Editorial | Phenixx Gaming

Xbox Can’t Manage Developers

For those of us older than the life of a tadpole, we all remember E3 when it was a thing. I still call it E3 even though Geoff’s commercialized the whole venture into online streaming platforms full of massive boring games that…

Keiran’s Steam Summer Sale 2025 Recommendations

Clair Obscur: Expedition 33! Sorry, I should probably explain what’s going on before I shout things across the room at people in hopes they’ll listen, but it is how I got to sleep with your dad, so it works. Currently, it is…

David’s 2025 Steam Summer Sale Recommendations

To quote my favorite weather app about my hometown’s usual temperatures this summer: “I’m not saying it’s hot outside, but two Hobbits just threw a ring into my backyard.” That can only mean that this year’s Steam Summer Sale is now bearing…

Game Developers Have an Optics Problem

With the Summer Game Fest behind us, other than a little coverage that we’ll have later this week, we are finally back to normal. However, amidst the trailers and the race to put out showcase coverage, I needed to sit with one…

Switch 2 Needs a Pokémon Conquest Sequel

Pokémon Conquest isn’t the type of game you name-drop to your friends and begin a deep, long conversation about memorable moments like you would a mainline Pokémon game. Even the Pokémon Snap franchise gets more nostalgia-laced discourse going online than the 2012 tactical…

Switch 2 User Agreement Isn’t Anything New, But is Telling

(Editor’s Note: The following article contains mention of ROMs or other legal “grey areas.” Phenixx Gaming is not encouraging such activities.) There’s a lot of chatter online this week about the Nintendo Switch 2 User Agreement. A specific section concerning what the…

There’s Still Life in Heroes of the Storm

Blizzard Entertainment’s MOBA, Heroes of the Storm, has been in what’s euphemistically known as “maintenance mode” for about three years now. In other words, that was Blizzard’s way of saying it didn’t plan any further major content updates for HotS and would…

On the Recent WoW DDoS Attacks

Back in March, I covered the news that World of Warcraft’s game servers have recently been under considerably more stress than usual thanks to a series of severe Distributed-Denial-of-Service (DDoS) attacks. In response to public outcry caused by this widespread server sabotage,…

Switch 2 Price Concerns Highlight a Changing Industry

The Switch 2 debuted to a roller coaster of feedback, hot takes, and mixed emotions. The presentation was generally received well if you judge the Nintendo Switch 2 Direct in a vacuum. Once that press release dropped, indicating the price tag of the…

Xenoblade Chronicles X: Definitive Edition (Switch) Review

I wrote a few intros for this review and kept deleting them. I don’t want to continue harping on the fantastic library of games the Wii U had. I don’t even want to talk about how despite its cult following, the Xenoblade Chronicles…