The Sims 4 Crystal Creations Stuff Pack

The Sims 4 continues to be getting paid DLC for 2024. After the first two kits, now we’re getting the first Stuff Pack of 2024 with The Sims Crystal Creations Stuff. This Stuff Pack is all about crystals and metals, and how you can craft jewelry and rings with them. Random rocks … | Continue reading


@gamermatters.com | 8 months ago

Nier Automata’s 2B Joins Granblue Fantasy Versus Rising Roster As DLC

2B, of Nier Automata fame, is now part of the roster of fighting game Granblue Fantasy Versus Rising as a guest character and paid DLC. She is now available as part of the Version 1.2.1 update available today on PS4, PS5 and PC. 2B is included in the Granblue Fantasy Versus Risin … | Continue reading


@gamermatters.com | 8 months ago

PowerWash Simulator Getting Warhammer 40,000 DLC Next Week

After cleaning inside a Mako Reactor and under the sea, where else can you clean in PowerWash Simulator? Developer Futurlab and publisher Square Enix is going to the grim dark future where there is only war. The PowerWash Simulator Warhammer 40,000 special Pack DLC will see you w … | Continue reading


@gamermatters.com | 8 months ago

Helldivers 2 Review – Sweet Liberty

“A game for everyone is a game for no one,” proclaims developer Arrowhead Game Studios. You can see that on the developer’s website and on the bio of their social media channels. That is one strong proclamation to be used as a studio’s motto, and it permeates through the games th … | Continue reading


@gamermatters.com | 8 months ago

Survival Crafting Game Nightingale Releasing In Early Access Next Week

Inflexion Game’s debut game, Nightingale, will be releasing in Early Access on February 21 in Malaysia. It’s the survival crafting game that was revealed back in The Game Awards 2021 and is now finally ready for its Early Access release. Nightingale is set in a Victorian gaslamp … | Continue reading


@gamermatters.com | 9 months ago

Skull And Bones Is Finally Out Sailing, 8-Hour Free Trial Available

Ubisoft’s sea-faring multiplayer game of pirate ships Skull And Bones is finally out. The game had some high-profile delays in years past, but it’s now ready to set sail. Skull And Bones tasks you as a captain of a ship, sailing across the Indian Ocean during the second Golden Ag … | Continue reading


@gamermatters.com | 9 months ago

Diablo IV Coming To Game Pass In March

Blizzard’s action RPG Diablo IV is coming to Game Pass on March 28, on console and PC. The news was revealed on the Official Xbox Podcast, the same episode which Xbox leadership provided updates on “the Xbox business”. After months of Xbox having no announcements regarding Activi … | Continue reading


@gamermatters.com | 9 months ago

Xbox Confirms Four Games Coming To PlayStation, Switch

Due to the recent rumours swelling the past week of Xbox “going multiplatform” which has caused meltdowns among die-hard Xbox fans, apparently, the Xbox leadership has cleared some of the air with an appearance on the Official Xbox Podcast. In the podcast, it’s been confirmed tha … | Continue reading


@gamermatters.com | 9 months ago

New PS5 “Slim” Available In Malaysia Starting February 20

The new, refreshed PS5, colloquially referred as the PS5 “Slim“, will arrive in Malaysia starting February 20. This includes the PS5 and the disc drive-less PS5 Digital . The PS5 will retail at RM2,499 while the PS5 Digital will be at RM2,069. Essentially, no price change compare … | Continue reading


@gamermatters.com | 9 months ago

Is Helldivers 2 Pay-To-Win? Helldivers 2 Warbonds Explained

Helldivers 2 is a ton of fun, moreso now that the launch woes it has had has mostly been rectified. But there is one other criticism the game has right now and that is in how it is monetised. Like a lot of modern multiplayer games these days, whether that be free-to-play titles o … | Continue reading


@gamermatters.com | 9 months ago

Granblue Fantasy: Relink Sales Pass 1 Million Copies

Publisher Cygames announced that Granblue Fantasy: Relink has now sold 1 million copies worldwide. This includes physical and digital sales across all platforms (PS4, PS5, PC). The milestone was reached in only 11 days since the game launched on February 2. Granblue Fantasy: Reli … | Continue reading


@gamermatters.com | 9 months ago

Nightingale First Impressions – Tally Ho Into The Realms

Nightingale has a cool elevator pitch- what if folks from the Victorian era are stranded in a world filled with wildlife and possibly eldritch horror? When developers Inflexion Games announced the game, I was intrigued. What is this development, made up of many ex-Bioware veteran … | Continue reading


