Weekly News Roundup Issue #64
Keengamer weekly news is a series of articles designed to bring you the hottest gaming and pop culture related news. Each news is presented in a bite-sized format and will lead you to the original source of the news if you want to find out more details. This time we bring a whole bunch of news that is all definitely worthy of your attention.
OUTER WORLDS WILL BE COMING TO THE NINTENDO SWITCH
Weekly News Roundup Issue #64 – Outer World Nintendo Switch Port
Obsidian Entertainment will soon grace us with their Sci-fi RPG – The Outer Worlds. What was previously announced as a game that will come out on the PC, PS4 and Xbox One is also getting a Nintendo Switch port! While this is great news for Switch owners – eager fans should hold their breath until as the game is ported by another studio. It’s also not known how downgraded the game will be in order to accommodate the inferior specs of the portable console. For more details on the release date and the studio that will be doing the port, be sure to check our original coverage of the news.
HITMAN 2 GETTING A TON OF NEW CONTENT
Weekly News Roundup Issue #64 – Hitman gets plenty of more to kill
Hitman fans are in for a treat. Another month means of a new batch of content for eager assassins to sink their teeth into. Contracts, legacy elusive targets, challenges and much more will become available over the course of August. This is all of course while the fans of the series wait for the recently announced Hitman 3 that the IO Interactive is working on. For more details on what awaits you as our favorite bald-headed assassin – be sure to check our full coverage of the upcoming updates.
GENSHIN IMPACT GOES FULL BREATH OF THE WILD
Weekly News Roundup Issue #64 – Is being a BOTW lookalike such a bad thing?
ChinaJoy 2019 is China’s signature gaming event and Sony, of course, made its presence known to the crowd. Most of the games showcased there were specifically tailored to the Chinese market but one particular game caught the eye of many Nintendo fans. An RPG game named Genshin Impact showcased a trailer that, in many aspects, makes it appear like a Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild ripoff. It is only sad that the outrage caused by the similarities overshadowed the fact that the game actually looks pretty great. If you want to check the trailer yourself and see some of the comments made by Nintendo fans – be sure to check our original news coverage.
ACCORDING TO TAKE-TWO’ FINANCIAL REPORT – MICROTRANSACTIONS ARE HERE TO STAY
Weekly News Roundup Issue #64 – Take-Two is on the roll
Take-Two is the parent company of both Rockstar Games & 2K Games, which in the quarter ending June 30th, generated a total of $540.5 million – a 39% increase from the same period last year. This stellar result is mainly because of microtransactions, DLC and add-ons by two of its heavy hitters – GTA Online and NBA 2K19. While this is great news for Take-Two, it’s bad news for many gamers opposed to microtransactions in games as it shows that plenty of people don’t have a problem with them and willingly throw tons of real-life cash for virtual goodies. For more details on the T2 financial report, check out our original coverage.
DEATH STRANDING WILL NOT BE A PS4 EXCLUSIVE
Weekly News Roundup Issue #64 – Death Stranding is only a timed exclusive
Death Stranding has got to be one of the most anticipated games of the decade. While it was initially celebrated as a huge PS4 exclusive – that will probably not be the case as the game been removed from PS4 exclusive lists across all official PS4 websites. It will probably launch on on the PS4 first – and come to other platforms at a later date, depending on the mostly assured commercial success. For more details and for what Hideo Kojima had to say about this speculation – check out our original news.
CALL OF DUTY BLACK OPS REBOOT INCOMING?
Weekly News Roundup Issue #64 – Black Ops – here we go again
We have had so many Call of Duty games over the year that it’s hard to keep track of them. The franchise has been to WWII, modern times, near future and even in space. The developer is clearly running out of ideas as rumors are that the next installment of the franchise will reboot the Black Ops saga of their games. These rumours come by way of YouTuber LongSensation who claims that the next COD will indeed be a reboot of the Black Ops series, instead of a sequel. In addition to this, the game’s campaign will span 40+ years and heavily feature the cold war – much like the original Black Ops. For more details on this speculation – be sure to check out our original coverage.
