Square Enix released a new info drop for the upcoming action RPG Final Fantasy VII Rebirth, the sequel to Final Fantasy VII Remake. The info drop explains how these two party members, which will join the party for the first time in Rebirth, will play when you directly control the … | Continue reading
Tekken 8 should be out next week but that hasn’t stopped publisher Bandai Namco to hype about the game’s post-launch content. The fighting game will have a Season Pass in the form of the Character Year 1 Pass where one new character will be added in each quarter of a year for a t … | Continue reading
eFootball 2024, Konami’s ongoing free-to-play football game, has added Malaysian football icon Safee Sali into the game. The (hopefully winning) eleven players representing Malaysia at the currently ongoing AF Asian Cup 2023 has also been added to the game. Centre-Forward Safee S … | Continue reading
Daytona! Let’s go away! Update 4 for Forza Motorsport (2023) will see the addition of another oval track into the sim racer. Daytona International Speedway is arriving with two layouts: the Tri-Oval Circuit for high-speed racing with only left turns and the Sports Car Circuit, ju … | Continue reading
Unicorn Overlord, the next game by developer Vanillaware, is now available for pre-order. Pre-ordering the game digitally by March 7 11.59 PM will inlcude the Atlus x Vannillaware Heraldry Pack for free. This DLC adds three different the coat of arms, (Erion Emblem, Hydeland Embl … | Continue reading
Prince Of Persia: The Lost Crown, the new metroidvania/search action/2D action-adventure-platformer game from Ubisoft is releasing next week. Early reviews are out now and the consensus so far looks positive. And starting today, you can try out a demo of Prince Of Persia: The Los … | Continue reading
Shapez 2 (stylised as shapez 2) will be getting a demo. The sequel to the shape-making factory builder game by tobspr Games will go live in the next Steam Next Fest starting January 25. The demo will include 2 hours worth of content, with no time limit. The demo will have a tutor … | Continue reading
Granblue Fantasy: ReLink, the upcoming action-RPG based on the hit gacha mobile-RPG by Cygames, now has a demo. It’s available now on PS4 and PS5. The demo is not available on PC, and the developer has no plans to release one on PC. Three modes are available in the Granblue Fanta … | Continue reading
Mark your calendar. Sand Land, the upcoming RPG by Bandai Namco based on the works of Dragon Ball creator Akira Toriyama, now has a release date. The new trailer reveals the mechanic Ann, another character that will join the devil prince Beelzebub on his adventures in the Sand La … | Continue reading
Despite the win for Best Sports/Racing Game at The Game Awards 2023, Forza Motorsport (2023) is currently not in a good shape. In a new blog post, developers Turn 10 promise that work is being done in three key aspects to improve the state of the sim racing game. Car progression, … | Continue reading
Genshin Impact’s trading card game mini-game, Genius Invokation, is now a full-on tournament with a cash prize. The first Genius Invokation TCG Asia Invitational will take place starting from today, January 11, to January 21 and will be livestreamed. The Genius Invokation TCG Asi … | Continue reading
Recently, NES Tetris, the 1989 puzzle game, made headlines after a human, likely for the first time ever, has “beaten” the game. Blue Scuti accomplished the feat on December 21, 2023. On January 3, 2024, current Classic Tetris World Champion Fractal (fractal161, real name Justin … | Continue reading
New games have been added, and are being added, to Xbox Game Pass and PC Game Pass for the first half of January 2024. There are two major AAA games coming to the game subscription service, and some selection of indies. And that includes a game by a developer now part of the Xbox … | Continue reading
gamescom Asia has released an executive report on the 2023 edition of the event, the first to be opened to the public. One particularly interesting stat is how many people from the public, the gamers and fans, attended the Entertainment Zone, the show floor with game demos and bo … | Continue reading
New year, new games. As always, new games are to be added to the PS Plus Game Catalog (Game Catalogue), accessible for subscribers of PS Plus Extra and above tiers. This month follows the trend seen in December 2023 of including one rather recent AAA game that have not made it to … | Continue reading
Razer has revealed at CES 2024, and released, a new version of the Razer Iskur gaming chair, the Razer Iskur V2. The Razer Iskur is different from the usual gaming chairs thanks to its “6D Adjustable and Adaptive Lumbar Support System”. There’s a knob where you can adjust the bac … | Continue reading
