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Spirit City: Lofi Sessions is Perfect for New Years Resolutions

On one of my monitors, the one to the left of the screen on which I’m typing this, an anime-style character is also typing at a computer. She’s accompanied by her spirit cat, and the fireplace nearby is decorated for the holidays.…

David’s Steam Winter Sale 2024 Recommendations

The weather this past summer was obscenely hot in my hometown, so to say I’m glad winter is finally here is one heck of an understatement. No matter how cold it might be outside, there are tons of hot deals to be…

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…

Potionomics (PC) Review

I imagine knowing that your main reason for getting up in the morning and going to work so that you can pay off debt isn’t the most pleasant feeling. However, that exact situation is the force that drives the story of Potionomics.…

Phenixx Gaming’s 2024 Holiday Greetings

We have survived another year everyone! With storms, flooding in the Sahara Desert (that actually happened), and a variety of other climate-based issues, it wouldn’t be a stretch to say that getting to the end of 2024 was an exercise in tenacity…

Alexx’s Steam Winter Sale Recommendations

It’s that time again folks! Valve has hit the big red button and is holding our wallets at gunpoint. Hundreds of games are on sale, and it is hard to pick through the noise and decide what to buy, right? Well, here…

Steam Winter Sale 2024 Deep Discount Suggestions

As the Steam Winter Sale kicks off for 2024 and lasts until early January, there’s a vast wealth of games that are on sale. While some newer or AAA games may only be 10 or 20 percent off, some games are offered…

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…

Inaugural Indie Game Awards Release Hype Teaser

The Game Awards get a lot of flack, some deserved and some unwarranted. That said, one thing I think is clear is that focusing on marketing and trailers puts some smaller studios and devs at a disadvantage. To combat the money and…