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OBS Studio Suddenly Appears on Steam

Well, I must say I certainly wasn’t expecting this one to pop up in my Facebook news feed on an otherwise boring afternoon. Apparently, according to several outlets (including PC Gamer), the immensely popular, open-source game recording and live streaming software known…

Valve Shares “2021 Year in Review” Post

It’s that time of year once again when companies like Valve take a look back at their performance in the previous year. Thankfully for data nerds and die-hard Steam users like myself, Valve in particular tends to make those metrics public within…

A Modest Proposal for Improving Steam Next Fests

Before we get started, I just want to express my hope that this article’s carefully-chosen title was enough to grab the attention of any English Literature majors in our audience. With that said, a Steam Next Fest has just ended as I…

iFixit Will Carry Steam Deck Replacement Parts

Lo and behold, Valve hath decreed further Steam Deck news from atop the hills of Bellevue! This news technically comes just a couple of hours after I wrote about Valve having released the computer aided design files for the Steam Deck’s case…

You Can Now 3D Print Your Own Steam Deck Case

I want to make something quite clear right off the bat here, folks. I do not know the first thing about computer aided design or 3D printing. I’ve never tried to rectify that, and I intend to make no effort to pretend…

Steam Sale Dates Leaked Through July 2022

Folks, I’ve written an article like this at least once a year every year without fail since Phenixx Gaming was founded. To be brutally honest with you, it’s starting to get a bit old. Thankfully, it seems Valve has telepathically caught wind…

Steam Deck’s Initial Ship Date Now Confirmed

Friends, countrymen, fellow PC gamers who long to take their Steam libraries on the go without lugging around a dedicated gaming laptop, lend me your attention. What may well be the most joyous of occasions for the PC gaming scene in recent…

Steam’s 2022 Lunar New Year Sale is Nearly Here

Is it time for another Steam sale already? My wallet is still recovering from last year’s Winter Sale. Well, according to the fine folks over at Steam Database, our collective coin purses may not have much more time to convalesce. You see,…

Steam Sets New Lifetime User Record

I think we all knew this was coming since a lot of us have been off for the holidays. However, it seems that Reddit and SteamDB have spotted a new lifetime milestone for Steam. Both the Lifetime Concurrent Users metric, and the…

David’s 2021 Steam Winter Sale Recommendations

The weather (and pretty much everything else) outside is frightful, but once again, the Steam sales are quite delightful. I hope you’ll find the continuation of my biannual tradition of writing up a lengthy list of game suggestions during this year’s Steam…