Events
Rush Esports & Geekfest 2019
To compete with the big boys, Rush Esports and Geekfest combined forces in 2019 and brought us one killer event filled with all things geek. As one of the primary Esports platforms in South Africa, this year's event has done a superb job in elevating...
Rand Show 2019
In 2019 the South African Rand Show decided to get with the times and add gaming and cosplay as part of their extensive lineup of attractions. As such we had to see if this 125-year-old funfair was able to keep up with today's vibrant youth or if it'...
rAge Expo 2018
Once again we made our way to rAge to see what the gaming community in South Africa is up to. With the arrival of ComicCon at our shores, 2018 marks the first year rAge has some real competition and we hoped this would see them step things up a notch...
ComicCon Africa 2018
In 2018, ComicCon, the internationally acclaimed convention that combines all things Geek, finally made its way across the ocean to the dark continent. I was fortunate enough to attend this year's event and its success proves that the Geek community ...
Comic Con in Ukraine next weekend
Our readers heading to Ukraine, and readers from Ukraine will have a nice opportunity to spend a few days attending Ukrainian Comic Con next weekend. The event runs September 22-23, and we sent a few of our staff members to make a reportage later thi...
Insomnia 63 – How Was It?
Insomnia 63 returned to Birmingham's NEC over this past August bank holiday, so of course we got down there to check it out again! With Insomnia 61 and Insomnia 62 being such great events, would i63 continue the tradition? Read on and find out! Augus...
Otakon 2018 Review
Otakon 2018 packed in a lot of fun for fans of anime culture. With tons of cosplays filling the convention with iconic characters from video games and anime, this years Otakon was a blast! We'll be going over everything in our review of the conventio...
Rush eSports 2018
This weekend was the second annual Rush eSports convention at the Sun Arena in Pretoria, South Africa and I was there to see what's what. The eSports culture in South Africa is still relatively non-existent but hopefully having events like Rush will ...
E3 2018 Review
2017 was a blockbuster year for E3, with lots of exciting new titles. 2018 had a lot to live up to, so the question is: did it succeed? Not quite. We go deep into the collection of events to see what went right and what went so wrong. The E3 of 2018 ...
Nintendo E3 Conference Review
The expectations for Nintendo every year are seemingly spacebound. With their now-typical last in order appearance after every other game company, was it more the best saved for last, or hope for what's to come? Let's discuss! The Nintendo conference...
Sony E3 Press Conference Review
On the third day of E3, the industry powerhouse known as Sony came through with their own E3 2018 press conference. How did they fare against Microsoft and the other conferences? Let's break down all the glorious details. Sony had yet another in...
Square Enix E3 Showcase Review
After two amazing E3 days, the third one promises to be even better as Square Enix, the famous Japanese developer and publisher takes the spotlight with a plethora of games to showcase. So how did they do?Let's break it down. Square Enix had a toug...
Bethesda E3 Conference Review
Two down, plenty more to go. The second conference of day 2 of E3 is from the RPG giant, Bethesda. So how did they do? Well...that's the thing. While Bethesda makes great games, they don't make great conferences. Now it would be foolish to think the ...
Microsoft E3 Conference Review
Microsoft shows EA how it's done with their conference on day 2 of E3 2018! Huge titles, world premieres, and big news abound at the conference that leaped over the low bar EA set yesterday. More than 24 hours after EA’s dismal display of dulln...
EA E3 Conference Review
Let the shows begin! EA is the starting act of this year's E3, and boy did they ever get things off to a meh start. We go in depth with the conference and see just what kind of grade they will walk away with. E3 is finally here, and to start things o...
KeenGamer’s Top Picks from Rezzed 2018
This is KeenGamer’s selected highlights from EGX Rezzed 2018 which showcased a colossal variety of indie and experimental games. This year-round up features Lovecraftian flooded cities, solving puzzles through haikus, a completely hand-crafted univer...
EGX Rezzed 2018
EGX Rezzed is London's biggest games event and focuses on all things indie in the game industry. With over a hundred pre-release games to try from titles from big publishers down to the smallest experimental games, there was a lot going on at Rezzed....
LGF HUB 2018 and Ensemble Exhibit
We are half-way through our coverage of the London Games Festival 2018 but are not slowing down! We went to the LGF HUB to check out the free Demo Zone and Ensemble Exhibition to see if the HUB was worth going to without a pricey ticket. Today’...
Trafalgar Square Games Festival 2018
The next event we are covering for London Games Festival 2018 is the Trafalgar Square Games Festival that took place on 7th of April. This event featured a ‘Play with a Pro’ Rocket League tournament, an Augmented Reality Zone and a human-sized Pac-Ma...
Now Play This: Experimental Game Design Exhibit
London Games Festival is a two-week celebration of videogames in the form of exhibitions, talks, workshops, and conferences all across the city. First on the schedule is Now Play This, an exhibition specialising in experimental and playful game desig...