RimWorld Changes To In-House Game Engine That’s Twice As Fast As Developers Tease New Game

A new update to seminal colony builder and story generator RimWorld has been announced, and it’s a massive one. Update 1.7 for RimWorld will see the game shifts from the Unity game engine into developers Ludeon Studios’ new in-house game engine. The Waylith Engine as it is dubbed … | Continue reading


@gamermatters.com | 2 hours ago

Dragon’s Dogma 2: Dark Arisen Out Now

Set forth for another adventure, Arisen, as the Dark Arisen expansion for Dragon’s Dogma 2 is out now. Not to be confused with Dragon’s Dogma: Dark Arisen, initially the expansion to the original Dragon’s Dogma and now more or less the complete edition as the version on sale on m … | Continue reading


@gamermatters.com | 23 hours ago

Where Winds Meet Adds Qingzhou Region, PVP Debates, New Weapon Type And More

The Jianghu expands once more. After the conclusion of the events in the Hexi region, free-to-play open world action-RPG Where Winds Meet’s next free expansion adds the coastal region of Qingzhou. The new lands “where misted pine peaks meet the surging ocean” is a more peaceful a … | Continue reading


@gamermatters.com | 1 day ago

The Crew Motorfest Enters Year 4 With Tomb Raider DLC, Free Base Game Map Expansion, Switch 2 Release And More

The Crew Motorfest is entering Year 4 of post-launch support with more and more content, including freebies for players of the base game. The map of Hawaii has expanded yet again to include Kauai, available for all players. The new island includes the Kauai Expeditions Playlist. … | Continue reading


@gamermatters.com | 1 day ago

Forza Horizon 6’s PS5 Release Delayed To January 2027 Arriving Alongside First Expansion

PlayStation fans’ trip to Japan is slightly delayed. After months of only saying that Forza Horizon 6 is set to release on PS5 later this year, it now has a release date: January 26. For all intents and purposes, this is a delay, despite the PS5 port never having a release date t … | Continue reading


@gamermatters.com | 1 day ago

Mafia III Celebrates 10-Year Anniversary With New Update On PC, Native Current-Gen Versions

Can you believe it that Mafia III is now 10 years old? Time sure flies. To celebrate the occasion, publisher 2K has released an update on PC and made Mafia III: Definitive Edition run natively on PS5 and Xbox Series X|S, plus a big update filled with bug fixes on PC. Mafia III ca … | Continue reading


@gamermatters.com | 4 days ago

In-Game Radio Stations And Podcasts In GTA VI Can Be Listened To In Vehicles And On Foot

Another drop of info for the Grand Theft Auto VI and this time it’s about the way you listen to the music. The GTA series since the first game has in-world radio stations you can listen to when in vehicles, like the result after committing the namesake crime. By GTA III, licensed … | Continue reading


@gamermatters.com | 4 days ago

Make Donuts That’ll Get Them Go Nuts (About You) In High Times

High Times is a cooking game and a dating sim by indie developer Yanyang Mobile, released earlier this July. If you, like us, missed the memo of its original launch, the good news is is that High Times will be on its biggest discount since launch, at 25% off. In High Times, you m … | Continue reading


@gamermatters.com | 4 days ago

Make Donuts That’ll Make Them Go Nuts (About You) In High Times

High Times is a cooking game and a dating sim by indie developer Yanyang Mobile, released earlier this July. If you, like us, missed the memo of its original launch, the good news is is that High Times will be on its biggest discount since launch, at 25% off. In High Times, you m … | Continue reading


@gamermatters.com | 4 days ago

Phoenix Cyclops, DLC Character For Marvel Tōkon: Fighting Souls, Releases This November

Tag fighter Marvel Tōkon: Fighting Souls will be getting new content this November. Phoenix Cyclops will be laser beaming fire as the first DLC character as part of the Year 1 Pass. For the uninitiated, this is indeed Cyclops a.k.a Scott Summers. The iconic X-Men is looking a bit … | Continue reading


@gamermatters.com | 4 days ago

Marvel’s Wolverine Updated With Toggleable Scent Trails

An unfortunate big talking point of Marvel’s Wolverine, the latest action game by Insomniac Games, was how hand-holdy it was for a linear game. The Scent trail, the waypoint system based off the protagonist’s strong sense of smell, has been ridiculed on social media for coddling … | Continue reading


@gamermatters.com | 4 days ago

Free Roam In Assetto Corsa Evo Is Real, As Kunos Affirms Commitment In Making The Racing Sim A Sandbox

Free roam in Assetto Corsa Evo is real. The much-touted feature where you get to freely drive the open world of a 1:1 scale recreation of the Eifel region in Germany, is indeed coming to the sim racer that’s still in Early Access, sitting at version 0.9. The development team even … | Continue reading


