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Indie Horror Showcase Planned for the 19th

This week, the Indie developer DreadXP announced it will be hosting a special horror-themed showcase in partnership with the Media Indie Exchange. The event will be live-streamed on October 19th and will be hosted by Hurcan Kose, a prominent horror game personality…

Nintendo Direct: Indie World Showcase August 2020

Another Nintendo Direct showcase has arrived folks! This time we dive back into Nintendo’s Indie World to explore multiple indie releases coming to the Switch in the near future. As you know, Phenixx Gaming thrives on indie content so we’re excited to…

Indie Development: Modern Day Punk

The indie game development scene is one of madness, and is full of whatever you could want. Action platformers in 2D, 2.5D, and 3D, simple puzzle games for kids, or puzzle games for adults with naked women all over them. Anyone can…

Cuphead Turns 2, Hits 5 Million Downloads

Arguably the most memorable game from a Microsoft-exclusive studio this generation wasn’t a Halo or Gears of War game. It was Cuphead, the retro fueled, hand drawn, rage inducing hit we’ve all spent minutes enjoying and hours dreading. On its second birthday, the team behind Cuphead noted…

VA-11 HALL-A: Cyberpunk Bartender Action (PS4) Review

VA-11 HALL-A or Valhalla is one of those rare games that comes around once every few years or so that sucks in its audience so deeply that you may never want to leave; a game that makes you fall in love with…

Kinda Funny Confirms E3 Showcase

KInda Funny is known in its community of “Best Friends” as a “Garbage Truck on Fire” and when Sony announced that there would be no PlayStation Experience last year Greg Miller made a throwaway joke stating “We’ll just do our own press…

Katana Zero Review (Switch)

What’s there to say about Katana Zero that hundreds of thousands haven’t said already? That’s right, the sales numbers for this 2D indie platformer have hit over 100,000 copies sold. That’s impressive, considering the game’s approach to time-bending combat and serious subject matters.…

Nindies Showcase Spring 2019 Highlights

As gamers are becoming increasingly frustrated with AAA developers, their cash grabs, and their buggy products, they are turning to independent developers for their gaming fix. Nowhere is this more apparent than on the Nintendo Switch, which has an absolute ton of…