Apex Legends-Style Ping System Announced for Borderlands 3
New features are announced for Borderlands 3 and one of them is related to Apex Legends. Said feature is a ping system holding different options for the player to experiment with. Other features include a new mode, among others. Borderlands...
Weekly News Roundup Issue #62
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 have plenty of news for you to c...
Ubisoft & HitREcord Want Your Music In Watch Dogs: Legion
Ubisoft & HitREcord are teaming up to give people the opportunity to have their music in Watch Dogs: Legion. Successful contributors will receive payment for their work & the accolade of being in a AAA game. Watch Dogs: Legion releases Mar...
Minecraft’s Pokémon Go-style Game Minecraft Earth is Entering Closed Beta
Minecraft is *ahem* crafting their version of Pokémon Go, and they want you to help them make it. For your chance to play an early build of Minecraft Earth, an augmented reality game coming to smart device, keep reading to see further detai...
Swashbuckling RPG Greedfall Gets Release Date & Trailer
Focus Home Interactive & developer Spiders have revealed the release date of their next big RPG. Greedfall places you in a fantasy version of the 17th century, on the paradise-like island of Teer Fardee. The game, which was previously to be...
Psychonauts 2 delayed till 2020
Double Fine Studio has delayed Psychonauts 2 till 2020. Tim Schafer has assured backers of the crowd-funded project that the recent Microsoft acquisition won't effect PS4 version. No answer to when the game will be released in 2020. After...
Donkey Kong 3 and Wrecking Crew Coming to Nintendo Switch Online
Nintendo Switch Online will be adding Donkey Kong 3 and Wrecking Crew to the NES library this month. Included with the games is a new rewind feature that will allow players to reverse time and resume play at any point they wish. The rewind ...
New MHW: Iceborne Trailer Showcases New Monsters, Hub Area, and Multiplayer Improvements
The hunt will be bigger than ever. The upcoming Iceborne DLC for Monster Hunter World will feature new monster variants, gameplay enhancements, and many more additions. This ambitious expansion will release on September 6th for PS4 and Xbox...
Amazon is Making a Lord of the Rings MMORPG
Amazon is dipping their toe further into the gaming industry with an MMORPG based on The Lord of the Rings universe. The development is being handled by a team of veteran MMO developers. The game will be free to play and is coming to both P...
Nintendo Announces the Portable-Only Switch Lite Model
Surprise! The heavily-rumored alternate Switch model turned out to be true. The Nintendo Switch Lite, a slightly-smaller and purely-portable version of the Nintendo Switch, was announced by the company today, as well as a variety of differe...
Extended Alexa Support & Play Later Wish List Coming to Xbox Game Pass
Xbox continues to improve its standout Game Pass service. The July update brings a host of new features including improved & extended Alexa support to other countries like Australia, Italy, Mexico and Spain. A Play Later wish list is also b...
Cuphead Animated Series Coming to Netflix
Old-school animation coming to a new-school platform! Netflix and Studio MDHR are collaborating to bring the 1930's-style animation of Cuphead to life in a new series for Netflix. It will feature a crack team of producers who have worked on...
Bethesda Reveals Beautiful Artwork For The DOOM: Eternal Steelbook Case
Bethesda has revealed the artwork that will adorn the steelbook case of DOOM: Eternal, coming with the collector's edition of the game. The collector's edition comes with plenty of cool stuff to interest any DOOM fan, including a wearable D...
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...
Level Designer details how Cyberpunk 2077 Character Progression Works
Senior level designer on Cyberpunk 2077 shares some details on character progression. Your character will improve their skills through consistent use, depending on what you choose to focus your skills on. Cyberpunk is currently expected to ...
Ninjin: Clash of Carrots, Burnstar Among Games Less Than $1 in Latest Switch Sale
Looking for new games to discover but have a tight budget? The Nintendo Switch eShop's latest sale has got a ton of games that you can purchase for as much money as it takes to buy a candy bar. Games such as Ninjin: Clash of Carrots and Bur...
The Last Of Us 2 Coming February 2020?
The Last Of Us 2 may be coming in early 2020. A Chinese forum post suggest a February release date, corroborating a rumour that started with a slipped comment from a voice actress connected to the game. Could an official release date be jus...
WayForward Unveils Animation for Shantae 5 Designed by Studio Trigger
If Shantae 5's announcement wasn't exciting enough, WayForward brought in an extra-spicy punch. The studio has unveiled an opening animation for Shantae 5 done by Studio Trigger, the company behind anime classics such as Little Witch Academ...
Source Code Suggests Red Dead Redemption 2 PC Port
A PC version of Red Dead Redemption 2 may be on its way. Source code in Rockstar’s social club suggests the existence of RDR2 accomplishments (akin to PS4 trophies or Xbox achievements). There's No evidence of a release date, but good indic...
Harvest Moon: Friends of Mineral Town Remake Announced for Switch
Get back to the roots of classic Harvest Moon with Story of Seasons: Friends of Mineral Town. This remake of a fan-favorite entry will feature all the laid-back gameplay that made the series so beloved to begin with, now in HD for the first...
