42 Million Vehicles Imported From The Crew 2 To The Crew Motorfest During Launch Week

Ubisoft has announced That The Crew Motofest is the biggest launch for the series ever. From being the highest rated title in the franchise so far, to having the best first week for the series in terms of “total unit sell through, overall consumer spend, and season pass adoption … | Continue reading


@gamermatters.com | 1 year ago

Final Fantasy VII Remake Sales Pass 7 Million

Three years since the launch of Final Fantasy VII Remake, as of May 2023, Square Enix’s bold new reimagining of the 1997 seminal RPG has sold seven million copies. This is 7 million copies across physical shipments and digital purchases worldwide, and includes sales of the next-g … | Continue reading


@gamermatters.com | 1 year ago

Starfield Passes 10 Million Players

Starfield, Bethesda Game Studios’ latest release, has amassed over 10 million players as of September 20, 2023. That’s a slight bump from its launch week, which Starfield had 6 million players with a million concurrent players. Of course, the use of “players” instead of “copies” … | Continue reading


@gamermatters.com | 1 year ago

Marvel’s Spider-Man 2 Gone Gold

Marvel’s Spider-Man 2 has gone gold. Production for the launch version of the game is done and production physical disks should be starting and unless we have some extraordinary circumstances the game should be ready to release on October 20. The voice cast for Spider-Man 2 share … | Continue reading


@gamermatters.com | 1 year ago

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

The PS Plus Game Catalog (or Catalogue) gets some big additions, all live and available now to PS Plus Extra and Premium/Deluxe subscribers. And most of these are completely unique offerings not seen on Game Pass, well, except one. Civilization VI’s turn on Game Pass ended on Sep … | Continue reading


@gamermatters.com | 1 year ago

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

The second batch of new games being added to Xbox Game Pass and PC Game Pass has been revealed. It’s a decent combination of big AAA releases, indies and a good smattering of day-1 releases. Xbox sure is hyping Party Animals, the physics-based slapstick brawler from Recreate Game … | Continue reading


@gamermatters.com | 1 year ago

New COD Modern Warfare III Trailer Showcase Their Zombies Mode Lore

Activision has reveal a new lore trailer about their upcoming Zombies mode, the first within the Modern Warfare series, for their soon to be released Call of Duty : Modern Warfare III (2023). Developed by Treyarch in collaboration with Sledgehammer Games, Modern Warfare Zombies i … | Continue reading


@gamermatters.com | 1 year ago

Like A Dragon Infinite Wealth Gameplay Trailer Shows Battle Improvements, Wacky Mini-Games And More

Like A Dragon Infinite Wealth got a release date revealed at the RGG Summit/Like A Dragon Direct today. Alongside a rather lengthy story trailer, there’s a gameplay overview trailer showcasing what you’d expect to do in this open-world RPG. Like A Dragon Infinite Wealth will feat … | Continue reading


@gamermatters.com | 1 year ago

Like A Dragon Infinite Wealth Releases In January 2024

The sequel to Yakuza: Like A Dragon, Like A Dragon Infinite Wealth, now has a release date. Revealed at the RGG Summit/Like A Dragon Direct today, Like A Dragon Infinite Wealth will see hero Ichiban Kasuga landed in Honolulu, Hawaii, in search of his mother. He’ll be starting at … | Continue reading


@gamermatters.com | 1 year ago

Tekken 8 Closed Beta Test Happening This October – More Modes, More Characters To Try Out

Get ready for the next battle this October. Bandai Namco has announced that Tekken 8 is getting a Closed Beta Test next month. This Closed Beta Test, not to be confused with the Closed Network Test held previously, will take place on October 20-23 for PS5, Steam and Xbox Series X … | Continue reading


@gamermatters.com | 1 year ago

Marvel’s Spider-Man 2 Has Ray Tracing On In Both Graphics Mode

Marvel’s Spider-Man 2, Insomniac’s big sequel to the open-world superhero action game, will support two graphics mode, and whichever mode you choose, ray tracing is always on. Like most console games since the previous 8th generation of consoles, Spider-Man 2 will support a graph … | Continue reading


@gamermatters.com | 1 year ago

Workers & Resources: Soviet Republic Signs With Hooded Horse As Work Continues For 1.0 Release

Indie strategy and sim publisher Hooded Horse signs another game under its growing list of published titles. And this time it’s for Workers & Resources: Soviet Republic. This is a city-builder game with a Soviet-era theme developed by 3DIVISION. In Workers & Resources: Soviet Rep … | Continue reading


