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First Hour – Eiyuden Chronicle: Rising (Switch)

In this new format I’m trying out, I’m going to play exactly one hour (timed, of course) of games I’m starting. The purpose of this format is to give the first impression of said game. Later on, once I’ve finished a game,…

Brothers: A Tale of Two Sons Free On Epic

Monday, we covered that Road 96 will get a console release, WoW is finally moving on from the Shadowlands, and an action runner game gets its latest update. Tuesday, Team17’s Batora: Lost Haven will get a demo soon, Dying Light 2‘s first DLC arrived in decaying gory bits, and Children of Morta has online…

Death Stranding Director’s Cut Coming to PC Soon

I think we can all agree that console exclusives coming to PC can only be a good thing. Death Stranding is already available on PC, but it seems as though it will be getting the same treatment as console players. That’s right,…

Open Country (Xbox) – Review

Sometimes when reviewing any game, you can fall into this pit of anger or displeasure, and sometimes it is best to put space between you and the review before it goes out. The trouble there is forgetting about it. Later this week…

Control Is Free On Epic Games Store

Monday, Devolver announced they’ll be doing a drug-fueled nightmare on Saturday, and Oddworld Soulstorm might be coming to the Xbox Series X/S. By Tuesday, Devolver had announced a game I want to play, and Alexx got a colorful farm sim he wants to play. From Wednesday,…

Grow: Song of the Evertree Announced for 2021 Release

Relaxing Sandbox games are always worth my time. I’ve noticed it more and more as I have gotten older too. Sometimes I just want something relaxing, something calm, not high-stress or high-action. Something like Grow: Song of the Evertree. Grow: Song of…

Open Country Trailer Previews Nature Exploration from Home

505 Games has published quite a few great games that I’ve reviewed here at Phenixx Gaming, and I keep a close eye on various projects they work on. With all of us being inside due to the pandemic, it seems 505’s next…

Bloodstained’s Switch Port Needs Some TLC

Over our holiday break, Lisa and I delved into a game I had previously reviewed a few years back. I had followed Bloodstained: Ritual of the Night since its Kickstarter campaign and when it released I played the PS4 version for a…

Payday 2 (Xbox One) – Review

Warning: The following article contains an embedded video that may feature strong language. Reader’s discretion is advised. I said it in the video that I did for the site’s YouTube channel; Violence of any kind is wrong, and that includes against people…

Assetto Corsa Competizione (XBO) – Review

I can’t explain it; I enjoy driving in games. Not just these racing games where all you do is drive in circles for hours, swearing that you aren’t going one-millionth of a nano-second faster than the last time. I enjoy driving around…