“REDengine Is Done” Says CDPR’s Lead Environment Artist During Gamescom Asia Talk

During a recent Gamescom Asia Panel for the recently released Cyberpunk 2077 Phantom Liberty expansion, Lead Enviroment Artist for CD Projekt RED, Kacper Nicpokolczycki, has confirmed via a QnA question that their usage of the REDengine is done as they shift focus on Unreal Engin … | Continue reading


@gamermatters.com | 1 year ago

Forza Motorsport (2023) Update 1.0 Makes Car Parts Unlock Earlier

A new update for Forza Motorsport (2023) has went live on October 17. Update 1.0, as it is dubbed, addressed some stability issues and bugs, but also made one big change to its progression system. Car parts now unlock at lower car levels than previously. The new Forza Motorsport … | Continue reading


@gamermatters.com | 1 year ago

EA Sports FC 24 Review – A Shot of a Chance

A name change that shocks the nation, but brings in the same dance that we know and love. Some say it’s “The Beautiful Game”, while others think it’s another yearly sports title that knows its audience too well already.  But I feel that EA Sports FC  24 is just building upon the … | Continue reading


@gamermatters.com | 1 year ago

New Games On Xbox And PC Game Pass – Late October 2023

Here we go, finally. The next wave of games being added to Game Pass will be a stacked one, with enough variety to appeal to just about any kind of gamer. Cities: Skylines II and Jusant are the few games we know to expect to arrive later this month, but there two more nice little … | Continue reading


@gamermatters.com | 1 year ago

Paradox Interactive Part Ways With Harebrained Schemes

Paradox Interactive and developer Harebrained Schemes have announced the two parties will part ways effective on January 1, 2024. The separation, on mutual agreement, will see the Seattle-based developer looking for new “publishing, partnership and investment opportunities” while … | Continue reading


@gamermatters.com | 1 year ago

Nintendo Opens Pop-Up Store In Singapore This November

Nintendo will be opening a pop-up store Singapore from November 17 to January 1, 2024, selling merchandise. This is the first time for Nintendo to so in Southeast Asia. The merch line includes merch previously only available at Nintendo Tokyo, Nintendo Osaka, and Nintendo Kyoto s … | Continue reading


@gamermatters.com | 1 year ago

Cities: Skylines II Will Have Mods On Consoles As Well As PC

A forum post on Paradox Interactive revealed that Cities: Skylines II will have mod support not only on PC, but also on consoles. This is by way of using Paradox Mods as the mods platform. Cities: Skylines previously used Steam Workshop as its main source of publishing mods, but … | Continue reading


@gamermatters.com | 1 year ago

Marvel’s Spider-Man 2 Review – Built On Top Of Greatness

Insomniac knocked it out of the park with its video game take on Spider-Man back in 2018, and did another home run with the spin-off semi-sequel with Miles Morales two years later. So where do we go from here? Marvel’s Spider-Man 2 sees both two Spider-Men star in the main role, … | Continue reading


@gamermatters.com | 1 year ago

Done Deal: Activision Blizzard Now Under Xbox

On the Friday of October 13, unlucky for some, Microsoft has announced its acquisition of Activision Blizzard King is now complete. The deal was announced back in January 2022, worth at $68.7 billion USD. Microsoft has now got all the green light to merge the biggest third-party … | Continue reading


@gamermatters.com | 1 year ago

Forza Horizon 5 Día de Muertos (Series 26) Festival Playlist Now Live – New Cars, New Drift Cam And More

A new game update and new Festival Playlist have gone live in Forza Horizon 5 last week. For Series 26, Forza Horizon 5 is celebrating the Mexican holiday, Día de Muertos. And developers Playground Games picked a good time to introduce a new car, one of the most requested by the … | Continue reading


@gamermatters.com | 1 year ago

EA WRC First Impressions – Around The Block

“Don’t Lift, caution over big crests” is the usual mantra for any rally game, as you race against the clock, the terrain and even yourself as you barrel down the straights on your self-built car. And the clock is ticking. EA and Codemaster’s first entry into the WRC series is loo … | Continue reading


@gamermatters.com | 1 year ago

Armored Core VI Patch 1.04 Brings A Lot Bug Fixes, No Balance Changes

A new Armored Core VI Fires Of Rubicon update just released, and no, before you scream “AGAIN?!?!?” in agony while clutching tightly the newly buffed bazookas, no, there is no balance changes in this patch. The 1.04 patch is mostly for bug fixing, which includes addressing bugs l … | Continue reading