@gamermatters.com | 1 year ago

Logitech G Launches New 2023 Yeti Microphones For Streaming And Gaming

Two new USB mircorphones launched under the Logitech G brand today, and it has a name familiar to streamers, content creators, and gamers looking to stream and create content online. The Logitech G Yeti GX, and Logitech G Yeti Orb are available in Malaysia beginning today. Early … | Continue reading


@gamermatters.com | 1 year ago

Xbox Partners Up With Alpine F1 Team

Xbox has announced that they are now the Official Console Partner for the BWT Alpine F1 Team as part of a multi-year deal. Expect to see the Xbox logo not only on the Alpine A523, the team’s 2023 challenger, but also around the paddock areas “during key races each season”. And th … | Continue reading


@gamermatters.com | 1 year ago

New Xbox Series X Refresh And Xbox Controller Leaked

As part of the court discussions between the Federal Trade Commision and Microsoft on the latter’s acquisition of Activision, a big document have leaked Xbox’s plans for 2024 and beyond. For 2024, it looks like the Xbox Series X will be getting a refresh. The new box won’t look l … | Continue reading


@gamermatters.com | 1 year ago

Final Fantasy VII Rebirth Has 100 Hours Of Content

Final Fantasy VII Rebirth, sequel to Final Fantasy VII Remake and the second game of this new retelling (and may or may not be a faithful remake) of Square Enix’s seminal 1997 RPG, is going to be big. In the literal sense, as the physical release being spread across two discs is … | Continue reading


@gamermatters.com | 1 year ago

505 Games Reveal Games Lineup At TGS 2023

505 Games will have a presence at Tokyo Game Show 2023. Most of it will be via a dedicated Tokyo Game show digital showcase. The broadcast will be held on September 21, 6 PM Malaysia Time (+8 GMT), right after Xbox’s TGS stream. The broadcast will feature the following games: You … | Continue reading


@gamermatters.com | 1 year ago

Timberborn Celebrates 1 Million Sales Milestone With A Better Early Access Trailer

Beaver-based city-builder Timberborn has sold more than 1 million copies, developers Mechanistry announced. And to celebrate the milestone, and to show off how much has changed since the game first released in Early Access back in 2021, they have released a “Better Early Access” … | Continue reading


@gamermatters.com | 1 year ago

All The Tracks In Forza Motorsport (2023) At Launch

The new Forza Motorsport will launch with 20 track locations, a mix of real-life tracks and fictional courses. It’s not a lot, though developers Turn 10 has promised free updates to further expand the track (and car) list post-launch. This includes the Nordschleife layout for Nür … | Continue reading


@gamermatters.com | 1 year ago

The Zimmerman Shotgun In Armored Core VI Is Really Good. Too Good.

It’s been a good while since Armored Core VI Fires Of Rubicon is out, enough to the point we’ve seen a meta developed. How many of you have used the Zimmerman shotgun, sound off. Good. The Zimmerman has been popular enough to spawn its own memes, but also gone too popular to the … | Continue reading


@gamermatters.com | 1 year ago

PS5 DualSense Controller And PS5 Covers In Metallic Finish Revealed

At the September 2023 State Of Play broadcast, PlayStation revealed three new colours for the DualSense controllers and PS5 covers. It’s another shade of white (ish), blue and red, but this time it has a metallic sheen, as part of the Deep Earth Collection. The new colours, Sterl … | Continue reading


@gamermatters.com | 1 year ago

Cyberpunk 2077 Reveals Revamped Skill Tree Ahead Of Update 2.0 Release

Cyberpunk 2077 is getting a major free update in the form of Update 2.0, available ahead of the Phantom Liberty expansion release. Alongside the revamp for cops and the addition of car combat, the whole skill tree is getting reworked. You still distribute stat points across 5 sta … | Continue reading


@gamermatters.com | 1 year ago

Two Years After Release, Tales Of Arise Is Getting A Post-Game Expansion

At the September 2023 State Of Play broadcast, Bandai Namco revealed that the latest Tales Of game, Tales Of Arise, is getting an expansion releasing later this year. Tales Of Arise – Beyond The Dawn takes place a year after the events of the original game. Alphen and the party m … | Continue reading


@gamermatters.com | 1 year ago

Slash And Air Dash Through Cyberspace In Katana Rama, Out Now

Malaysian-based indie devs Ghost Machine Games released a new game called Katana Rama. As featured on 20m Podcast’s Malaysia Direct special livestream, Katana Rama has you play a hacker (in more ways than one) making your way into a cyber labyrinth with your trusty katana and you … | Continue reading


@gamermatters.com | 1 year ago

Genshin Impact Version 4.1 Arrives Later This Month

Hoyoverse has shared details on what to expect when the Version 4.1 update arrives later this month. The lands, and waters, of Fontaine expands a bit to the north which includes Fortress of Meropide, where the next Archon Quest will take place. At elast two new bosses are being a … | Continue reading