@gamermatters.com | 9 months ago

How Helldivers 2 Is Different From Other Typical Co-Op Multiplayer Shooters

Helldivers 2 is out now, and many players have begun to discover that this isn’t a typical co-op multiplayer shooter. In a sea of so many bland live service games that has you and three other players shoot bullet sponge enemies in hopes of getting loot with slightly bigger number … | Continue reading


@gamermatters.com | 9 months ago

Granblue Fantasy Relink Review – Action Fantasy Burst

Almost a decade in the works, two generations of consoles and two developers later, the mega titan of a mobile game with the most dedicated fanbase in the world finally gets their Action RPG game that helps convey its main source material pretty well in a neatly tied bow that is … | Continue reading


@gamermatters.com | 9 months ago

Paralives Releasing In Early Access In 2025, “Will Never Have Paid DLCs”

Life sim game Paralives showed a new gameplay video, this time featuring the life aspects where you take control of a person. The trailer also confirmed that it will be in Early Access sometime next year. This The Sims competitor is doing things their way, as the 7-minute trailer … | Continue reading


@gamermatters.com | 9 months ago

Helldivers 2 Had A Big (And Rough) Launch

Helldivers 2 launched last week on February 8, and looks like everyone is doing their part to spread managed democracy. Arrowhead has struck big with their latest game, but like most multiplayer games, it hasn’t been a smooth ride for the players. According to SteamDB, multiplaye … | Continue reading


@gamermatters.com | 9 months ago

Persona 3 Reload Sales Pass 1 Million In First Week Of Launch

Looks like plenty of players have pointed an Evoker to their head in the game called Persona 3 Reload. Atlus has announced the remake to Persona 3 has sold over 1 million copies within the first week of launch. This makes P3 Reload the fastest selling game published by Atlus in h … | Continue reading


@gamermatters.com | 9 months ago

Paper Ghost Stories: Third Eye Open Teases Broken English Language Option For An Authentic Malaysian Experience

How much has Malaysian developers Cellar Vault Games injected local culture in their upcoming game Paper Ghost Stories: Third Eye Open, you ask? Apparently, the game’s dialogue were originally written in “the authentic broken Malaysian English”. As revealed in a tweet, the develo … | Continue reading


@gamermatters.com | 9 months ago

Final Fantasy VII Rebirth Demo Now Available

As revealed during the February 2024 State Of Play broadcast, a demo of Final Fantasy VII Rebirth is now released, available to download on PS5. The demo will include a portion of the game where you get to control Cloud and, get this, Sephiroth. This is during the Nibelheim flash … | Continue reading


@gamermatters.com | 9 months ago

Upcoming PS5 Software Update Improves Sound From DualSense Controller

A new software version for the PS5 is now going into beta testing. Participants of the beta test will be trying new features coming to the console ahead of its full rollout sometime soon, maybe. Features may be changed or even not make it to a full release. There are three main f … | Continue reading


@gamermatters.com | 9 months ago

New Games On Xbox And PC Game Pass – Early February 2024

It’s another round of new games being added to Xbox Game Pass and PC Game Pass. It’s a decent batch for the first half of 2024. Another Resident Evil remake makes it here, another sports game enters the scene plus a nice plate of indies being served up for susbcribers. Rather pec … | Continue reading


@gamermatters.com | 9 months ago

Brothers: A Tale Of Two Sons Remake Impressions – Uncannily Faithful Remake

Brothers: A Tale Of Two Sons is such a landmark title in 2013. It showed up in a year filled with big blockbuster releases that even an indie game with a brilliant gameplay hook with an emotional story can make up for its simple, almost cartoony presentation. It launched a game-m … | Continue reading


@gamermatters.com | 9 months ago

Armored Core VI Update 1.06 Brings Buffs, Nerfs And Bug Fixes

A new update for Armored Core VI Fires Of Rubicon is now live. Update 1.06 is primarily balance changes, with 21 weapon units, 19 frame parts (all legs) and 8 inner parts have their stats adjusted. Several grenade launchers are being buffed, the needle gun Viento gets nerfed, ple … | Continue reading


@gamermatters.com | 9 months ago

Cool Steam Next Fest Demos To Check Out – February 2024

Steam Next Fest is now live until February 12, and with that there’s plenty of cool demos, some limited-time only, to check out. Here are some choice selections to help you get started: Shapez 2 Please Touch The Artwork 2 Lightyear Frontier Pacific Drive Tribes 3: Rivals Synergy … | Continue reading


