Matthew Lomas – Phenixx Gaming

Top Ten Movie Popcorn Buckets of 2024

Matthew Lomas — Tue, 31 Dec 2024 14:00:37 +0000

While novelty popcorn buckets have been around for quite a few years, there is no doubt that 2024 is the year that the Popcorn Bucket Wars truly heated up! The standard promotional popcorn bucket of the past was either a paper one with a movie’s promotional art on it or occasionally a tin one with promotional art wrapped around it. Over the last three or four years, the art of popcorn bucket…

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The Lord of the Rings: The War of the Rohirrim (Movie) Review

Matthew Lomas — Fri, 27 Dec 2024 14:00:41 +0000

Last Thursday, I went with friends to see The Lord of the Rings: The War of the Rohirrim. All of us who went to see it were there for a variety of reasons; I am a big fan of The Lord of the Rings franchise, especially the Peter Jackson films. My other friends were a mix of enjoying The Lord of the Rings or enjoying anime projects. While I have seen quite a bit of debate as to whether The War of…

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Wicked (Part One) Review

Matthew Lomas — Wed, 27 Nov 2024 18:00:36 +0000

I remember as a Sophomore in High School being taken to New York City for a field trip. It was my first time in the Big Apple and I had begun to get into theatre at that time. One of the posters that I saw while on Broadway was the iconic Wicked poster. Having been a fan of the 1939 The Wizard of Oz film since a child, I was instantly drawn to it. Since then, I have never been rich enough or had…

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Gladiator II (Film) Review

Matthew Lomas — Mon, 25 Nov 2024 16:00:35 +0000

Since its announcement, there have been many who wondered if Ridley Scott could deliver a great movie that could rival his own masterpiece. I believe that he has. The touch that Ridley Scott has with the Roman Empire has not vanished over the last 25 years. For those who haven’t seen the original Gladiator film, I strongly advise you to watch it first. The opening sequence does give an artsy…

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Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine II (PC) Review

Matthew Lomas — Mon, 04 Nov 2024 18:00:06 +0000

The fight for the Emperor has made its triumphant return with the arrival of Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine II. Many of my friends and I got excited when Space Marine II was first announced, so it is quite something to finally have my hands on it after all this time. From a fantastic story and difficult gameplay to a wonderful soundtrack, this game seems to be the ultimate Space Marine experience.

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Backyard Baseball ’97 (PC) Review

Matthew Lomas — Mon, 14 Oct 2024 17:00:25 +0000

Of all the games that tickle my nostalgia, Backyard Baseball is the one that gets me the most. It is also a game series that I never thought would return in any way. A few months ago, I was shocked to see that a trailer had been released for a revival of Backyard Sports. It seemed like a fever dream and I didn’t have a lot of confidence in where this could go given the juggling of ownership for…

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A Brief History of Backyard Baseball

Matthew Lomas — Wed, 25 Sep 2024 15:00:51 +0000

With news dropping today that a remaster of the original Backyard Baseball game released in 1997 will be coming to Steam on October 10th, I thought that it would be appropriate to bring everyone up to speed about this franchise. If you were a kid who grew up in the 2000s, this game was likely something that you had. For myself, Backyard Baseball was one of those few games that my sister and I…

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Total War: Pharaoh Dynasties (PC) Review

Matthew Lomas — Wed, 21 Aug 2024 15:00:19 +0000

Of all the games that I thought that I would review again, Total War: Pharaoh was not one of them. When I reviewed it, I gave the game a 7.5/10, which was almost on par with other critics’ scores and a bit high compared to user scores on Metacritic. While the game was certainly interesting in certain aspects, it never quite gave me the same joy that Rome: Total War or Total War: Medieval II.

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Lifeless Moon (PS5) Review

Matthew Lomas — Tue, 20 Aug 2024 15:00:38 +0000

I have sat on this review longer than I sit on most, and I honestly have no idea why. Perhaps I am worried that it will be empty in some way or missing bits of important information that should be included. It could also very well be the fact that the brevity of Lifeless Moon didn’t allow me to soak in the story enough, at least for me to fully understand what Stage 2 Studios was aiming for.

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Dustborn (PC) Review

Matthew Lomas — Mon, 19 Aug 2024 18:55:17 +0000

The first time that I heard about Dustborn is when it popped up on Amazon as a coming soon game for the PlayStation 5. At first, it seemed like an odd-looking game with a not-so-clear genre based on the cover art, screenshots, and overall description. So when August came knocking and this game popped up as a release during the month, I thought that this would be worth trying out.

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