Editorial – Phenixx Gaming

Keiran’s Top Books of 2024

Keiran McEwen — Fri, 03 Jan 2025 18:00:33 +0000

If I’m honest, I’ve been a bit “lazy” this year, managing only to find 6 notable reads that I was able to really say anything on. Quite frankly I don’t care and that’s the point of these articles, to just talk about some books I read in the year. However, I did want to note that maybe this year’s article was going to be a bit shorter than the multi-thousand-word, 10-page dissertation on what I’…

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Someone Should Bring Back Marvel Heroes

Alexx Aplin — Wed, 01 Jan 2025 18:00:13 +0000

Games are canceled regularly these days. With multiplayer games like MMOs and Live-Service games, of course eventually things are going to get shut down. However, I’d like to discuss one game that was shut down that should make a return in one form or another, Marvel Heroes. In June 2013, Gazillion Entertainment (now closed) created a game called Marvel Heroes, later known as Marvel Heroes Omega.

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Phenixx Gaming 2025 Most Wanted

Keiran McEwen — Wed, 01 Jan 2025 14:00:46 +0000

The saying is “New Year, new me.” Too bad the “new me” also wishlists far too many games long before they come out. As we look ahead at the coming year of releases and beyond, we thought we’d look at the upcoming games the Phenixx Gaming staff are most excited about in the coming months and maybe even years given the number of delays. Without wasting more time, let’s get into everyone’s top picks…

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2024 in Games: A Review

Alexx Aplin — Tue, 31 Dec 2024 18:00:15 +0000

At the end of the year, I always like to look back and see how the gaming industry performed. I think anyone who pays attention to gaming trends can usually tell when a year is less interesting or enticing than others. 2024 might have seemed at first like it could have been a lean year, but as we close out the year, I’m inclined to believe that it was actually a really solid one.

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Keiran’s Top 3 Games of 2024

Keiran McEwen — Mon, 30 Dec 2024 18:00:18 +0000

Despite playing very little of the big hitters this year, I’ve found it hard to define the top of my list. I know where the bottom lies, next to a certain Prime Minister from the 80s, but we’ll get to that. As usual, you’ll hardly find Hellblade 2, Helldivers 2, Dragon’s Dogma 2, Persona 3 Reload, or even Final Fantasy VII Rebirth, maybe even Shadow of the Erdtree. While everyone else was playing…

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Gift Guide: Turn-Based Strategy & Tactics Games

David Sanders — Mon, 30 Dec 2024 14:00:46 +0000

I’ve always preferred turn-based strategy games as opposed to real-time strategy. I find I struggle with having to manage multiple units and make tactical decisions without having as much time to think things through as I would prefer, even though I almost exclusively play strategy titles against AI opponents — they don’t complain if my turns take too long. If you and/or any of your loved ones…

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Phenixx Gaming’s Game of the Year 2024

Alexx Aplin — Fri, 27 Dec 2024 18:00:48 +0000

It’s that time again! The team at Phenixx Gaming has come together to deliver details on our Games of the Year for 2024. Because we come from such different backgrounds and gaming styles, we don’t just pick one game for our entire team. If you’ve been with us since we started, you know the drill, but here are a few guidelines for a refresher. No games in Early Access are included…

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Dreamlight Valley 2024: The Upside of Live-Service

Alexx Aplin — Thu, 26 Dec 2024 16:00:43 +0000

I am not a fan of most live-service games. Outside of Honkai Star Rail and one or two others, the concept gets exhausting after a while. I only have so much time to play games, and I would rather immerse myself in games that have powerful or enjoyable storylines and complete gameplay loops. However, as we get into the 2nd year of Disney Dreamlight Valley, I realize that there are certain ways to…

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Gift Guide: “Cozy” Steam Games

David Sanders — Wed, 25 Dec 2024 18:00:46 +0000

With the holidays upon us and the arrival of winter (at least in this hemisphere), you and/or your loved ones might be looking for some new “cozy” games to play until the hustle and bustle of the holiday season has relented and the weather warms up again. I’ve got a few suggestions to get you started: These games range from fantastical alchemy, to high-tech “Dad games,” to something for all the…

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Spirit City: Lofi Sessions is Perfect for New Years Resolutions

Taylor Bauer — Tue, 24 Dec 2024 16:00:20 +0000

On one of my monitors, the one to the left of the screen on which I’m typing this, an anime-style character is also typing at a computer. She’s accompanied by her spirit cat, and the fireplace nearby is decorated for the holidays. Believe it or not, she’s helping me keep my busy end-of-the-year organized. This is the goal of Spirit City: Lofi Sessions. We often make resolutions for the New Year…

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