Persona Theory Games Co-Founder “Stepping Aside Temporarily” After Harassment Allegations

Persona Theory Games, the development team recently under fire for various sexual harassment and workplace abuse allegations, have posted a response, of sorts. Co-Founder and Managing Director (and recent The Game Awards Future Class inductee) Saqina Latif will be “stepping aside … | Continue reading


@gamermatters.com | 11 months ago

Insomniac Games Hacked – Sensitive Data, Assets For Marvel’s Wolverine And Financial Reports Leaked

Insomniac Games suffered a hack by Rhysida on December 12. The group posted limited data to prove they have breached the security and gain access to sensitive data to coax the company, or its parent company Sony, or any willing buyer, 50 bitcoins (around USD $2 million, about RM9 … | Continue reading


@gamermatters.com | 11 months ago

New Games On PS Plus Game Catalog (PS Plus Extra, Premium/Deluxe) – December 2023

‘Tis the Season Of Play, as PlayStation dubs the end of this year. A whole new slew of games have dropped into the Game Catalogue (Game Catalog) for December 2023. Two mainline additions are Stranger Of Paradise: Final Fantasy Origin and, for some reason, GTA V. But hey, if you d … | Continue reading


@gamermatters.com | 11 months ago

Armored Core VI Patch 1.05 Adds Ranked Multiplayer, New Parts

Ravens, there is news. Armored Core VI Fires Of Rubicon is getting a free update later today. Patch 1.05 will be adding new content which includes ranked online matchmaking or multiplayer PVP, ranked leaderboards, new PVP maps, personalised nameplates and new AC parts. PVP enjoye … | Continue reading


@gamermatters.com | 11 months ago

Look Back At Your Year Of PC Gaming – Steam Year In Review 2023 Now Live

Steam has released its Year In Review 2023 for everyone to see their gaming stats. The stats includes the top games you’ve spent hours in, the achievements you’ve unlocked your preference of either keyboard and mouse or controller controls and more. Check yours here. Under all th … | Continue reading


@gamermatters.com | 11 months ago

Acer Predator Triton Neo 16 Laptop Revealed, Powered By Intel Core Ultra CPU

Acer are among the many OEMs announcing new laptops powered by the new Intel Core Ultra CPU. The first Acer Predator gaming laptop to be powered by the new chip under the Meteor Lake platform is the Predator Triton Neo 16. The Predator Triton Neo 16 comes equipped with the new In … | Continue reading


@gamermatters.com | 11 months ago

Super Mario Bros Wonder – Amazement Intensifies

It has been quite a glorious year for Mario and Friends. The movie and games being quite successful is an understatement, because it kinda shows how big the Mario series is for their fans and how Nintendo keeps the ball running by innovating their formula with new blood and ideas … | Continue reading


@gamermatters.com | 11 months ago

Honkai Star Rail Version 1.6 Update Goes Live Later This Month

Hoyoverse’ free-to-play RPG Honkai: Star Rail is getting one last game update for the year. Version 1.6, or “Crown Of The Mundane And Divine” will drop on December 27. The new update adds a new area, the Herta Space Station’s Seclusion Zone. The are was previously off-limits. The … | Continue reading


@gamermatters.com | 11 months ago

The Last Of Us Standalone Factions Multiplayer Cancelled

Developers Naughty Dog offered an update on the development of “The Last Of Us Online”, the standalone multiplayer game previously referred to The Last Of Us Factions. The game has stopped development. Pre-production for the multiplayer game befane during the development of The L … | Continue reading


@gamermatters.com | 11 months ago

The Crew Delisted, Game Shuts Down After March 2024

Ubisoft quietly delisted The Crew, the 2014 open world racing RPG, from digital stores including Steam. The game will remain playable until March 31, 2024. On April 1, the game, which requires an online connection to work, will shut down. Wario64 spotted the delisting, and only a … | Continue reading


@gamermatters.com | 11 months ago

Tekken 8 Demo Now Available On PS5, Includes First Chapter In Story Mode

Bandai Namco has released the demo for Tekken 8 today on PS5. The fighting game demo will be available on Xbox Series X|S and PC (Steam) one week later on December 16, 4 PM Malaysia Time, +8 GMT. The demo includes the following content: Only four characters are playable and only … | Continue reading


@gamermatters.com | 11 months ago

Guilty Gear Strive Adds DLC Character Elphelt Valentine

Last week, Arc System Works dropped the latest playable character DLC for fighting game Guilty Gear Strive. It’s Elphelt. Elphelt gets a drastic makeover for Strive, as the gun-toting bride-to-be has put the wedding gown down in favour of being a rocker girl in an active band. Wi … | Continue reading