@gamermatters.com | 5 days ago

Sonic 35th Official Fan Meeting Tour Hits Malaysia This November

Calling all Sonic The Hedgehog fans in Kuala Lumpur: the Sonic 35th Official Meeting Tour is stopping this side of Malaysia on November 7. Sonic the Hedgehog series Creative Director Kazuyuki Hoshino and Sound Director Tomoya Ohtani will be heading down to KL to meet up with fans … | Continue reading


@gamermatters.com | 5 days ago

COD Modern Warfare 4’s DMZ Mode Has Inklings Of Improving The Extraction Shooter Genre

Activision and Infinity Ward have showcased a new Deep Dive for their upcoming game, Call of Duty Modern Warfare 4, and it’s new version of their Extraction game mode, DMZ. This new DMZ sees the addition of a Forward Operating Base (FOB), which is build similarly to the one we la … | Continue reading


@gamermatters.com | 6 days ago

What’s New In Total War: Shogun 2 – Complete Edition?

Sega and The Creative Assembly have provided a rundown on all the new features coming to Total War: Shogun 2 – Complete Edition, an unexpected new addition to one of the more loved entries in the ongoing RTS series that initially only covered historical settings, but now has expa … | Continue reading


@gamermatters.com | 6 days ago

Ghost of Yotei New Content Really Completes The Experience For Its Complete Edition

There is something serene about the lush locale surrounding Mount Yōtei. The quiet before the raging storm, as the wind picks up and the forestry around Atsu waves around, like a build-up to a standoff that’s bound to happen. And even in this non-combatting stance, it would make … | Continue reading


@gamermatters.com | 6 days ago

Dragon’s Dogma 2 New Update Adds Hard Mode, New Game Plus- Arriving Alongside Dark Arisen Expansion

Capcom has given a head’s up of a new free game update for Dragon’s Dogma 2 that will arrive coinciding the release of the Dark Arisen expansion on October 9. Tile Update 4.0 will be adding Hard Mode, for those looking for a challenge. There’s also “a feature that allows players … | Continue reading


@gamermatters.com | 6 days ago

Grave Mistakes Is A Co-Op Game About Preparing The Departed For Funerals But You Also Must Feed Your Cannibal Grandma

Indie publisher Oro Interactive has always had the penchant for weird, silly “friendslop” co-op multiplayer games. From dark Mario Party to aliens pretending to run a gas station. But this time, it’s by the indie developers at Happy Volcano that has now shipped three games in thr … | Continue reading


@gamermatters.com | 6 days ago

Two & Two: Agents Is An Asymmetrical Co-Op Point-And-Click Puzzler

Looking for another game to play with your partner/spouse/friend/buddy/designated co-op plus-one to play a two-player co-op game with? Indonesia-based indie studio Teka Teki Studios announced their new game called Two & Two: Agents. Two & Two: Agents tasks you and your partner, a … | Continue reading


@gamermatters.com | 6 days ago

Castlevania: Belmont’s Curse Demo Out Now, Progress Carries Over To Main Game

Konami has released a demo for Castlevania: Belmont’s Curse, the upcoming new entry to the fabled search-action platformer series, the “vania” in metroidvania. The demo covers the early portions of the game. Progress from the demo can be carried over to the main game launching ne … | Continue reading


@gamermatters.com | 7 days ago

Grasshopper Manufacture Regains Independence

Punk’s not dead, as Grasshopper Manufacture is now an indie developer again. Previously acquired by NetEase Games, the developer became independent from NetEase on September 30, and has now been operating as an indie on October 1. In a press release attributed to Grasshopper Manu … | Continue reading


@gamermatters.com | 7 days ago

Borderlands 4 Story Pack 2: FL4K And The Last Resort Review – Trouble In Forsaken Paradise

Since its inception Borderlands has a good formula when it comes to making post-launch DLCs, a nice small bite of the same looter-shooter goodness for those who are up for seconds. Tiny Tina’s Wonderlands experimented with a more lightweight offering of DLCs, for the worse, but i … | Continue reading


@gamermatters.com | 7 days ago

Gran Turismo 7 Spec IV Update Part 1 (October 2026 Update) Adds New Track, Six Cars, New Features And More

The first half of a two-parter free content update for Gran Turismo 7 has been revealed. The Gran Turismo 7 Spec IV Update Part 1 as it’s officially dubbed, or Update 1.72 for those keeping track of version numbers, or the October 2026 update as we also going to refer to it for S … | Continue reading


@gamermatters.com | 9 days ago

Football Manager 27 Kicks Off This November, New Deep Dive Focuses On 3D Match Day Engine Improvements