At CES 2024, Razer unveils the 2024 refresh for the its gaming laptop line, the Razer Blade. The 2024 Razer Blade 16 is equipped with the world’s first OLED 240Hz 16-inch display. CPU goes up to an Intel Core i9-14900HX, with the GPU options going all the way to an Nvidia RTX 409 … | Continue reading
iRacing and IndyCar has announced a multi-year licensing agreement. This allows iRacing to showcase the Indycar Series branding in the racing sim again, as well as a license extension for the Indianapolis Motor Speedway. More importantly, the annual iRacing Indianapolis 500 (iRac … | Continue reading
Looks like the Xbox Developer Direct (stylised as “Developer_Direct”) is returning for 2024. The second edition of this developer-focused presentation is set to go live on January 18, 12 PM PT (January 19, 4 AM Malaysia Time, +8 GMT). Four games from four different developers und … | Continue reading
Helldivers 2, the upcoming co-op multiplayer shooter from Arrowhead Game Studios under PlayStation Studios, has confirmed cross-play between PS5 and PC platforms. Alongside that, the PC specs requirements for Helldivers 2 has been revealed. Despite it being a PS5-only title on co … | Continue reading
The Afeela Prototype 2024, a car being made by Sony Honda Mobility, will be coming to Gran Turismo 7 in an update coming later this year. At CES 2024, the car was showcased during Sony’s press conference where it was driven on stage with a DualSense controller. It was just a gimm … | Continue reading
Hold on to your butts, Razer’s latest concept product will take you aback. Announced at CES 2024, Project Esther is Razer’s idea of the what the next haptics-enhanced product can be. And that idea is adding haptic feedback to your back, and butt. Project Esther is a cushion desig … | Continue reading
Razer is expanding its peripheral line by introducing a USB adapter hub. Revealed at CES 2024, The Razer USB C Dock has 11 different connections points, and you just need to connect it to a USB-C port, which can also do pass-through charging at 85W. The 11 different ports on the … | Continue reading
At CES 2024, Acer unveils its 2024 refresh for the Predator gaming lineup. This includes the Predator Helios Neo 16, the more-affordable gaming laptop offering in the line. Starting in 2023, the Predator Helios and Predator Triton has gone upmarket with its specs (and price), lea … | Continue reading
At CES 2024, Asus ROG unveiled a new redesign for the ROG Zephyrus G line of thin gaming laptops. The ROG Zephyrus G14 and Zephyrus G16 (14-inch and 16-inch screen respectively) for 2024 looks mostly inconspicuous with rounded edges and the classy ROG label at the back. But it st … | Continue reading
If you’ve played Yakuza: Like A Dragon, you should be familiar with Sujimon. These are “dangerous individuals” which protagonist Ichiban Kasuga and his party has to fight in random battles. And if you thought the silly joke of meeting Sujimon Sensei, picking a starter Sujimon and … | Continue reading
Dave The Diver, the small not-indie indie game by Mintrocket, has now sold more than 3 million copies. The official Twitter for Dave The Diver revealed the numbers with a new artwork featuring Dave and the rest of the character cast of the game. Dave The Diver has been the surpri … | Continue reading
Atlus and Sega have released the new intro video that will be appear in Persona 3 Reload, the remake of 2006 RPG Persona 3. The new animated intro, featuring a new song called Full Moon Full Life showcases the party members in their best and worst of times. It highlights the stro … | Continue reading
Avatar: Frontiers Of Pandora is out now, and the Ubisoft Massive open world game is mostly what you expect from a Ubisoft open world game. What you would not expect, however, is how well thought-out the benchmarking tool it has. On PC, Avatar Frontiers Of Pandora has a built-in b … | Continue reading
Satisfactory, the first-person factory builder and logistics sim by Coffee Stain Studios, has sold more than 5.5 million copies as of December 24. This was revealed in the developer’s latest video, celebrating the past holiday season. Satisfactory was launched in 2019, as an Earl … | Continue reading
So, 2023. Great year for games married with the worst fate for the folks who made them. A polarizing year where on one hand, we celebrate the games that have been marvelous and eye-opening toward other genres. While on the other, the big corporations are squandering studios to ma … | Continue reading
Illegear is beginning the new year with a new custom PC option, the Bitbox. The PC features a graphic design, unlike other Illegear offerings. And the design evokes 8-bit graphics, from the faux d-pad, buttons and game screen on the front of the desktop PC, to the side graphics f … | Continue reading
