Author: Nick Banks

A dyed in the wool gamer from a very young age. Nick is engaged in a never-ending battle, trying to decide if he wants to play games or write about them. A huge Witcher fan, lord of the opinion piece and lover of the shiniest graphics in all the land!

Why I’m Giving Up On The Games Industry

Why I’m Giving Up On The Games Industry

I, one of KeenGamer’s longest serving writers, have chosen to hang up my hat once and for all. I have dedicated many years of my life to writing about videogames. After a lifetime of undying loyalty to a games industry I loved, I've finally...

Zombie Army 4 Dead War Review

Zombie Army 4 Review: Undying Commitment (PS4)

With no leader left to organise the forces of the occult, this Zombie Army 4 review sees brutal and historic zombie wave survival spill into every corner of the Earth. Call your co-op tactician friends and grab your mic! Many today would ...

8.5 Great
Top Gaming Moments of 2019

The Top 20 Gaming Moments of 2019

Gaming has generated some incredible moments for the media and fans in the year of 2019. Many will agree that so many gaming moments of 2019 have come and gone in a flash. We've collected all of the highs and lows of the year into one compr...

Resident Evil 3 Remake Trailer Revealed

Resident Evil 3 Remake Trailer Revealed

Resident Evil 3 Remake is officially real, we learned today from a trailer at PlayStation’s State of Play event. Capcom has been on a roll with its releases over the last few years and that doesn’t seem to be coming to an end. With RE Engin...

Titanfall 2 Player Count Reinvigorated Thanks To PS Plus

Titanfall 2 Player Count Reinvigorated Thanks To PS Plus

Titanfall 2 is currently enjoying something of a reincarnation on PlayStation 4. If you never had a chance to pick the game up, now is the best time. With multiplayer lobbies teeming once again with eager pilots ready to drop, Titanfall 2 i...

Metacritic Death Stranding Review Bomb Campaign Has Failed

Metacritic Death Stranding Review Bomb Campaign Has Failed

Somebody out there really wanted Death Stranding to fail. This has never been more evident than in the changes observed over at Metacritic. For those who may not be aware, Metacritic is an aggregate review site for both professional critics...

Is EA Finally Learning After Fallen Order Sales Success

Is EA Finally Learning After Fallen Order Sales Success?

Jedi: Fallen Order has enjoyed both commercial and critical success since its launch last month. Its sales have led to something of a new hope for Star Wars fans. A single player game under EA that bucked the monetisation trend and also sol...

Death Stranding Review

Death Stranding Review (PS4): A Bridge Baby Step to a New Genre

The Death Stranding left America in tatters. A paranormal, extra dimensional explosion that merged the worlds of the living and the dead. All sorts of anomolies now plagues mankind. The Death Stranding gave rise to ghostly BTs and rain that...

7.5 Good
Death Stranding is Not Simply A Fed Ex Simulator

Death Stranding Is Not Simply A FedEx Simulator

Many are uncertain as to whether Death Stranding is the game for them. Is it really just a FedEx simulator? Is Death Stranding boring? These are questions that have sadly dominated the conversation around the game. To a degree, they are un...

Code Vein Review: Beautiful On The Inside

Code Vein Review – Beautiful On The Inside

Delve into the post-apocalyptic world of Code Vein in this review for a J-RPG that isn’t afraid to try new things. Code Vein is a treat for fans of anime storytelling, “Souls-like” gameplay and deep customisation. Amongst all the ambition, ...

7.5 Good
Weekly News Roundup Issue #73

Weekly News Roundup Issue #73

This is your latest Weekly News Roundup. Every week we gather together last week's most prominent news from right here at KeenGamer for the busier folks out there looking for more bitesize news. This week Blizzard has been centre stage in a...

Claviger Boss Guide

Remnant From The Ashes Boss Guide: Claviger

In this guide, we'll help you to kill Claviger quickly and easily. Plenty of hazards like ranged attacks and smaller enemies can get in your way. Not to mention a sheer drop to death on all sides. A tough four-armed boss in Remnant From The...

