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Ooblets Dev’ Facing Epic Exclusive Backlash

As an outsider to the absolute derision which some on social media platforms have for Epic Games, I am endlessly confused by it all. While I can understand someone’s desire not to give money to X company or Y person money; it…

US President Also Blames Videogames For Shootings

In today’s article about some men shooting up American businesses and officials blaming video games, I want to make a quick statement. Often you’ll find people who will say, “Don’t bring politics into my video games,” with the spelling of an average…

New Switch Features A Longer Battery Life

For a while now we’ve been covering the Nintendo Switch, specifically the new models, such as the Switch Lite, which is smaller and exclusively handheld. Nonetheless, there is a second-generation, or “HAC-001(-01),” Nintendo Switch which is slightly more powerful, features a longer…

US Representative & Governor Blames Games For Shootings

I’ve been expecting this day since I started writing for websites last year; another shooting and another blame game is being played. This weekend there were two mass shootings, both in the continental US, and both with automatic weapons. However, at this…

Twitch Prime Loot For August

This is the one, this is the month I’ve been speaking about all these months here at Phenixx Gaming; this is really stupid when I read this out loud to myself and I hit my hand off my table. My downright ridiculous…

EA Weary of Switch as Secondary Console?

A recent comment from EA Andrew Wilson has me confused, and a bit frustrated, with the lack of awareness behind the company’s understanding of the Nintendo Switch. If you own a Switch, like over 32 million others, you probably notice a severe…

Alan Wake & For Honor Free on Epic Games Store

In last week’s Epic Games store giveaway, we saw the indie double bill of Moonlight, a charming rogue-like/lite, and RPG; and we saw This War of Mine, an allegory for living in communist Russia. Once again I’m staring down a double-barrel with…

Evo 2019 Kicking Off August 2nd-4th

Much like the grasshoppers that invaded Las Vegas, gamers are descending on the city for the 2019 Evolution Championship Series (or, Evo) in the coming weekend. Held in Las Vegas since 2005, Evo is one of the largest esports events, hosting large…

Switch Lite Now Available For Pre-order

Almost a month ago it was confirmed, after months of speculation, in which I concluded that Nintendo would announce at their Nintendo Direct during E3 that the Nintendo Switch Lite would be confirmed. This second-generation, (if you like that term) of the…

Need for Speed Coming to GamesCom

Earlier this week we saw a leak that no one was expecting; however, it is a leak unlike the mess that was a Reddit user testing the patience of every YouTuber that reports on every rumor like it is the bible. This…