@gamermatters.com | 9 months ago

Honkai: Star Rail Update 2.0 Now Live – Penacony, New Characters And More

Hoyoverse fans, do you like jazz? Because the developers sure do. Honkai: Star Rail’s latest Update 2.0 is now live, adding a new realm to visit and surprise, surprise, it’s adding a jazz-inspired, art deco decorated new world to visit. Just like Genshin Impact has had recently. … | Continue reading


@gamermatters.com | 9 months ago

Apex Legends Season 20 Will Change How Shields, Ranked Matches Work

Apex Legends will celebrate its 5-year anniversary with Season 20, Breakout. And the new season isn’t just bringing in new content and a fresh new seasonal progression (which they still do). But it comes with some fundamental changes to the long-running team-based shooter. Shield … | Continue reading


@gamermatters.com | 9 months ago

Tekken 8 Review – Turn Up The Heat

With a new generation of consoles, a new generation of Tekken arrives. The long-running 3D fighting game franchise is back with Tekken 8, bringing improved graphics, one big change in gameplay, and oodles of content. Tekken 8 may not be as radical of an improvement from its prede … | Continue reading


@gamermatters.com | 9 months ago

Granblue Fantasy: Relink Getting Free Content Updates In The Next Three Months

Granblue Fantasy: Relink, the action-RPG based on the hit mobile RPG by Cygames (which Sega is publishing the PlayStation versions in Asia), will be getting three drops of free content update starting this March. Update 1 (Ver. 1.1.0), arriving in early March, will see “The Ultim … | Continue reading


@gamermatters.com | 9 months ago

Atlus SEA Apologise, Offering Replacements For Mislabelled Persona 3 Reload Copies In Southeast Asia

For some folks in Southeast Asia who pre-ordered a physical copy of Persona 3 Reload, they were left disappointed as they received the wrong version of JRPG remake. In Southeast Asia, Persona 3 Reload on PlayStation has two different SKUs with two different languages: one for Eng … | Continue reading


@gamermatters.com | 9 months ago

Like A Dragon: Infinite Wealth Sold A Million Copies In First Week Of Launch

It’s been seven days since the launch of Like A Dragon: Infinite Wealth, and Sega is happy to announce it has sold at least one million units of the game globally. This includes retail shipments and digital downloads across all platforms, as calculated by the publisher. This mark … | Continue reading


@gamermatters.com | 9 months ago

Sonic X Shadow Generations Announced – Sonic Generations Remaster + Shadow Generations

Sega revealed a new entry to the Sonic The Hedgehog series is releasing later this year at the January 2024 State Of Play broadcast. Titled Sonic X Shadow Generations, this is a “dual title collection set” rather than a full new sequel to Sonic Generations. Sonic X Shadow Generat … | Continue reading


@gamermatters.com | 9 months ago

Next State Of Play Broadcast Is Focused On Final Fantasy VII Rebirth

If yesterday’s State Of Play broadcast wasn’t enough, we’re getting another one next week. Another State Of Play broadcast, this time for February 2024, is scheduled to go live on February 6, 3.30 PM PT (February 7, 7.30 AM Malaysia Time, +8 GMT). The broadcast will focus on Fina … | Continue reading


@gamermatters.com | 9 months ago

Until Dawn Is Coming To PS5 And PC

Slasher horror narrative adventure game Until Dawn is coming to PS5 and PC. A new trailer revealed the announcement at the January 2024 State Of Play broadcast. The new releases are being developed by Ballistic Moon. Judging by their official website, this looks to be their first … | Continue reading


@gamermatters.com | 9 months ago

Champion Shift Is An Action Roguelike Featuring Mythical Heroes And Cars

Here’s a fascinating mix of themes: Mythical heroes fighting from the top-down view… but with the ability to shift into turbo. Champion Shift, by indie developer team SRG Studios, is that. An action roguelike (part Vampire Survivors-like/Bullet Heaven, part ARPG) where you take c … | Continue reading


@gamermatters.com | 9 months ago

Foamstars Reveal Season 1 And Content Roadmap

Square Enix’s upcoming multiplayer “party shooter” Foamstars gets a showing at PlayStation’s State Of Play January 2024 broadcast, ahead of its release next week. Foamstars has revealed it will offer content drops seasonally, like most live service games. A season lasts around fi … | Continue reading


@gamermatters.com | 9 months ago

Phantasy Star Online 2 New Genesis Adds Final Part Of Chapter 6, Changes To Rangers And Gunners

Sega’s ongoing free-to-play MMORPG Phantasy Star Online 2 New Genesis has received a new update on January 31. This adds the final part for Chapter 6 of the story. This part will continue on the story of Aina now being a training instructor for new ARKS. Together with new rookie … | Continue reading