Assassin’s Creed: Odyssey Final DLC Episode Coming July 16th
Since its release in November 2018, Ubisoft has continually added new content to Assassin's Creed: Odyssey, keeping gamers spellbound by their rendition of the mythical Geek world. Ubisoft has reveal the release date for the final instalmen...
River City Girls Announced by WayForward, “Overseen” by Arc System Works
The River City series is officially getting genderbent. Shantae series developer WayForward has announced a collaborative title with legendary studio Arc System Works on a spin-off title called River City Girls. The game is set to release o...
Langrisser I & II Finally Coming to the West Next Year
Before there was Fire Emblem, there was Langrisser. Two of the forefathers of tactical RPGs are being remade with improved graphics, audio, and gameplay. These classic titles will return in 2020 for Nintendo Switch, PS4, and PC. Classic str...
IO Interactive Reveals Hitman 2 July Roadmap
IO Interactive has outlined the July roadmap for Hitman 2. Player's will be returning to some memorable locations with whole new objectives and targets. The action starts July 4th with the Babayeva dissonance escalation. IO Interactive co...
Cuphead DLC “The Delicious Last Course” Delayed to 2020
Fans of the stylishly brutal gameplay of Cuphead are in for a treat with the game’s upcoming DLC, “The Delicious Last Course." However, this fresh serving of content comes with a bitter aftertaste, with the news that it won't be coming out ...
Weekly News Roundup Issue #60
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 have plenty of Pokemon news, a h...
The Pokémon Company Releases Statement Amid National Dex Drama
After not appearing online since E3, Junichi Masuda has released a statement on the criticism of Pokémon Sword and Shield for the absence of a national pokédex. The statement confirms that there won't be any changes to the games as planned....
Indie Title Kamiko Sells “Well Over” 250k Copies on Nintendo Switch eShop
According to Kamiko's publisher, Flyhigh Works, the indie title sells 250k copies since it hit the Nintendo Switch eShop in April of 2017. For a game that was relatively unknown prior to its release, and spans an hour's length of content, t...
New Details Emerge on Pokémon Masters
The Pokémon Company releases a flood of new details on the upcoming smartphone game Pokémon Masters. An animated trailer shows off characters and gameplay elements. The game is set to release later this summer. Today, The Pokémon Company he...
Fortnite: Pump Shotgun Returns, 14 Days of Summer, and More
With the most recent update to Fortnite: Battle Royale from Epic Games, fans have received something they’ve been waiting a long time for: the return of the pump shotgun. This, among others, is made available during the latest 14 Days of Su...
Sony, Nintendo, and Microsoft ask for Video Game Consoles to be Waived From Current Round of U.S. Trade Tariffs on China
A joint letter from Sony, Nintendo, and Microsoft to the Trump administration asking to waive game consoles from the current round of trade tariffs on China. The letter claims a significant number of families could be priced out in the upco...
One Punch Man: A Hero Nobody Knows Announced for PS4, Xbox One, and PC
Get ready to be able to defeat your foes with just one punch, as the world of One Punch Man makes the jump to video games in One Punch Man: A Hero Nobody Knows. The game, based on the popular anime and manga series, will allow you to play a...
Overwatch Pro-player Inspires New Legendary Zenyatta Skin
New Zenyatta legendary skin is revealed and it's inspired by Bang “Jjonak” Sunghyeon. Done in tribute to the player's MVP award, it features his favorite animal. Set to be available for a limited time, the new skin is priced at 200 tokens. ...
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...
Cyberpunk 2077 Will Be a “Complete” Game at Launch and Feature Witcher 3-Style Expansions
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt was praised for its staggering amount of content, and it appears that Cyberpunk 2077 will follow in its footsteps. The sci-fi RPG will be a robust, complete game at launch, and CD Projekt Red is already having discu...
Playstation Hits Lineup Expands with Eight New Titles
PlayStation Hits are a great way for PS4 owners to add some great games to their collection for a low price, and a batch of eight new titles has been added to the program today. Not only are most of them excellent, but they also cover a wid...
NHL 20 Revealed: Auston Matthews to Appear on Cover
Auston Matthews will be the official cover athlete for this years NHL game. NHL 20 will be bringing some new game modes, improvements to gameplay, and include pre-order bonuses for the games three editions. This evening at the NHL Awards, T...
Nintendo Reveals Full Roster For Marvel Ultimate Alliance 3: The Black Order
With Marvel Ultimate Alliance 3 a month away from release, what better time would it be for Nintendo to reveal the entire roster? Nintendo Life recently shared a promotion image, from Nintendo themselves, that shows off the full roster for ...
Keanu Reeves Says That Gaming Doesn’t Need Any Legitimizing
In a recent interview with the BBC, Keanu Reeves of Matrix and John Wick fame discusses his role in the upcoming video game, Cyberpunk 2077. The actor also says that gaming doesn't need legitimizing and that, if anything, gaming has had a b...
Shang Tsung Is Now Available for Mortal Kombat 11 Kombat Pack Owners
Shang Tsung was announced as a DLC character at the Chicago Comic & Entertainment Expo back in March and features the likeness of Cary-Hiroyuki Tagawa, who played the character in the series' 1995 film adaptation. Kombat Pack owners can dow...