@gamermatters.com | 11 months ago

GTA Online: The Chop Shop Update Now Live

While all the hype is on Grand Theft Auto VI, Rockstar Games is still updating GTA Online with the latest content drop, The Chop Shop, now live. The Chop Shop adds a bunch of new cars, new races and a new property activity in the form of The Salvage Yard. Answer the call from Yus … | Continue reading


@gamermatters.com | 11 months ago

Test Drive Unlimited Solar Crown New Trailer Shows Car Customisation And Open World Racing

A new trailer for KT Racing and Nacon’s upcoming open world racer Test Drive Unlimited Solar Crown just dropped. If the last trailer focused on the ability of taking cars out for a, well, test drive, and the many little details that makes it a driving game, this trailer is a remi … | Continue reading


@gamermatters.com | 11 months ago

Assetto Corsa Competizione On Consoles Now Support Cross-Play

The PS5 and Xbox Series X|S versions of Assetto Corsa Competizione now supports cross-platform play. Hopping onto online races via “Quick Join” will see matchmaking with cross-play on by default. However, there are no cross-play parties or invite codes. So players with friends on … | Continue reading


@gamermatters.com | 11 months ago

New Game+ Mode For Marvel’s Spider-Man 2 Delayed Until Early 2024

Developers Insomniac Games has some news to share about the upcoming free update to Marvel’s Spider-Man 2. Looks like the update, which is bringing New Game+ mode as well as the accessibility setting Audio Descriptions, won’t be ready to be released by the year end as previously … | Continue reading


@gamermatters.com | 11 months ago

Gran Turismo 7 Celebrates Year’s End With Login Campaigns

It’s now December, and there’s no Gran Turismo 7 content update being announced yet. What is announced, however, are campaigns to celebrate the holiday season. These are login campaigns where you’ll get a reward for just booting up the game. This is split into two campaign period … | Continue reading


@gamermatters.com | 11 months ago

See How Much Time You Spent Gaming On The Xbox Ecosystem With The 2023 Xbox Year In Review

It’s the near the end of the year and what better time to look back at all the data we’ve consented to than the yearly wrap-ups and year in reviews. Xbox is offering players a personalised look at all the games, playtime, and achievements you’ve unlocked while playing on the Xbox … | Continue reading


@gamermatters.com | 11 months ago

See How Much Time You Spent Gaming On A PS4 And PS5 With The PlayStation 2023 Wrap-Up

With 2023 coming to a close soon, it’s time for the wrap-ups and year in reviews. PlayStation is now offering you a glance of all the games you’ve played and how much time was spent gaming on the platform with the PlayStation 2023 Wrap-Up. You can check it out here by logging in … | Continue reading


@gamermatters.com | 11 months ago

E3 Is Dead And Isn’t Coming Back

The Electronic Entertainment Expo (E3) is dead, and isn’t coming back. Speaking to The Washington Post, the Entertainment Software Association has decided to end the show permanently. “After more than two decades of hosting an event that has served as a central showcase for the U … | Continue reading


@gamermatters.com | 11 months ago

Kemco RPG Selection Vol.6 Releasing In Asia March 2024

A 4-in-1 collection of Kemco’s classic RPGs will be available on Nintendo Switch in Asia in March 2024. The Kemco RPG Selection Vol.6 includes the following four games: Asdivine Kamura, Alphadia Genesis, Liege Dragon, Dragon Lapis. These JRPGs can be experienced independently, in … | Continue reading


@gamermatters.com | 11 months ago

The Day Before Turns Out To Be A Real (Bad) Game, Developers Closed Four Days After Release

The Day Before, at one time was the game with the most wishlists on Steam, was quietly released on Steam on December 8. Four days later, the game developers Fntastic announced they have shut down, and the game is now not on sale on Steam. Fnatstic, in its official statement, says … | Continue reading


@gamermatters.com | 11 months ago

God of War Ragnarök: Valhalla Is A Free DLC And Rougelite Game Mode

God Of War Ragnarök is getting a free DLC in the form of God of War Ragnarök: Valhalla. Not to be confused with Assassin’s Creed Valhalla: Dawn of Ragnarök, God Of War Ragnarök Valhalla sees Kratos and Mimir explores the region of Valhalla in a epilogue that takes place after the … | Continue reading


@gamermatters.com | 11 months ago

Mecha Break Is A Fast-Paced Multiplayer Mecha Action Game

The Game Awards 2023 featured a curious trailer for an upcoming game featuring mechas. Mecha Break is developed by Amazing Seasun, as the Steam page says. Information about Amazing Seasun is sparse, however, there is an established developer named Seasun Games, developers of Snow … | Continue reading