@gamermatters.com | 1 year ago

Xbox Wireless Controller Officially Available In Malaysia, Philippines

Xbox has finally made the Xbox Wireless Controllers officially available for purchase in Malaysia and the Philippines. Promised earlier in March, Xbox is now officially selling this controllers in more regions. Not that these controllers haven’t entered the market previously via … | Continue reading


@gamermatters.com | 1 year ago

PlayStation Launching PS5 Cloud Streaming For PS Plus Premium Subscribers

PlayStation has announced Cloud Streaming, the ability to play PS5 games streamed from the cloud, for PS Plus Premium subscribers. This allows players to play supported PS5 digital games from the Game Catalog, Game Trials and their own PS5 game library via streaming, relying only … | Continue reading


@gamermatters.com | 1 year ago

New Intel Arc Graphics Driver Brings Performance Improvements For Starfield, Forza Motorsport And More

A new graphics driver for Intel Arc GPU users is now available to download. Driver version 31.0.101.4887 WHQL, released on October 10, adds support for three upcoming games: the Call Of Duty Modern Warfare III (2023) Multiplayer Beta, Total War Pharaoh and Lords Of The Fallen. Th … | Continue reading


@gamermatters.com | 1 year ago

Honkai: Star Rail Out Now On PS5 Alongside New 1.4 Update

All aboard the space High Speed Rail train, PlayStation players. Hoyoverse’s free-to-play RPG Honkai: Star Rail is out now on PS5. The new console release is released together with the new 1.4 update “Jolted Awake from a Winter Dream”, live on all platforms today. The PS5 version … | Continue reading


@gamermatters.com | 1 year ago

Bandai Namco Reveals Games Lineup For Thailand Game Show 2023

Bandai Namco has announced its list of games coming to Thailand Game Show 2023 to be held from October 20 to 23. Bandai Namco will be bringing five of its game to the show, plus three games from Square Enix, to their booth. Some of these games even have hands-on demos on the show … | Continue reading


@gamermatters.com | 1 year ago

New Nvidia GeForce Drivers Brings Support For Call Of Duty, Forza Motorsport, Lords Of The Fallen

A new Nvidia GeForce driver is out now. GeForce Game Ready 537.58 WHQL driver brings optimisations for three big titles: Lords Of The Fallen, Forza Motorsport (2023) and Call Of Duty Modern Warfare III (2023) Multiplayer Open Beta. Modern Warfare III will support Nvidia DLSS 2 an … | Continue reading


@gamermatters.com | 1 year ago

Need For Speed Unbound Vol. 5 Update Adds New BMW M2, New Speed Pass

Looks like the live service aspect of Need For Speed Unbound continues to keep up the pace, as a new update is coming on October 12. The Need For Speed Unbound Vol. 5 update brings in a new Speed Pass (Battle Pass), new Linkup areas (that’s the co-op challenges) and 2 new cars. T … | Continue reading


@gamermatters.com | 1 year ago

New PS5 Refresh Revealed – Slim, Attachable Disc Drive, 1TB Storage

PlayStation has revealed a refreshed PS5 model, releasing later this year just in time for the holiday season. This mid-generation refresh for the PS5 sees the monolithic console getting 30% smaller in volume and weighs 18% and 24% less (from 3.9kg to 3.2kg for the PS5 and 3.4kg … | Continue reading


@gamermatters.com | 1 year ago

Deals: Get RM139 Off All Geekom Products On Shopee

Mini PC manufacturer Geekom has entered the Malaysia market, offering its line of Mini PC online via its official Shopee page. Geekom is also celebrating its 20th anniversary this month and is offering a limited time Shopee coupon. Use code GEEK09202 to get RM139 on all Geekom pr … | Continue reading


@gamermatters.com | 1 year ago

Devil May Cry Peak Of Combat Playable At Gamescom Asia 2023

Heading to Singapore for Gamescom Asia 2023 later this month? If you’re a Devil May Cry fan, you might want to check out that mobile game, as it will be playable on the show floor. Devil May Cry: Peak Of Combat, developed with Capcom’s authorisation, will have playable demos runn … | Continue reading


@gamermatters.com | 1 year ago

Foxhole Expanding Into Naval Warfare In Next Update

Foxhole, the top-down, massively multiplayer war game powered by logistics, is getting naval warfare in its next update. The update, called Naval Warfare, will see Gunboats, Destroyers, and Battleships sail the seas. Soldiers will need to build these using resources, and then be … | Continue reading