@gamermatters.com | 1 year ago

Final Fantasy VII Rebirth Will Cover The Rest Of The Original Game’s First Disc

Final Fantasy VII Rebirth got a big new trailer and release date at the September 2023 State Of Play broadcast. And since then, more details emerge for the sequel to Final Fantasy VII Remake, and the second of a trilogy or remakes (sort of) based on the 1997 PS1 game. In particul … | Continue reading


@gamermatters.com | 1 year ago

Forza Horizon 5 Horizon Creatives (Series 25) Festival Playlist Now Live, New BMWs, Rivian Cars And More

It’s time to get creative with the latest Festival Playlist for Forza Horizon 5, now live. A big game update has improved the custom map and event creation tool Eventlab to now be dubbed Eventlab 2.0. There’s a few new body kits and rims, but the star of this month is the inclusi … | Continue reading


@gamermatters.com | 1 year ago

Capcom Reveals Games Lineup For TGS 2023

Capcom will be present at the Tokyo Games Show 2023, both physically and digitally in the form of a special livestream. Capcom is showcasing the following titles at their booth: Alongside their physical presence at TGS 2023, Capcom will also be hosting a livestream, titled TGS 20 … | Continue reading


@gamermatters.com | 1 year ago

Cyberpunk 2077 Update 2.0 Releases Ahead Of Phantom Liberty Expansion Release

Cyberpunk 2077 will be getting Update 2.0 a week ahead of the release of the Phantom Liberty expansion. This is a free update for the PS5, Xbox Series and PC versions of the game. Update 2.0 will include vehicle combat, car chases and improved police AI. Vehicle combat can mean y … | Continue reading


@gamermatters.com | 1 year ago

Marvel’s Spider-Man 2 Features A Bigger New York, Instant Hero Switching, Faster Traversal Options

In the lead-up to the September 2023 State Of Play broadcast, PlayStation pre-empted expectations by saying the show is focused third-party titles. Which it did, but they also sneaked in a new trailer for Marvel’s Spider-Man 2. This trailer is a gameplay breakdown on what’s impro … | Continue reading


@gamermatters.com | 1 year ago

Helldivers 2 Releasing In February 2024

Helldivers 2 isn’t coming this year after all, as the September 2023 State Of Play broadcast revealed. But it’s not too long of a wait until the next entry of Arrowhead Game Studios’ friendly firing alien shooter arrives. A new gameplay trailer showcased how chaotic the fights ca … | Continue reading


@gamermatters.com | 1 year ago

Final Fantasy VII Rebirth Releases In February 2024, New Trailer Shows Massive Girth Of Content

Final Fantasy VII Rebirth, the sequel to Final Fantasy VII Remake, gets a massive new trailer at the end of the September 2023 State Of Play broadcast. Not only we got a release date, it actually isn’t bombarding everyone with confusion this time around, as we get to see the brea … | Continue reading


@gamermatters.com | 1 year ago

Foamstars Invites PlayStation Players To The Open Beta Party

Square Enix cordially invites PlayStation players to the Foamstars “Open Beta Party” at the September 2023 State Of Play broadcast. The Open Beta for the upcoming team-shooter will take place on the weekend of September 30 (10 AM Malaysia Time, +8 GMT) to October 2 (3.59 PM Malay … | Continue reading


@gamermatters.com | 1 year ago

Ghostrunner 2 Demo Now Live

At the September 2023 State Of Play livestream, 505 Games revealed that Ghostrunner 2 is getting a demo. And it’s now live on all platforms. (PS5, Steam, Epic Games Store, Xbox Series X|S) The demo has you face some cultists inside Dharma Tower. There’s also portions of the demo … | Continue reading


@gamermatters.com | 1 year ago

Honkai: Star Rail Releasing On PS5 This October

At the September 2023 State Of Play livestream, Hoyoverse has revealed the release date for its free-to-play RPG gacha game Honkai: Star Rail for PS5. It won’t be long from now until you can enjoy the space-faring adventures and turn-based battles on consoles. Honkai: Star Rail s … | Continue reading


@gamermatters.com | 1 year ago

World Of Tanks Metal Fest Closing Act Sees Iron Maiden Taking Stage

Up the irons. After opening the Metal Fest with Sabaton, and then having Megadeth appearing as a second act, what has Wargaming has in store to close out this multi-game music event? Bloody Iron Maiden. From September 12 to October 3, Iron Maiden’s iconic figurehead Eddie makes a … | Continue reading