@gamermatters.com | 9 months ago

Kojima Working On New “Action Espionage” Game Named Physint After Death Stranding 2

At the State Of Play January 2024 broadcast, not only did Kojima Productions showed more of Death Stranding 2, but a new game was also announced. PlayStation Studios head Herman Hulst and Hideo Kojima have revealed that they are working on a new IP, a “next-generation action espi … | Continue reading


@gamermatters.com | 9 months ago

Death Stranding 2: On The Beach Releasing In 2025

Kojima Productions’ next game, previously with the working title “DS2” also known as Death Stranding 2 gets a surprise slot at the January 2024 State Of Play. The game’s now called Death Stranding 2: On The Beach. The new trailer shows more returning faces. Sam Porter Bridges has … | Continue reading


@gamermatters.com | 9 months ago

Zenless Zone Zero Also Coming To PS5

This shouldn’t be a surprise, but it’s glad that it was confirmed. At the State Of Play January 2024 broadcast, Hoyoverse announced that its upcoming action game Zenless Zone Zero is in development for the PS5. The developer hasn’t revealed specific platforms for ZZZ previously, … | Continue reading


@gamermatters.com | 9 months ago

New Trailer For Judas Shows Familiar Bioshock-like Gameplay

Judas is the new game from Ghost Story Games, the new studio led by creative director Ken Levine of Bioshock fame. From its debut trailer, Judas revealed itself as a narrative FPS with a teaser of things to come. At the January 2024 State Of Play, a new trailer for Judas is revea … | Continue reading


@gamermatters.com | 9 months ago

New Rise Of The Ronin Trailer Shows Open World, Stealth And The Shinsengumi

Rise Of The Ronin, Team Ninja’s next action RPG game and the third game by the developer in three years, revealed a new trailer at the January 2024 State Of Play. Rise Of The Ronin, unlike past soulslikes/masocore action RPGs the development team has produced, will be set in an o … | Continue reading


@gamermatters.com | 9 months ago

Final Fantasy Pixel Remaster On PC, Mobile Updated With New Features

The Final Fantasy Pixel Remaster games on PC (Steam), iOS and Android has been updated today with new features. The Pixel Remaster editions of Final Fantasy, Final Fantasy II, Final Fantasy III, Final Fantasy IV, Final Fantasy V and Final Fantasy VI on PC and mobile now have two … | Continue reading


@gamermatters.com | 9 months ago

Norland Is A Medieval Colony Sim Ala Rimworld, But With Big, Bloody Battles

The stable of Hooded Horse games continue to grow, as the indie strategy/sim publisher has signed to publish Norland. Developed by Long Jaunt, Norland is a colony sim/colony builder in veins of Rimworld. But this is not only set in the medieval times, it is also rife with blood a … | Continue reading


@gamermatters.com | 9 months ago

Potions: A Curious Tale Releases This March – Demo Now Available

It looks like potion-brewing has slowly but surely becoming a new theme and genre for games these days. Developer Stumbling Cat is concocting one right now in the form of Potions: A Curious Tale, which now has a limited-time demo (as part of Steam Next Fest) and also a release da … | Continue reading


@gamermatters.com | 9 months ago

FiveM Passes 300,000 Concurrent Players

GTA roleplaying is pretty big. FiveM, the platform for GTA roleplaying servers (now under ownership of Rockstar Games), has surpassed its previous concurrent player record during the New Year week. At one time, there were over 300,000 players playing in GTA V roleplay servers. Fi … | Continue reading


@gamermatters.com | 9 months ago

Spec Ops: The Line Delisted From Steam

Spec Ops: The Line, the thought-provoking, surreal military shooter by Yager, has inconspicuously been delisted without any warning. Wario64 spotted and reported the delistment of one of the best shooters on the seventh-generation consoles (Xbox 360, PS3). Other PC games stores, … | Continue reading


@gamermatters.com | 9 months ago

Ex-Volition Developers Co-Developing Clockwork Revolution

Developer team Volition is no more, but several ex-developers of that team has regrouped under the new banner of Shapeshifter Games. And they’re already working on a project. Shapeshifter Games will be co-developing InXile Entertainment’s new game Clockwork Revolution, it has bee … | Continue reading


@gamermatters.com | 9 months ago

Underspace Is A Freelancer Spiritual Successor With A Tinge Of The Lovecraftian, Entering Early Access This April

Underspace is an upcoming space sim RPG in the veins of Freelancer, developed by Pastaspace Interactive. You may not have heard of the studio, but you may have encountered the work of one of the developers under Pataspace- Trainwiz. He’s the guy that created a mod that changes dr … | Continue reading


@gamermatters.com | 9 months ago