The ball has been in play for Football Manager 27, but only now it has announced a release date and published a key art, a a few weeks after low-key revealing it via a series of deep dives. Publisher Sega and developer Sports Interactive will be releasing Football Manager 27 this … | Continue reading


@gamermatters.com | 10 days ago

Quick Spectral Super Resolution (QSSR) Upscaling Now Available In Select PS5 Titles

Technology does trickle down eventually, as PlayStation announced a version of its upscaling tech now available on the base PS5. The PS5 Pro featured PlayStation Spectral Super Resolution (PSSR), an AI upscaling feature equivalent to Nvidia’s DLSS and AMD’s FSR. This is one of th … | Continue reading


@gamermatters.com | 11 days ago

Get Ready For Excitement For October 2026’s PS Plus Free Games

October has begun and we now received confirmation of all the games active PS Plus members will be able to download, starting next week on October 6. Right from the starting line, we have the latest entry in the Codemaster’s racing series, and that’s F1 25. Last year’s game sees … | Continue reading


@gamermatters.com | 11 days ago

Transport Fever 3 Out Now On PC And Consoles

Do you happen to be a gamer that is enthusiastic over logistics? Can’t get your brain to stop thinking about trains? Well, hop aboard. Transport Fever 3, published by Paradox Interactive and developer Urban Games is out now. This is a series of transport simulation and management … | Continue reading


@gamermatters.com | 11 days ago

Ubisoft Creative House 2 Now Named Massive Entertainment

Ubisoft has been undergoing some restructuring, as in actual changes to its massive structure spread across multiple studios and teams across the globe. The game publisher and development company earlier this year have been reorganised into Creative Houses, where multiple studios … | Continue reading


@gamermatters.com | 11 days ago

One Year Later, Borderlands 4’s Launch Woes Have Mostly Been Fixed

It’s been a year since Borderlands 4 launched, and developer Gearbox Software has continued to polish the looter-shooter that was sorely lacking in that finishing touch. The game evolved the formula by having its new setting, the planet of Kairos, an open world. And it rebuilt an … | Continue reading


@gamermatters.com | 12 days ago

Acer Malaysia Launches New Predator Concept Store, With The New Predator Orion 700 As The Highlight

Acer Malaysia has launched their first ever Predator Concept Store at the heart of the KL Electronics Scene that is Plaza Low Yat, with the store being the one-stop shop for all the things Predator from Computers, Peripherals and, even the Acer Predator luggage. Located in the LG … | Continue reading


@gamermatters.com | 12 days ago

Kick Back And Live Life In A Cyberpunk City: Nivalis Nights Out Now On Steam

Nivalis Nights is out now. First announced in 2021 simply as Nivalis, the cosy life sim game from the developers of Cloudpunk set in the same city of Nivalis is finally out, publisher 505 Games and developer Ion Lands announced. In Nivalis Nights, you get to live life as just a p … | Continue reading


@gamermatters.com | 13 days ago

Two Point Hospital: Full Health Collection Review – Prognosis Is Positive

Remember Theme Hospital? It was Bullfrog’s follow-up to Theme Park, a game where you build and manage theme parks, to a game where you build and manage hospitals, with a humorous twist. Almost 20 years later after the 1997 game, a group of ex-Bullfrog and ex-Lionhead (which were … | Continue reading


@gamermatters.com | 13 days ago

Two Point Hospital: Full Health Collection Review – Prognosis Is Positive

Remember Theme Hospital? It was Bullfrog’s follow-up to Theme Park, a game where you build and manage theme parks, to a game where you build and manage hospitals, with a humorous twist. Almost 20 years later after the 1997 game, a group of ex-Bullfrog and ex-Lionhead (which were … | Continue reading


@gamermatters.com | 13 days ago

God of War Laufey Will Feature New Bow Weapon, Cubic Air Launcher

New info for God Of War Laufey, the next game from Santa Monica Studio, has been revealed as the game now has been made available to wishlist. It’s the first new drop of gameplay info since its initial reveal that showed Kratos’ new dead wife Laufey is having adventures of her ow … | Continue reading


@gamermatters.com | 13 days ago

Metal Gear Solid Masters Collection Volume 2 Is A Nice Refresher For The Series

Sometimes, as the video gaming landscape evolves into many different forms that either give success or even failure, it really shouldn’t be an issue to look back and see what worked before. And sometimes, you might get an insight into something new that makes sense. The second Vo … | Continue reading


@gamermatters.com | 14 days ago

Football Manager 27 Will Feature Indonesian Localisation, New Deep Dive Focuses On Immersion (And Returning Features)

Sega and Sports Interactive have now made Football Manager 27 available to wishlist on Steam and Epic Games Store, effectively confirm its expected release on the PC platform. FM27 will also be featuring for the first time in the series, Indonesian language. The game is now local … | Continue reading