How To Get Void Armor In Remnant From The Ashes

Remnant From The Ashes – How To Get Void Armor Guide

This is the guide you need to get the Void Armor in Remnant From The Ashes. This heavy armor is essential for early game players as it will give them a huge boost. Below, we discuss how to solve the puzzle that leads to the Void Armor and w...

Choosing The Right Archetype In Remnant From The Ashes

Remnant From The Ashes – Choosing The Right Class

Choose best class in Remnant From The Ashes' according to your playstyle! The three classes can differ drastically, with different abilities available to each. After all, it can be difficult to know you're making the right choice. This guid...

Remnant From The Ashes

Remnant From The Ashes – All Achievements List

Check the complete list of all achievements in Remnant From The Ashes. Many are simple to get, some are much harder but we will help you! We're keeping things extra simple in this exhaustive list on how to get all achievements in the game. ...

Weekly News Roundup Issue #71

Weekly News Roundup Issue #71

Welcome to your latest Weekly News Roundup. Every week we gather together last week's most prominent news from right here at KeenGamer for the busier folks out there looking for more bitesize news. This week we have news on legal action aga...

5 Ways The 7th Generation Changed Console Gaming Forever

5 Ways The 7th Generation Changed Console Gaming Forever

Console gaming's 7th generation was a pivotal time in videogame history. Unprecedented changes in the industry helped shape generations to come. The console race was no longer about who had better graphics. Integration of the internet chang...

Weekly News Roundup Issue #69

Weekly News Roundup Issue #69

Welcome to the latest weekly news roundup from KeenGamer, with the juiciest details from the past week all in one place! Blacksad Could Be Something Special Last week, we took a look at Blacksad, a crime thriller with anthropomorphic char...

The Witcher 3 Still Proving Microtransactions Unnecessary

The Witcher 3 Still Proving Microtransactions Unnecessary

CD Projekt Red has always held a torch for those against microtransaction culture in gaming. Public statements like “we leave the greed to others” stand as one of many examples of how they understand us. More importantly it is seen in their...

Dying Light 2 Lengthy Showcase Reveals Vast Improvements

Dying Light 2 Lengthy Showcase Reveals Vast Improvements

Since the initial look at Dying Light 2 at this year’s E3, public news on the sequel has been thin on the ground. That changed today when Techland released a 26 minute gameplay showcase. The first game garnered a strong following but was no...

Weekly News Roundup Issue #66

Weekly News Roundup Issue #66

This is your latest Weekly News Roundup. Every week we gather together last week's most prominent news from right here at KeenGamer for the busier folks out there looking for more bitesize news. This week we take a look at a ton of Monster ...

Weekly News Roundup Issue #65

Weekly News Roundup Issue #65

This is your latest Weekly News Roundup. Every week we gather together last week's most prominent news from right here at KeenGamer for the busier folks out there looking for more bitesize news. This week we take a look at more shakeups at ...

Call of Duty Is Shooting Itself In The Foot With Microtransactions

Call of Duty Is Shooting Itself in the Foot with Microtransactions

In a recent financial call, Activison Chief Operating Officer, Coddy Johnson bigs up the successes of Call of Duty Black Ops 4. In his statement, he discusses the game’s player retention. He also dances around the subject of microtransactio...

Splitgate In Dire Need of Dev Intervention as Player Counts Dwindle

Splitgate In Dire Need of Dev Intervention as Player Counts Dwindle

Splitgate is a great game for PC gamers hankering for an old school competitive shooter. Splitgate is an entirely unapologetic homage to the glory days of Halo. But like all free to play titles, Splitgate will have to emerge from a sink or ...

Top 5 Damaging Issues In Today’s Games Industry

Top 5 Damaging Issues In Today’s Games Industry

Today, the games industry is the largest grossing arm of the entertainment world. It has sailed past the likes of film and music, globally generating more than $135 billion as of the end of last year. But should money really be considered a...

Red Dead Redemption 2 Leaks DLC And Remaster Plans (Rumour)

Red Dead Redemption 2 Leaks DLC And Remaster Plans (Rumour)

Red Dead Redemption 2 and its world of the Wild West is not quite done telling stories. An internal member of staff at Rockstar seems to have spilled some beans. Informative beans that wasted no time making the rounds on Reddit. As with all...