@gamermatters.com | 11 months ago

Kojima Productions Reveal New Game OD

The Game Awards 2023 was the stage for the reveal of another Kojima Productions game that isn’t Death Stranding 2. This is OD, the other game the development team is working on together with Xbox Game Studios. The trailer is just a bunch of actors and actresses’ close-up shots sa … | Continue reading


@gamermatters.com | 11 months ago

Final Fantasy XVI Echoes Of The Fallen DLC Out Now, The Rising Tide DLC Releasing In 2024

At The Game Awards 2023, Square Enix revealed two new DLCs coming to the character action game (and sometimes an RPG) Final Fantasy XVI. One of the DLCs, Echoes Of The Fallen is out now. Echoes Of The Fallen adds a new story, new battles, as well as new weapons and accessories, p … | Continue reading


@gamermatters.com | 11 months ago

Sega Is Making New Jet Set Radio, Shinobi, Golden Axe, Streets of Rage, Crazy Taxi Games

At The Game Awards 2023, Sega announced not one, not two, but five games are in development. The “New Era, New Energy” marketing revealed that a new Jet Set Radio, Shinobi, Golden Axe, Streets of Rage, and Crazy Taxi game is in the works. The one trailer shows very little snippet … | Continue reading


@gamermatters.com | 11 months ago

Metaphor: ReFantazio Releasing In Q4 2024

Metaphor: ReFantazio is the new game by Atlus’s new development team, Studio Zero. This team comprised of developers behind Persona 3, Persona 4 and Persona 5 is tackling an all-new IP, free from the Megaten shackles, but with the same flair they have demonstrated in the mentione … | Continue reading


@gamermatters.com | 11 months ago

Mechanised Farming Game Lightyear Frontier Releasing In Early Access March 2024

Lightyear Frontier, the upcoming mecha-farming game, has a new trailer and it reveals when we can expect the Early Access release to drop. The new trailer doesn’t represent gameplay as much, but to sell you on the vibe this game will be going. Expansive farms, nice alien creature … | Continue reading


@gamermatters.com | 11 months ago

Exoborne Is An Extraction Shooter From The Developers Of The Division

Sharkmob, the developer behind now-defunct battle royale Bloodhunt revealed their new game at The Game Awards 2023. It’s a extraction shooter called Exoborne. Set in a post-climate change world, players take control of a Reborn, people decked out with exo rigs that go out in the … | Continue reading


@gamermatters.com | 11 months ago

Free-To-Play Shooter The Finals Out Now

Embark Studios has shadowdropped the release of The Finals at The Game Awards 2023. The free-to-play game is available now. Developed by ex-Battlefield developers, The Finals has is an FPS with fully destructive buildings, a feat rarely seen outside of a handful of games like the … | Continue reading


@gamermatters.com | 11 months ago

The Makers Of GTFO And Payday Announce Co-Op Heist Game Den Of Wolves

Den Of Wolves was announced at The Game Awards 2023 by developer 10 Chambers. The developer of co-op shooter GTFO is channeling their experience from making Payday: The Heist and Payday 2 to make their own take on the co-op heist game, this time with a techno-thriller theme. The … | Continue reading


@gamermatters.com | 11 months ago

Monster Hunter Wilds Announced, Releasing In 2025

Capcom dropped a bombshell of a final world premiere reveal at The Game Awards 2023. The next new mainline Monster Hunter game, Monster Hunter Wilds, is revealed. The trailer simply shows the scale of the world being absolutely huge. A hunter is seen riding on a small monster, ru … | Continue reading


@gamermatters.com | 11 months ago

Zenless Zone Zero Releasing In 2024

Zenless Zone Zero, the “urban fantasy” action-RPG from Hoyoverse, gets a new trailer showcased at The Game Awards 2023. The trailer gives a new look of its cast of characters, the Agents, all repping specific factions each with their own style of streetwear fashion. Zenless Zone … | Continue reading


@gamermatters.com | 11 months ago

Arkane Lyon Is Making A Marvel Game

At The Game Awards 2023, it was revealed what Arkane Lyon, the developers of Deathloop, are cooking next. And it’s game based on Marvel’s half-vampire vampire hunter, Blade. The trailer for Marvel’s Blade shows Blade handling a blade, well, a razor blade, at a barbershop in Paris … | Continue reading


@gamermatters.com | 11 months ago

Rocket Racing Is A New Racing Game In Fortnite By Rocket League Devs

The Game Awards 2023 showed the trailer for Rocket Racing, a new game by Rocket League developers Psyonix. Or is it a game mode? As it’s technically an experience within Epic Games’ Fortnite, but the way it’s promoted is like it’s a whole new game. With a seperate social media ac … | Continue reading