@gamermatters.com | 1 year ago

The Crew Motorfest Out Now – Free Trial Live Until September 17

Ubisoft Ivory Tower welcomes you to O’ahu, Hawaii beginning today as The Crew Motorfest is out now. The Crew Motorfest takes a different turn from past entries as it now set not on the entirety of the contiguous United States (albeit a little scaled down), but on island of O’ahu. … | Continue reading


@gamermatters.com | 1 year ago

New PS5 Update Now Live – Dolby Atmos, New Accessibility Features And More

A new PS5 software update has gone live today, rolling out globally. This update adds the features previously announced that was being beta tested, which is now ready to go for everyone. This includes the following features: In addition, the new PS5 update extends support for PS … | Continue reading


@gamermatters.com | 1 year ago

Like A Dragon Direct Broadcasting Next Week

For the first time ever, Sega and Ryu Ga Gotoku Studio are broadcasting a dedicated Western broadcast (or rather, for the English speaking audience) with RGG Like A Dragon Direct. Expect to see and hear more of the latest news, trailers and more of two upcoming Like A Dragon game … | Continue reading


@gamermatters.com | 1 year ago

September 2023 State Of Play Broadcast Announced, Goes Live Tomorrow

A new State Of Play broadcast has been announced by PlayStation. And it’s going live on September 14, 2 PM PT (September 15, 5 AM Malaysia Time, +8 GMT). The September 2023 State Of Play broadcast is specifically for indie games, PS VR2 games and third-party games. No mention of … | Continue reading


@gamermatters.com | 1 year ago

Starfield Getting Nvidia DLSS Support, Ultrawide Monitor Support, And “Eat Food” Prompt In Next Update

A small update for Starfield has been pushed today, providing some stability and performance improvements, including improvements to framerate, alongside some hotfixes for specific quests. But the update also comes with a note from Bethesda Game Studios, hinting on what’s being c … | Continue reading


@gamermatters.com | 1 year ago

The Next The Sims Is “Free To Download”, But Expect The Usual Paid DLCs Alongside Free Updates

The team behind Project Rene, the next big The Sims game that may or may not be The Sims 5, has shared another update on the project in the latest Behind The Sims video. Project Rene has been confirmed to be “free to download”. VP Franchise Creative Lyndsay Pearson said that “whe … | Continue reading


@gamermatters.com | 1 year ago

You Can Mod Starfield Using The PC Game Pass Version (With One Catch)

Starfield, being a Bethesda Game Studios game, is better with mods. While the list of mods available is still in its infancy, if you’re playing the game on PC, it’s still worth checking out just to see how the community has improved the open-world-ish space adventure RPG. There’s … | Continue reading


@gamermatters.com | 1 year ago

Resident Evil 4 Remake, AC Mirage And Death Stranding Are Coming To IPhone 15 Pro

By far the most outlandish reveal for a top of the line mobile brand, Apple has announced that Resident Evil 4 Remake and RE Village, Assassin’s Creed Mirage and Death Stranding Director’s Cut are coming to their flagship phone, the recently revealed iPhone 15 Pro. Not cloud vers … | Continue reading


@gamermatters.com | 1 year ago

We Are Getting A 007 Game On Apple Arcade, Coming End Of September

While fans of the James Bond series have been patiently waiting for more news regarding IO Interactive’s Project 007, A game that’s coming to iOS later this month might satisfy that need for a bit. Announced as part of the upcoming Apple Arcade games lineup, Cypher 007 is a top-d … | Continue reading


@gamermatters.com | 1 year ago

Steam Celebrates 20th Anniversary

On September 12, 2003, Valve launched Steam. What at the time was seen as a scummy DRM that requires Half-Life 2 to be authenticated through the Internet is now the beloved de-facto PC launcher and games store we know today. Time sure has flown by. Steam has dedicated a sales pag … | Continue reading


@gamermatters.com | 1 year ago

Unity Game Engine Adding Fee Based On Game Installs, Game Devs Are Not Happy

Usually the Unity game engine gets some unwarranted hate among gamers, but this bit of news has made new Unity haters among game devs. For a good reason. A new pricing change to the Unity game engine starting January 2024 will now have a “Unity Runtime Fee”, which will see a mont … | Continue reading


@gamermatters.com | 1 year ago

New Nvidia GeForce Driver Improves Starfield Performance

A new graphics driver for Nvidia GeForce users is available to download today. The GeForce Game Ready 537.34 WHQL driver is mostly to prep for the release of Lies Of P and Mortal Kombat 1, which will have Nvidia DLSS 2 support. But folks playing Starfield should find this driver … | Continue reading


@gamermatters.com | 1 year ago