Animal Crossing: New Horizons

Could Animal Crossing Be Headed to Space?

The Animal Crossing: New Horizons 2.0 Update has been out for some time now. After Nintendo revealed that it would be the last major update coming to the game, I had mixed feelings, but something came to mind that hasn’t left my…

Animal Crossing: New Horizons Feels Like a New Game

This article probably feels a bit late doesn’t it? Well, truth be told, even though the 2.0 update for Animal Crossing: New Horizons has been out a while, I wanted to play it for a bit, let it settle in my routine…

Animal Crossing Direct News Rundown

It has finally happened! After months of speculation and a while of Nintendo telling us that something was in the works, we finally have an Animal Crossing themed Direct! Friday the Direct landed, offering us over 20 minutes of announcements and new…

What’s the Deal with Tom Nook?

Okay, we’ve been talking about what is coming next for Animal Crossing: New Horizons for a while. Despite coming to the conclusion that we probably won’t find out much more before E3, something did occur to me the other day. Tom Nook…

Games to Play During Mental Health Awareness Month

May is Mental Health Awareness Month in the United States. It just so happens that being aware of and de-stigmatizing Mental Health is one of the things Phenixx Gaming was built upon. Because of that, we’d like to celebrate Mental Health Awareness…

Animal Crossing Needs Some Things in the 2.0 Update

Animal Crossing’s 1.9.0 update just landed a few weeks back in time for Easter and the one-year anniversary of Animal Crossing: New Horizons’ release. Presumably, that means that the next update should be the 2.0 update, which should roll out new features.…

Nintendo Direct February 2021 Roundup

It’s been quite a bit since Nintendo has last released a proper Direct. While we got a bunch of mini-versions of this beloved format, yesterday’s Direct was the first one in a while. We got almost an hour’s worth of new announcements,…

Nintendo Should Make Animal Crossing Plushies

Animal Crossing: New Horizons was the self-care we all needed in 2020. Museums used it for digital tours, drag performers put on full performances in Animal Crossing, and the average person took some time to relax and decompress on an island paradise.…

What Animal Crossing Needs in 2021

I think we can all agree that one of the best things to come out of 2020 was Animal Crossing: New Horizons. With regular updates, relaxing gameplay, new mechanics, and tons of things to do, it helped ease the pain of quarantine…

Phenixx Gaming’s Game of the Year Staff Picks 2020

Last year, the Phenixx Gaming team started a tradition. We collect our individual Staff Game of the Year picks together and put them in an article. This site was built on a foundation of diverse voices and perspectives, so it didn’t make…