@gamermatters.com | 11 months ago

Visions Of Mana Announced

Square Enix announced a new Mana game. Not a remake, not a remaster, a totally new Mana game. A new one since 15 years. Visions Of Mana was revealed at The Game Awards 2023, with a trailer featuring gameplay. This will be an action RPG “that returns to the series’ fantasy roots”. … | Continue reading


@gamermatters.com | 11 months ago

Rise Of The Ronin ReleasIng In March 2024

Rise Of The Ronin, the next game from Team Ninja and publisher Koei Tecmo, now has a release date. A new trailer appeared at The Game Awards 2023, featuring more gameplay and story tidbits. This looks like another Team Ninja game with an action, likely soulslike gameplay. There’s … | Continue reading


@gamermatters.com | 11 months ago

Exodus Is A AAA Sci-Fi RPG With A Time Dilation Mechanic

Archetype Entertainment has revealed their first game at The Game Awards 2023, called Exodus. This is described as “AAA science fiction action-adventure role-playing game franchise” on the official site. The Game Awards showed a truncated version of the trailer. Here’s the full t … | Continue reading


@gamermatters.com | 11 months ago

Need For Speed Unbound Adds Option To Turn Off Stylised Driving Effects Entirely – Realistic Tyre Smoke

A small patch has been released for Need For Speed Unbound today. Patch 5.1.0 adds a few quality of life changes but most noticeable is the addition of a realistic driving effects tag, called Original. The Original driving effects tag isn’t the same as the Cloaked one, which stil … | Continue reading


@gamermatters.com | 11 months ago

Access Controller For PS5 Now Available In Malaysia For RM449

The Access Controller for PS5, the customisable controller designed to accommodate the disabled to play video games their way, is now available globally, including Malaysia. The Access Controller for PS5 is priced at RM449. It features one large joystick with eight buttons, and q … | Continue reading


@gamermatters.com | 11 months ago

Things The GTA VI Trailer Showed That Got Me Excited

By now, you’ve probably seen the first trailer for Grand Theft Auto VI, the next game by Rockstar Games. It’s been watched a hundred million times at the time of writing, 115 million rather. And we’ve all reacted and talked about what’s being show in this 1 minute 30 seconds look … | Continue reading


@gamermatters.com | 11 months ago

Lenovo Legion Go Now Available For Pre-Order In Malaysia

Here’s another contender in the now-mainstream handheld gaming PC market. The Lenovo Legion Go can now be pre-ordered in Malaysia. The Legion Go sports a huge (for a device of this size) 8.8-inch 1600p screen, with an AMD Ryzen Z1 Extreme APU, 16GB of RAM, and a 1TB of NVMe M.2 2 … | Continue reading


@gamermatters.com | 11 months ago

The Sims 4 Update Lets You Stop Sims From Washing Dishes In Bathroom Sinks

A new game update for The Sims 4 has arrived today alongside the release of The Sims 4 For Rent expansion. With it comes a fix for the most annoying issues any Simmer has faced over the course of years: Sims doing the dishes in bathroom sinks. For whatever reason, Sims will somet … | Continue reading


@gamermatters.com | 11 months ago

Fallout 76 Atlantic City Expedition Launches Tonight On All Platforms

Bethesda has showcase what Fallout 76 players will be expecting for their upcoming Expedition update, Atlantic City, and that includes all of the cast of characters you meet in the new city, along with some test of luck in the casino. The update sees players visiting Atlantic Cit … | Continue reading


@gamermatters.com | 11 months ago

Some PC Game Pass Games Are Missing In Malaysia

Here’s an oddity to report. Some games that are supposed to be available on PC Game Pass are conspicuously missing from the app in Malaysia. This includes Rollerdrome published by Private Division, Remnant: From The Ashes and Remnant 2 published by Gearbox and Gotham Knights from … | Continue reading


@gamermatters.com | 11 months ago

Acer Nitro V 15 Gaming Laptop Now Available In Malaysia

Acer Malaysia has announced the arrival of the Acer Nitro V 15 gaming laptop in the country, with pricing starts at RM3,099. This entry-level gaming laptop comes in two variants with only one change- the one priced at RM3,099 is using an Nvidia RTX 20 Series card. Which is now tw … | Continue reading


@gamermatters.com | 11 months ago

Forza Motorsport (2023) Adding Hockenheim Track In Update 3

Developer Turn 10 Studios revealed the next new track to be added to Forza Motorsport (2023). It’s Hockenheim. The host of multiple German Grands Prix in the past, Hockenheim will feature three different layouts in the racing game. This may not be the track in Germany players hav … | Continue reading


@gamermatters.com | 11 months ago