@gamermatters.com | 1 year ago

Ubisoft Bringing Back The Crew Motorfest Free Trial For 10 Days

Missed the chance to try out The Crew Motorfest for free back at launch? Good news. Ubisoft is bringing back the free trial on all platforms from October 10 to 20. The Crew Motorfest Free Trial allows players to experience Ubisoft Ivory Tower’s latest open-world racer for up to 5 … | Continue reading


@gamermatters.com | 1 year ago

Activision Blizzard Probably Coming To Game Pass Starting Next Year

With Microsoft’s acquisition of Activision Blizzard likely becoming a done deal, Activision Blizzard has tweeted something interesting in regards to the publisher, and its back catalogue of games. The company has provided a public statement in regards to Activision Blizzard games … | Continue reading


@gamermatters.com | 1 year ago

Unity CEO John Riccitiello Steps Down

Unity, the company behind the Unity game engine that had caused controversy recently with its pricing change, has announced John Riccitiello will be retiring from his current role of President, CEO, Chairman and member of the Board Of Directors. Unity has appointed James M. White … | Continue reading


@gamermatters.com | 1 year ago

New Minor Starfield Update Adds FOV Slider And Performance Improvements

A new, small-ish update to Starfield is now available. The 1.7.36 update is a minor one patch notes length-wise, but it’s at least 2GB on PC. The main feature added here is an FOV slider. Now you can set your preferred field of view for either first-person view or third-person vi … | Continue reading


@gamermatters.com | 1 year ago

Forza Motorsport (2023) – How To Skip Practice In Career Mode

Forza Motorsport (2023)’s career mode, the Builders Cup, requires players participate in a mandatory practice session, where at most three laps must be turned before the race can begin. However, there is an option for skipping the practice session should you choose to. Though the … | Continue reading


@gamermatters.com | 1 year ago

Geekom MiniAir 11 Review – Modest Form And Function

A perusing of the inbox which leads to a small box arriving at the home box to be perused by This round box. Apologies for the word rhythmic but it is how we got our hands on the Geekom Miniair 11, a mini PC that with its small form and respectable power-band, could have a […] | Continue reading


@gamermatters.com | 1 year ago

Forza Horizon 5 Finally Adding Its Most Requested Car: The Nissan Tsuru

The next series update for Forza Horizon 5 will bring a good handful of new cars, but one of them will stand out the most. At the recent Forza Horizon 5: Let’s ¡Go! stream, it’s revealed that the Nissan Tsuru is heading to Mexico. Mostly known as the Nissan Sentra in other parts … | Continue reading


@gamermatters.com | 1 year ago

Hi-Fi Rush “Ain’t No Indie Game” Says Game Director

Hi-Fi Rush is the rare game where we only see developer interviews after the game’s release. And that’s due to the nature of the game being “shadowdropped“, released directly upon its reveal early this year during Xbox’s Developer Direct broadcast. Xbox Wire has interviewed key p … | Continue reading


@gamermatters.com | 1 year ago

3D Sandbox Adventure RPG The Bloodline Out Now In Early Access

Here’s a fascinating new game released on Steam Early Access. The Bloodline is a freeform adventure RPG developed by Miles Whittaker at Shieldbearer Studio published by Hook. It’s a solo developer game way you where you can swing swords, use magic, craft weaponry, and adventure f … | Continue reading


@gamermatters.com | 1 year ago

New NASCAR Racing Game On Consoles By iRacing Coming In 2025

iRacing has purchased the NASCAR Team Properties’ (NTP) “exclusive simulation-style console racing games license” from Motorsport Games. The license will transfer from 704Games, a Motorsport Games subsidiary, to iRacing. iRacing is now developing a new NASCAR game, for release on … | Continue reading


@gamermatters.com | 1 year ago

Armored Core VI Regulation Update 1.03.1 Brings A Long List Of Balance Changes (Including Zimmerman Nerf)

A new update has dropped for Armored Core VI Fires Of Rubicon and it’s the update fans, especially Zimmerman and Songbirds enthusiasts, has been dreading for. Regulation Update 1.03.1 brings a long, long list of balance changes, which includes buffs and nerfs for various AC parts … | Continue reading


@gamermatters.com | 1 year ago

Forza Motorsport Explains Monthly Content Additions – Two New Tracks Coming This Year

Forza Motorsport, the new Forza Motorsport launching next week, isn’t just a game, it wants to be a platform. And a blog post and video has been released explaining what to expect from Forza Motorsport each month when it comes to content. Forza will launch with only 20 tracks, bu … | Continue reading


@gamermatters.com | 1 year ago

Assassin’s Creed Mirage Out Now

Alhamdulillah, the latest Assassin’s Creed game, Assassin’s Creed Mirage is out now. Developed by Ubisoft, with Ubisoft Bordeaux at the helm, Mirage sees the series returning to its roots as a open-world, narrative-driven action-adventure game with an emphasis of parkour, stealth … | Continue reading