The thriving niche scene that is competitive Tetris has reached a new milestone. On December 21, 2023, player Blue Scuti reached level 157 of Tetris for the NES, and triggered a game crash. He is the first person to reach this high of a level in NES Tetris, as well as reaching wh … | Continue reading
It was a nice surprise that a Final Fantasy XVI DLC was announced and shadowdropped. Square Enix’s latest numbered entry to the fabled RPG series, which is more of a character action game with RPG elements this time, is getting two DLCs, the first being Echoes Of The Fallen. It’s … | Continue reading
Uniqlo has collaborated with Street Fighter and Tekken for its graphic brand T-shirt brand UT. The Fighting Game Legends UT Collaboration features six new T-shirt designs, three for Street Fighter and three for Tekken, and is available at all Uniqlo stores in Malaysia starting Ja … | Continue reading
Would you believe it that another year is about to pass? Time flies. 2023 is a year of introspection for me, as it made me do a lot of thinking. It is undoubtedly the best year of video game releases, but at what cost? Game developers are losing jobs left and right. And looking a … | Continue reading
The big one. As it says, the Gamer Malaya and Gamer Matters Game Of The Year 2023 award. The game we collectively believe to be the best released this year It all comes down to this. Every year, we have to declare a Game Of The Year. 2023 has been bountiful when it comes to […] | Continue reading
Games that don’t need the budget of a AAA blockbuster to be impactful, fun, or enthralling. Independent games can do what no big-budget game can do: be anything they want. A certain game awards show caught some flak in their selection of what counts as an indie game. Though here … | Continue reading
The narrative that captures our hearts and minds delivered in video game form Another classic GM GOTY Award category, it’s the one where we spoil a game’s story and weigh down which one leaves the most impact on us post-game. There will be no spoilers in this article, but there a … | Continue reading
The best game to use a style, a combination of artstyle and sound design, that makes it stand out from the beige of normality The word choice here, aesthetic, derived from an old meme (the first award used to spell it as “a e s t h e t i c”). It’s an award category […] | Continue reading
The Wildcard slot is reserved for special award categories that may only be feasible to have for only this year and deserve further deliberation. This year, we are celebrating the Best Horror Game. Starting in 2023, we are retiring the Best Game We Didn’t Play Award. It was there … | Continue reading
The only normal genre-based game award here and it is as it says. The description is a bit wrong this year, as we have another genre-based award this year. But when it comes to the GM GOTY Awards. But for the entire history of the GM GOTY Awards until now, there has been only one … | Continue reading
The best games that dominated our conversations, social media, and shitposts throughout the year. This award is less about the game, and more about the community surrounding it. This is to celebrate the year’s of shiposts, memes and silly talk surrounding the games community that … | Continue reading
The best game we got to play thanks to our PC Game Pass subscription. Returning for its second year, the best PC Game On Game Pass serves as the game we enjoyed the most out of our Game Pass subscription, or the game we enjoyed a lot and can’t believe it’s in a subscription servi … | Continue reading
It’s the end of the year, and it’s that time of the year where we at Gamer Malaya and Gamer Matters announce the Game Of The Year Awards. 2023 marks the seventh edition of the GOTY Awards, and this year we are celebrating one of the best years for game releases. It is an awful [… … | Continue reading
2023 is wrapping up and so the crew at Gamer Malaya and Gamer Matters are back at it again to recap and deliberate the best games 30 games that were released this year. Of that we’ve played that is. As part of the Gamer Malaya and Gamer Matters Game Of The Year Awards, the editor … | Continue reading
As long and illustrious as Dragon Quest is, this three-decade-old series has never shied away from breaking traditional RPG methods to create a new game, as you can see with the likes of the Builders game and now a new entry within their Monsters games, a sort of mix between two … | Continue reading
Bethesda Game Studios isn’t done yet with Starfield. The open-world space game has teased what’s to come in 2024. Starting in February, Starfield updates will arrive in a six-week cadence, more or less. These updates will go live first on the Steam Beta branch. Expect “new ways t … | Continue reading