Apex Legends Dominates Instantly
At the start of last week, the Titanfall spinoff Battle Royale, Apex Legends by Respawn Entertainment popped up out of nowhere. In just eight hours, its strong leaning on the Battle Royale craze garnered it one million players. The popular consensus is that it offers plenty of fresh new gameplay angles in a genre that threatens to be on its last legs. Many are even saying they enjoy Apex Legends where they never enjoyed Battle Royale previously! Naturally, it scored our highest review of the week, so take a look at our coverage to wrap your head around if you’ve not yet had a chance to get acquainted with the new sensation. Respawn Entertainment have also wasted no time laying out a roadmap of updates for their avid new fans. We also have this covered so you know what to look forward to throughout the year.
Kingdom Hearts 3 Finally Releases With Flying Colours
Kingdom Hearts 3 was announced so early and took so long to release, it was inches away from becoming a Half Life 3 style joke on Reddit forums. Eventually, it released and the figures since its release window last month are in. It turns out, many fans who waited had not given up on the franchise. The latest epic chapter in the Kingdom Hearts saga has sold more copies than any of its of predecessors. This is great news for Square Enix and undoubtedly for Disney as well. Speaking of Disney…
Disney Happy With EA’s Handling of Star Wars
Yes you read that correctly. Any gamer worth his salt will tell you EA’s handling of the Star Wars licence has been nothing short of outrageous. According to Disney CEO Bob Iger however, all is just peachy. This is a great shame for many gamers as, for a while there, rumblings emerged that Disney and EA would split, opening up opportunities for far more talented teams to get back to releasing Star Wars games like the good old days. In other words – more than one in two years. Check out our coverage on shame of the week, right here at KeenGamer.
Skybound Bringing Console Players A Blast From The Past
Games publisher, Skybound has taken it upon themselves to bring us back to the gaming glory days of the 90’s RPG. These games, once upon a time, were synonymous with PC gaming. Classic titles like Diablo and Baldur’s Gate as well as other projects of the past from the likes of Bioware and Black Isle Studios will soon be available on the digital console market space. We’ve got coverage of all the juicy details if you want to know more. Nostalgia, here we come!
The White Wolf Arrives in Monster Hunter: World
The famed White Wolf, Geralt of Rivia, Gwynnbleidd, the Butcher of Blaviken (whatever you choose to call him) has arrived in Monster Hunter: World. Capcom continues to surprise fans with its Monster Hunter: World collaboration projects. The past has involved Street Fighter, Horizon: Zero Dawn, Final Fantasy and now – The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt. This time around has proven the most ambitious for Capcom as paying true homage to The Northern Realms and the Witcher himself, has led to dialogue options, side quests and various endings. The Geralt quest can be played several times over and there’s tons of event specific loot to be had. It’s only around until March 1st however, so read up on our coverage to learn about how to get involved!
Turns Out Crime Doesn’t Pay In GTA V After All
When a man develops a paid-for system that allows GTA V Online players to get wads of money, subverting the in-game economy… well, that man stands to profit quite a lot. In the end, Rockstar and Take Two Interactive realised Johnny Perez and his hustle made a mockery of their in-game economy and, oh boy, has he had to pay. While Johnny’s little side hustle may have seemed like gaming criminal genius for a while back there, in the here and now, he’s likely regretting every second of his days of profit. Read on to learn just what kind of punishment the courts dished out to him and remember kids – crime doesn’t pay!
Mortal Kombat 11 Reveals two New Characters
After the Mortal Kombat 11 Gameplay Reveal event last month, many were disappointed with the lack of roster details. Although, as some small consolation, we recently learned Kabal will making a return. Certain writers here at KeenGamer (ahem) are big fans of Kabal and missed him in Mortal Kombat X even if the timeline didn’t perhaps allow for him being there. Take a look at our coverage on the Kabal reveal by NetherRealm Studios and for the love of god, stick around for the fatality! Mortal Kombat X arrival, the gooey and gross bug queen D'vorah has also been confirmed.