@gamermatters.com | 1 year ago

New Games On Xbox And PC Game Pass – Early October 2023

Don’t get spooked just yet, there are games coming to Game Pass. As seen in previous months, the new additions have dramatically slimmed down from the early days of the game subscription service (or “rent-a-backlog” service), but there are decent picks being added for the first h … | Continue reading


@gamermatters.com | 1 year ago

Action Rougelike Knight VS Giant: The Broken Excalibur Out Now

Knight VS Giant: The Broken Excalibur, a new game by publisher PQube and developer Gambir Studio, is out now. The action roguelike takes a spin on the legend of King Arthur. You play as the mythical king of Camelot facing the threat of the Void Giants. With all his knights vanqui … | Continue reading


@gamermatters.com | 1 year ago

Mastra Is The Next Mobile Game From Todak Studios, Coming In 2024

Malaysia’s Todak Studios, developers of ToGather:Island and Police Sentri, have revealed its latest title in development for mobile: Mastra. Mastra is a 5v5 multiplayer game where characters have unique abilities that can be synergised with the right team composition. The game is … | Continue reading


@gamermatters.com | 1 year ago

Old World Pharaohs Of The Nile DLC Out Now

Old World, the historical 4X game by Mohawk Games, gets another DLC, out now. The Pharaohs Of The Nile DLC Pack adds six scenarios, all with bespoke mechanics as part of a new story-driven campaign. This inlcudes a Nile flood cycle, where food production is affected by how much w … | Continue reading


@gamermatters.com | 1 year ago

Here’s Raw Gameplay Of EA Sports WRC

EA Sports WRC, the successor of Dirt Rally by the very same development team, has released 10 minutes worth of gameplay for the upcoming rally game. The gameplay showcased is being driven by Jon Armstrong, game designer and actual rally driver, showcasing three different location … | Continue reading


@gamermatters.com | 1 year ago

All Cars In Forza Motorsport (2023) At Launch

Forza Motorsport (2023) has over 500+ cars at launch, so it has claimed. And now that the game is out, we have a full car list. The official page for the initial car list has been updated to show exactly 500 cars available in Forza Motorsport at launch. Most of them unique. There … | Continue reading


@gamermatters.com | 1 year ago

Forza Motorsport (2023) Review – Chasing The Pack

For the eighth entry of Forza Motorsport, developers Turn 10 decides to reset the count, starting back numberless. It’s a new era for Forza Motorsport, and it has arrived after six long years of hiatus. A significant amount of time considering there were a cadence of a new Forza … | Continue reading


@gamermatters.com | 1 year ago

Singapore’s 4Divinity Partners with GSC Game World to Publisher STALKER 2 In Southeast Asia

4Divinity, Singapore’s latest games publishing unit of GCL Asia (also the sister company to Epicsoft Asia) has obtained the rights to co-publish and distribute the digital and physical editions of GSC Game World’s upcoming immersive first person shooter, S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2, for us … | Continue reading


@gamermatters.com | 1 year ago

Cities: Skylines II Console Release Delayed

Plans to build cities on PS5 and Xbox Series X|S with Cities: Skylines II have to be delayed at the moment. Paradox Interactive and Colossal Order’s sequel on consoles have been delayed to Spring 2024. The PC release, however, will not be impacted. The PC release (which will be o … | Continue reading


@gamermatters.com | 1 year ago

Hyenas Cancelled, Developer Suffers Layoffs

Sega announced that they “have decided to implement structural reforms aimed at increasing efficiency, mainly at our European bases and reviewed the title portfolio in those bases”, which resulted in the cancellation of multiple titles. This affected Sega Europe, with the team-ba … | Continue reading


@gamermatters.com | 1 year ago

Gran Turismo Sport Ends Live Service In January 2024

It’s the end of the road for Gran Turismo Sport. Developers Polyphony Digital has announced that the racing game for the PS4 will end online services on January 31, 2024. All online functions including the Community, Open Lobby and Sport Mode (ranked races with matchmaking) will … | Continue reading


@gamermatters.com | 1 year ago

Team MAG and Todak Win the Asia Pacific Predator League 2024 Malaysia Qualifier

Over the weekend at Noizucon, which took place in the Kuala Lumpur Convention Centre, attendees saw Acer’s Asia Pacific Predator League 2024 Malaysia Qualifier took place over the course of two days in two popular title within the esports scene, Valorant and Dota 2. The two winni … | Continue reading


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