Weekly News Roundup Issue #63

Weekly News Roundup Issue #63

Welcome to this week’s Weekly News Roundup. The quickfire collection of the hottest news of last week from right here at KeenGamer. In this week’s quick fix, we’ve covered Red Dead 2 soundtrack news, Apex Legends and the world of E-Sports, ...

Pagan Online Early Access Impressions

Pagan Online Early Access Impressions

Pagan: Online is a hero based PvE loot ‘em up RPG, set in a fantasy world. It is a game that has clearly had a lot of thought and love put into it. The art style is strong, the mood witty and the gameplay addictive. Developer Mad Head Studi...

Top Ten Most Beautiful Game Soundtracks

Top 10 Most Beautiful Game Soundtracks

The most beautiful music in entertainment is often found in the medium of videogames. Criminally going by unnoticed by the wider world, videogames have spawned a beautiful library of stunning musical efforts. Given the wide variety of theme...

Weekly News Roundup Issue #61

Weekly News Roundup Issue #61

Welcome to your latest Weekly News Roundup. Here’s the part of KeenGamer where we take a look at the hottest news of last week. Really big titles lie in wait in the near future. So we have coverage on The Last of Us 2 and Cyberpunk. Let’s n...

Layers of Fear 2 Review (PS4)

Layers of Fear 2 Review (PS4)

Layers of Fear 2 is one heck of a horror thriller. Like Layers of Fear before it, this walking simulator / puzzle-lite game takes players on a longer trip with insanity this time around. While the doomed ocean liner setting doesn’t quite gi...

9 Amazing
Another Sight Review (PS4)

Another Sight Review (PS4)

Another Sight is a colourful 2.5D platformer puzzler. Clearly drawing inspiration from Alice in Wonderland, Another Sight places the player in the shoes of Kit. As the bold and daring teenager who lost her sight, the player must navigate a ...

5 Average
Weekly News Roundup Issue 59

Weekly News Roundup Issue 59

This is your latest Weekly News Roundup. Every week we gather together last week's most prominent news from right here at KeenGamer for the busier folks out there looking for more bitesize news. This week we dive into EA’s next NHL game, CD...

Observation Is Awesome So We Interview Its Creator Jon McKellan

Observation Is Awesome So We Interviewed Its Creator Jon McKellan

No Code Studio is an indie studio to watch as it continues to carve a name through the industry with each title it releases. The third and latest of which, Observation, offered a unique experience to the player. An experience that tasked th...

Bioshock Could Make A Surprise Return At This Year’s E3

Bioshock Could Make a Surprise Return at This Year’s E3

Bioshock fans may well have a reason to rejoice very soon. In a recent earnings call at publisher Take Two Interactive, several games including Borderland 3 and Outer World were confirmed to release inside of this fiscal year. What has game...

PlayStation VR Hidden Gem #1

PlayStation VR Hidden Gem #1 – In Death

In Death is an addictive and surreal adventure through purgatory. It’s all about becoming Legolas with a bow and arrow to smite the lost souls infecting it. It also happens to be front and centre in the first of several articles, unearthing...

Weekly News Roundup Issue 56

Weekly News Roundup Issue #56

Welcome to this week’s Weekly News Roundup. One of many issues where we bring the hottest news of the last week together in one place. This is the place to be for the busier folk out there and last week our momentum for content on KeenGamer...

All We Know About PlayStation 5 And All We Don't

Here’s All We Know About PlayStation 5 and All We Don’t

Those with an ear to the ground may have noticed over the last few months, the rumour mill on the PlayStation 5 is heating up. We’ve had presentations of games running on PlayStation 5 hardware. PlayStation’s Lead System Architect, Mark Cer...

Weekly News Roundup Issue 54

Weekly News Roundup Issue #54

Welcome to this week’s Weekly News Roundup. One of many issues where we bring the hottest news of the last week together in one place. This is the place to be for the busier folk out there and last week proved a busy one for the Keen team. ...

Rage 2 Review (PS4)

Rage returns as players adorn the highly powered super-suit of a Ranger. Step into a hostile wasteland where anything and everything is trying to kill you. Learn new suit specific superpowers to decimate your foes in showy displays of aggre...

7.5 Good
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