 Review

Warning: The following review contains mild spoilers for Season 3 of Aggretsuko. Aggretsuko has been one of the most welcome surprises to Netflix in recent years. The makers of Hello Kitty have brought a hyper-relatable 9-5 workplace dramedy to our screens. The…

Marvel’s Avengers (PC) Review

Editor’s Note: The developers have released a patch for Marvel’s Avengers and are working to fix bugs and crashes. See the patch notes here. After a delay and quite a lot of hype, we can finally play Marvel’s Avengers. I love character-action titles,…

Spinch (PC) Review

Indie games are a dime a dozen, so they have to have a flashy gimmick to make them stand out from the pack. In Spinch‘s case, it’s just about as flashy as can be, as anyone with a pair of eyeballs will be…