@gamermatters.com | 14 days ago

Asymmetrical Co-Op Puzzler We Were Here Tomorrow Launches This October

The next indie two-player puzzler from Total Mayhem Games, We Were Here Tomorrow, will launch in a couple of tomorrows. October 20, to be precise. The fifth numbered entry to the We Were Here series, where the even numbered titles have obvious subtitle puns (We Were Here Too, and … | Continue reading


@gamermatters.com | 15 days ago

Paid DLC For Tokyo Xtreme Racer (2025) In The Works

It’s been a year since the full launch of Tokyo Xtreme Racer (2025), the return of the long-dormant series of highway battle racing. Developer Genki, in a social post accredited to an unnamed Tokyo Xtreme Racer producer, has confirmed that there’s more content to come including p … | Continue reading


@gamermatters.com | 17 days ago

Football Manager 27 Announced, First Deep Dive Focuses On Much-Needed UI Improvements

Sega and Sports Interactive have confirmed that Football Manager 27, the annual football management sim title, is releasing later this year, and it’s kicking off straight away with a feature deep dive. The first topic in this series of deep dives is the improvements coming to the … | Continue reading


@gamermatters.com | 18 days ago

More Persona 4 Revival Characters Revealed, Including The New Addition Of Aika Nakamura

True! Persona 4 Revival is bringing a new character previously only featured in the Persona 4 anime series into the remake of the 2008 RPG. Aika Nakamura, the delivery girl for the Chinese diner Aiya, will now appear in the game itself, appearing as a student in the school and a … | Continue reading


@gamermatters.com | 19 days ago

Capcom Pop-Up Store Returns To LaLaport KL, From Now Till December

Within the heart of KL, near the skyscrapers of the Berjaya Times Square, lies the the ACG Space of LaLaport KL, and that’s where Capcom once again opens up their limited time Pop-Up Store, this time in a more semi-permanent fixture.  This store once again has brought in merchand … | Continue reading


@gamermatters.com | 19 days ago

Dune: Awakening Now Available On Consoles Alongside Single-Player Mode Update, Film DLC

Dune: Awakening, the survival game with RPG elements by Funcom released first on PC last year, is now available on PS5 and Xbox Series X|S. A physical release of the PS5 version is also available. Initially pitched as an MMO game, Dune: Awakening is now completely playable solo, … | Continue reading


@gamermatters.com | 19 days ago

Monster Hunter Wilds Getting Rid Of Paid Character Edit Vouchers Through Free Update Launching Alongside Ascendence Expansion

Here’s some good news. Capcom will be removing Character Edit Vouchers in Monster Hunter Wilds. The change isn’t live yet, it will released as a Ver.2 free update to the base game that will arrive alongside the paid expansion, Monster Hunter Wilds: Ascendence. Once the update is … | Continue reading


@gamermatters.com | 20 days ago

Another Round Of Layoffs Hit Xbox, More Than 268 Affected, Major Studio Reshuffling

Xbox is still pressing the reset button, as it is “continuing our reset” which first started earlier this year. The euphemism for layoffs and firings for this wave, with the internal memo by Xbox CEO Asha Sharma shared straight to Xbox Wire, unfortunately affected more than 268 j … | Continue reading


@gamermatters.com | 20 days ago

Destiny 2 Content Getting Unvaulted As New Leaders At Bungie Commits In Building Back Player Trust

Developer Bungie has announced plans to bring back all of the vaulted content from Destiny 2. This includes campaigns and destinations that are currently unavailable in the current, dormant, version of Destiny 2. For the uninitiated, Destiny 2 over its 10 years of life has reache … | Continue reading


@gamermatters.com | 21 days ago

Control Resonant Review – Action Dylan

Has it really been 7 years since the first Control? Goodness, I still remember being intrigued with the concept of bureaucratic systems being seeped into the other-worldly experiences, as we become the outsider, now looking in for the first time in search for our lost sibling. It … | Continue reading


@gamermatters.com | 24 days ago

Control Resonant Launch Trailer Is Here To Tell You That This Could Be Your Favourite Game

Remedy is reminding all the gamers out there to lose your (probably) favourite game in this busy month of game releases, as Control Resonance will be out next week. The launch trailer for Control Resonant is out now, as one last big marketing push for the upcoming action-adventur … | Continue reading


@gamermatters.com | 24 days ago

Endless Legend 2 Now Available On PC And Consoles

The lands of Saiadha is now fully ready to welcome all players, as turn-based 4X strategy game Endless Legend 2 is now out of Early Access, hits 1.0 and is now available on consoles as well as PC. Developed by re-independent developer Amplitude Studios, players take on the role o … | Continue reading


@gamermatters.com | 25 days ago